Item - 2024.NA5.2

The Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment recommends that:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Committee of Adjustment for a term of office ending November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed:

North York Panel:

Nadini Sankar-Peralta

Scarborough Panel:

Nancy Oomen

Toronto and East York Panel:

Nazila Atarodi West

The Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment:

1. Directed that Confidential Attachments 1 to 5 (March 26, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.

The Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment recommended candidates COA2-338 and COA2-480 for appointment, which candidates subsequently withdrew from consideration.

Candidates' biographies:

Nazila Atarodi West

Nazila Atarodi West is the owner of West Design Inc. with over 23 years of experience in the architecture, interior design, specializing in commercial spaces. She was a former member of the Committee of Adjustment. Nazila holds a Masters degree in Urban Design and a Masters degree in Architecture. She is the recipient of the University of Toronto’s Gordon Cressy Leadership Awards and the Arbor Awards. Nazila is a community supporter, urban enthusiast, faculty member, and design manager.

Nancy Oomen

Nancy Oomen is an accomplished Government and Community Relations Professional with a broad base of experience, including managing community projects and working with diverse stakeholders and community organizations on planning matters and strategizing key issues. She is recognized for her use of sound judgement, strong public consultation and mediation skills and relationship building. Nancy previously served as Chair and City-wide chair for the Committee of Adjustment.

Nadini Sankar-Peralta

Nadini has worked in federal/provincial governments in senior positions advising on policy, government resources, health care and negotiating land claims, to name a few. Nadini is also a qualified, multilingual, accredited mediator/arbitrator in good standing with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada/Ontario and the Ontario Association of Family Mediation. She is doing her Juris Doctor degree in Law and is a current Board Director at the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario.

The Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment will conduct interviews and recommend four candidates to City Council for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.

This is a supplementary report to inform the Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment of a leave of absence on the Committee of Adjustment Scarborough Panel and as a result an additional vacancy to fill.