The filed record
Appointment of Public Members to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board
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The decision
2021-07-14 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 16, 2025 and until successors are appointed: Brandon Arkinson Mei Burgin 2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2021) from the City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board.
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The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2021) from the City Clerk remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
This report recommends the appointment of two public members to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board.
Staff recommended
The City Clerk recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the candidates listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 16, 2025 and until successors are appointed. 2. City Council direct that the balance of confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board.
Considered
2021-06-18 · Civic Appointments Committee · adopted
Decision as filed
The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 16, 2025 and until successors are appointed: Brandon Arkinson Mei Burgin 2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2021) from the City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board.
Clerk’s note
Candidates' biographies: Brandon Arkinson Brandon Arkinson is a dedicated social entrepreneur, city builder and Executive Director, with significant experience in the not-for-profit, housing and fundraising sectors. Mr. Arkinson is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor. He has been conferred multiple specializations, designations, degrees and certifications and has studied at UCLA, the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford.
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Mei Burgin Mei was educated as an engineer and has nearly 20 years of leadership experience in the tech sector, specializing in strategic consulting, marketing, and offering management. She has led numerous community groups, including a council chair of the Canadian Marketing Association, board president for a non-profit childcare organization and a blockchain meetup organizer. She loves to ask questions, foster new ideas, and help develop human potential.
2021-07-14 · Toronto City Council · adopted
Clerk’s note
Appointees' biographies: Brandon Arkinson Brandon Arkinson is a dedicated social entrepreneur, city builder and Executive Director, with significant experience in the not-for-profit, housing and fundraising sectors. Mr. Arkinson is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor. He has been conferred multiple specializations, designations, degrees and certifications and has studied at UCLA, the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford.
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Mei Burgin Mei was educated as an engineer and has nearly 20 years of leadership experience in the tech sector, specializing in strategic consulting, marketing, and offering management. She has led numerous community groups, including a council chair of the Canadian Marketing Association, board president for a non-profit childcare organization and a blockchain meetup organizer. She loves to ask questions, foster new ideas, and help develop human potential.