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Minutes/Meeting Summary
Accessibility Advisory Committee
March 16, 2022
Electronic Meeting
7:00 pm
Attendees: P. Bashaw
S.Fatima
D. Hughes
G. Lang
T. Lyle-Gravlev
P. Milton
A. Taverna
M. Thorpe Ross
D. Wysocki
J. McLellan, Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade
I. Janton, Senior Planner, Site Planning
T. Higgins, Accessibility Coordinator (Staff Liaison)
A. MacGillivray, Committee Coordinator (Recording Secretary)
Absent: A. Lue
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1. Review and Approval of Agenda
T. Higgins reviewed the agenda items.
Agenda approved.
2. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
3. Approval of Minutes
Moved by P. Milton
Seconded by D. Hughes
That the Minutes of the February 16, 2022 meeting
of the Accessibility Advisory Committee be
approved.
Carried
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4. Presentations/Delegations
5. New Business
5.1 Site Plan Reviews
S 03/22 – 2540 Brock Rd.
I. Janton provided an overview of the site plan for
2540 Brock Rd.
Members discussed:
• the consideration of creating units that are
accessible at ground level;
• the consideration for accessible features
included as a part of the playground;
• the consideration for a fence around the
playground for safety;
• whether there were stipulations for
developers to build a certain allocation of
units as accessible when proposing new
projects;
• whether there were other accessible
developments and amenities in the
neighbourhood;
• the proposed municipal recreation facility
in North Pickering; and,
• the former landfill site adjacent to the site,
and whether that could be developed in
the future.
S 04/22 – 1635 Palmer's Sawmill Rd.
I. Janton provided an overview of the site plan for
1635 Palmer’s Sawmill Rd.
Members expressed concerns that were similar
to previously discussed site plan and
recommended that the developer consider
accessible units at ground level and other
accessible features in their development.
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5.2 Overview of Community Connectivity
D. Wysocki provided a presentation on the
concept of urban connectivity.
Members discussed:
• places that members often travel to in the
community and the modes of
transportation they use;
• the barriers to making those trips as a
pedestrian (e.g. absence of sidewalks,
unsafe surfaces etc.);
• how communities have been designed in a
disconnected and car-centric fashion;
• experiences using public transit; and,
• how points of interest and neighbourhoods
in Pickering can be better connected.
5.3 West Shore Skate Spot Community Survey
D. Wysocki provided members information
with regard to an opportunity to provide
feedback on a new skate park being proposed
at West Shore Community Centre.
Members discussed a program that exists in
Toronto that provides skateboarding
opportunities for children living with disabilities,
and how feedback from this program could
inform this project.
T. Higgins discussed the impacts of COVID-19
on recreation and activity opportunities,
particularly on those living with disabilities.
5.4 Planning for AAC’s 2021-2022 Report to
Council
T. Higgins informed the Committee that the
report is still being drafted, and that a more
achievable timeline for bringing the report to
Council would be for the May Council Meeting
rather than the April Council Meeting.
T. Higgins provided information on what is
involved in putting together the report and
D. Wysocki will provide
members with the link and
information to access the
survey to members.
T. Lyle-Gravlev to provide
information to D. Wysocki
with more information
regarding the program.
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presentation to Council and solicited members
that would be interested in being a part of the
presentation.
T. Lyle-Gravlev and J. McLellan expressed
interested in being a part of the presentation.
Members expressed that they would like to
invite fellow member A. Lue to also be a part
of the presentation if he is interested.
A question and answer period ensued
between members and A. MacGillivray
regarding the dates of the Standing Committee
Meetings and Council Meeting in May, whether
in-person meetings will be happening the near
future, and the deadline for reports to be
submitted.
5.5 MSAA Desk Audit – Update
T. Higgins provided an update on the MSAA
Desk Audit that the City of Pickering is
undergoing. T. Higgins explained that policies
and practices were examined pertaining to
training, feedback, and individual
accommodation plans, and that policy
amendments are being brought forward for
Council’s consideration in April.
6. Correspondence
There were no items of correspondence.
7. Other Business & Updates
7.1 Member Roundtable
T. Higgins surveyed the Members for updates.
Members discussed:
• the City’s March Break and Summer
Camp programming;
• the barriers that exist with regard to
accessibility in policy areas outside the
scope of the municipality;
• accessible and affordable housing,
specifically modular homes; and,
Members requested that
further discussion be held in
the future regarding barriers
that the Committee is facing
to affecting change, and
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• issues that other municipalities are
discussing including National
Accessibility Week and National
Volunteers Week.
accessible and affordable
housing.
8. Next Meeting – April 20, 2022
9. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned.
Meeting Adjourned: 9:04 pm