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Accessibility Advisory Committee
City of Peterborough
September 2, 2015
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Minutes of a Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory
Committee held on September 2, 2015 in the Sutherland Room.
The
meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee was called to order at 4:00 p.m.
by Councillor Riel in the Sutherland Room, City Hall.
Present:
Amanda
Motyer
Andrea
Dodsworth
Bob
Geddes
Councillor
Riel, Chair
Gordon
Earle
Janet
Ali
Peter
Michielsen
Warren
Northcott
Ian
Guest
Sharron
Hayton, Customer Service Coordinator
Mark
Buffone, Accessibility Compliance Coordinator
Kendra
Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator
Minutes – May 27 and June 3, 2015
Moved
by Peter Michielsen
That
the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee held on May 27 and June 3, 2015
be approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.
Accessibility Compliance Coordinator
Report AAC15-030
Provision of Sidewalks Policy and Complete Streets Policy
Moved
by Warren Northcott
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendations outlined in
Report AAC15-030, dated September 2, 2015 of the Accessibility Compliance Coordinator
as follows:
a)
That
the presentation by the Transportation Demand Manager be received for
information.
b)
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee provides formal comment to the
Transportation Demand Manager on the proposed changes to the Provision of
Sidewalks Policy and the proposed Complete Streets Policy.
“CARRIED”
Moved by Warren Northcott
That the Accessibility Advisory Committee does not
support property owners being surveyed to determine whether or not sidewalks be
installed on a local street.
“CARRIED”
Moved by Warren Northcott
That the Accessibility Advisory Committee does not
support the idea of site by site considerations for sidewalk requirements in
new subdivisions.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility Compliance
Coordinator
Report AAC15-031
Accessibility Office Report
Moved by Andrea
Dodsworth
That the Accessibility Advisory Committee
approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC15-031 dated September 2,
2015, of the Accessibility Compliance Coordinator as follows:
That Report AAC15-031 with respect to
the current work of the Accessibility Office be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Other
Business
Text
911:
Mark
updated the Committee on Text 911. The city will have this service in place by
the end of the year as mandated by the CRTC. The Police Services building
requires installation of additional fibre cable. Users who want to use text
911 will have to register with Police Services and use a phone provider that offers
service that is compatible with text 911 service. More details will follow in
a medial release once the service is operating.
Vision 2015: 10-year strategic plan
for recreation, parks, arenas and culture:
The
Accessibility Advisory Committee has been invited to attend the Arenas Parks
and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting at the Queen Alexander Centre from
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15th. The Agenda will be circulated by
email on September 11th.
Next Meeting
The
Chair indicated that the next Committee meeting will be held on October 7, 2015.
Adjournment
Moved
by Ian Guest
Kendra
Sedgwick
Committee
Coordinator
Councillor
Riel
Chair