Item - 2022.CC41.3
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 9, 2022 without amendments and without debate.
CC41.3 - Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on March 9, 2022, adopted the following:
1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, for a term of office ending March 9, 2026, and until successors are appointed:
Gerald Swinkin
Carissa Wong
2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 6 to the report (February 1, 2022) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
City Council Decision Advice and Other Information
Appointees' biographies
Gerald Swinkin
Gerald Swinkin obtained his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1979. After commencing his legal career as a staff lawyer in the Legal Department of the City of Mississauga, he moved into the private sector, ultimately becoming a partner with the national law firm Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP, specializing in municipal/planning law. After retirement from practice, Gerald was appointed in August 2016 to the Ontario Municipal Board (now the Ontario Land Tribunal) and served 5 years.
Carissa Wong
Carissa Wong is a second-generation Torontonian, lawyer, and accredited mediator who is passionate about community, planning and the environment. She has published extensively on diverse participation in environmental decision-making and has assisted multi-party discussions on natural resource governance with First Nations in the Canadian north. She holds a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University and a certificate in Advanced Mediation from Harvard's Negotiation Institute.
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-222229.pdf
(February 1, 2022) Report from the City Clerk on the Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-222230.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
Confidential Attachment 2
Confidential Attachment 3
Confidential Attachment 4
Confidential Attachment 5
Confidential Attachment 6