Nature of the Meeting The City of Mississauga Planning and Development Committee hosts regular meetings on alternating Mondays, throughout the year. Incidentally, I attended a Planning and Development meetings for this Log Book assignment on Monday, October 30, 2017. In fact, the location of the meeting was 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 2G6, in the Civic Centre Council Chamber, which is also the Mississauga City Hall building. The meeting commenced promptly at 7:00 pm, and I stayed until 9:10 pm. In general, the interior of the Council Chamber was a combination of an amphitheatre and a church. However, I noticed that the Council members desk and seating was elevated in a semi-circular fashion, but, staff members and …show more content…
In particular, the note takers were present during all presentations for the duration of the meeting. In addition, there were other city staff members positioned close to Council during presentations to answer agenda specific questions. Incidentally, the number of staff members varied depending on what item on the agenda was being discussed. The audience was a mix of developers, presenters, community members, the City of Mississauga staff, and observers. Community members gave input on issues concerning housing or development that were relevant to their neighbourhood. Feedback was not always in opposition to new development. Instead, sometimes questions were asked to clarify a developers building intentions. Whenever there was a change of item on the agenda, there would also be a turnaround of developers, staff, and community members who would leave the Council area also. Simultaneously, new staff members would occupy seats in the Council area, new presenters and community members would enter the chamber for agenda items that would follow. The Planning and Development Committee made available a limited number of agendas that were available on a table to which the audience could help themselves. During my observation of the meeting, I was present for items one through five on the agenda. However, I left after the final presenter explained the plan for item number four point six, to Council. Chairperson
This report is an observational summary of the Landlord and Tenant Board, located at 3 Robert Speck Parkway Suite 520 Mississauga, Ontario L47 2G5. Throughout Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 and Wednesday, January 27th, 2016, the Landlord and Tenant Board held many different cases.
what matters most. The book provides information on how to have hard conversations, improve listening and problem solving skills. It is applicable in our personal and business life.
This week, I attended an Open Speaker session at a local AA meeting. There were about 30 participants in the meeting. They were mostly white with ages ranging from childhood to older adult. There were a even number of men and women, and they were some couples in the audience.
The issues and needs discussed were all listed on the agenda and the leaders went through every resolution, department reports, and ordinances. I understood that for the resolutions there were members that signed the resolution and then it got voted on during the meeting. They voted with a keypad device and the public could see who voted
The village of Pleasantville conducts public board meetings every second and fourth Monday of each month. On rare occasions, for further discussion on serious issues or concerns of Pleasantville, the village board will conduct meetings—like a public hearing—on other weekdays. These meetings are located in the conference room on the second floor of the Village hall, which is also next to the Pleasantville Police Station. The village board consists of four trustees—Steven Lord, Mindy Berard, Colleen Griffin Wagner and Joseph Stargiotti—a mayor—Peter Scherer—a village clerk—Judith Weintraub—and the village administrator—Patricia Dwyer. The village board members were dressed in semi-casual business attire, which appropriately fit their position. The members sat in a congressional layout, which looked like the formation of a half circle or crescent. This allowed the audience to see each individual’s face and it is easier to identify who is speaking. They also used parliamentary motions when they spoke. The purpose of the village of Pleasantville board meetings is to discuss and resolve present issues and future events that are happening or are expected to happen in the Pleasantville area. Residents have the opportunity to either post questions for the village board to answer on their website or they can call the board live on the telephone. The trustees and the mayor usually dominated the entire conversation and were the only people who were permitted to speak during the
As I found a seat to sit in I had other conversations with people in the meeting, one being about how nursing students often attend the meetings and the man I was talking to telling me how often addicts who receive help are very grateful for the help and appreciate the work people are doing for them. I was extremely and pleasantly surprised by how nice and welcoming everybody at the meeting I talked to was. They all tried to make me feel comfortable and welcome and multiple times I was offered the coffee and cake they had set out for the meeting. Speaking of cake, the meeting had celebratory cake due to a man's 35 years of sobriety. I had been informed of this celebration by the discussion leader and again by the women I talked to right after. I thought that this was a great coincidence and that I had been very lucky to choose that meeting and that day to attend. Since it was a 35 year celebration the meeting was slightly different that a regular meeting would have been, with the man giving a speech and everybody in the meeting celebrating
They also had a scripted method of discussing topics brought before the council. First the mayor would call an individual to the podium. This person would be the speaker that came for the
There were items addressed by the public. The public speakers were only allow 3 minutes to address their issues. The following items were address from the public:
The Dahlonega City Hall was crowded on the evening of March 1st 2010. The seats were full, except for at the very front, and the standing room was filled almost out the door. The crowd, mostly made up of students, leaned in to hear as the voices of the City Council members faded in and out of the faltering sound system. The six City Council members and the mayor sat along a bench as if they were the judges at a hearing. Because of the ongoing discussions and the crowd, I thought I had arrived a few minutes late; but I was able to find a seat in the front two rows. Despite how packed the small room was there were plenty of empty seats in the front. I had thought the meeting was well on its way by the way conversation was going and
There has been a drastic change in the way we perceive the world and this can alter the way we see each other. We tend to jump onto a bandwagon because it seems easiest or because of one personal scenario. This is one of the main causes for prejudice and injustice. How a person reacts to being oppressed may bring out another side of them, but this side is their true self. This reaction speaks of his or her morals, ethics, and values. To these people, all the perpetrators appear the same, but it is known that while some may easily go along with it, some may choose to stand above it all. The concepts referenced to earlier will be soon elaborated on in further analysis as this essay goes on.
Interpersonal roles involve interchanging ideas with others using an assortment of methods, such as words, gestures, voice tone, facial expression and body posture. Interpersonal skills are the lifeblood of organizations because effective communication dictates operational efficiency and facilitates teamwork. It underlies the efficiency of key business functions such as managing, training, selling and resolving conflicts within an organization.
We’ve all engaged in some sort of small talk either in the office, on campus, at a party, or other places where you find yourself in the company of others. For some of us, participating in small talk may come easily, while for others it may be quite difficult. Some individuals may find small talk to be irritating while others find it a necessity. In this paper I am going to explore what exactly defines small talk as such; the reasons why people find the need to engage in small talk; the benefits, and disadvantages of small talk; is there an ethical approach to small talk; and provide tips on how to participate in small talk—without it creating an uncomfortable atmosphere.
The communication process is used in every kind of relationship. It could be in a friendship, an acquaintance, a significant other, a family, and many more. I found out these processes can be harder than you think three years ago. My father got remarried and I was forced to become up close and personal with complete strangers, my step family. The communication process language in my step family describes the concepts and ideas of the transactional communication model and the social penetration theory.
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Hi, Catalina. I met with Nina today and it was an informative meeting. It's encouraging to learn about Grad Guru's focus group outcomes and commitment to improving college persistence and transfer rates for community college students.