Item - 2013.CC40.1

The Deputy Speaker asked the City Clerk to explain the process for this special meeting.

The City Clerk advised City Council as follows:

Members, City Council has adopted special procedures for this meeting.  The procedures were distributed with the agenda as part of my report.

I would like to clarify for Members of Council that although the Etobicoke York Community Council has submitted its preferred candidate to City Council for its consideration, City Council has adopted a process for this appointment.

Each of the candidates who have completed a Consent of Nominee and a Declaration of Qualification and provided personal identification that I deem satisfactory can address City Council for five minutes.

The candidates may appear before City Council today whether or not they attended the special meeting of the Etobicoke York Community Council. The speaking order will be determined by lot.

Each Member of Council can ask one question of each candidate.  Members of Council can speak if they wish once all candidates have spoken and all questions have been heard.

After Members of Council have spoken, Council will vote by ballot.  I will review the balloting process with you at the appropriate time.

Upon conclusion of the balloting, I will declare to be appointed the candidate receiving the votes of more than one-half of the number of the Members of Council present and voting, or the candidate selected by lot, in the event that two remaining candidates are tied.

City Council will enact a by-law to confirm the appointment of the successful candidate to the office of Ward 3, Etobicoke-Centre for the remainder of the term of the present Council.

The City Clerk advised Members of Council that the names of the persons who have submitted nominations for Councillor - Ward 3, Etobicoke-Centre are listed in her report.

The City Clerk confirmed that the following persons had withdrawn their names from consideration:

-            Janice DeHart

-           Irene Fantopolous, and

-           Peter Markiewicz

The City Clerk subsequently advised that an additional candidate had withdrawn his name from consideration:

-           Calvin Tarr

The City Clerk drew the names of each candidate to determine a speaking order.

The following candidates addressed City Council:

-           Ruthmary James

-           Doug Kwan

-           Ram Narula 

-           Kadir Bacchus

-           Raakesh Sood 

-           Miguel Avila

-           Rudy Nagel

-           Agnes Potts

-           Patrick McConnell

-           Valrie Cushing

-           Chaitanya Kalevar

-           Vincent Conforzi

-           Aziza Mohammed

-           Stephen Thiele

-           Chris Stockwell 

-           Princess Boucher

-           Daniel Trayes

-           Tony Vella 

-           Nancy Green

-           Peter Leon

-           John Nunziata

-           Naidu Pandurangan

-           Jack Huynh

-           Roland Ollivier

-           William Star

-           Ross Vaughan

To ensure that all candidates had the opportunity to address City Council, the Deputy Speaker read out the names of the candidates who had not yet spoken, in the event that they may have arrived. No further candidates spoke.

The Deputy Speaker asked the City Clerk to instruct the Members on the balloting process.

The City Clerk advised Members of Council as follows:

We will now proceed to the balloting for appointment to the Office of Councillor for Ward 3 – Etobicoke-Centre.

There is one position to appoint.

If the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes cast receives the votes of more than one-half of the number of the Members of Council present and voting, I will declare the candidate to be appointed.

If the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes cast does not receive more than one-half the votes of all Members of Council present and voting, the candidate or candidates who received the fewest number of votes shall be excluded from the voting and I shall conduct another ballot.  Balloting will continue in this way until the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes has also received more than one-half of the votes of the Members of Council present and voting.

Where the votes cast are equal for all the candidates:

-            if there are three or more candidates remaining, I must select by lot one candidate to be excluded from the subsequent voting.

-            if only two candidates remain, I must select by lot the candidate to fill the vacancy.

We are about to distribute the ballots to you.

The names of all candidates who have consented to accept the office if appointed will appear on the ballot, except those who have officially withdrawn, whether they appeared at this special meeting or not.

Please indicate your vote by placing an "X" in the space provided to the right of the candidate of your choice.

Please mark your ballot clearly and legibly.   If I cannot determine your intention for any reason, including your handwriting, your ballot will be spoiled and not counted.

You may only vote for one candidate.  If you vote for more than one candidate, your ballot will be spoiled, and your vote will not be counted.   All Members present must vote. If you do not vote for a candidate, your ballot will be spoiled.

Secret ballots are prohibited by law.  You must print your name and sign your ballot in the space provided.  If you do not, your ballot will be spoiled, and your vote will not be counted.

You must remain seated and silent during the voting process until all ballots have been collected.  I will not begin the balloting process until all Members have taken their seats.

When you are finished voting, please fold your ballot in half and place it on the ledge in front of your desk for collection.   We will collect the ballots when all Members have finished voting.

Members, the voting process is about to begin.  Please take your seats and remain seated during the voting process.

We will now distribute the ballots.

The City Clerk distributed the ballots to the Members of Council. Once all ballots had been cast and collected, the City Clerk tallied the results.

The City Clerk announced the results of the first ballot as follows:

Number of ballots cast: 43

Number of required votes to be elected: 22

Number of spoiled ballots: 0

For Peter Leon: 14

For Chris Stockwell: 14

For Agnes Potts: 7

For John Nunziata: 3

For Aziza Mohammed: 2

For Vincent Conforzi: 1

For Doug Kwan: 1

For William Star: 1

All other candidates received zero votes.

