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Clarington Diversity Advisory Committee
September 26, 2018, 7:00 PM
MAC Meeting Room 1A
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Present: Councillor Ron Hooper
Laila Shafi
Dorothy Koziorz
Ashfaque Choudhry
Rajeshwari Saharan
John Sawdon
Derryck Lamptey
Also Present: Lee -Ann Reck ❑ Community and Customer Services Manager
Erica Mittag ❑ Community Development Coordinator
Samantha Burdett Policy Advisor, Diversity and Immigration,
Region of Durham
Mayor Adrian Foster (8:10pm)
Regrets: Kenneth Ilechukwu
Rachel Traore
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM.
1. New Business
a) Welcome and Introductions
Councillor Ron Hooper welcomed the group. Members and guests introduced
themselves.
b) Terms of Reference
The Committee reviewed the Terms of Reference, specifically the background
and mandate of the Committee.
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discussing specifically Conflict of Interest, Basic Principles for Parliamentary
Procedure and Accessibility Training.
Erica Mittag will follow up with Clerks Department for clarification on Conflict of
Interest scenarios.
Accessibility Training links and Training Certificate will be included with
distribution of minutes. Members are to complete Customer Service and Human
Rights Code online sessions and sign off once complete on Certificate.
Members may complete other modules if interested, but not required.
2. Presentation
a) Durham Diversity: Clarington Community Profile
Samantha Burdett, Policy Advisor, Diversity and Immigration Program, Region of
Durham, provided a presentation to the Committee which included information
about the growing diversity in Durham Region. The presentation also interpreted
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and other surveys.
Councillor Ron Hooper thanked Samantha Burdett for her presentation.
3. Election
a) Election of Chair and Vice -Chair
The Committee held an election for one-year terms for both Chair and Vice -Chair
positions.
Derryck Lamptey nominated himself for Chair.
Ashfaque Choudhry nominated Laila Shafi for Vice -Chair.
Laila Shafi accepted nomination.
No other nominations received.
Derryck Lamptey is the Chair of the Diversity Advisory Committee for 2018 and
2019.
Laila Shafi is the Vice -Chair of the Diversity Advisory Committee for 2018 and
2019.
Elections will be held for 2019 and 2020 in September 2019.
4. Other Business
a) Mayor Adrian Foster stopped by to welcome the Committee Members and
thank them for their participation.
b) Ashfaque Choudhry inquired about the Committee offering events. Erica
Mittag indicated that part of the role of the Chair will be to work with the
Committee to develop a work plan and if the Committee felt appropriate it
could include events. Mayor Adrian Foster suggested that the Committee
could look to include the Canada Day fireworks in Clarington as an event to
host.
5. Next Meeting
A list of the Committee meeting dates was circulated to Members and will be
attached with the minutes. Committee meetings will be held the fourth
Wednesday of the month.
The next meeting will be held Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 7:00 PM, MAC
Meeting Room 1A.
6. Adjournment
Derryck Lamptey moved that the meeting be adjourned.
Carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30pm
Chair
Secretary