Accessibility Advisory Committee
City of Peterborough
March 2, 2016
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Minutes of a Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory
Committee held on March 2, 2016 in the Doris Room.
The
meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee was called to order at 4:10 p.m.
by Kendra Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator in the Doris Room, City Hall.
Present:
Andrea
Dodsworth
Janet
Ali
Don
Parnell
Erica
Richmond
Andrea
Walsh
Amanda
Motyer
Regrets:
Councillor
Riel, Chair
Peter
Michielsen
Warren
Northcott, Vice Chair
Mark
Buffone, Accessibility Compliance Coordinator
Patricia
Reed, Accessibility and Communication Specialist
Kendra
Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator
Moved
by Janet Ali
That
Don Parnell act as Chair for the meeting.
“CARRIED”
Minutes – February 3, 2016
Moved
by Janet Ali
That
the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee held on February 3, 2016 be
approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.
Consent Agenda
Moved
by Andrea Dodsworth
That
item 7 be approved as part of the Consent Agenda.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and
Communication Specialist
Accessibility Compliance
Coordinator
Report AAC16-016
Accessibility Office Report
Moved by
Andrea Dodsworth
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC16-016 dated March
2, 2016, of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist and the
Accessibility Compliance Coordinator as follows:
That Report AAC16-016 with respect to
the current work of the Accessibility Office be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and Communication Specialist
Report AAC16-017
Handi-Van Update
Kevin
Jones, Manager of Transportation provided a presentation to Report AAC16-017.
Moved
by Erica Richmond
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC16-017 dated March
2, 2016, of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist as follows:
That the presentation by the Manager
of Transportation be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and
Communication Specialist
Report AAC16-014
Access Fund Guidelines
Moved
by Janet Ali
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee (AAC) approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC16-014 dated
March 2, 2016 of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist as follows:
That the AAC provide feedback on the
Draft Access Fund Guidelines (Appendix A).
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and
Communication Specialist
Report AAC16-018
Accessibility Advisory
Committee Brochure
Moved by Amanda
Motyer
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee (AAC) approve the recommendations outlined in Report AAC16-018 dated
March 2, 2016, of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist as follows:
a)
That
Report AAC16-018 with respect to the Accessibility Advisory Committee Brochure
be received for information;
b)
That
the AAC provide input regarding the development of a new Accessibility Advisory
Committee Brochure.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and
Communication Specialist
Report AAC16-015
Built Environment
Sub-Committee Report
Moved by Erica
Richmond
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC16-015 dated March
2, 2016 of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist as follows:
That the verbal update by the Chair of
the Built Environment Sub-Committee be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Other
Business
2016 Gordon and Arbie Holnbeck Award
Nominations
Nominations
for the 2016 Gordon and Arbie Holnbeck Award have opened and will continue
until Friday, April 29, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. Nomination packages were provided to
Committee members, and are also available on the City’s website.
A concern was raised regarding the
removal of many garbage receptacles in the City during winter months. Staff
will discuss this concern with Public Works staff and report back to the
Committee on the matter.
Next Meeting
The
Chair indicated that the next Committee meeting will be held on April 6, 2016.
Adjournment
Moved
by Janet Ali
Kendra
Sedgwick
Committee
Coordinator
Don
Parnell
Acting
Chair