Item - 2025.XV4.1
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Nominating Panel - Toronto Local Appeal Body on May 7, 2025 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on May 21 and 22, 2025.
XV4.1 - Appointment of a Public Member as Chair of 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 as Chair of the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
Panel Recommendations
The Nominating Panel - Toronto Local Appeal Body recommends that:
1. City Council appoint Nazila Atarodi West as Chair to the Toronto Local Appeal Body for a term of office ending on May 24, 2029, and until a successor is appointed.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Nominating Panel - Toronto Local Appeal Body:
1. Directed that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to 4 to the report (April 28, 2025) from the City Clerk, remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment as Chair of the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
Candidate's biography:
Nazila Atarodi West
Nazila Atarodi-West has over 24 years of experience in architecture, urban design, and interior design. She served three terms on the Committee of Adjustment for North York and Toronto East York Panels (2016-2025). Nazila holds Master's degrees in both Urban Design and Architecture. She is the recipient of the University of Toronto's Gordon Cressy Leadership and Arbor Awards. Her leadership roles include serving as Director of a Toronto based design firm and serving as Vice President of a condominium corporation.
Origin
Summary
The Nominating Panel – Toronto Local Appeal Body will conduct interviews and recommend to City Council, one candidate as Chair for appointment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/xv/bgrd/backgroundfile-254993.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1a - List of Eligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
Confidential Attachment 1b - List of Ineligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
Confidential Attachment 2 - Diversity Information Summary for Current Public Members of the Toronto Local Appeal Body
Confidential Attachment 3 - Toronto Local Appeal Body - Completed Assignments from Applicants Selected for Interview
Confidential Attachment 4 - Interview Schedule for May 7, 2025
Motions
That City Council appoint the following candidate to the Toronto Local Appeal Body for a term of office ending May 24, 2029, and until a successor is appointed:
Nazila Atarodi West