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City 00 Minutes / Meeting Summary
Accessibility Advisory Committee
i i Wednesday, November 3, 2010
PICKERING 7'00 pm
Tower Meeting Room
Attendees: Keith Falconer, Chair
Stephen Little, Co-Chair
Terence Arvisais
Aisha Natifa-Heywood
Susan Wilkinson
Prem Noronha-Waldriff
Lisa Harker, Recording Secretary
Absent: Councillor Littley
Gwelda MacDonald-Tuttle.
Marilyn Wallace
Stephanie Wilson
Item / Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items / Status
Ref # (summary of discussion) (include deadline as
appropriate)
1.0 Welcome KF
K. Falconer welcomed members to their last meeting of this
term.
2.0 Adoption of Minutes - May 26, 2010 & September 22, 2010 All
Moved by Terry Arvisais
Seconded by Stephen Little
That the minutes of the May 26, 2010 meeting be adopted.
CARRIED
Moved by Stephen Little
Seconded by Terry Arvisais
That the minutes of the September 22, 2010 meeting be
adopted.
CARRIED
3.0 2011 Annual Accessibility Plan All
Committee members discussed the plan and made a few
additions to their comments from the last meeting.
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• . S. Wilkinson questioned why there are no sidewalks on
Parkham Road leading to Montgomery Park and if and
when the City was planning on adding sidewalks. P.
Noronha-Waldriff to contact OES (Scott Booker) to P. Noronha-Waldriff to
discuss. action
• P. Noronha-Waldriff to follow up with Tyler Barnett from P. Noronha-Waldriff to
Building to discuss curb grading and design and whether action
or not there are current standards in place.
• K. Falconer congratulated staff for all of their hard work
on the 2011 Annual Accessibility Plan.
Moved by Terry Arvisais
Seconded by Stephen Little
That the 2011 Annual Accessibility Plan be endorsed.
CARRIED
4.0 Accessibility Awareness! Event'
P. Noronha-Waldriff provided an overview of her preliminary
work on the Accessibility Awareness Event.
• The Committee has received approval from the Culture &
Recreation Division to proceed with the event and the
event will be tied into the Bicentennial lineup.
• P. Noronha-Waldriff passed around a "Critical Path" for
the event (this event will mirror the Heritage Day Event).
• P. Noronha-Waldriff has requested $5,000 in the 2011
budget and will advise Committee members if they are P. Noronha-Waldriff to
successful in obtaining this. action
• A. Natifa-Heywood to contact a speaker who may be
available to speak about injuries on the job. A. Natifa-Heywood to
• P. Noronha-Waldriff advised the Committee that she has action
been in contact with a number of speakers.
• Discussion ensued with respect to sponsorship
opportunities (to potentially cover the cost of Justin Hines
performing).
• The Committee decided to proceed with booking Justin
Hines to perform at a cost of $2,000.
• P. Noronha-Waldriff to contact David Onley to speak at P. Noronha-Waldriff to
the event. action
• Members to contact groups, agencies and speakers that
they would like to have present at the event and to bring
ideas for a tagline to the January meeting. P. Noronha-Waldriff to
• P. Noronha-Waldriff to transfer $1,000 from the 2010 action
budget to the 2011 budget.
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• A. Natifa-Heywood to create a list of agencies to contact A. Natifa-Heywood to
to attend the event. action
5.0 Other Business and Adjournment All
5.1 L. Harker reminded Committee members that applications
are due on Friday, November 5tn
5.2 S. Little provided the Committee with a handout of initiatives
for the new Committee. Discussion ensued, with all members
supporting the goals and incorporating them into next years'
Accessibility Workplan.
5.3 P. Noronha-Waldriff to follow up with Tyler Barnett in P. Noronha-Waldriff to
Building to determine the status of the City Standards action
Accessibility Plan.
5.4 K. Falconer advised the Committee that he would be K. Falconer to action
sending a thank you letter to Councillor Littley for her
contributions to the Committee.
5.5 K. Falconer provided an update of the October 27th
Regional Accessibility Advisory meeting.
5.6 K. Falconer provided Committee members with the book
"What's Stopping You?" by Mark Nagler. This book was
distributed at the Accessibility Forum.
6.0 Next Meeting All
• January 26, 2011
Meeting Adjourned: 9:00 pm
Copy: City Clerk
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