Item - 2022.CC45.3

Tracking Status

City Council adopted this item on June 15 and 16, 2022 without amendments and without debate.

CC45.3 - Appointment of Public Members to the Waterfront Toronto Board

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Adopted on Consent

Wards:: All

City Council Decision

City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Waterfront Toronto Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 16, 2025, and until successors are appointed.

Wende Cartwright

Laurie Payne

Jack Winberg

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (May 10, 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 Waterfront Toronto Board.

Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (May 10, 2022) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Waterfront Toronto Board.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Appointees' biographies:

Wende Cartwright

Wende Cartwright is President of Savira Cultural + Capital Projects. She has an extensive background in capital project planning, community development, and creative place-making for clients across North America. In 2019, she was appointed by the City of Toronto to the Waterfront Toronto Board of Directors, and recognized by the Urban Land Institute as a Women’s Leadership Initiative Champion. She is currently planning mixed-use development projects in Toronto, Nunavut, Halifax and Boston.

Laurie Payne

Laurie manages operations and project execution at Osmington Gerofsky Development Corp. Laurie oversees land development strategy, site acquisition, approvals and delivery to the market. With 18 years in the industry, including 5 years with Toronto Community Housing, she has secured approval for over 30 million square feet of development across all asset classes. In 2016, Laurie was named the Urban Land Institute’s “40Under40” and is a founder of the Women’s Leadership Initiative.

Jack Winberg

I am educated in business and law and have worked in the land and land development industry for my entire career as both a lawyer and a developer. I am a native Torontonian who is passionate about putting forth an effort to contributing to the success of this City and responding to its ever growing opportunities to continue as wonderful place for its residents to live, work and play. I am married to Judy Winberg and we have 3 children.

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Waterfront Toronto Board

Background Information (City Council)

(May 19, 2022) Decision letter from the Corporations Nominating Panel on Appointment of Public Members to the Waterfront Toronto Board (CC45.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-226309.pdf
(May 10, 2022) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of Public Members to the Waterfront Toronto Board
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-226310.pdf
Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 (Previously circulated under Items NC20.1 and NC21.1)