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Accessibility Advisory Committee
. _ Wednesday, January 26, 2011
PICKERING 7:00 pm
Main Committee Room - Civic Complex
Attendees: Keith Falconer, Chair
Terence Arvisais, Co-Chair
Councillor O'Connell
Aisha Natifa-Heywood
Stephen Little
Donna Manning
Donald Tierney
Sue Wilkinson
Prem Noronha-Waldriff
Lisa Harker, Recording Secretary
Absent: Ida Fogo
Gwelda MacDonald-Tuttle
Item Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items / Status
Ref # (summary of discussion) (include deadline as
appropriate)
1.0 Welcome PNW
P. Noronha-Waldriff welcomed members to their first meeting
and had everyone introduce themselves. P. Noronha-Waldriff
provided a Power Point presentation which outlined the
responsibilities of the Committee and past successes.
2.0 Election of Chair and Vice Chair All
P. Noronha-Waldriff outlined the process involved in the
election of the Chair and Vice Chair and requested nominations
from Committee members.
Moved by Terry Arvisais
Seconded by Stephen Little
That Keith Falconer be appointed as Chair to the Accessibility
Advisory Committee.
CARRIED
Moved by Stephen Little
Seconded by Keith Falconer
That Ter. Arvisais be appointed as Vice Chair to the
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F Accessibility Advisory Committee.
CARRIED
K. Falconer thanked S. Little for all of his hard work as Vice
Chair last term.
3.0 Adoption of Minutes - November 3, 2010 All
Action items were reviewed and updates were provided.
Moved by Councillor O'Connell
Seconded by Sue Wilkinson
That the minutes of the November 3, 2010 meeting be adopted.
CARRIED
4.0 Accessibility Awareness Event All
K. Falconer and P. Noronha-Waldriff provided an overview of
the plans in place for the Accessibility Awareness Event. P.
Noronha-Waldriff suggested changing the tentative date to
November 5th to coincide with the Rick Hansen Relay event. It
was determined that doing so would be beneficial for the
success of the first Accessibility Awareness Event. Direction
was given for staff to proceed with the date of November 5th. P. Noronha-Waldriff to
action
Discussion ensued regarding the budget for the. event. .
Councillor O'Connell stressed the importance of obtaining
corporate sponsors for this event.
5.0 2010 Election - Post Election Report ` LH
L. Harker provided a brief overview of the 2010 Post Election
Report on Accessibility initiatives undertaken, and advised the
Committee that the Clerk's Office will continue to accept
recommendations and/or feedback for the 2014 Elections.
A question and answer period ensued.
6.0 2011 Work Ian All
Discussion ensued with respect to the 2011 Workplan. The
Committee agreed to build upon the 2010 Workplan, and are to
bring their suggestions and comments to the February meeting All members to action
for review.
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Moved by Stephen Little
Seconded by Aisha Natifa-Heywood
That the Accessibility Advisory Committee recommend that
Reports to Council templates now include a "Accessibility
Implications" field for employees to complete when writing a
Report.
CARRIED
7.0 Other Business All
7.1) S. Little would like to include on the next agenda a piece of
correspondence that he submitted to the Committee on L. Harker to action
November 3, 2010. This correspondence outlines suggestions
for the Committee to review for the 2011 Workplan.
7.2) Councillor O'Connell suggested that the Committee review
a scoring or grading scheme for the accessibility of structures,
plazas, etc.
7.3) P. Noronha-Waldriff advised the Committee that
nominations for the 2010 Civic Awards are being accepted until
February 10. If Committee members have any nominations they
are to forward to P. Noronha-Waldriff.
7.4) P. Noronha-Waldriff distributed copies of the 2011 Annual
Accessibility Plan for members.
7.5) S. Wilkinson advised the Committee that she would be S. Wilkinson to action
inviting the Durham Deaf Associational to attend the following
meeting.
7.6) K. Falconer enquired as to when new Committee members P. Noronha-Waldriff to
would be receiving Accessible Customer Service training. P. action
Noronha-Waldriff to set up in early 2011.
8.0 Next Meeting All
• February 23, 2011 or March 2, 2011 (TBD) .
Meeting Adjourned: 8:20 pm
Copy: City Clerk
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