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Home My WebLink AboutCOR-2022-475 - Nominating Committee - 2022 Appointments to Advisory and Quasi-judicial CommitteesStaff Report r NJ :R Corporate Services Department www.kitchener.ca REPORT TO: DATE OF MEETING Striking Committee November 16, 2022 SUBMITTED BY: A. Fusco, Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk, 519-741-2200, ext. 7809 PREPARED BY: A. Fusco, Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk, 519-741-2200, ext. 7809 WARD(S) INVOLVED: All DATE OF REPORT: November 2, 2021 REPORT NO.: COR -2022-475 SUBJECT: Nominating Committee — 2022 Appointments to Advisory and Quasi- judicial Committees RECOMMENDATION: That the list of recommended candidates for Advisory and Quasi-judicial Committee vacancies be approved, as attached to staff report COR -18-014 in Appendix "A". REPORT HIGHLIGHTS: • The purpose of this report is to appoint members to advisory committees and quasi-judicial committees. • This report supports the delivery of core services. BACKGROUND: After every municipal election, appointments to advisory committees and quasi-judicial tribunals are made by the Striking Committee based on recommendations of the Nominating Committee (the Committee). Board (Kitchener Housing Inc., Centre in the Square and Kitchener Public Library) appointments are recommended via resolution directly to Striking Committee from the respective agencies. In June 2021, Council reappointed the following five (5) members, or their designates, to the Committee for a two-year term: • Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) — President/Chief Executive Officer; • Kitchener -Waterloo Multicultural Centre (KWMC) — Chief Executive Officer; • United Way Waterloo Region Communities (UWayWRC) — Chief Executive Officer; • Capacity Canada (CC) — Chief Executive Officer; and, • Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce (GKWCC) — President/Chief Executive Officer. *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. Page 4 of 19 The Committee's mandate is to assess applicants for the advisory and quasi-judicial committees of Council and to present Council with a list of recommended candidates for each committee. The Boards of Kitchener Public Library (KPL), Centre in the Square (CITS), Kitchener Housing Inc. (KHI), and Kitchener Power Corporation (KPC) are responsible for selecting their own candidates for Council's approval and so are not considered by the Committee for recommendation. REPORT: Recruitment for all advisory committees, quasi-judicial and board vacancies took place over a 3.5 -week span from August 29, 2022 to September 21, 2022 using various means including community outreach, newspaper ads, social media, and the City's website. Current members of the advisory committees were also encouraged to re -apply. The Committee met on October 3, 2022 to review 117 applications received for the following City advisory committees: • Arts and Culture Advisory Committee; • Committee of Adjustment; • Compass Kitchener; • Active Transportation Advisory Committee (formerly known as Cycling and Trails); • Downtown Action and Advisory Committee; • Economic Development Advisory Committee (sector -specific vacancies); • Climate Change and the Environment Committee; • Heritage Kitchener; • Property Standards. The Aeronautical Noise Advisory Committee was not advertised as the Region of Waterloo has indicated the committee was suspended. The Safe and Healthy Committee was not advertised as per program requirements to sunset the committee. Applications and appointments for the Grand River Accessibility Advisory Committee (GRAA C) occur as a collective regional effort and a report is expected in the new year. Supported by the City Clerk, the Committee reviewed all applications taking into account a number of factors including: • The Terms of Reference of committees where available; • The Applicant's 1St choice of committee, wherever possible; • The Applicants' expertise and interest as outlined in their application; • A mix of returning members and new members to support succession planning and continuity within the committees; and, • Consideration of applicants that reflect the diversity of the community as a whole as self -identified by the applicants. The Committee was challenged to fill all the prescribed sector -specific vacancies for the Economic Development Advisory Committee. There were no applicants for the sector -specific vacancies of Downtown Office Owner or Major Retail (outside of the downtown) but greater interest from other sectors than previous years including marketing, hospital and housing Page 5 of 19 industry, enough to fill the required complement. The Committee recommends that the Terms of Reference be revisited prior to the next term to consider composition. A listing of applicants for each advisory and quasi-judicial committee is presented as a suggested slate for Council's consideration and is attached as Appendix `A'. Also attached is Appendix `B' which is a listing of applicants not assigned to a committee. Note that in some cases, these applicants had selected a different committee, quasi-judicial or board as their first choice and based on the factors noted above, were allocated to their second choice to support the analysis. Please note some board selections are still pending. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT: This report supports the delivery of core services. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: None at this time. Advertising for the advisory committees is contained with the operational budget of Legislated Services. The Nominating Committee is a volunteer committee. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of the Striking Committee meeting. COLLABORATE — The Nominating Committee is comprised of individuals who provide direct advice and recommendations regarding the composition of the City's advisory committees. The members of the various advisory committees also provide advice and recommendations to Council and, in this way, partner with the City in the decision-making process. PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES: There are no previous reports/authorities related to this matter. APPROVED BY: Victoria Raab, General Manager, Corporate Services Department ATTACHMENTS: Appendix `A' — Listing of applicants recommended by Nominating Committee Appendix `B' - Listing of applicants not assigned to a committee Page 6 of 19 SELECTED APPLICANTS - COR-2022-475 - APPENDIX'A' - 2022 NOMINATING COMMITTEE FirstName I LastName lChoice 1 jPosition Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Term App ointment - November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2024 Matthew Bells Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Emily Bennett Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Jorg Broschek Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Philip Charbonneau Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Lynn Dramnitzki Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Bart Forwell Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Victoria