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Accessibility Advisory Committee
City of Peterborough
February 12, 2014
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Minutes of a Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory
Committee Held on February 12, 2014 in the Sutherland Room.
The
meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee was called to order at 4:01 p.m.
by Councillor Riel, Chair in the Sutherland Room, City Hall.
Present:
Janet
Ali
Andrea
Dodsworth
Councillor
Riel, Chair
Peter
Michielsen
Ian
Guest
Gordon
Earle
Regrets:
Bob
Geddes
Marie
Bongard
Eric
Lodgins
Phyllis
Hodder, Accessibility Coordinator
Mark
Buffone, Accessibility Compliance Co-ordinator
Kendra
Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator
Minutes – January 8, 2014
Moved
by Peter Michielsen
That
the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee held on January 8, 2014 be approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.
Manager of
Housing
Report AAC14-005
10-Year Housing and
Homelessness Plan 2014-2024
Susan
Bacque, Manager of Housing, City of Peterborough provided a PowerPoint
presentation on the 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan.
Moved by Andrea
Dodsworth
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC14-005, dated February 12, 2014, of the Manager of Housing as
follows:
That
the presentation by Susan Bacque, Manager of Housing with respect to the
10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility
Coordinator
Report AAC14-008
Proposed Active
Transportation By-law Recommendations
Moved by Peter
Michielsen
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendations outlined in
Report AAC14-008, dated February 12, 2014, of the Accessibility Coordinator as
follows:
a)
That Report
AAC14-008 with respect to the proposed Active Transportation By-law is received
for information, and
b)
That
the Committee provide comments and recommendations regarding the proposed
Active Transportation By-law.
“CARRIED”
Moved
by Gordon Earle
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee submit the following recommendations with
respect to the proposed Active Transportation By-law to the Transportation
Demand Management Planner for consideration:
a)
Public
Education for both cyclists and pedestrians is paramount.
b)
That
the City of Peterborough continue to encourage the installation of bike lanes.
c)
That
City Council continue to encourage developers to install sidewalks (or shared
pathways) on both sides of the streets.
d)
Pedestrians
always have the right-of-way.
e)
Only
bicycles with less than 50 centimeter (20 inch) wheel diameter be permitted to
use sidewalks (except in downtown core).
f)
Bicycles
of all sizes should be allowed to use sidewalks on arterial roads where there
are no bike lanes present.
g)
E-bikes
should not be permitted on sidewalks.
h)
Roller-blading,
skate boarding and long boarding should not be permitted on sidewalks.
And
that the above list of recommendations is not exclusive of the comments
submitted by the AAC Transportation and Built Environment sub-committees.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility
Coordinator
Report AAC14-009
AAC Information
Brochure
Moved by Janet
Ali
That Report
AAC14-009 be deferred to the March 12, 2014 Committee meeting.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility
Coordinator
Report AAC14-007
Built
Environment Sub-Committee Report
Moved by Peter
Michielsen
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC14-007, dated February 12, 2014, of the Accessibility Coordinator as
follows:
That
Report AAC14-007 with respect to the Built Environment Sub-Committee Report be
received for information.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility
Coordinator
Report AAC14-010
Transportation
Sub-Committee Report
Moved by Andrea
Dodsworth
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC14-010, dated February 12, 2014, of the Accessibility Coordinator as
follows:
That
Report AAC14-010 with respect to the Transportation Sub-Committee Report be
received for information.
“CARRIED”
Other Business
There
were no items of Other Business.
Next Meeting
The
Chair indicated that the next Committee meeting will be held on March 5, 2014.
Adjournment
Moved
by Janet Ali
Kendra Sedgwick,
Committee Coordinator
Councillor Riel, Chair