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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 25, 2013 T, •J CCali Minutes/Meeting Summary al 0� == w_u„•;';.111;i _.�__ Accessibility Advisory Committee ;, ;� . Wednesday, September 25, 2013 PICKERING 7 pm Tower Meeting Room —2nd Floor Pickering Civic Complex Attendees: J. O'Connell, Regional Councillor (joined meeting at 8:30 pm) T. Arvisais M. Brenner K. Falconer P. McCafferty D. Sharma D. Tierney D. Marlowe, Staff Representative R. Michaud, Recording Secretary Absent: A. Heywood-Delpeache I. Fogo S. Little T. Logan D. Shields S. Wilkinson Item/ Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items/Status Ref# (summary of discussion) (include deadline as appropriate) 1. Welcome—Training Provincial Accessibility Standards D. Marlowe D. Marlowe provided training on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act as mandated by the province. 2. Review and Adoption of Minutes All Moved by K. Falconer Seconded by T. Arvisais That the minutes of the June 26, 2013 meeting be approved as amended. Carried 3. Business Arising from the Minutes D. Marlowe Update — Tax Credits for Seniors D. Marlowe provided information available on the "Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit” as requested at the previous meeting. The credit applies to seniors 65 years or older. After brief discussion, D. Marlowe suggested that the committee Page 1 of 3 t Item/ Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items/Status Ref# (summary of discussion) (include deadline as appropriate) would have to submit a recommendation to Council for the City of Pickering to request that the provincial or federal government provide a new tax credit program for people with disabilities. 4. Post Event Update All Total Wellness Event— September 14, 2013 M. Brenner advised that the event went very well. The guest speakers were fantastic and delivered plain language information. Although traffic and attendance was low, it was a great opportunity to partner with the City for the anniversary celebration and would suggest continuing this partnership for future events. K. Falconer mentioned that he has received a letter and photos from Joe Dickson's office and will be forwarding them to the committee members. Joint AAC Forum — September 24, 2013 D. Marlowe, M. Brenner, K. Falconer and P. McCafferty attended the Forum and found the speakers to be very interesting. It was a great opportunity to find out what other municipalities and organizations are doing in their community. D. Marlowe mentioned the "Teach Able" program which is based in the schools and provides comfortable learning D. Marlowe to email experience at an early stage. He will be sending copies of committee members. documentation via email. K. Falconer to follow- K. Falconer noted that he would like to invite the guest speaker, up to invite guest who provided an overview on mental health to a future meeting. speaker. 5. Correspondence All D. Marlowe distributed a copy of an email received from the Perth & Huron Counties AAC, with regards to an upcoming event being coordinated with the Avon Maitland District School Board called "A Day in Your Shoes". The goal is to teach empathy and patience towards persons with disabilities. He suggested that the committee could look into this type of event for next year. 6. Other Business All Durham LifeBeat Reminder to committee members that this weekend is the 25 Hour Musical Band-A-Thon, a non-stop Multicultural music fest being held at Pickering High School from 7 pm Saturday, September 27th to 7 pm Sunday, September 28th Page 2 of 3 Item/ Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items/Status Ref# (summary of discussion) (include deadline as appropriate) Accessibility Audit of Public Facilities D. Tierney submitted the final copy of the report for R. Michaud to email consideration at the next meeting. R. Michaud to scan and report to committee email document to committee members for their review and members. comments. Accessibility Report: 2012 Achievements Question was raised with regards to a report going to Council • providing an update on the City of Pickering's Five Year Accessibility Plan (2012-2016). The committee members requested an opportunity to review the report prior to its presentation at Council. D. Marlowe advised that the report CR 11-13 has been submitted to be included in the Executive Committee Agenda for the October 7, 2013. It was noted that Committee members could appear as a delegation at the Executive Committee meeting to speak and provide further comments on the report. R. Michaud to follow-up with Clerk's Office and email the report R. Michaud to email to committee members. report to committee members. Update on Facilitator Pilot Project R. Michaud mentioned that the City Clerk has completed her review on the advisory committees and has collected information for a report to Council for the new term of office. More details to follow on the election process for Chair and Vice-Chair of Committees for the last year of the committee mandate. Election to be held at the October meeting. 2014 Accessibility Events P. McCafferty mentioned that she has some ideas for the events next year and requested that the item be added to the agenda for discussion at the next meeting. Moved by K. Falconer Seconded by D. Tierney That the meeting be adjourned. Carried Meeting Adjourned at 9:30 pm Copy: City Clerk Page 3 of 3