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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 25, 2012 C1 00 A Minutes/Meeting Summary Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting Wednesday, April 25, 2012 PI KERI G 7:00 pm Civic Complex - Main Committee Room Attendees:' K. Falconer Chair T. Arvisais, Vice Chair Councillor O'Connell M. Brenner A. Heywood-Delpeache T. Logan D. Manning D. Sharma D. Tierney S. Wilkinson J. Yacoumidis P. Noronha-Waldriff L. Harker, Recording Secretary Absent: I. Fogo S. Little Item/ Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items/Status Ref# (summary of`discussion) (include deadline as appropriate) 1. Welcome K. Falconer K. Falconer welcomed members and guests to the meeting. 2. Deohaeko Support Network - Presentation E. Rosemond and J. Klees Erin Rosemond and Janet Klees from the Deohaeko Support . Network provided a presentation to the Committee of the Deohaeko Support Network. J. Klees provided an overview of the program, detailing their approach to customized job development to ensure that the workforce represents the community. Customized job development was described as a way to help people with disabilities make a contribution and get paying jobs in their community. This organization provides support and teaches learning strategies to people with disabilities with the goal of helping these people achieve paid employment. E. Rosemond then shared some success stories, thereby giving a human face to the philosophy. Page 1 CORP0228-2/02 P. Noronha-Waldriff invited the Deohaeko Support Network to set P. Noronha-Waldriff to up a booth at the 2012 Accessibility Awareness Event. action A question and answer period ensued. 3. Adoption of Minutes March 28, 2012 K. Falconer Moved by M. Brenner Seconded by T. Arvisais That the minutes of the March 28, 2012 meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee be approved. Carried 4. Accessibility Survey (Draft Review) S. Wilkinson and D. Tierney S. Wilkinson and D. Tierney provided a brief overview of the draft Accessibility Survey and requested final comments and changes from members. • D. Tierney suggested adding "e.g." to question #6. • M. Brenner suggested adding "episodic" for question #4, including a definition "periodically occurs". • K. Falconer suggesting having this survey available on the City's website and having City staff collect responses and report back to the Committee quarterly. • M. Brenner suggested placing the survey on the City's Intranet to obtain responses from City staff for comparison. • Councillor O'Connell suggested placing a notice about this survey in tax bills. • S. Wilkinson suggested placing a notice in the News Advertiser and sharing with other Accessibility Committees. • J. Yacoumidis proposed to the Committee that they begin thinking about the next steps, including what the Committee will do with the information that is obtained from this survey and how this information will be reported back to the City. 5. 2012 Committee Work Plan K. Falconer K. Falconer provided an overview of the presentation to Council and the good feedback that was received. It was proposed that roles and'tasks were assigned based on the work plan that was presented to Council. Page 2 CORP0228.-2/02 Accessibility Awareness Event— M. Brenner (Lead)/A. Natifa Heywood-Delpeache, K. Falconer, D. Sharma all Committee members to assist Review of Accessibility Parking By-law— S. Wilkinson (Lead) and D. Sharma Review Standards for Curb Cuts for Sidewalks — D. Sharma (Lead) Review of Pedestrian Crossing Times at Signalized Intersections —T. Arvisais (Lead) • Policy Review for Full Services Gas Stations — Councillor O'Connell (Lead) and A. Natifa Heywood-Delpeache Building on the 2011 Accessibility Survey — J. Yacoumidis (Lead), M. Brenner, D. Tierney and S. Wilkinson Design Student Engagement Program —A. Natifa Heywood- Delpeache (Lead) / D. Sharma / M. Brenner Conduct an Accessibility Audit of Public Facilities — D. Tierney (Lead), S. Wilkinson and T. Logan Conduct an Accessibility Audit of Businesses and Facilities — M. Brenner (Lead) and D. Sharma Implement Forums for Discussion with Pickering Senior Management Team —T. Arvisais (Lead) and M. Brenner It's up to the lead in each initiative to design the initiative and outline deliverables. Members are to organize themselves and meet outside of the committee meetings. P. Noronha-Waldriff to M. Brenner suggested the development of a spreadsheet to action view deliverables and set timelines for these to be achieved. 6. 2012 Accessibility Awareness Event K. Falconer P. Noronha-Waldriff provided an overview of the planning for this event to date and advised the Committee that the next step would be to select a date to book the Pickering Town Centre. The Committee selected Saturday, November 3`d as their first selection and Saturday, October 27th as their second selection. Councillor O'Connell suggested also booking the 2013 Accessibility Awareness Event at this time to obtain the preferred date of June 1, 2013 and to book speakers for the event. Page 3 CORP0228-2/02 Discussion ensued with respect to speakers at this event. P. Noronha-Waldriff suggested putting in a Community Page Advertisement to attract speakers. 7. Site Plan Review- 502/12 Dominos Pizza All Members reviewed this site plan and determined that it was completely inaccessible as it is on a floodplain. The Committee did not recommend approval of this site plan and will be submitting their comments to the Planning & Development Department, noting that it should be resubmitted to the Committee when accessible during all seasons. 8. Other Business All 8.1) S. Wilkinson enquired why one of the accessible parking spots at the Loblaws plaza was replaced with an expectant K. Falconer to action mother parking spot? K. Falconer to follow up with T. Barnett from the Planning & Development Department fora response. 8.2) P. Noronha-Waldriff read an email from T. Barnett from the Planning & Development Department regarding the parking by- laws and the Committee's interest in increasing the number of handicap spaces allotted for each plaza. It was suggested that the Committee review the municipal by-laws and send a report to Council based on their recommendations. 8.3) Councillor O'Connell advised the Committee that she received a phone call from a concerned resident. This resident • expressed their concern that there is no full day camp available at the Recreation Complex for children ages 12+ with disabilities. Councillor O'Connell advised the Committee that it may be appropriate to start the conversation about opportunities available for residents with disabilities and transit availability to these programs. P. Noronha-Waldriff advised that the City offers programs for 13 — 18 yrs, however they are drop in programs. The resident in questions would be looking for full day programming which is not something offered. 8.4) T. Arvisais enquired about the handicap parking spot and Councillor O'Connell to location of curb cuts at the Sears entrance of the Pickering action Town Centre. Durham Transit was to move the curb cut but it has not been moved as of yet. 8.5) S. Wilkinson shared an article from the Star newspaper about the obstacles that businesses face in making their business accessible. 8.6) P. Noronha-Waldriff invited the Committee to attend the Community Engagement Workshop held by the City of Page 4 CORP0228-2/02 Pickering, Tuesday May 15th8.7) P. Noronha-Waldriff advised the Committee that she would be attending the Regional Accessibility meeting on May 22nd and invited Committee members to attend. 8.8) P. Noronha-Waldriff advised the committee that she would be attending a workshop on the Integrated Accessibility Standard Regulation: Interpretation and Application, in Vaughan on April 30th and would provide an overview at the next meeting. 8.9) K. Falconer reminded Committee members about the Day of Mourning on Saturday, April 28th 8.10) K. Falconer advised the Committee that the Waterfront Open House was held at an inaccessible location and that future events would not be held at this location. 9. Next Meeting/Adjournment All Moved by J. Yacoumidis Seconded by T. Logan That the meeting be adjourned. Carried Next Meeting: May 23, 2012 Meeting Adjourned: 8:50 pm Copy: City Clerk Page 5 CORP0228-2/02