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Minutes I Meeting Summary
Accessibility Advisory Committee
September 24, 2008
7:00 PM
CAO Boardroom
Attendees:
Kelly Collins, Chair
Stephen Little, Vice-Chair
Councillor Bonnie Littley
Garry Cuthbert
Zoia Horne
Lori Murray
Aisha Nathifa-Heywood
Prem Noronha-Waldriff
Lisa Broad (Recording Secretary)
Absent:
Moved by Kelly Collins
Seconded by Lori Murray
That the Minutes of the June 25, 2008 meeting be adopted.
CARRIED
2.
Accessible Business Brochure
All
· Councillor Littley suggested that this brochure
graphically match the MC brochure.
· Brochure to include a section for a Tip the Hat award
(name to be discussed), and a section on the new
GADA Standards.
. Lisa to compile OADA information to be placed on
brochure.
. All Committee members to review business brochure
and bring comments or changes to October meeting.
Lisa to action
AU members
3.
KC & SL
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. Tip the Hat award - decal/award for businesses who
have considered or made changes for accessibility.
. Kelly to meet with the Oshawa representative to
discuss criteria for Tip the Hat award and bring Kelly to action
suggestions to October meeting.
. Kelly and Stephen will be presenting the 2.008
Accessibility Advisory Committee Workplan to Council Kelly and Stephen to
on November 17th. action
4. Accessibility Plan - Annual Update PW
. Prem provided an update with respect to the 2008
Accessibility Plan. Tony Prevedel, Division Head,
Facilities Operations, has been reviewing this plan,
and has noted the Greenwood Library and Dunbarton
Indoor Pool as priorities, along with a few other items.
. Upon review of the Greenwood Library site plan, the
Committee would like to request a change of position P&D to action
for the grab bars located in the washrooms. Currently,
the grab bars are at a 45 degree angle, when they
should be at a 90 degree angle.
. Dunbarton Pool - there are currently no accessible
washrooms in the men and women washrooms, only
in the family changerooms. Will access cards be P&D to action
required for family changerooms or will all participants
be allowed to use?
. Lisa to follow up with the City Clerk regarding the
Accessibility Design Standards from Planning & Lisa to action
Development. There has been no response informally;
therefore the Committee would like to request a formal
Report on Status through Council. Should a Notice of
Motion or Correspondence be used?
5. Other Business & Adjournment All
. Prem is in the midst of obtaining quotes to print 5,000
or 7,000 AAC brochures. Once quotes have been
obtained the brochures will be printed, and will be
unveiled at the November Council meeting.
. Kelly attended the Regional Chairs meeting and
discussed an event they have been planning. The
event will take place in September 2010, called the
Accessibility Expo.
. This event will include workshops for local businesses,
agency appearances, door prices, etc.
. Each Regional Committee has been asked to allocate
at least $1,000 from their 2010 budget to go towards
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th is event.
. This event will include advertisement and hopefully will
become an annual event.
. Prem circulated an Emergency Preparedness Guide
(2007). Lisa to invite Deputy Fire Chief Simond
Almond from Fire Services to discuss the status of the Lisa to action
City of Pickering Emergency Plan at the November
meeting.
. Prem provided an overview with respect to the City of
Pickering's compliance with the new OADA Standards
for Customer Service for 2010. Once management
has been briefed, the Committee will be provided with
a further update on the City's progress.
6. Next Meeting All
. October 22,2008
Meeting Adjourned: 8:20 pm
Copy: City Clerk
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