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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 26, 2011 Caq o¢~ Minutes / Meeting Summary 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 Page 1 CORP0228-2/02 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. Page 2 CORP0228-2/02 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 • Page 3 I CORP0228-2/02