Chairs and Vice-Chairs to the Standing Committees of Council (1 Year - ending November 14, 2023)
Community & Infrastructure Services Committee
Councillor M. Johnston (Chair) and Councillor D. Schnider (Vice-Chair)
Finance & Corporate Services Committee
Councillor S. Davey (Chair) and Councillor B. Ioannidis (Vice-Chair)
Planning & Strategic Initiatives Committee
Councillor P. Singh (Chair) and Councillor D. Chapman (Vice-Chair)
Quasi-judicial Committees and Boards of Council for the specified terms
Animal Designation Appeal Committee (2 years)
Councillors J. Deneault, A. Owodunni and M. Johnston (Alternate)
Committee of Adjustment (2 years)
Robert Hannah, Srikanth Desikachar, David Gundrum, Douglas Pateman and Brian Santos
Committee of Revision (2 years)
Councillors S. Davey, P. Singh and B. Ioannidis
Dog Designation Appeal Committee (2 years)
Councillors J. Deneault, A. Owodunni and M. Johnston (Alternate)
Property Standards Committee (2 years)
Mike Pulley, Sharlene Mohlman, Cyrus Medina and Sean McKelvie
Belmont Improvement Area Board of Directors (4 years)
Councillor M. Johnston
Kitchener Downtown Business Improvement Association (4 years)
Mayor B. Vrbanovic and Councillors D. Chapman and A. Clancy
Enova Power Corp.
Councillor S. Davey (September 1, 2022 – May 31, 2024)
Enova Energy Corporation
Councillors B. Ioannidis (June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023), P. Singh (November 21, 2022 – May 31, 2024) and C. Michaud (June 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024)
Advisory Committees of Council
Council Policy GOV-BOA-63 Exemption
Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 3.1 of Council Policy GOV-BOA-63 (Appointments to Boards and Committees), Council hereby confirms the following appointments in excess of the maximum allowable years of service; namely:
Mark Bingeman Economic Development Advisory Committee
Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee (2 years)
Councillor A. Clancy, Matthew Bells, Emily Bennett, Jorg Broschek, Philip Charbonneau, Lynn Dramnitzki, Bart Forwell, Victoria Hand, Josh Orita, Greg Piccini, Rida Rahman, Craig Reynolds, Barry Tracey and Wanda West
Arts and Culture Advisory Committee (2 years)
Councillor D. Schnider, Canan Altinkas, Chandrika Anjaria, Ivy Bhattacharjee, Annabelle Girard, Maggie Iaam, Anna McWebb, Maria Melo, Jeffrey Paquette, Isabella Stefanescu, Mark Waddell and Esther Wainaina
Climate Change and Environment Committee (2 years)
Councillor S. Davey and A. Clancy, Klas Bockasten, Jennifer Clary-Lemon, Morgan Garner, Gudmundur Johannesson, Braden Kurczak, Kyle Loveless, Veronica Nhio-Son, Mahyar Shafii, Farzaneh Tohidi, Brian Unrau, Brooklin Wallis and Seth Wynes
Compass Kitchener (2 years)
Evren Altinkas, Kim Brabazon, Troy Glover, Alide Forstmanis, Ruth Lavender, Wasai Rahimi, Judy Stephens-Wells, Linda Terry, Lee-Anne Thompson, Lori Trumper and James Young
Downtown Action & Advisory Committee (2 years)
Councillors D. Chapman and A. Clancy, Sandra Castle, Joel Leslie, Jeannette Makad, Ben Campbell, William Turman, Graham Trusler, Brandon Van Dam and Isabela Wyllie
Economic Development Advisory Committee (4 years)
Councillors P. Singh, D. Schnider and M. Johnston, Ali Akbar, Mark Bingeman, Ben Campbell, Joe Curto, Srikanth Desikachar, Chuck Howitt, Oanh Kasperski, Paul Kreutner, Matthew Kruschack, Jason Malfara, Laura Rodriguez Reyes, Keean Sarani, Graham Trusler and Barclay Whittaker
Heritage Kitchener Committee (2 years)
Councillors C. Michaud and D. Chapman, Ilona Bodendorfer, Brianne Casey, Peter Ciuciura, Shannon Eckel-Braun, Taijwant (Tony) Geer, Jean Haalboom, Natalie Pikulski, Andrew Portengen, Des Rosskopf, Robyn Schwarz and Donny Vongphakdy
Equity & Anti-Racism Committee (2 years)
Ann Marie Beals, Avni Adams, Ayesha Munir, Danny Martin, Fiorella Benini, Leo Campbell, Oluseun Olayinka, Paul Okoye, Rida Rahman, Saba Oji, Veronica Vasquez and Yexin Tan
Other Committees/Organizations for the specified terms
Grand River Accessibility Advisory Committee (1 year)
Councillor J. Deneault
Grand River Hospital Board of Trustees (1 year)
Councillor P. Singh
Homer Watson House Foundation (1 year)
Councillor C. Michaud
Horticultural Society of Kitchener Board of Directors (1 year)
Councillor D. Chapman
Huron Natural Area Joint Ventures Committee (1 year)
Councillors A. Owodunni and J. Deneault
Kitchener in Bloom (1 year)
Councillors D. Schnider and P. Singh
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Board of Directors (1 year)
Councillor D. Schnider
Multicultural Centre of K-W Board of Directors (1 year)
Councillor A. Owodunni
Oktoberfest Inc. Advisory Council – Kitchener-Waterloo (1 year)
Councillors C. Michaud and D. Schnider
Wilfrid Laurier University Board of Governors (1 year)
Mayor B. Vrbanovic
That the following appointments be approved as indicated.
Centre in the Square Board of Directors (3 years citizen, 1 year Council)
Councillor C. Michaud, B. Ioanndis and S. Davey, Alex Kinsella and Kayleigh Platz
Kitchener Housing Inc. Board of Directors (4 years)
Councillor B. Ioannidis and J. Deneault, Melanie Goodfellow, Andrew Vlcek, Cassandra O’Brien, Tara Bedard and Andrew Portengen
Kitchener Public Library (4 years)
Councillors M. Johnston and C. Michaud, Katherine Andrews, Shannon Nicholson, Clare Wagner, Anjali Misra, Dan Deeth, Maggie Lam, Brandon Van Dam, Laura Blythe, Bonita Hansra, Shane Guadeloupe (Alternate) and Jason Hammond (Alternate)
Association of Municipalities of Ontario and Federation of Canadian Municipalities boards
That Council authorizes members of Council to participate on Association of Municipalities of Ontario and Federation of Canadian Municipalities boards and committees and agrees to cover expenses associated with attendance at meetings.