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i�i Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting
i i Wednesday, February 27, 2013
PICKERING ' pm
Main Committee Room
Attendees: M. Brenner
A. Heywood-Delpeache
T. Logan
P. McCafferty
D. Sharma
D. Tierney
S. Wilkinson
P. Noronha-Waldriff, Staff Representative
S. Milton, Staff Representative
D. Shields, City Clerk
R. Michaud, Recording Secretary
Guest: M. Dwinnell, Supervisor, Facility Operations
Absent: Councillor O'Connell
K. Falconer
T. Arvisais
I. Fogo �
S. Little �
Item/ Details 8� Discussion & Conclusion Action Items/Status
Ref# (summary of discussion) (include deadline as
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1. Welcome
Debbie Shields opened the meeting and introduced herself as
the Staff Facilitator and welcomed Pauline McCafferty as the
newest community appointee to the committee.
She noted that she will be attending the meetings over the
next few months as part of the pilot project to review the
structure and functions of the advisory committees. The �
purpose is to improve workflows and streamline the work of
the committees with the staff representatives.
2. Review and Ado tion of the A enda All
Add one item under Correspondence
- Review renovation drawings for West Shore Community Centre
A enda a roved.
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3. Review and Ado tion of Minutes A��
Minutes - November 28, 2012
D. Shields provided clarification on the outstanding item with
regards to the motion regarding the Parking By-law. She stated
that the Minutes of the November 28, 2012 meeting have not yet
been approved; therefore the motion could not go to February
Council Meeting. Once the minutes are approved the motion
I will be forwarded to Council. She stated that if they are
approved this evening, the motion would be placed on the March
Council Meeting.
Moved by M. Brenner
Seconded by S. Wilkinson
That the minutes of the November 28, 2012 meeting be
approved.
Carried
S. Wilkinson requested to be added as a Delegation at the D. Shields to action. ,
March Council Agenda to discuss the Parking By-law motion. �
Minutes - January 23, 2013
K. Falconer had sent an email regarding an error in the minutes
under Item 5. D. Shields noted the error and the correction that
was made.
Moved by M. Brenner
Seconded by S. Wilkinson
That the minutes of the January 23, 2013 meeting be approved,
as amended.
Carried
4. Corres ondence - A��
I Review Renovation Drawings for
West Shore Community Centre
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M. Dwinnell, Supervisor, Facility Operations appeared before the
Committee to outline the retrofitting that will be completed this
year to the West Shore Community Centre. He stated that the
following work would be completed; new sliding doors,
expansion of the foyer, upgrades to existing washrooms, ,
installation of a new accessible washroom, new ramp and cover
over entrance. He noted that he expected the project to be
completed by August 2013.
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M. Brenner questioned whether the upgrades considered
Durham Transit being able to come onto the site for service
delivery. He noted that at this time people had to go to Bayly to
the transit stop and he felt if the bus could come onto the site it
would be better. He questioned whether the City could consult
with Durham Transit and see if that is something that could be
accomplished.
P. McCafferty questioned whether the floor at the sliding doors
would have a threshold because thresholds are usually difficult
for wheel chairs to maneuver. M. Dwinnell stated that this one
would be flush with the floor.
A question and answer period ensued.
M. Dwinnell noted that the existing washrooms did not have
enough room to make them fully accessible and that was why
they were building the separate accessible washroom. He noted
that the upgrades met the accessibility requirements and noted
that the ramp would have hand rails on both sides.
Partnership for Wellness Forum
Memo received from Advisory Committee on Diversity to confirm
the Committee's participation in the joint Wellness Forum on
Saturday, May 4, 2013 to be held in the Council Chambers and
the lobby at Pickering City Hall.
D. Shields mentioned that they are trying to confirm keynote
speakers for the event.
Moved by M. Brenner
Seconded by S. Wilkinson
That the Accessibility Advisory Committee partners with the
Advisory Committee on Diversity for the joint Wellness Forum
and that the two committee representatives for the sub working
group will be Maurice Brenner and Sue Wilkinson.
Carried
5. Business Arisin from the Minutes All
Accessible Parking — Comments from K. Thompson,
Manager By-law Enforcement Services
D. Shields provided the Committee with information obtained
from the K. Thompson, Manager, By-law Enforcement Services.
She noted that By-law Enforcement Services did not support the �
regulation of providing two different sizes for accessible parking
spots. She noted that it would be very difficult to enforce the
criteria for the two different sizes and would recommend that the
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- City maintain one size for all accessible parking.
Pedestrian Signals — Memo from J. Cafarelli, Traffic
Engineering Supervisor, Region of Durham
P. Noronha-Waldriff mentioned that Joe Carafelli has expressed
an interest to attend one of our meetings to provide clarification
on the pedestrian crossing times at signalized intersections in
the City of Pickering. Committee members agreed that this Prem to invite J.
would be a great idea and would give them an opportunity to ask Cafarelli for the next
questions. . meeting if available.
6.0 Committee A ointments D. Shields
D. Shields mentioned that the Clerk's Office needs direction from
the committee in regards to the attendance of two Committee
Members. She noted that numerous attempts had been made to
follow up with members to no avail. She stated that she had
heard one Committee member had health issues and would not
be returning but had no official resignation letter. She noted that
she felt it was appropriate to fill this position without a resignation
letter and needed a motion to do so.