The City Clerk read the ballots individually, a summary of which is presented as follows:

For Peter Leon:

Councillor Ana Bailão

Councillor Michelle Berardinetti

Councillor Shelley Carroll

Councillor Raymond Cho

Councillor Mike Del Grande

Councillor John Filion

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Mary Fragedakis

Councillor Chin Lee

Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon

Councillor Josh Matlow

Councillor James Pasternak

Councillor Karen Stintz

Councillor Adam Vaughan

For Chris Stockwell:

Mayor Rob Ford

Councillor Gary Crawford

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker

Councillor Doug Ford

Councillor Mark Grimes

Deputy Mayor Norman Kelly

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti

Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong

Councillor Ron Moeser

Councillor Cesar Palacio

Councillor John Parker

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

Councillor Michael Thompson

For Agnes Potts:

Councillor Janet Davis

Councillor Sarah Doucette

Councillor Mike Layton

Councillor Pam McConnell

Councillor Peter Milczyn

Councillor Gord Perks

Councillor Jaye Robinson

For John Nunziata:

Councillor Maria Augimeri

Councillor Josh Colle

Councillor Frank Di Giorgio

             For Aziza Mohammed:

              Councillor Paul Ainslie

              Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

             For Vincent Conforzi:

              Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby

             For Doug Kwan:

              Councillor Joe Mihevc

             For William Star:

              Councillor David Shiner

The City Clerk advised that no candidate had received the votes of more than one-half of the Members of City Council present and voting, and a second ballot would be conducted. The candidates receiving the fewest number of votes would be excluded from the voting.

Ballots were distributed to the Members of City Council. Once all ballots had been cast and collected, the City Clerk tallied the results.

The City Clerk announced the results of the second ballot as follows:

Number of ballots cast: 43

Number of required votes to be elected: 22

Number of spoiled ballots: 0

For Peter Leon: 21

For Chris Stockwell: 17

For Agnes Potts: 3

For Aziza Mohammed: 2

The City Clerk read the ballots individually, a summary of which is presented as follows:

For Peter Leon:

Councillor Maria Augimeri

Councillor Ana Bailão

Councillor Michelle Berardinetti

Councillor Shelley Carroll

Councillor Raymond Cho

Councillor Josh Colle

Councillor Janet Davis

Councillor Mike Del Grande

Councilllor Sarah Doucette

Councillor John Filion

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Mary Fragedakis

Councillor Chin Lee

Councillor Josh Matlow

Councillor Pam McConnell

Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon

Councillor Joe Mihevc

Councillor James Pasternak

Councillor Jaye Robinson

Councillor Karen Stintz

Councillor Adam Vaughan

For Chris Stockwell:

Mayor Rob Ford

Councillor Gary Crawford

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker

Councillor Frank Di Giorgio

Councillor Doug Ford

Councillor Mark Grimes

Deputy Mayor Norman Kelly

Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti

Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong

Councillor Ron Moeser

Councillor Cesar Palacio

Councillor John Parker

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

Councillor David Shiner

Councillor Michael Thompson

For Agnes Potts:

Councillor Mike Layton

Councillor Peter Milczyn

Councillor Gord Perks

For Aziza Mohammed:

Councillor Paul Ainslie

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

The City Clerk advised that no candidate had received the votes of more than one-half of the Members of City Council present and voting, and a third ballot would be conducted. The candidate receiving the fewest number of votes would be excluded from the voting.

Ballots were distributed to the Members of City Council. Once all ballots had been cast and collected, the City Clerk tallied the results.

The City Clerk announced the results of the third ballot as follows:

Number of ballots cast: 43

Number of required votes to be elected: 22

Number of spoiled ballots: 0

For Peter Leon: 26

For Chris Stockwell: 16

For Agnes Potts: 1

The City Clerk read the ballots individually, a summary of which is presented as follows:

For Peter Leon:

Councillor Paul Ainslie

Councillor Maria Augimeri

Councillor Ana Bailão

Councillor Michelle Berardinetti

Councillor Shelley Carroll

Councillor Raymond Cho

Councillor Josh Colle

Councillor Janet Davis

Councillor Mike Del Grande

Councilllor Sarah Doucette

Councillor John Filion

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Mary Fragedakis

Councillor Mike Layton

Councillor Chin Lee

Councillor Josh Matlow

Councillor Pam McConnell

Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon

Councillor Joe Mihevc

Councillor Peter Milczyn

Councillor Cesar Palacio

Councillor James Pasternak

Councillor Jaye Robinson

Councillor Karen Stintz

Councillor Adam Vaughan

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

For Chris Stockwell:

Mayor Rob Ford

Councillor Gary Crawford

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker

Councillor Frank Di Giorgio

Councillor Doug Ford

Councillor Mark Grimes

Deputy Mayor Norman Kelly

Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti

Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong

Councillor Ron Moeser

Councillor John Parker

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

Councillor David Shiner

Councillor Michael Thompson

For Agnes Potts:

Councillor Gord Perks

As the candidate who received more than one-half of the votes of the Members of Council present and voting, the City Clerk declared Peter Leon appointed to the Office of Councillor for Ward 3 – Etobicoke Centre, for the remainder of this term of Council.

Deputy Speaker Parker congratulated Peter Leon on being appointed to the Office of Councillor for Ward 3, Etobicoke-Centre and extended thanks to all the candidates who participated in this appointment process.