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Accessibility Advisory Committee
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
PI KERIN 7 pm
Boardroom, First Floor, Pickering Civic Complex
Attendees: T. Arvisais
M. Brenner
K. Falconer
P. McCafferty
D. Sharma
D. Tierney.
S. Wilkinson
D. Marlowe, Staff Representative
R. Michaud, Recording Secretary
D. Shields, City Clerk, Committee Facilitator
Guests: M. Dwinnell, Supervisor, Facilities Operations
I. Janton, Planner II, Site Planning ,
Absent: Councillor O'Connell
I. Fogo
A. Heywood-Delpeache
T. Logan
S. Little
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1. Welcome & Introductions D. Shields
D. Shields welcomed everyone and introduced Peter Bashaw,
the new community appointee. Debbie noted that an
attendance list would be taken at each meeting and provided to
the Security Guard in order for them to know who is in the
building in the event of an emergency.
2. Site Plans — Operations Centre I. Janton
M. Dwinnell and I. Janton attended the meeting to provide an
overview on the site plans for the new Operations Centre. The
new Operations Centre will be located on Clements Road next
to the new Soccer Dome.
Discussion ensued and the following recommendations were
made:
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• that additional consideration be given to increasing the
number of accessible parking spots. The Plan is for 12
and 13 have been included but, the Committee
members would like to have more. There are a total
of 293 parking spaces to be shared with the
Operations Centre and the Soccer Dome;
• that all front line counters, washrooms and staff work
stations be easily accessible;
• that there be easy access to the 2nd floor elevator;
• that the curb cuts on sidewalks be seamless and also
have wider sidewalks near the designated parking
spots;
• that all door handles be accommodated with levers D. Marlowe to forward
instead of the standard door knobs.
the committee's
D. Marlowe to forward the committee's comments to City comments to City
Development for their consideration. Development.
3. Review and Adoption of Minutes All
Discussion ensued on the minutes and committee member D. Shields to provide
orientation packages. Committee members requested another orientation packages
copy of all orientation package documents. to all committee
members. .
General discussion ensued on the comments noted in the
minutes.
Moved by T. Arvisais
Seconded by D. Sharma
That the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee be
reported in point form with only action items to be noted; and
That the Minutes of the October 23, 2013 meeting be approved
as amended to note comments from Committee members as
, general discussion ensued.
Carried
4. Business Arising from Minutes
Parking By-Law Update
D. Shields reported that the Traffic Operations Section is still
conducting the extensive review of the Parking By-law and
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noted that the parking ratio will follow the accessibility
standards guidelines.
The committee recommended that the percentage should be
reviewed and increased to better reflect the needs and
demographic of the community.
D. Shields advised that she would send the Committee's
comments to the Traffic Operations Section. She also noted D. Shields to follow up,
that once she received the report for Council consideration she with the Traffic
would make sure the Committee members received a copy. Operations Section.
Tour of City Hall Facilities
T. Arvisais expressed thanks to Dave Marlowe for taking some
committee members on a tour of City Hall Facilities to review
issues identified in the Facility Audit Report. He noted that this
should be offered to all committee members.
Demonstration for Defibrillator
D. Shields advised that in order to provide a demonstration to D. Marlowe to follow-
Committee members the defibrillator would have to be taken off up with Coordinator,
line. D. Marlowe to continue investigating a demonstration for Health &Safety.
Committee members with the Coordinator, Health & Safety.
5. Correspondence
Regional AAC Chairs 2014 Meeting
Copy of email from D. Marlowe circulated to inform committee
members of the 2014 meeting dates.
6. Work Plans and Events for 2014 D. Marlowe
D. Marlowe distributed copies of a 2014 Work plan
Development chart which outlines the Committee's
achievements and ongoing projects from 2011 to 2014 (current
term of Council).
Discussion ensued on what events and projects to focus on for
2014, the committee agreed on the following 2014 work plan
items:
• Accessibility Awareness Event at Pickering Town Centre
for November 2014. Start planning in January 2014.
• Develop a new accessibility survey in consultation with
local support agencies in order to broaden contacts
within the community. A subcommittee will be
established to work on the survey in January 2014.
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• Continue to work with Staff in identifying priority issues
for projects for annual budgeting and for the 5 year
Accessibility Plan. To be discussed at the March/April
meetings to provide comments for the 2015 Budget.
• Conduct Accessibility Audit of public facilities within the
City.
• Request input and involvement with City staff for a Built
Tactile Services Pilot Project.
D. Shields noted that the committee should try to plan and Clerk's office to send
include work plan strategies around the City's Corporate Values Corporate Values &
&Vision Statement. Vision.
7. Other Business All
Accessibility Policy
D. Marlowe distributed copies of the draft Accessibility Policy
which will be going to Council for approval in January 2014. He
noted that the Policy was the overriding City Statement and that
most of the specific content are noted in Procedures which is
• the next step after Policy creation. He noted if Committee
members wanted to provide their comments on the Policy they
need to be sent to him by mid-December.
Article—Vancouver Bans Door Knobs
T. Arvisais requested that the article be circulated to committee
members and made the following motion.
Moved by K. Falconer
Seconded by T. Arvisais
Clerk's office to scan
That the City considers implementing a similar policy as article and send to
Vancouver of banning door knobs for all new buildings in committee members
Pickering. and forward a memo to
City Development to
M. Brenner requested a friendly amendment to also include consider the motion.
new development in the Seaton community.
Carried
401 Pedestrian Bridge
M. Brenner questioned if anyone had information on a second D. Marlowe to follow-
elevator for the 401 Pedestrian Bridge and noted that there up with Engineering &
should have been two elevators when constructed but only one Public Works.
was put in.
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It was noted that the concern with adding the second elevator
was access to some of the platforms.
8. Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2014
in the Main Committee Room.
Meeting Adjourned: 9:30 pm
Copy: City Clerk
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