Accessibility Advisory Committee
City of Peterborough
March 4, 2015
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Minutes of a Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory
Committee Held on March 4, 2015 in the Sutherland Room.
The
meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee was called to order at 4:02 p.m.
by Councillor Riel in the Sutherland Room, City Hall.
Present:
Janet
Ali
Amanda
Motyer
Peter
Michielsen
Andrea
Dodsworth
Bob
Geddes
Councillor
Riel
Warren
Northcott
Regrets:
Ian
Guest
Gordon
Earle
Kathryn
McLeod, Accessibility Coordinator
Mark
Buffone, Accessibility Compliance Co-ordinator
Phil
Jacobs, Supervisor – Parks and Forestry, Public Works
Rebecca
Morgan Quin, Housing Program Officer
Chad
Brown, Deputy Fire Chief
Amanda
Nichols, Public Educator - Fire
Kendra
Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator
Councillor
Riel welcomed the new members to the Committee.
Election of Officers for 2015
Chair
Moved
by Janet Ali
That
Councillor Riel be appointed as Chair of the Accessibility Advisory Committee for
2015.
Minutes – February 4, 2015
Moved
by Peter Michielsen
That
the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee held on February 4, 2015 be
approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.
Accessibility Coordinator
Report AAC15-007
Presentation from
Supervisor of Parks and Forestry about the new playground at Beavermead Park
Phil Jacobs, Supervisor - Parks and Forestry provided
an overview of
Report AAC15-007.
Moved by Amanda
Motyer
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendations outlined in
Report AAC15-007, dated March 4, 2015, of the Accessibility Coordinator as
follows:
a)
That
the presentation by the Supervisor of Parks and Forestry be received for
information.
b)
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee provide formal comment to the Public Works
Division on the design of the Beavermead Park play structure before the project
is tendered.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility Coordinator
Report AAC15-010
Presentation from the
Housing Division on the draft Duty to Accommodate Policy
Rebecca Morgan Quin, Housing Program Officer,
provided an overview of Report AAC15-010.
Moved by Janet
Ali
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC15-010 dated March 4, 2015, of the Accessibility Coordinator as
follows:
That the
presentation by the Programs Officer in the Housing Division be received for
information.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility
Coordinator
Report AAC15-006
Presentation from Peterborough Fire Services on the
Vulnerable Occupancy Legislation
Chad
Brown, Deputy Fire Chief and Amanda Nichols, Public Educator, gave a powerpoint
presentation on Report AAC15-006.
Moved by Janet Ali
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC15-006, dated March 4, 2015 of the Accessibility Coordinator, as
follows:
That
the presentation by the Deputy Fire Chief and Public Educator from Peterborough
Fire Services be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Andrea Dodsworth left the meeting at
5:40 p.m.
Accessibility
Coordinator
Report AAC15-008
Transportation
Sub-Committee Report
Moved by Janet Ali
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC15-008, dated March 4, 2015 of the Accessibility Coordinator as
follows:
That
Report AAC15-008 with respect to the meeting of the Transportation
Sub-Committee be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Moved by Warren Northcott
That
staff investigate the possibility of making GPS coordinates available for
amenities such as bus stops and City facilities, and
That staff bring a report back to the
Committee at a future meeting.
“CARRIED”
Accessibility
Compliance Coordinator
Accessibility
Coordinator
Report AAC15-009
Accessibility Office
Report
Moved by Bob Geddes
That
the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in
Report AAC15-009 dated March 4, 2015 of the Accessibility Compliance
Coordinator and the Accessibility Coordinator as follows:
That
Report AAC15-009 with respect to the current work of the Accessibility Office
be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Other Business
1.
The
Chair asked staff to forward the meeting schedules of the Transportation and
Built Environment sub-committees to the new Committee members.
2.
AODA
10th Anniversary Event – The Peterborough event will take place on Wednesday, April
8th at the McDonnel Street Activity Centre.
3.
It was
requested by a Committee member that meetings be kept to a two hour time limit.
Next Meeting
The
Chair indicated that the next Committee meeting will be held on April 1, 2015.
Adjournment
Moved
by Janet Ali
Kendra
Sedgwick
Committee
Coordinator
Councillor
Riel
Chair