THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ANTI-RACISM COMMITTEE

MINUTES

DEAR-1/2023
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Council Chamber, 5th Floor
Regional Administrative Headquarters
10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A
Brampton, Ontario
Members Present:
  • N. Brar
  • C. Early
  • N. Iannicca
  • J. Kovac
  • R. Santos
  • A. Tedjo
  • G.S. Toor
Members Absent:
  • B. Crombie
Staff Present:
  • S. Baird, Commissioner of Human Services
  • K. Dedman, Commissioner of Public Works
  • P. Caza, Regional Solicitor
  • A. Adams, Regional Clerk and Director of Legislative Services
  • J. Jackson, Director, Office of Culture and Inclusion
  • C. Thomson, Deputy Clerk and Manager of Legislative Services
  • H. Gill, Legislative Technical Advisor
  • D. Obaseki, Committee Clerk
  • R. Khan, Legislative Technical Coordinator

1.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

 

Dayna Obaseki, Committee Clerk called the Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee meeting to order on April 6, 2023 at 9:31 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Regional Administrative Headquarters, 10 Peel Centre Drive.

2.
ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR

 
  • RECOMMENDATION DEAR-1-2023
    Moved byCouncillor Kovac

    That Councillor Santos be elected as Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee for a 24 month term ending April 6, 2025 or until a successor is appointed.

  • RECOMMENDATION DEAR-2-2023
    Moved byCouncillor Kovac

    That Councillor Early be elected as Vice-Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee for a 24 month term ending April 6, 2025 or until a successor is appointed.

Councillor Santos assumed the Chair.

3.
INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

Dayna Obaseki, Committee Clerk recited the Indigenous Land Acknowledgement.

4.
DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

 

Nil.

5.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 
  • RECOMMENDATION DEAR-3-2023
    Moved byCouncillor Early

    That the agenda for the April 6, 2023 Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee meeting, be approved.

6.
DELEGATIONS

 

6.1
Ava Wells, Manager, and Allen Christensen, Consultant, Survey & Insights, WorkTango

This item has attachments. 
1.Ava Wells and Allen Christensen, Work Tango.pdf

Providing an Overview of the 2022 Organizational Workforce Census Results


(Related to 7.1)

  • Received

Ava Wells, Manager, and Allen Christensen, Consultant, Survey & Insights, WorkTango presented an overview of the 2022 Organizational Workforce Census Results highlighting key insights, demographics and overall findings.

Members discussed and raised questions regarding the demographic breakdown of responses, the definition of equity, survey response comparisons (between demographic groups and previous Workforce Census survey where available), the sentiments about diversity, equity and inclusion and career advancement.

In response to a question from Councillor Tedjo, Juliet Jackson, Director of Culture and Inclusion undertook to provide him with a breakdown of responses from the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) versus non-BIPOC individuals.

Item 7.1 was dealt with.

7.
REPORTS

 

8.
COMMUNICATIONS

 

Nil.

9.
OTHER BUSINESS

 

Nil.

10.
CLOSED SESSION

 

Nil.

11.
NEXT MEETING

 

Thursday June 29, 2023
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Council Chamber, 5th Floor
Regional Administrative Headquarters
10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A
Brampton, Ontario

Please forward regrets to Dayna Obaseki, Committee Clerk, at [email protected].

12.
ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 10:03 a.m.

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