HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 25, 2012 C1 00 A Minutes/Meeting Summary
Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
PI KERI G 7:00 pm
Civic Complex - Main Committee Room
Attendees:' K. Falconer Chair
T. Arvisais, Vice Chair
Councillor O'Connell
M. Brenner
A. Heywood-Delpeache
T. Logan
D. Manning
D. Sharma
D. Tierney
S. Wilkinson
J. Yacoumidis
P. Noronha-Waldriff
L. Harker, Recording Secretary
Absent: I. Fogo
S. Little
Item/ Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items/Status
Ref# (summary of`discussion) (include deadline as
appropriate)
1. Welcome K. Falconer
K. Falconer welcomed members and guests to the meeting.
2. Deohaeko Support Network - Presentation E. Rosemond and
J. Klees
Erin Rosemond and Janet Klees from the Deohaeko Support .
Network provided a presentation to the Committee of the
Deohaeko Support Network. J. Klees provided an overview of the
program, detailing their approach to customized job development to
ensure that the workforce represents the community.
Customized job development was described as a way to help
people with disabilities make a contribution and get paying jobs in
their community. This organization provides support and teaches
learning strategies to people with disabilities with the goal of helping
these people achieve paid employment.
E. Rosemond then shared some success stories, thereby giving a
human face to the philosophy.
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P. Noronha-Waldriff invited the Deohaeko Support Network to set P. Noronha-Waldriff to
up a booth at the 2012 Accessibility Awareness Event. action
A question and answer period ensued.
3. Adoption of Minutes March 28, 2012 K. Falconer
Moved by M. Brenner
Seconded by T. Arvisais
That the minutes of the March 28, 2012 meeting of the
Accessibility Advisory Committee be approved.
Carried
4. Accessibility Survey (Draft Review) S. Wilkinson and D.
Tierney
S. Wilkinson and D. Tierney provided a brief overview of the
draft Accessibility Survey and requested final comments and
changes from members.
• D. Tierney suggested adding "e.g." to question #6.
• M. Brenner suggested adding "episodic" for question #4,
including a definition "periodically occurs".
• K. Falconer suggesting having this survey available on
the City's website and having City staff collect responses
and report back to the Committee quarterly.
• M. Brenner suggested placing the survey on the City's
Intranet to obtain responses from City staff for
comparison.
• Councillor O'Connell suggested placing a notice about
this survey in tax bills.
• S. Wilkinson suggested placing a notice in the News
Advertiser and sharing with other Accessibility
Committees.
• J. Yacoumidis proposed to the Committee that they
begin thinking about the next steps, including what the
Committee will do with the information that is obtained
from this survey and how this information will be reported
back to the City.
5. 2012 Committee Work Plan K. Falconer
K. Falconer provided an overview of the presentation to Council
and the good feedback that was received. It was proposed that
roles and'tasks were assigned based on the work plan that was
presented to Council.
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Accessibility Awareness Event— M. Brenner (Lead)/A. Natifa
Heywood-Delpeache, K. Falconer, D. Sharma all Committee
members to assist
Review of Accessibility Parking By-law— S. Wilkinson (Lead)
and D. Sharma
Review Standards for Curb Cuts for Sidewalks — D. Sharma
(Lead)
Review of Pedestrian Crossing Times at Signalized
Intersections —T. Arvisais (Lead)
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Policy Review for Full Services Gas Stations — Councillor
O'Connell (Lead) and A. Natifa Heywood-Delpeache
Building on the 2011 Accessibility Survey — J. Yacoumidis
(Lead), M. Brenner, D. Tierney and S. Wilkinson
Design Student Engagement Program —A. Natifa Heywood-
Delpeache (Lead) / D. Sharma / M. Brenner
Conduct an Accessibility Audit of Public Facilities — D. Tierney
(Lead), S. Wilkinson and T. Logan
Conduct an Accessibility Audit of Businesses and Facilities — M.
Brenner (Lead) and D. Sharma
Implement Forums for Discussion with Pickering Senior
Management Team —T. Arvisais (Lead) and M. Brenner
It's up to the lead in each initiative to design the initiative and
outline deliverables. Members are to organize themselves and
meet outside of the committee meetings.
P. Noronha-Waldriff to
M. Brenner suggested the development of a spreadsheet to action
view deliverables and set timelines for these to be achieved.
6. 2012 Accessibility Awareness Event K. Falconer
P. Noronha-Waldriff provided an overview of the planning for
this event to date and advised the Committee that the next step
would be to select a date to book the Pickering Town Centre.
The Committee selected Saturday, November 3`d as their first
selection and Saturday, October 27th as their second selection.
Councillor O'Connell suggested also booking the 2013
Accessibility Awareness Event at this time to obtain the
preferred date of June 1, 2013 and to book speakers for the
event.
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Discussion ensued with respect to speakers at this event. P.
Noronha-Waldriff suggested putting in a Community Page
Advertisement to attract speakers.
7. Site Plan Review- 502/12 Dominos Pizza All
Members reviewed this site plan and determined that it was
completely inaccessible as it is on a floodplain. The Committee
did not recommend approval of this site plan and will be
submitting their comments to the Planning & Development
Department, noting that it should be resubmitted to the
Committee when accessible during all seasons.
8. Other Business All
8.1) S. Wilkinson enquired why one of the accessible parking
spots at the Loblaws plaza was replaced with an expectant K. Falconer to action
mother parking spot? K. Falconer to follow up with T. Barnett
from the Planning & Development Department fora response.
8.2) P. Noronha-Waldriff read an email from T. Barnett from the
Planning & Development Department regarding the parking by-
laws and the Committee's interest in increasing the number of
handicap spaces allotted for each plaza. It was suggested that
the Committee review the municipal by-laws and send a report
to Council based on their recommendations.
8.3) Councillor O'Connell advised the Committee that she
received a phone call from a concerned resident. This resident
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expressed their concern that there is no full day camp available
at the Recreation Complex for children ages 12+ with
disabilities. Councillor O'Connell advised the Committee that it
may be appropriate to start the conversation about
opportunities available for residents with disabilities and transit
availability to these programs. P. Noronha-Waldriff advised that
the City offers programs for 13 — 18 yrs, however they are drop
in programs. The resident in questions would be looking for full
day programming which is not something offered.
8.4) T. Arvisais enquired about the handicap parking spot and Councillor O'Connell to
location of curb cuts at the Sears entrance of the Pickering action
Town Centre. Durham Transit was to move the curb cut but it
has not been moved as of yet.
8.5) S. Wilkinson shared an article from the Star newspaper
about the obstacles that businesses face in making their
business accessible.
8.6) P. Noronha-Waldriff invited the Committee to attend the
Community Engagement Workshop held by the City of
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Pickering, Tuesday May 15th8.7) P. Noronha-Waldriff advised
the Committee that she would be attending the Regional
Accessibility meeting on May 22nd and invited Committee
members to attend.
8.8) P. Noronha-Waldriff advised the committee that she would
be attending a workshop on the Integrated Accessibility
Standard Regulation: Interpretation and Application, in
Vaughan on April 30th and would provide an overview at the
next meeting.
8.9) K. Falconer reminded Committee members about the Day
of Mourning on Saturday, April 28th
8.10) K. Falconer advised the Committee that the Waterfront
Open House was held at an inaccessible location and that
future events would not be held at this location.
9. Next Meeting/Adjournment All
Moved by J. Yacoumidis
Seconded by T. Logan
That the meeting be adjourned.
Carried
Next Meeting: May 23, 2012
Meeting Adjourned: 8:50 pm
Copy: City Clerk
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