Decisions

The Striking Committee recommends that City Council adopt the following:

1. City Council rescind the appointments made in 2023.ST1.1 to Executive Committee; Standing Committees; Special Committees; Other Committees; City Boards; Other City Bodies; Heritage Boards and certain External Boards and Committees and adopt the following:

A.  Executive Committee:

(two at-large members)

City Council appoint the following Members to the Executive Committee for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed:

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Josh Matlow

The following Members are already appointed to the Executive Committee by virtue of position or having been appointed by Mayor Olivia Chow as a Committee Chair:

Mayor Olivia Chow, Chair

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, Vice-Chair

Deputy Mayor Amber Morley

Deputy Mayor Mike Colle

Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, Chair, Infrastructure and Environment Committee

Councillor Alejandra Bravo, Chair, Economic and Community Development Committee

Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair, General Government Committee

Councillor Gord Perks, Chair, Planning and Housing Committee

Councillor Shelley Carroll, Chair, Budget Committee

B.  Standing Committees:

City Council appoint the following Members to the Standing Committees for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed:

1.  Economic and Community Development Committee

(four members)

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Chris Moise

Councillor Jaye Robinson

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Alejandra Bravo as Chair and Councillor Shelly Carroll as Vice-Chair.

2.  General Government Committee

(four members)

Councillor Jon Burnside

Councillor Lily Cheng

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Councillor Nick Mantas

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Paul Ainslie as Chair and Councillor Stephen Holyday as Vice-Chair.

3.  Infrastructure and Environment Committee

(four members)

Councillor James Pasternak

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

Councillor Dianne Saxe

Deputy Mayor Amber Morley

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie as Chair and Councillor Deputy Mayor Mike Colle as Vice-Chair.

4.  Planning and Housing Committee

(four members)

Councillor Jamaal Myers

Councillor Frances Nunziata

Councillor Josh Matlow

Councillor Michael Thompson

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Gord Perks as Chair and Councillor Brad Bradford as Vice-Chair.

C.  Special Committees:

City Council appoint the following Members to the Special Committees for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed unless noted otherwise:

1. Audit Committee

(three members)

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Councillor Frances Nunziata

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Stephen Holyday as Chair and Councillor Jamaal Myers as Vice-Chair.

2. Budget Committee

(four members)

Councillor Lily Cheng

Councillor Chris Moise

Deputy Mayor Amber Morley

Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Shelley Carroll as Chair and Councillor Gord Perks as Vice-Chair.

3.  Civic Appointments Committee

(three members)

Councillor Jamaal Myers

Councillor Gord Perks

Councillor Chris Moise

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Lily Cheng as Chair and Councillor Jon Burnside as Vice-Chair.

D. Other Committees

City Council appoint the following member for a term of office until November 14, 2026 and until successors are appointed.

1.  Corporations Nominating Panel

(one member)

Deputy Mayor Mike Colle

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Paula Fletcher as Chair and Councillor Lily Cheng as Vice-Chair.

E.  City Boards

City Council appoint the following members to City boards:

1.  Board of Health

(six members)

Councillor Alejandra Bravo

Councillor Chris Moise

Councillor Amber Morley

Councillor Michael Thompson

Councillor Gord Perks

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed;

2.  Board of Directors of TO Live

(two members plus the Mayor or designate appointed by the Mayor - the Ward Councillors for the area in which the theatres are located (Wards 13, Toronto Centre and 18, Willowdale) have first right of appointment)

Councillor Chris Moise (Ward 13, Toronto Centre) has elected to take a seat on the Board of Directors of TOLive

Councillor Lily Cheng (Ward 18, Willowdale) has elected to take a seat on the Board of Directors of TO Live.

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed.

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Paula Fletcher as her designate.

3.  CreateTO Board of Directors

(one member plus the Mayor or designate appointed by the Mayor)

Councillor Brad Bradford

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Paula Fletcher as her designate.

