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City Planning Phone Directory City Planning 1 City Planning City Planning provides advice to City Council on building issues. The division undertakes complex research projects, which lead to policy development in land use, environmental sustainability, community development, urban design and transportation. City Planning reviews development applications and recommends actions on these matters to Community Councils and the Planning and Transportation Committee. The division administers the Committee of Adjustment and provides expert planning advice to four Committee panels. Toronto City Hall Director 12th fl. E., 100 Queen St. W. Neil Cresswell ....................................... 394-8211 Toronto ON M5H 2N2 Administrative Assistant Annette Sukhai ...................................... 394-8212 Facsimile - General ..................................... 392-8805 Central Section (Wards 1, 2, 4, 6 – East of Royal York) - Chief Planner’s Office .............. 392-8115 Manager Bill Kiru ................................................. 394-8216 Administrative Assistant Chief Planner & Executive Director Kelly Allen ............................................ 394-8234 Jennifer Keesmaat ................................. 392-8772 Senior Planner Administrative Assistant Carly Bowman ....................................... 394-8228 Helen Skouras ........................................ 392-8110 Kathryn Thom ....................................... 394-8214 Adriana Suyck ....................................... 392-5217 Planner Program Manager Ellen Standret ........................................ 394-8223 Doris Michel .......................................... 392-7566 Matthew Premru .................................... 394-6004 Stakeholder Engagement & Special Projects Assistant Planner Coordinator Nicole Ivanov ........................................ 394-8227 David Fitzpatrick ................................... 392-3816 Site Plan Technician Daniel Fusca .......................................... 392-3812 Mike Drachewych ................................. 394-8221 Talent Development Coordinator Karyn Boughner .................................... 338-0429 South Section (Wards 3, 5, 6 – West of Royal York) Manager Sharon Hill ............................................ 394-8219 Administrative Assistant Community Planning – Patricia Lutchman .................................. 394-8220 Etobicoke York District Senior Planners Christian Ventresca ............................... 394-8230 The Community Planning Section is responsible for Luisa Galli ............................................. 394-6007 development applications, Committee of Adjustment, Planners area-based policy studies and Secondary Plans, Gregory Hobson-Garcia ........................ 394-2615 Avenue Studies, community liaison and input into Cynthia Owusu-Gyimah ........................ 394-2608 city-wide policy studies. Assistant Planner 3rd fl., 2 Civic Centre Ct. Travis Skelton ........................................ 394-8245 Etobicoke ON M9C 5A3 East Section (Wards 7, 11, 12, 17 and 17) rd 3 Floor, South Block, 399 The West Mall, General Enquiry ............................................ 394-8222 Manager Facsimile....................................................... 394-6063 Lou Moretto ........................................... 394-2610 Administrative Assistant Carla Schreiber ...................................... 394-2607 July 2014 All numbers are (416) area code unless otherwise specified. 311 Toronto City Planning 2 Senior Planners Central Section (Wards 10, 16, 23 & 24) Gregory Byrne ....................................... 394-8238 Manager Philip Carvalino ..................................... 394-8233 Paul Byrne ............................................. 395-7105 Planners Administrative Assistant Natasha Laing ........................................ 394-8205 Cathy Martelli ........................................ 395-1046 Derek Waltho ........................................ 394-8206 Senior Planners Sabrina Salatino ..................................... 394-8025 John Andreevski .................................... 395-7097 Assistant Planner Susan McAlpine .................................... 395-7110 Anthony Hommik .................................. 394-6006 Robert Gibson ........................................ 395-7059 Planners Doug Stiles ............................................ 395-7145 Etobicoke York Committee of Adjustment Jason Brander ........................................ 395-7124 (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 17) Assistant Planner 4th fl., 2 Civic Centre Ct. Carla Tsang............................................ 395-7137 East Section (Wards 24, 25, 26, 33 & 34) General Enquiry ............................................ 394-8060 Manager Facsimile....................................................... 394-6042 Susan Smallwood .................................. 395-7120 Administrative Assistant Allison Woo .......................................... 395-7179 Manager/Deputy Secretary-Treasurer Senior Planners Susanne Pringle ..................................... 394-8064 Steve Forrester ....................................... 395-7126 Administrative Assistants Lynn Poole ............................................ 395-7136 Giovanna Rizzo .................................... 394-8071 Nimrod Salamon .................................... 395-7095 Paul Posilovic ....................................... 394-8059 Planners Senior Planner Jenny Choi ............................................. 395-7176 Barbara Bartosik .................................... 394-8063 Guy Matthew ......................................... 395-7102 Application Technicians Michelle Corcoran ................................ 395-7130 Sebastian Cuming .................................. 394-2869 Assistant Planner Trista James ........................................... 394-8066 George Pantazis ..................................... 395-7127 Annalisa Morra ...................................... 394-2870 Site Plan Technician Nicole Milrose ....................................... 394-8065 Carl Novikoff ........................................ 395-7096 West Section (Wards 8, 9, 15 & 16) Community Planning – Manager North York District Al Rezoski ............................................. 395-7121 Administrative Assistant The Community Planning Section is responsible for Vacant .................................................... 395-7178 development applications, Committee of Adjustment, Senior Planners area-based policy studies and Secondary Plans, Cathie Ferguson ..................................... 395-7117 Avenue Studies, community liaison and input into Colin Ramdial ........................................ 395-7150 city-wide policy studies. Planners North York Civic Centre Andria Sallese ........................................ 395-7166 5100 Yonge St. Emily Rossini ....................................... 395-7172 North York ON M2N 5V7 Vanessa Covello ................................... 395-7104 Assistant Planner Cliodhna Scanlon .................................. 395-7129 General Enquiry ............................................ 395-7000 Facsimile....................................................... 395-7155 Director Allen Appleby ....................................... 395-7170 Administrative Assistant Celeste Borghesani ................................ 395-7151 July 2014 All numbers are (416) area code unless otherwise specified. 311 Toronto City Planning 3 North York Committee of Adjustment Planners (Wards 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34) Perry Korouyenis ................................... 396-4927 Paul Johnson .......................................... 396-7658 Assistant Planner General Enquiry ............................................ 395-7000 Candice Menezes ................................... 396-7037 Facsimile....................................................... 395-7200 Site Plan Technician Jelena Zoric ........................................... 396-5228 Manager/Deputy Secretary-Treasurer North Section (39, 40, 41, 42, 44) Daniel Antonacci ................................... 395-7115 Manager Administrative Assistants Paul Zuliani ........................................... 396-7033 Sonia Connell ........................................ 395-7174 Administrative Assistant Emily Greco .......................................... 395-7131 Cathy Dessailly ...................................... 396-7105 Todd McNaughton ................................ 395-7141 Senior Planners Teresa Sookrah ...................................... 395-7191 Renrick Ashby ....................................... 396-7022 Senior Planner Willie Macrae ........................................ 396-7026 Sai-Man Lam ......................................... 395-7402 Doug Muirhead ...................................... 396-7029 Application Technicians Planners Stephanie Hong ..................................... 395-7132 John Lyon .............................................. 396-7018 Brenden Clapp ....................................... 395-7134 Sylvia Mullaste ...................................... 396-5244 Sarah Ovens ........................................... 395-7461 Assistant Planner Olivia Antonel ....................................... 395-7138 Marian Barsoum .................................... 396-5004 Waterfront Section (36, 38, 43, 44) Community Planning – Manager Scarborough District Victor Gottwald ..................................... 396-7692 Administrative Assistant
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