Item - 2025.NA9.1
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment on June 13, 2025 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025.
NA9.1 - Appointment of Public Members to the Committee of Adjustment
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.
Panel Recommendations
The Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment recommends that:
1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Toronto and East York Panel of the Committee of Adjustment for a term of office ending November 14, 2026, and until a successor is appointed:
Katie Plaizier
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment:
1. Directed that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to 5 to the report (June 4, 2025) 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.
Candidate's biography:
Katie Plaizier
Katie holds a master’s degree in urban planning, and until 2021 worked primarily in housing justice with a human rights focus. She also has experience working as a coordinator and serving on boards and committees for various affordable housing communities. She is deeply interested in the built environment and in the future of housing in cities like Toronto. Katie grew up in and until recently lived in cooperative housing, so housing fairness and affordability have impacted her life directly.
Origin
Summary
The Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment will conduct interviews and recommend 2 candidates to City Council for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/na/bgrd/backgroundfile-256062.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1a - List of Eligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Committee of Adjustment
Confidential Attachment 1b - List of Ineligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Committee of Adjustment
Confidential Attachment 2 - Diversity Information Summary for Current Public Members of the Committee of Adjustment
Confidential Attachment 3 - Committee of Adjustment Written Assignment
Confidential Attachment 4 - Committee of Adjustment - Completed Assignments from Applicants Selected for Interview
Confidential Attachment 5 - Interview Schedule for June 13, 2025
Motions
That the Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment recommend that:
1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto and East York Panel of the Committee of Adjustment for a term of office ending November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed:
Katie Plaizier
Candidate COA2-557