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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 25, 2011 City o~ Minutes / Meeting Summary Accessibility Advisory Committee i i Wednesday, May 25, 2011 PICKERING 7:00 pm Tower Meeting Room (2"d Floor) Attendees: Keith Falconer, Chair Terence Arvisais, Vice Chair Tanya Logan Donna Manning Don Tierney Jacob Yacoumidis Ida Fogo Aisha Nathifa Heywood Prem Noronha-Waldriff Katherine Stoddart, Recording Secretary Ren6e Michaud, Recording Secretary Absent: Councillor O'Connell Stephen Little Sue Wilkinson Item/ Details & Discussion & Conclusion Er Action Items/Status Ref # (summary of discussion) (include deadline as appropriate) 1. Welcome Keith Falconer welcomed Committee members. Roundtable introductions were made. 2. Adoption of Minutes - April 27, 2011 T. Arvisais noted that at point 6 (b) for the Committee's information, there are 10 full service gas stations in the Durham Region area. Moved by Terry Arvisais Seconded by Jacob Yacoumidis That the Minutes of the April 27, 2011 meeting be adopted CARRIED 3. Accessibility Awareness Event P. Noronha-Waldriff updated the Committee on speaker and special guest attendee confirmations and who has not yet responded. Follow ups will be made. The facility and November 5th date are booked. Advertisin and information Page 1 CORP0228-2/02 flow will happen closer to the event date and will be done by the City's Events Team. A. Nathifa Heywood updated the Committee regarding the 12 community agencies to be invited/contacted regarding their attendance for display areas. Listing was provided and P. Noronha-Waldriff reviewed. Noted to add a mental health organization onto the and A. Nathifa invitation listing. Prioritize listing and provide update to P. Heywood to action Noronha-Waldriff. It was noted that an RSVP date would be included in the invitation letter to confirm attendance. 4. 2011 Work Plan / Presentation to Council 2011 Work Plan and Presentation to Council were reviewed. Discussion ensued regarding rating of restaurants and on line survey. Noted that the Presentation to Council will be held on June 20, 2011 at 7:30 pm. K. Falconer and T. Arvisais will be speaking. Request of all Committee members to attend for support. P. Noronha-Waldriff will send reminder email one week prior. P. P. Noronha-Waldriff to Noronha-Waldriff to send presentation to City Clerk and action Committee Coordinator for Council Agenda. 5. Site Plan Review Committee members reviewed, to the best of their knowledge, site plan regarding 1880 Liverpool Road, 67 townhouse dwellings. Comments were noted: difficult to know what to look for due to lack of proper training. Committee requests training assistance. P. Noronha-Waldriff noted that follow up had been done P. Noronha-Waldriff to regarding the status of the checklist. Is being worked on. action Committee would like training for purpose of reviewing site plans accurately. P. Noronha-Waldriff to follow up with divisional staff. Notation for next meeting Agenda: request for S. Little to discuss / review points of site plans for Committee's better understanding when reviewing site plans for approval. 6. Regional AAC Meeting - May 30, 2011 P. Noronha-Waldriff provided copy of agenda for May 30th Joint Accessibility meeting. Requested how many Committee members were able to attend meeting. Approximately 6-8 people will be able to attend. P. Noronha-Waldriff to provide attendees to Region. A. Nathifa Heywood to speak on behalf of Page.2 CORP0228-2/02 Committee in absence of Chair and Co Chair. K. Falconer to send Committee information to the Region. K. Falconer to action 7. Other Business T. Arvisais mentioned that Pickering Museum Village is hosting their "Steam Up" event this Saturday and Sunday. Accessible Gate is# 5 at lower entrance. All are welcome. Upcoming 'Who Dunnit' dinner and entertainment evenings in July 16/17 and July 23/24. K. Falconer updated on his attendance and the Durham Region Transit forum. It was a public information session that collected information on routes and schedules to address overlap on old Pickering Transit routes and the current.DRT routes not to address accessibility issues. Ben Chartier will be attending at an upcoming meeting to provide presentation on behalf of DRT and specialized services. 8. Adjournment Moved by Terry Arvisais Seconded by Ida Fogo That the meeting be adjourned. CARRIED Meeting Adjourned: 8:10 pm Copy: City Clerk Page 3 CORP0228-2/02