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Clarington Diversity Advisory Committee
Thursday, October 24, 7:00 PM
MAC Meeting Room 1C
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Present: Ashfaque Choudhry
Derryck Lamptey
Rajeshwari Saharan
John Sawdon (at 7:15 p.m.)
Laila Shafi
Rachel Traore
Also Present: Erica Mittag Community Development Coordinator
Regrets: Councillor Ron Hooper
The meeting called to order at 7:12 p.m.
1. Adoption of Agenda
Moved by Rachel Traore, seconded by Laila Shafi
That the agenda of the meeting of October 24, 2019 be approved.
Carried
2. Adoption of Minutes
Moved by Rachel Traore, seconded by Laila Shafi
That the minutes of the meeting of June 26, 2019 be approved.
Carried
Moved by Laila Shafi, seconded by Rachel Traore
That the minutes of the meeting of September 26, 2019 be approved.
Carried
3. Committee member and status updates
Erica Mittag shared that Dorothy Koziorz and Kenneth Illechukwu have had to step
down from the Committee due to scheduling conflicts. The Municipality of
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Opportunity closes December 6, 2019.
4. Committee Election
The Committee held an election for positions for the term of 2019-2020.
Rachel Traore was elected as the Chair of the Diversity Advisory Committee for the
term of 2019-2020.
Laila Shafi was elected as the Vice -Chair of the Diversity Advisory Committee for the
term of 2019-2020
Derryck Lamptey was elected as the Secretary of the Diversity Advisory Committee
for the term of 2019-2020
5. Community Survey Update
Rachel Traore provided an update on the community survey. The working group
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wording of the survey and a communications plan. The Committee reviewed the
wording and Erica will update with the suggested changes. The updated copy will
be sent out by email to the Committee for any additional changes. Once any last
changes are incorporate, the final version will be emailed to the members for final
review and vote. It is anticipated the survey will launch to the community on
November 1, 2019 and will be active until November 30, 2019.
6. Land Acknowledgement Statement update
Erica Mittag provided an update to share that the after reflection, Chief Dave Mowat
has provided a revised version of the proposed land acknowledgement statement
and this has been forwarded to Council who considered it at General Government
Committee of October 15, 2019. The statement as revised was approved by Council
and is pending ratification at Council on October 28, 2019. During discussion at
General Government Committee, thanks were shared by Mayor Foster and
Members of Council to the Diversity Advisory Committee for their work on this
initiative.
The revised statement reads as follows:
The Municipality of Clarington is situated within the traditional and treaty territory of
the Mississaugas and Chippewas of the Anishinabeg, known today as the Williams
Treaties First Nations. Our work on these lands acknowledges their resilience and
their longstanding contributions to the area now known as the Municipality of
Clarington.
7. Communications -1 Received for Information or Direction
The Tourism Advisory Committee has requested that the Diversity Advisory
Committee partner with them on a project to collect more diverse photos of our
community for use in promotion and marketing of the municipality for tourism and
other purposes. Erica Mittag will follow up to collect more information to share at the
next Committee meeting.
8. Community Updates
Erica Mittag thanked Laila Shafi, Rajeshwari Saharan and Derryck Lamptey for
volunteering at the shared booth with the Accessibility Advisory Committee during
Applefest on Saturday, October 19, 2019.
Erica shared information about the upcoming Ajax Diversity Xchange being held
Saturday, November 16, 2019. Erica has been invited to speak as part of a
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inclusion.
9. Mission / Vision / Workplan roundtable
The Committee reviewed the draft workplan. Erica to search out and provide
samples of diversity lenses used in other communities to share with the Committee
at the next meeting. The Committee will continue to review the draft workplan at that
time. It is anticipated that knowledge gained through the community survey will
assist in developing the goals of the workplan.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Next meeting: Thursday, December 12, 7:00 PM
Municipal Administrative Centre, Room 1A
(Note time and location change)