Hand Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Josh Orita Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Greg Piccini Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee ommunity Rep At Large Rida Rahman jActive Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large ,Craig Reynolds lActive Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large 113arry Tracey JActive Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Wanda lWest jActive Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Term App ointment - November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2024 Canan Altinkas Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Practising Artist Chandrika An'aria Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Arts Organization Re Ivy Bhattacharjee Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Practising Artist Annabelle Girard Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Arts Organization Re Ma ie laam Arts & Culture Advis2y Committee Arts Organization Re Anna McWebb Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Arts Educator Maria Melo Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Public Sector / Non-profit Jeffrey Paquette Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Practising Artist Isabella Stefanescu Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Practising Artist Mark Waddell Arts & Culture Advisory Committee City Resident Esther Wainaina Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Public Sector / Non-profit Climate Change and Environment Committee Term Appointment - November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2024 Klas Bockasten Climate Change and Environment Committee Environmental Jennifer Clary-Lemon Climate Change and Environment Committee Education Morgan Garner Climate Change and Environment Committee City Resident Gudmundur Johannesson Climate Change and Environment Committee Energy Braden Kurczak Climate Change and Environment Committee Environmental Kyle Loveless Climate Change and Environment Committee City Resident Veronica Nhio-son Climate Change and Environment Committee Environmental Mah ar Shafii Climate Change and Environment Committee Environmental Farzaneh Tohidi Climate Change and Environment Committee City Resident Brian Unrau Climate Change and Environment Committee Energy Brooklin Wallis Climate Chan a and Environment Committee City Resident Seth VVynes Climate Change and Environment Committee Environmental Compass Kitchener Term Appointment - November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2024 Evren Altinkas Compass Kitchener Arts Educator Kim Brabazon Compass Kitchener Public Sector / Non-profit Troy Glover Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee Community Rep At Large Alide Forstmanis Climate Change and Environment Committee Finance Ruth Lavender Compass Kitchener Public Sector / Non-profit Wasai Rahimi Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Public Sector / Non-profit Judy Stephens-Wells Compass Kitchener Arts Educator Linda Terry Compass Kitchener Public Sector / Non-profit Lee-Anne Thompson Compass Kitchener Public Sector / Non-profit Lori Trum er Compass Kitchener Public Sector / Non-profit James Young Compass Kitchener City Resident Downtown Action and Advisory Committee Term Appointment - November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2024 Sandra Castle Downtown Action and Advisory Committee Downtown Business Joel Leslie Downtown Action and Advisory Committee City Resident Jeannette Makad Downtown Action and Advisory Committee Downtown Business Ben Campbell Economic Development Advisory Committee Downtown Business William Turman Downtown Action and Advisory Committee City Resident Graham jTrusler Economic Development Advisory Committee City Resident Brandon lVan Dam I Downtown Action and Advisory Committee ICity Resident Izabela jVVyllie I Downtown Action and Advisory Committee ICity Resident Page 7 of 19 Page 8 of 19 Economic Development Advisory Committee Term Appointment - November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2026 Ali Akbar Economic Development Advisory Committee City Resident Mark Bin eman Economic Development Advisory Committee Hospitality & Tourism Ben Campbell Economic Development Advisory Committee Finance Joe Curto Economic Development Advisory Committee Finance Srikanth Desikachar Economic Development Advisory Committee Education Chuck Howitt Economic Development Advisory Committee Marketing Oanh Kas erski Economic Development Advisory Committee Marketing Paul Kreutner Economic Development Advisory Committee Architect Matthew Kruschack Economic Development Advisory Committee Consultant Jason Malfara Economic Development Advisory Committee Housing Laura Rodriguez Reyes Climate Change and Environment Committee Environmental Keean Sarani Economic Development Advisory Committee Health Sciences Graham jTrusler lEconomic Development Advisory Committee lCity Resident Barclay lWhittaker jEconomic Development Advisory Committee ICity Resident Heritage Kitchener Term Appointment - November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2024 Ilona Bodendorfer Heritage Kitchener Civic Centre Heritage Conservation District Brianne Casey Heritage Kitchener Historian Peter Ciuciura Heritage Kitchener Architect Shannon Eckel-Braun Heritage Kitchener City Resident Taijwant (Tony) Geer Heritage Kitchener Heritage Jean Haalboom Heritage Kitchener Upper Doon Conservation District Natalie Pikulski Climate Change and Environment Committee City Resident Andrew Porten en Climate Change and Environment Committee Architect Des Rossko f Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Arts Educator Rob n iSchwarz lHeritage Kitchener Public Sector / Non-profit IlDonny IVongphakdy Herita a Kitchener Victoria Park Conservation I District Committee of Adjustment Term Appointment - November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2026 Srikanth Desikachar Committee of Adjustment Community Rep At Large David Gundrum Committee of Adjustment Community Re At Large Robert Hannah Committee of Adjustment Community Re At Large Douglas Pateman Committee of Adjustment Community Re At Large Brian Santos Committee of Adjustment Community Re At Large Property Standards Term Appointment - November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2024 Sean IMcKelvie I Property Standards Committee Community Rep At Large Cyrus IMedina Iroperty Standards Committee Community Rep At Large Sharlene IMohlman Property Standards Committee Community Rep At Large Michael IPulley I Property Standards Committee Community Rep At Large Page 8 of 19 NON -SELECTED APPLICANTS - COR -2022-475 - APPENDIX 'B' - 2022 NOMINATING COMMITTEE FirstName LastName Rob Adlers Fiorella Benini Matthew Brenner Ariana deVries Alex Drun Kate Dudek Steve Fay-Cosman Shannon Ferguson Stephanie Fritz Harsha Gandi John Gazzola sohel khan Brendan Lac Pete Lennox Leo Emmanuel Maria Joseph Bob McColl Eric Meliton Ronald Richard Andrew Rutland John R rie Nick Stanley Marc Steiniger Mat Thijssen Samantha Tremmel Lamb Mats van Kleef Kari Williams Matthew Woods Zac IYoung Page 9 of 19