Item - 2021.CC37.9

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on November 9, 2021 without amendments and without debate.

CC37.9 - Appointment of a Public Member to the Property Standards Committee

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on November 9, 10 and 12, 2021, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council appoint Afsana Gibson-Chowdhury to the North York Panel of the Property Standards Committee for a term of office ending May 5, 2025 and until a successor is appointed.

 

2.  City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (October 5, 2021) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Property Standards Committee.

 

Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (October 5, 2021) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Property Standards Committee.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Appointee's biography

 

Afsana Gibson-Chowdhury

 

Afsana is a Qualified Mediator and founder of Gibson Chowdhury – Clear Collaborative Mediation, a Toronto-based mediation boutique, specializing in renovation, neighbour, contract, civil and commercial disputes. She is a British lawyer and practiced as a civil litigator, before relocating to Canada in 2012. She is a member of the Ontario Bar Association, serving as CPD Liaison for the ADR section. She is Chair of the Diversity committee dealing with EDI issues affecting the ADR profession.

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about an identifiable individual who is being considered for appointment to the Property Standards Committee.

Background Information (City Council)

(October 18, 2021) Decision letter from the Nominating Panel - Property Standards Committee on Appointment of a Public Member to the Property Standards Committee (CC37.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-172659.pdf
(October 5, 2021) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of a Public Member to the Property Standards Committee
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-172634.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council