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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 28, 2012 Ctty o¢~ Minutes/Meeting Summary i~i Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting I i ~ Wednesday, November 28, 2012 PICKERING - 7:00 pm Civic Complex - Tower Meeting Room , Attendees: K. Falconer, Chair - arrived at 7:55 pm T. Arvisais, Vice Chair Councillor O'Connell M. Brenner 1. Fogo S. Little D. Sharma D. Tierney S. Wilkinson P. Noronha-Waldriff L. Harker,_Recording Secretary Absent: A. Heywood-Delpeache T. Logan D. Manning J. Yacoumidis Item/ Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action I Ref # (summary of discussion) Items/Status (include deadline as a roriate 1. Welcome TA T. Arvisais, Vice Chair welcomed members to the meeting. 2: Ado tion of Minutes All Moved by M. Brenner Seconded by D. Sharma That the minutes of the October 24, 2012 meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee be approved. Carried 3. 2012 Accessibilit Awareness Event - Overview of Event All Members provided an overview of the event, noting that it was a , great success. It was suggested that at next year's event, there be a main headliner to attract more attention and that there be more erformers. Page 1 CORP0228-2/02 4. Traffic Signals - Review of Response from the Region of TA Durham T. Arvisais provided an overview of the response from the Region of Durham. Members can review the Regional Policy on Accessible Pedestrian Signal and Guide to Best Practice and provide their comments to the Committee. ' Councillor O'Connell suggested that if there is a particular intersection that the. Committee would like the traffic signals to be reduced in speed, they could send their recommendations to the Region of Durham for review. Moved by S. Wilkinson Seconded by M. Brenner That the Accessibility Advisory Committee request an evaluation of the traffic signals timing at the two interseetions of Kingston and P. Noronha-Waldriff Glenanna and Finch and Dixie. to action Carried , 5. Parkin B -law AIL. S. Wilkinson distributed her research on the City of Pickering Parking By-law and comparisons with other municipalities to members. Discussion ensued. Moved by S. Wilkinson Seconded by S. Little That the City of Pickering By-law 6604/05 Section 24(5) be amended to reflect the percentage of persons with a disability as per statistics Canada reports. Presently the bylaw requires 1 parking bay to be accessible in 50 parking bays (less than 5 percent). Statistics Canada reports that 34.6 percent of the population report disability and 14.5 of those report disability associated with mobility impairment it is therefore recommended that the bylaw requirement be increased to 15 percent. Carried S. Wilkinson advised the Committee that she would register to . appear as a delegation when this motion went to Council. Page 2 CORP0228-2/02 All D. Sharma circulated correspondence to members in relation to the truncated domes tactile warning surFace indicator pilot project , by the City of Toronto. D. Sharma advised the Committee that th(ise surfaces provide better ways to mark sidewalks to aid the visually impaired. There is currently no standard at the City of Pickering so the Committee will review the pilot project once completed at a future meeting. `7. ~2012,WorkPlan Udates ' All Committee members provided updates. • Accessibility survey - only 8 responses have been received so far therefore the Committee decided to extend the deadline to respond beyond November 30tn • It was decided to include a notice for the survey in the next P. Noronha-Waldriff tax bills that will be going out to all residents. to action All other items will be updated at the January meeting. 8. Other Business A►ll 8.1) East Shore Community Centre - discussion ensued regarding L. Harker to action the removal of the ramps at the emergency exit. The Committee requested an update on the re-installation of these ramps from the , CAO at the January meeting. 8.2) Report CS 51-12 Proposed Amendments to the Integrated Accessibility Standards - M. Brenner advised the Committee that this report was approved by Council on November 19t" and sent to the Ministry for review. Discussion ensued regarding the tight timelines and the lack of feedback received. 8.3) Site Plan Committee Moved by M. Brenner Seconded by S. Little That the. Council of the City of Pickering approve the expansion of ! the Site Plan Committee to include 3 members of the Accessibility Advisory Committee. Carried ' Page 3 CORP0228-2/02 . 8.4) Correspondence received from Kim Thompson, Manager, By- Law Enforcement Services responding to the Committee's inquiry ' regarding amending the Parking & Traffic By-law to allow those with accessible parking permits to park anywhere. The Committee accepted Ms. Thompson's comments that permitting accessible parking permits in no parking locations endangers others. , 8.5) Correspondence from the Ministry of Citizenship and I Immigration inviting nominations for the 2013 Volunteer Service Awards Program was received for information. 8.6) P. Noronha-Waldriff reminded Committee members that the ! election of Chair and Vice Chair will be taking place at the January meeting. 8.7) K. Falconer advised Committee members that the Claremont ~i Community Centre has received accessibility upgrades. 8.8) Site Plan Review S06/12 - Ansar Medical Services. The Committee reviewed the site plans and provided comments on the play areas, elevators, accessible units and accessible parking in the underground. They noted that the deadline for comment had passed but still provided their comments to the Planning & Development Department. ' 9. Next Meetin /Ad'ournment All Moved by M. Brenner Seconded by D. Sharma That the meeting be adjourned. Carried Next Meeting: January 23, 2013 Meeting Adjourned: 9:30 pm Copy: City Clerk Page 4 CORP0228-2/02