Item No. 11.8

Council Report: C 204/2020

Subject: Confirm and Ratify Report regarding Report No. 7 of the Diversity Committee - City Wide

Reference:

• Date to Council: October 19, 2020
  Author: Valerie Critchley

• Deputy City Clerk/Senior Manager of Council Services (519) 255-6100 ext. 6434
  vcritchley@citywindsor.ca
  Council Services

• Report Date: 10/14/2020
  Clerk’s File #: ACO2020

To: Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

That the results of the email poll authorized by Mayor Drew Dilkens on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, approving the following resolution BE CONFIRMED AND RATIFIED:

THAT City Council approve the recommendation of the Diversity Committee contained in Report No. 7 as attached which reads as follows:

That the Letter of Support for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Connection grant application from Dr. Jane Ku (Sociology/Women’s and Gender Studies) along with colleagues at the University of Windsor to hold a conference on racism and antiracism with an emphasis on local experience in Windsor Essex BE APPROVED.

Executive Summary:

N/A.

Background:

Section 3.7 of Procedure By-law 98-2011 provides the following:

emergency situations requiring Council direction where time does not permit holding a special meeting of Council and/or quorum of Council