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SPECIAL BOARD PUBLIC MINUTES
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Board Room
Administration Building
133 Greenbank Road
Ottawa, Ontario
Trustees Present: Alysha Aziz, Justine Bell (electronic communication), Donna
Blackburn (electronic communication), Donna Dickson, Lyra
Evans, Jennifer Jennekens, Nili Kaplan-Myrth, Matthew Lee,
Cathryne Milburn, Suzanne Nash, Amanda Presley, Lynn Scott
Staff Present: Emma Hong (Student Trustee), Malaika Kamanzi (Student
Trustee), Pino Buffone (Director of Education), Brett Reynolds
(Associate Director of Education), Randy Gerrior (Associate
Director, Business Operations), James Proulx (Executive Officer,
Information Technology and Digital Transformation), Paula Hall
(Superintendent of People, Culture and Leadership), Richard
Sinclair (General Counsel), Shawn Lehman (Superintendent of
Instruction), Carolyn Tanner (Human Rights and Equity Advisor),
Karyn Carty Ostafichuk, (General Manager of
Planning/Transportation), Sandy Owens (General Manager,
Business & Learning Technologies), Diane Pernari (General
Manager of Communications & Information Services), Nicole
Guthrie (General Manager, Board Services), Michael Guilbault
(Content Creator, Digital Multimedia Technician), Susan Baker
1. Call to Order -- Chair of the Board
Chair Lyra Evans called the public meeting to order at 9:26 p.m.
2. Acknowledgment of Territorial Lands
Chair Lyra Evans acknowledged that the meeting is taking place on unceded
Algonquin Homelands and thanked the Algonquin Nations for hosting the
meeting on their land.
3. Approval of the Agenda
Moved by Trustee Aziz, seconded by Trustee Milburn,
THAT the agenda be approved.
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Carried
4. Declarations of Interest
No declarations of interest were filed.
5. Matters for Action
5.1 Receipt of Committee of the Whole Public Minutes (oral)
1. 3 October 2023
Vice-Chair Scott reported that the Committee of the Whole met
earlier this evening and reports and recommends as follows:
1. Approval of Capital Priorities Submission
Moved by Alysha Aziz
Seconded by Lynn Scott
THAT the following capital priorities be submitted to the
Ministry of Education in response to the 2023/2024
Capital Call:
An addition to Earl of March High School;
An addition to AY Jackson Secondary School;
An addition to Viscount Alexander Public School;
A new elementary school in the East Urban
Community; and,
A new elementary school in Riverside South.
For (12): Alysha Aziz, Justine Bell, Donna Blackburn, Donna
Dickson, Lyra Evans, Jennifer Jennekens, Nili Kaplan-Myrth,
Matthew Lee, Cathryne Milburn, Suzanne Nash, Amanda
Presley, and Lynn Scott
Carried (12 to 0)
5.2 Report 23-072, Provisions for Calling Extraordinary Meetings of the Board
and Appointing Trustees to a Strike Management Committee (R. Sinclair)
The Board had before it Report 23-072, seeking approval of a resolution
authorizing the calling of extraordinary meetings of the Board and to
appoint two trustees to the Strike Management Committee to deal with
collective bargaining issues, as required.
Moved by Trustee Kaplan-Myrth, seconded by Trustee Dickson,
A. THAT the Board invoke the provisions of Section 8.6 of the Board’s
By-laws and Standing Rules regarding the calling of extraordinary
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meetings of the Board, for the purpose of dealing with issues
related to collective bargaining, for the period from 26 September
2023 to 31 December 2023; and
B. THAT the Board appoint Trustee _______ as a member of the
Strike Management Committee, and Trustee ________ as an
alternate member of the Strike Management Committee.
Trustee Aziz, seconded by Trustee Bell, nominated Trustee Bell as a
member of the Strike Management Committee.
Trustee Dickson, seconded by Trustee Jennekens, nominated Trustee
Jennekens as a member of the Strike Management Committee.
Moved by Trustee Scott, seconded by Trustee Milburn,
THAT nominations be closed.
Carried
Following an election, Chair Lyra Evans declared Trustee Bell as a
member of the Strike Management Committee.
Trustee Presley, seconded by Trustee Kaplan-Myrth, nominated herself as
the alternate member of the Strike Management Committee.
Trustee Scott, seconded by Trustee Jennekens, nominated Trustee
Jennekens as the alternate member of the Strike Management
Committee.
Moved by Trustee Aziz, seconded by Trustee Milburn,
THAT nominations be closed.
Carried
Following an election, Chair Lyra Evans declared Trustee Jennekens as
an alternate member of the Strike Management Committee.
Moved by Nili Kaplan-Myrth
Seconded by Donna Dickson
A. THAT the Board invoke the provisions of Section 8.6 of the
Board’s By-laws and Standing Rules regarding the calling of
extraordinary meetings of the Board, for the purpose of
dealing with issues related to collective bargaining, for the
period from 26 September 2023 to 31 December 2023.
B. THAT the Board appoint Trustee Bell as a member of the
Strike Management Committee, and Trustee Jennekens as an
alternate member of the Strike Management Committee.
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For (12): Alysha Aziz, Justine Bell, Donna Blackburn, Donna Dickson,
Lyra Evans, Jennifer Jennekens, Nili Kaplan-Myrth, Matthew Lee,
Cathryne Milburn, Suzanne Nash, Amanda Presley, and Lynn Scott
Carried (12 to 0)
6. Matters for Information
There were no matters for information.
7. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:46 p.m.
Lyra Evans, Chair of the Board