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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 29, 2007Accessibility Advisory Committee March 29, 2007 7:00 PM Council Chambers/CAO’s Boardroom Attendees: Kelly Collins Aisha Nathifa Heywood Zoia Horne Councillor Bonnie Littley Prem Noronha Waldriff Lori Murray Chuck Moult Lisa Broad (Recording Secretary) Absent: Stephen Little Item / Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items / Status (include deadline as appropriate)  1.0 Election of Chair/Vice Chair     Moved by Zoia Horne Seconded by Councillor Littley That the Accessibility Advisory Committee appoint Kelly Collins as Chair of the Accessibility Committee and Stephen Little as Vice Chair. CARRIED All  2.0 Guest Speaker     Ben Chartier, Deputy General Manager, Specialized Services & North Durham Region Transit Commission Mr. Chartier gave his power point presentation on the Durham Region Transit, Specialized Services sector. Ben Chartier  3.0 Adoption of Minutes     Moved by Kelly Collins Seconded by Aisha Nathifa Heywood That the Accessibility Advisory Committee minutes of January 24, 2007, be adopted. All    Moved by Kelly Collins Seconded by Aisha Nathifa Heywood That the Accessibility Advisory Committee minutes of January 24, 2007, be adopted. All  4.0 Site Plan Review – S02/07     S.R & R Bayridges Plaza Ltd., Part of Block Y, Plan M16 (1215-1235 Bayly Street). Kelly gave an overview of what was discussed at previous meetings. She also gave Chuck an introduction to the committee and went through what the Committee ‘does’. Chuck questioned as to whether or not ramps to get up on the sidewalks were close to the parking lots. He mentioned that sometimes the position of these ramps pose a danger because they come up right behind where cars are driving.   5.0 Correspondence     Mr. Grady & Councillor Pickles & CORR 13-07. Accessible Pedestrian Signals. Councillor Littley reviewed the application conditions for these chirping signals. Prem to follow up with Stephen with regards to the costs of the installation of these chirp signals. From the discussion at the Regional Accessibility meeting on Tuesday March 27th, it appears as though the Region will be providing for the costs of these. Councillor Littley suggested that Lisa contact Mike Pelzowski to see if there have been any evaluations done on the City’s crosswalks to see if there is a need for signals and if so, where this has been done. The Committee might consider applying to see if we are eligible.  Prem to action. Lisa to action.  6.0 Other Business & Adjournment     Discussion ensued on promoting the Durham Region Specialized Transit Services. It was suggested that the Committee create a brochure for Durham Region Transit to distribute to their riders to promote the Committee. Also, the Committee would like to work on promoting the Specialized Transit Services through the website and the Committee’s brochure. The Committee briefly discussed the Workplan for 2007. It was decided that the Committee would focus on awareness and “getting out into the community”. Prem will bring the updated Annual Accessibility Plan to the next meeting when the City of Pickering employees have had a chance to comment. Prem then recapped the Regional Accessibility meeting. Scugog is really focusing on upgrading buildings and making their businesses more aware. Ajax’s Committee was instrumental in ensuring that their new facilities were accessible. Oshawa had a great brochure and will be holding an Access Forum on May 7th. They have also held staff sensitivity training. However, Clarington has been having some issues with their gas stations as they no longer have a full serve gas station. This makes it very difficult for people with disabilities to fill up on gas. Prem distributed some Regional Accessibility Plans, Ability Guides, and Visitability information packets to distribute to members. The Visitability brochure details information on making your house accessible for visitors coming to visit you. Prem also brought in a petition from a Clarington resident about sidewalks and trowels. It appears as though the cheaper trowels are more difficult for wheelchairs to manoeuvre around so this petition will hopefully encourage Clarington to fix this problem. Kelly to review new Site Plans for 1862 Liverpool Road. Kelly went to the CNIB and picked up some pamphlets on accessible design and accessible text programs. Suggests putting a link on our website for citizens.  Prem to action. Kelly to action.    Discussion ensued on promoting the Durham Region Specialized Transit Services. It was suggested that the Committee create a brochure for Durham Region Transit to distribute to their riders to promote the Committee. Also, the Committee would like to work on promoting the Specialized Transit Services through the website and the Committee’s brochure. The Committee briefly discussed the Workplan for 2007. It was decided that the Committee would focus on awareness and “getting out into the community”. Prem will bring the updated Annual Accessibility Plan to the next meeting when the City of Pickering employees have had a chance to comment. Prem then recapped the Regional Accessibility meeting. Scugog is really focusing on upgrading buildings and making their businesses more aware. Ajax’s Committee was instrumental in ensuring that their new facilities were accessible. Oshawa had a great brochure and will be holding an Access Forum on May 7th. They have also held staff sensitivity training. However, Clarington has been having some issues with their gas stations as they no longer have a full serve gas station. This makes it very difficult for people with disabilities to fill up on gas. Prem distributed some Regional Accessibility Plans, Ability Guides, and Visitability information packets to distribute to members. The Visitability brochure details information on making your house accessible for visitors coming to visit you. Prem also brought in a petition from a Clarington resident about sidewalks and trowels. It appears as though the cheaper trowels are more difficult for wheelchairs to manoeuvre around so this petition will hopefully encourage Clarington to fix this problem. Kelly to review new Site Plans for 1862 Liverpool Road. Kelly went to the CNIB and picked up some pamphlets on accessible design and accessible text programs. Suggests putting a link on our website for citizens.  Prem to action. Kelly to action.