Item - 2023.CC13.6
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023 without amendments and without debate.
CC13.6 - Appointment of Public Members to the Sign Variance Committee
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:
1. City Council appoint Janet Ross as Chair of the Sign Variance Committee for a term of office ending on March 9, 2026, and until a successor is appointed.
2. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Sign Variance Committee for a term of office ending on December 16, 2027, and until successors are appointed:
Irene Buncel
Derek Lett
Tony Tsui
3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Letter (November 29, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Sign Variance Committee remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.
Confidential Attachment 1 to the Letter (November 29, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Sign Variance Committee remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.
City Council Decision Advice and Other Information
Appointees' Biographies:
Irene Buncel
Ms. Buncel has worked in the area of complaints resolution since 2009, first at the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, then City of Toronto Ombudsman and at the Fair Practices Commission since 2012 (internal Ombudsman to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board). She was licensed by the Law Society of Ontario in 2012 as a paralegal, earned a LLB (Bachelor of Laws) in 2021 and is currently working on an LLM (Master of Law) at Osgoode Law School. In addition to the complaints resolution, she has been a volunteer at several not for profit organizations including Meals on Wheels East York.
Derek Lett
Mr. Lett is a professor, mediator and an experienced public sector executive who has held leadership roles in line ministries, central agencies and legislative oversight agencies of the Ontario government. He has served on several community boards, including as a past member of the city's Committee of Adjustment, North York Panel.
Janet Ross
Janet Ross is a graduate of the University of Manitoba where she received a Bachelor of Arts. She is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and called to the Ontario Bar. She was employed as a lawyer in the private sector and later joined the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Hearings Determination Division as a Refugee Protection Officer until her retirement in 2019.
Tony Tsui
Tony Tsui is passionate about the challenges of city building based on his Civil Engineering background. His educational and professional experience includes working in various engineering capacities with the Regional Municipality of York, City of Toronto, and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change as well as an environmental consulting firm. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a Master’s degree in environmental engineering.
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-241402.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Candidates recommended for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee
(November 14, 2023) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of Public Members to the Sign Variance Committee
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-241403.pdf