Item - 2022.XV6.1
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Nominating Panel - Toronto Local Appeal Body on February 15, 2022 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on March 9, 2022.
XV6.1 - Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
Panel Recommendations
The Nominating Panel - Toronto Local Appeal Body recommends that:
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.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Candidates' 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.
Origin
Summary
The Nominating Panel – Toronto Local Appeal Body will conduct interviews and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/xv/bgrd/backgroundfile-221803.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - List of Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (previously circulated with Item XV5.1)
Confidential Attachment 2 -Diversity Information Summary for Current Public Members of the Toronto Local Appeal Body (previously circulated with Item XV5.1)
Confidential Attachment 3 - Toronto Local Appeal Body Written Assignment (to be circulated under separate cover)
Confidential Attachment 4 - Toronto Local Appeal Body - Completed Assignments from Applicants Selected for Interview (to be circulated under separate cover)
Confidential Attachment 5 - Interview schedule for February 15, 2022 (to be circulated under separate cover)
Confidential Attachment 6 - Interview questions for February 15, 2022 (to be circulated under separate cover)
Motions
That the Nominating Panel – Toronto Local Appeal Body recommend that:
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