4.  Exhibition Place Board of Governors

(four members plus the Mayor or designate appointed by Council)

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Councillor Paul Ainslie

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, Chair and is also the Mayor's designate

Councillor Chris Moise

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed.

5. Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board of Directors

(two members plus the Mayor or designate appointed by the Mayor)

Councillor Shelley Carroll

Councillor Dianne Saxe

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed;

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Josh Matlow as her designate.

6.  Toronto Parking Authority

(two members)

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Brad Bradford

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed;

7. Toronto Police Services Board

(three members)

Councillor Jon Burnside

Councillor Lily Cheng

Deputy Mayor Amber Morley

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed.  

8.  Toronto Public Library

(one member plus the Mayor or designate appointed by the Mayor)

Councillor Paul Ainslie

for a term of office until November 14, 2026 and until a successor is appointed.

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Deputy Mayor Amber Morley as her designate.

9.  Toronto Transit Commission

(six members, including the Chair)

Councillor Jamaal Myers, Chair

Councillor Josh Matlow

Councillor Paul Ainslie

Councillor Dianne Saxe

Councillor Chris Moise

Councillor Stephen Holyday

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed.

10.  Toronto Zoo Board of Management

(two members plus the Mayor or designate appointed by the Mayor)

Councillor Jamaal Myers

Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed.

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Paul Ainslie as her designate.

F. Heritage Boards

City Council appoint the following members to City heritage boards: 

1. Heritage Toronto Board of Directors

(one member plus the Mayor or designate appointed by the Mayor)

Councillor Gord Perks

Mayor Olivia Chow has appointed Councillor Paula Fletcher as her designate.

2.  Toronto Preservation Board

(one member)

Councillor Gord Perks

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

G.  Other City Bodies

City Council appoint the following members to other City Bodies:

1.  Committee of Revision

(five members composed of the Deputy Mayor and the four Community Council Chairs – appointed by virtue of position)

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, as Chair

Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair, Etobicoke York Community Council

Councillor James Pasternak, Chair, North York Community Council

Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair, Scarborough Community Council

Councillor Chris Moise, Chair, Toronto and East York Community Council

for a term of office coincident with holding these positions.

2.  Debenture Committee

(four members composed of the Mayor, the Budget Committee Chair, the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer)

Mayor Olivia Chow, as Chair

Councillor Shelley Carroll, Chair, Budget Committee as Vice-Chair

City Manager

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

for a term of office coincident with holding these positions.

H.  Council Advisory Bodies

City Council appoint the following members to Council Advisory Bodies:

1.  Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee

(one member as Chair appointed by Council)

Councillor Chris Moise, as Chair

2.  Film, Television and Digital Media Advisory Board

(4 members including one Member designated the Night Economy Champion by the Mayor and 1 member as Chair appointed by Council)

Councillor Paula Fletcher, Chair

Councillor Shelley Carroll

Deputy Mayor Amber Morley

Councillor Paul Ainslie is the Mayor's designated Night Economy Champion

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

3.  Housing Rights Advisory Committee

(1 member appointed by Council)

Councillor Gord Perks

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

4.  Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee

(one member as Chair appointed by Council)

Councillor Jamaal Myers, as Chair

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

5.  Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee

(one member as Chair)

Councillor Alejandra Bravo, as Chair

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

6.  Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (2SLGBTQ+) Advisory Committee

(2 members including 1 member as Chair)

Councillor Chris Moise, as Chair

Councillor Paul Ainslie

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

7.  Toronto Music Advisory Committee,

Councillor Brad Bradford, Chair

Deputy Mayor Amber Morley

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik

Councillor Paul Ainslie

notwithstanding the Terms of Reference of the Toronto Music Advisory Committee that require the appointment of the Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee.

I.  External Boards and Committees

City Council appoint the following members to external boards and committees:

1. Art Gallery of Ontario Board of Trustees

(two members of Council, one of whom is the Councillor for the Ward in which the main gallery building is located)

Councillor Jaye Robinson

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, Ward 10, Spadina - Fort York, is appointed to the Art Gallery of Ontario Board of Trustees for a term of office ending November 14, 2026 and until a successor is appointed.

