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Accessibility Advisory Committee
City of Peterborough
April 6, 2016
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Minutes of a Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory
Committee held on April 6, 2016 in the Doris Room.
The
meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee was called to order at 4:00 p.m.
by Councillor Riel, Chair in the Doris Room, City Hall.
Present:
Andrea
Dodsworth
Councillor
Riel, Chair
Janet
Ali
Don
Parnell
Erica
Richmond
Andrea
Walsh
Amanda
Motyer
Peter
Michielsen
Regrets:
Warren
Northcott
Mark
Buffone, Accessibility Compliance Coordinator
Natalie
Garnett, Deputy City Clerk
Phil
Jacobs, Supervisor of Parks/Forestry
Susan
Sauvé, Transportation Demand Management Planner
Mary
Gallop, Manager of Facilities and Special Projects
Minutes – March 2, 2016
Moved
by Andrea Dodsworth
That
the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee held on March 2, 2016 be approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.
Consent Agenda
No
items were moved as part of the Consent Agenda.
Accessibility and
Communication Specialist
Report AAC16-024
WALK Friendly Ontario
Feedback Report
Susan
Sauvé, Transportation Demand Management Planner, provided a presentation on the
WALK Friendly Ontario Feedback Report.
Moved by
Janet Ali
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee (AAC) approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC16-024 dated
April 6, 2016 of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist as follows:
That the presentation of the
Transportation Demand Management Planner regarding the WALK Friendly Ontario
Feedback Report be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and Communication Specialist
Report AAC16-025
Access Fund Request 001-16
Mary
Gallop, Manager of Facilities and Special Projects provided an overview of the
planned Library renovation and her request for Access Funding for a snow/ice
melt system on the Library pathway.
Moved
by Erica Richmond
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee (AAC) approve the recommendations outlined in Report AAC16-025 dated
April 6, 2016, of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist as follows:
a)
That
Report AAC16-025 of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist be received
for information.
“CARRIED”
Moved
by Peter Michielsen
That the AAC approve Access Fund
Request 001-16 submitted by the Manager of Facilities and Special Projects
relating to the Peterborough Public Library renovation and expansion project,
for Item 1 (snow/ice melt system for walkway), in the amount of $53,302.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and
Communication Specialist
Report AAC16-023
Accessible Pathways to
Playgrounds
Phil
Jacobs, Supervisor of Parks/Forestry, provided a presentation on a project to
install accessible pathways to some City playgrounds.
Moved
by Andrea Dodsworth
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee (AAC) approve the recommendations outlined in Report AAC16-023 dated
April 6, 2016, of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist as follows:
a)
That
the presentation of the Supervisor of Parks and Forestry with respect to the
prioritization and placement of installing accessible pathways to playgrounds
be received for information; and
b)
That
the AAC provide input regarding the prioritization and placement of installing
accessible pathways to playgrounds at an upcoming meeting.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and
Communication Specialist
Report AAC16-020
Access Fund Guidelines
Moved by Peter Michielsen
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee (AAC) approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC16-020 dated
April 6, 2016 of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist as follows:
That the AAC approve the revisions to
the Access Fund Guidelines, as amended.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and
Communication Specialist
Report AAC16-019
2016 Accessibility Advisory
Committee Brochure
Following discussion the Committee requested
that the “AAC Accomplishments” section of the brochure include reference to the
2014 Municipal Election, Handi-van level of service, Provision of Sidewalks
Policy, Fire Code requirements for buildings with vulnerable occupancies and the
AODA training session for Councillors, Committees of Council and Special
Boards.
Moved by Peter Michielsen
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee (AAC) approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC16-019 dated
April 6, 2016, of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist as follows:
That the AAC approve the revisions to
the 2016 Accessibility Advisory Committee Brochure, as amended.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and
Communication Specialist
Report AAC16-022
Transportation Sub-Committee
Report
Moved by Janet
Ali
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee approve the recommendations outlined in Report AAC16-022, dated April
6, 2016 of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist as follows:
a)
That
Report AAC16-022 with respect to the meeting of the Transportation
Sub-Committee be received for information; and
b)
That
the verbal update by the Chair of the Transportation Sub-Committee be received
for information.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility and
Communication Specialist
Accessibility Compliance
Coordinator
Report AAC16-021
Accessibility Office Report
Moved by Amanda
Motyer
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC16-021 dated April
6, 2016, of the Accessibility and Communication Specialist and the
Accessibility Compliance Coordinator as follows:
That Report AAC16-021 with respect to
the current work of the Accessibility Office be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Andrea
Dodsworth left the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Other Business
Moved by
Janet Ali
That the Accessibility Advisory
Committee request the Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee to
consider the installation of accessible washrooms at the Knights of Columbus
Park and at any other park location where portable washrooms are made
available.
“CARRIED”
Moved by
Don Parnell
That staff prepare a report on the
provision of accessible beach routes at Rogers Cove and Beavermead; and
That the report be forwarded to the
Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee requesting that they consider
making the City beaches accessible.
“CARRIED”
Next Meeting
The
Chair indicated that the next Committee meeting will be held on May 4, 2016.
Adjournment
Moved
by Janet Ali
Natalie
Garnett
Deputy
City Clerk
Councillor
Riel
Chair