Item - 2019.CC6.1

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on April 16 and 17, 2019 with amendments.

CC6.1 - Composition of Council's appointments to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council establish the composition of the City’s fourteen appointees to the Board of Directors of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority as seven Council Members and seven public members.

 

2.  City Council direct the City Clerk:

 

a.  to canvass Members of Council for their interest in appointment to the Board of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and report the results to the Striking Committee for recommendation to City Council;

 

b.  to proceed to fill the public member positions on the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board through the Civic Appointments Committee for recommendation to City Council and that the majority of the recommended candidates be women; and

 

c.  to carry out City Council's direction such that the next recommendations for Member and public appointments are considered by City Council at the same meeting.

Background Information (City Council)

(April 1, 2019) Report from the City Manager on Composition of Council's appointments to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (CC6.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-131830.pdf

Motions (City Council)

1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)

That City Council amend Recommendation 2.b. by adding the words "and that the majority of the recommended candidates be women" so that it now reads as follows:

 

b.  to proceed to fill the public members of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board through the Civic Appointments Committee for recommendation to City Council and that the majority of the recommended candidates be women; and

Vote (Amend Item) Apr-17-2019 2:52 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - CC6.1 - Ainslie - motion 1
Total members that voted Yes: 15 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 9 Members that voted No are Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Cynthia Lai, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Anthony Perruzza
Total members that were Absent: 2 Members that were absent are Mark Grimes, John Tory

Motion to Adopt Item as Amended (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council