Moved by M. Brenner
Seconded by D. Tierney
To proceed with the recruitment of a new committee member.
It was the consensus of the Committee that the Clerk's Office To be added to the
would attempt to contact the other Committee Member before agenda for the next
the next meeting to find out their intentions regarding meeting.
membership on the Committee.
D. Shields advised that the Clerk's office will review the current
list of candidates from the last posting and also advertise to fill
the vacancies.
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7.0 2012 Work Plan Updates / 2013 Work Plan Items A�� I
Prem circulated a draft memo which will be presented to Council
in March highlighting the committee's 2012 Accomplishments
and the 2013 Proposed Work Plan.
Committee members were asked to review and provide Committee members
comments to Prem by Friday, March 8t". A revised copy will be to review and provide
circulated to committee members before going to Council. comments to Prem by
Friday, March gtn
M. Brenner agreed to present the 2012 Work Plan Updates and
the 2013 Proposed Work Plan at the March 25t" Council
meeting. All committee members are welcome to attend to
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M. Brenner asked if community organizations have been made Prem to follow-up
aware to forward correspondence / invitation to the Clerk's office with K. Falconer and
to be shared with committee members. He mentioned that Keith also contact Chair of
Falconer, former Chair of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, Region's Accessibility
would receive correspondence from various groups and Committee.
organizations directly. Prem mentioned that she would follow-
up with Keith to make sure that any Committee correspondence
that is forwarded to him is sent to the Clerks Office or Staff
Representative. She also noted that she would inform the Chair
of the Region's Accessibility Committee to forward all
correspondence to the City Clerk and herself as Staff
representative.
D. Sharma mentioned that the 2012 Work Plan included a review
of current curb cuts standards for sidewalks and also the
investigation of the ones requiring repair and/or improvements.
He noted that it may be difficult for the regular person to identify
curb cuts that are problematic, and suggested that people in
wheelchair or a scooter could assist in determining problem
areas.
He also questioned if any contracts completed prior to 2012 Prem to contact Scott
complied with the act. It was suggested that we invite staff from Booker to invite them
City Development in order to get an update on this matter. to the,next meeting to
provide update.
S. Wilkinson suggested that the committee should prioritize the
list of curb cuts to be done once we have an update and
. mentioned that she has met with a staff person to gain a better
understanding of the requirements for curb cuts. It was further
suggested to invite him to a future meeting as well.
D. Shields mentioned that residents should be encouraged to
contact the Customer Care Centre with their concerns as all calls
are tracked and responded to.
P. McCafferty mentioned that the curb cuts at the Pickering
Town Centre are also a problem and asked if City staff could
look into these as well. i
It was noted that this is private property; therefore the City would
only become involved as part of a site redevelopment.
D. Shields stated she would enquire with City staff on the D. Shields to action.
processes and standards they have to follow for curb cuts.
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8.0 2013 Accessibility Awareness Event—June 1S All
P. Noronha-Waldriff mentioned that she received direction at the
last meeting to proceed with booking the Pickering Town Centre
for the Accessibility Awareness Event for the first Saturday in
June.
Discussion ensued on the date of the event and there was some
concern that there was no decision made to proceed with June
1 St as the actual date for the event.
M. Brenner mentioned that both the June and December dates
were discussed to tie in with the annual accessibility and world
accessibility events taking place. The December event was
seen as being problematic due to holiday displays at the mall,
which was why the committee recommended proceeding with
the June event. �
It was noted that the Abilities Centre in Whitby is hosting their
one year anniversary in June and that it may be a good
opportunity for the committee to showcase its work at this event.
Discussion ensued on whether to approach the Abilities Centre
and partnership with their event in June. Discussion also took
place regarding not wanting to give up the Pickering event at the
Pickering Town Centre. It was noted that the Committee really
wanted to tie into the June or December accessible events and
that the December timeline probably would not be able to be
booked at the Town Centre. It was the consensus of the
Committee to hold the Pickering event in June at the Pickering
Town Centre.
Moved by M. Brenner
Seconded by S. Wilkinson
That the Accessibility Advisory Committee holds the annual
event on Saturday, June 1St at the Pickering Town Centre.
Carried
I Accessibility Event
Purpose of the event
"Showcasing Accessibility in our Community"
Tentative Schedule — 11 am to 3 pm
Tentative Participants
Guest speakers (Para Olympian)
Dave Pre de —
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PerFormers — singers Justin Hines, Samantha Mutis
Booth -Windreach Farms
Jeff Morrison singer (Dave Marlowe has contact) .
Travelling show— kids on the block
Dancer— lazy legs,
DRPS — Special Olympics �
Committee members are encouraged to forward additional Committee members
comments to Prem for consideration and be prepared to discuss to send comments to
possible ideas for the event at the next meeting Prem before next
meeting.
9.0 Other Business . All
D. Tierney mentioned that he did not receive the agenda. A test
email will be sent to all committee members tomorrow to find out
if there is an IT problem.
Moved by M. Brenner
That the meeting be adjourned.
Carried. '
Meeting Adjourned: 9:00 pm
Copy: City Clerk
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