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Accessibility Advisory Committee
City of Peterborough
May 7, 2014
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Minutes of a Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory
Committee Held on May 7, 2014 in the Peterborough Room.
The
meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee was called to order at 4:00 p.m.
by Councillor Riel, Chair in the Peterborough Room, City Hall.
Present:
Janet
Ali
Andrea
Dodsworth
Councillor
Riel, Chair
Ian
Guest
Bob
Geddes
Marie
Bongard
Eric
Lodgins
Peter
Michielsen
Regrets:
Gordon
Earle
Phyllis
Hodder, Accessibility Coordinator
Mark
Buffone, Accessibility Compliance Co-ordinator
Kendra
Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator
Minutes – April 2, 2014
Moved
by Bob Geddes
That
the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee held on April 2, 2014 be approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.
Consent Agenda
No
items were passed as part of the Consent Agenda.
The
Chair amended the order of the agenda to deal with Report AAC14-011 last.
Accessibility
Coordinator
Report AAC14-015
Transportation
Sub-Committee Report
Moved by Janet
Ali
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC14-015, dated May 7, 2014, of the Accessibility Coordinator as
follows:
That Report
AAC14-015 with respect to the Transportation Sub-Committee Report be received
for information.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility Coordinator
Report AAC14-014
Built Environment
Sub-Committee Report
Moved by Andrea
Dodsworth
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC14-014, dated May 7, 2014, of the Accessibility Coordinator as
follows:
That
Report AAC14-014 with respect to the Built Environment Sub-Committee Report be
received for information.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility
Coordinator
Report AAC14-016
Adaptability
Canada Accessibility Assessment
Moved by Andrea
Dodsworth
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC14-016, dated May 7, 2014, of the Accessibility Coordinator as
follows:
That
Report AAC14-016 with respect to the Adaptability Canada Accessibility
Assessments be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility Compliance Coordinator
Report AAC14-011
Accessible Document Training for City Employees
Moved by
Marie Bongard
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC14-011, dated May 7, 2014, of the Accessibility Compliance
Coordinator as follows:
That
the presentation by Mark Buffone, the City of Peterborough Accessibility
Compliance Coordinator, regarding accessible document training for City
employees be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Other Business
1.
Zach
Prins, a local artist, came and spoke to the Committee regarding ideas for
artwork to be included in the information brochure. The Committee invited Zach
to bring some potential pictures for the brochure to the June Committee meeting.
2.
Nominations
are being accepted for the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship.
3.
The
Committee’s request for an audible crosswalk at Hilliard and Langton Streets is
moving forward. A file is now open on the project and studies on traffic will
be completed this spring.
Next Meeting
The
Chair indicated that the next Committee meeting will be held on June 4, 2014.
Adjournment
Moved
by Janet Ali
Kendra Sedgwick,
Committee Coordinator
Councillor Riel, Chair