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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 23, 2011 City 00 Minutes / Meeting Summary AM Accessibility Advisory Committee Wednesday, March 23, 2011 AhP1 ~KERI G 7:00 pm Tower Meeting Room Attendees: Keith Falconer, Chair Terence Arvisais, Vice Chair Councillor O'Connell Don Tierney Stephen Little Aisha Heywood Sue Wilkinson Don Dorward Donna Manning Prem Noronha-Waldriff Absent: Tanya Logan Jacob Yacoumidis Ida Fogo Lisa Harker, Recording Secretary Item/ Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items/Status Ref # (summary of discussion) (include deadline as a ' ro riate 1. Welcome Keith welcomed all members. 2. Adoption of Minutes: March 2, 2011 Moved: Sue W. Second: Terry A. Carried 3. Accessible Taxicabs in the City of Pickering Kevin Narraway, Municipal Law Enforcement Officer spoke to the committee with regards to Accessible Taxicab service in the city. • The City currently licenses 3 accessible taxicabs • Taxicab industry has put 2 additional taxicabs. into service for a total of 5. • This represents 1:19,000 residents currently. He distributed a brief survey for members to complete: 1. Do you use accessible taxicabs? 2. Do you find the current service acceptable? 3. Do you find the wait times acceptable? Page 1 CORP0228-2/02 4. Should the number of licensed taxicabs be increased? 5. What barriers present a barrier to on-demand accessible taxicab service? He thanked the Committee for their input. 4. Accessibility Awareness Event: Nov. 5111 Prem confirmed details for the 1 st Accessibility Awareness Prem / Jody Morris to Event: meet with PTC to Date: Sat. Nov. 5, 2011 confirm details of Time: 11 am - 3 pm event. - Location: Pickering Town Center Committee to confirm Event to coincide with the 25th Rick Hanson Anniversary Relay. speaker / display line Rick Hanson is expected to make a brief appearance at the up. event. For full details on the Rick Hansen relay, google: Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay Prem to confirm event budget / provide to Event to include speakers / performers / displays Councillor O'Connell for sponsorship Line up to include: opportunities. 1. Mayor, council 2. Lieutenant Governor David C. Onley 3. Rick Hansen 4. Performers, looking at musician Justin Hines 5. Robert Pio Hajjar - motivational speaker - google idealway for more information. 6. Lions Foundation of Canada, guide dog demo 7. Durham Regional Police - speaking about the DRP Children's Games 5. 2011Work Plan Committee discussed various items as brought forward by Stephen Little and Sue Wilkinson: 1. Understand how the City Works: - Review accessible parking by laws and other appropriate AAC to review with by by laws that impact persons with a disability / law staff. accessibility in Pickering - Develop / or change the present standard for curb cuts AAC to review with - Construction practices regulated / purchased by the City Operations staff. (sidewalks / standards / by laws / snow clearing) - Review site plan checklist and standards associated with AAC to meet with Tyler currently being developed by City Planning staff. Barnett to review 2. Understand more about residents with disabilities, and where the live: Page 2 CORP0228-2/02 - Create a survey to obtain feedback from the Pickering Sue Wilkinson to Community on how accessible Pickering is, and what are develop survey for the issues they face. AAC review. Prem to work with IT to put online. Coordinate an Accessibility Awareness Day Nov 5, 2011 at the PTC Complete a physical inventory of Pickering to assist Council in identifying specific areas/issues that need to be addressed within the physical / built environment. - Review of strip malls in Pickering - identify deficiencies and cost to make accessible. Develop rating system for restaurants etc Each member of the AAC to adopt a disability and develop an expertise in said disability to better represent each group. Set up display at various City special events this summer Canada Day, Waterfront Concerts - at Millennium Square and in Esplanade 3. Generate discussion on issues and solutions: Build partnerships with other AAC's in Durham, to better AAC to attend understand common issues, and learn from their Regional Forum on successes while utilizing successful approaches to May 30tn accessibility issues. - Organize an access challenge with the new council Prioritize on the basis of where people actually live Go to Council more often to keep Accessibility front and center. 7. Other Business No response from invitation to Durham Deaf Association to attend ACC meeting and give a presentation. Councillor O'Connell spoke to Regional resolution to the Province to include persons with disabilities in its time of day electricity pricing. AAC to send same resolution to Pickering Council for endorsement. Councillor O'Connell provided brief overview of the new pedestrian bridge - bridge was connected but had no elevator - has now so more accessible. Keith Falconer advised that Gwelda MacDonald Page 3 CORP0228-2/02 Tuttle has resigned from the AAC, and thanked her for her contributions. AAC name tags were distributed. Don Dorward did not receive. I i i Meeting Adjourned: 8:57 pm Copy: City Clerk • Page 4 CORP0228-2/02