2.  Artscape Toronto

(one member)

Councillor Gord Perks

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

3.  Campbell House Board of Management

(one member)

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik

for a term of office until November 14, 2026 and until a successor is appointed.

4.  Canadian Film Centre Board of Directors

(one member)

Councillor Shelley Carroll

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

5.  Canadian National Exhibition Association, Municipal Section and Board of Directors

(five members plus the Mayor who is a Member by right of office)

Councillor Nick Mantas

Councillor Stephen Holyday

Councillor Chris Moise

Councillor Paul Ainslie

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik

for a term of office to the Annual Meeting in the Spring of 2024, and until successors are appointed.

Mayor Olivia Chow is a member by right of office.

6.  Canadian Stage Company Board of Directors

(one member)

Councillor Paula Fletcher

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

7.  Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Board of Directors

(two members)

Councillor Brad Bradford

Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie

for a term of office to the Annual Meeting in 2024.

8.  Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) Consultative Committee

(two nominees for appointment)

Councillor Josh Matlow

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

9.  Greater Toronto Area Agricultural Action Committee (GTA AAC)

(one member)

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

10. Guild Renaissance Group Board of Directors

(one member)

Councillor Paul Ainslie

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

11.  Harbourfront Centre Board of Directors

(one member)

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

12.  Housing Services Corporation

(one nominee for appointment)

Councillor Gord Perks

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

13.  National Zero Waste Council Management Board

(one nominee for appointment)

Councillor Dianne Saxe

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

14.  Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

(ten members)

Councillor Paul Ainslie

Councillor Jon Burnside

Councillor Lily Cheng

Councillor Dianne Saxe

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Jamaal Myers

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

Councillor Gord Perks

Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie

Deputy Mayor Amber Morley

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed.

15.  Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Partners in Project Green: Executive Management Committee

(one member)

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

16.  Toronto Arts Council

(two members)

Councillor Alejandra Bravo

Councillor Brad Bradford

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed. 

17.  Toronto Symphony Board of Directors

(one member)

Councillor Jaye Robinson

for a term of office until December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

2. City Council treat the portion of the City Council meeting at which the August 10, 2023 report from the Striking Committee is considered as:

a. a special meeting of the Shareholder for Toronto Community Housing Corporation and adopt the following as resolutions of the Shareholder of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation:

1. that Councillor Lily Cheng and Councillor Vincent Crisanti be removed as Directors of the Corporation effective immediately; and

2. that Councillor Anthony Perruzza and Councillor Jamaal Myers be appointed as Directors of the Corporation for a term of office ending on December 31, 2024.

having regard that Councillor Paula Fletcher, as Mayor's designate, continues as a Director of the Corporation.

b. a special meeting of the Shareholder for Toronto Hydro Corporation and adopt the following as resolutions of the Shareholder of the Toronto Hydro Corporation:

1. that Councillor Stephen Holyday be removed as a Director of the Corporation effective immediately; and

2. that Councillor Dianne Saxe be appointed as a Director of the Corporation for a term of office ending on December 31, 2024.

having regard that Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie and Councillor Jaye Robinson, as Mayor's designate, continue as Directors of the Corporation.

c. a special meeting of the Shareholder for Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation and adopt the following as resolutions of the Shareholder of the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation:

1. that Councillor James Pasternak be removed as a Director of the Corporation effective immediately; and

2. that Deputy Mayor Amber Morley be appointed as a Director of the Corporation for a term of office ending on December 31, 2024.

having regard that Councillor Vincent Crisanti, as Mayor's designate, continues as a Director of the Corporation.

3. City Council nominate the following Council Members for appointment to the Hockey Hall of Fame Board of Directors for a term of office beginning at the Annual Meeting in Spring 2024 to the Annual Meeting in Spring 2025:

Councillor Brad Bradford

Councillor Stephen Holyday

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

The purpose of this report is to recommend to City Council the appointment of Council Members to committees, Council advisory bodies, boards, and external bodies.