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Minutes/Meeting Summary
Accessibility Advisory Committee
January 19, 2022
Electronic Meeting
7:00 pm
Attendees: P. Bashaw
S. Fatima
D. Hughes
G. Lang
T. Lyle-Gravlev
P. Milton
A. Taverna
M. Thorpe Ross
D. Wysocki
J. McLellan, Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade
A. Mostert, Senior Coordinator, Landscape & Parks Development
J. St. Amant, Coordinator, Cultural Services
T. Higgins, Accessibility Coordinator (Staff Liaison)
A. MacGillivray, Committee Coordinator (Recording Secretary)
Absent: A. Lue
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1. Review and Approval of Agenda
T. Higgins reviewed the agenda items.
Agenda approved.
2. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
3. Approval of Minutes
Moved by G. Lang
Seconded by T. Lyle-Gravlev
That the Minutes of the December 15, 2021 meeting
of the Accessibility Advisory Committee be approved.
Carried
4. Presentations/Delegations
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5. New Business
5.1 My Main Street Grant Application
Community Activator Project
J. St. Amant presented information regarding the
Main Street Grant Application Community
Activator Project.
Discussion and a question and answer period
ensued between Members and J. St. Amant
regarding:
• the risk of vandalism to art installations
should the project move forward. J. St.
Amant spoke to deterrents and strategies
to combat vandalism including the graffiti
wall at Diana Princess of Wales Park, and
lighting and cameras at prospect locations;
• the project positively contributing to the City
Centre and building a sense of community;
• whether there would be any touchable and
tactile elements that those with vision
impairments could engage with;
• whether there would be descriptive and
way finding elements to enhance
accessibility;
• staff working to improve mapping of art
installations in the City, and linking them to
descriptive videos and content and the
City’s use of QR codes that would be at the
site of an art installation to connect
someone with a smartphone with
information about the art installation;
• digitizing the murals onto digital signage so
that they are interchangeable as needed;
• the digital submission process for the
Community Banner Program, and how that
enables the City to be flexible in how and
where the banner art is displayed;
• whether there were other mediums of art
other than visual being considered for the
project with J. St. Amant advising that the
project was solely mural based, and that
the use of other art mediums could be
explored in the future; and,
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• those living with disabilities being
represented in the work of this project.
T. Higgins provided information regarding a video
that could be useful for J. St. Amant in considering
accessibility in this project.
Moved by T. Lyle-Gravlev
Seconded by P. Milton
That the Pickering Accessibility Advisory
Committee provide a letter of support for the Main
Street Grant Application Community Activator
Project.
Carried
5.2 Waterfront Park & Trail Improvements
A. Mostert provided information regarding the
Rotary Frenchman’s Bay West Park project.
Discussion between members and A. Mostert
ensued regarding:
• physical guiding infrastructure in place for
the pathways noted in this project;
• trail etiquette and safety;
• noise concerns;
• beach access wheelchair carpets;
• waste receptacles and park staffing; and,
• trail surface types, winter maintenance of
trails, and lighting.
A. Mostert provided information regarding the
Beachfront Park project.
Discussion between members and A. Mostert
ensued regarding land owned by the Pickering
Harbour Company by Beachfront Park.
T. Higgins and A. Mostert discussed public
engagement on these projects using the Lets Talk
platform.
5.3 City Playgrounds
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A. Mostert provided information regarding the
City’s efforts to refurbish City playgrounds to
make them more accessible.
Discussion ensued regarding:
•opportunities to connect these efforts to the
Mural Project as a part of Main Street
Grant Application Community Activator
Project;
•playground locations that have been
selected for redevelopment;
•funding for these efforts through grants and
City funds;
•feedback on the new park in Seaton;
•the Nature Play playground concept;
•COVID-19 creating delays to receiving
equipment for new parks that are being
constructed;
•resident expectations around project
timelines; and,
•the need to effectively communicate on
developments and process to the
community and strategies on how to do so
effectively.
6. Correspondence
There were no items of correspondence.
7. Other Business & Updates
7.1 Member Roundtable
T.Higgins surveyed the Members for updates. There
were no actionable items.
8. Next Meeting – February 16, 2022
10. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned.
Meeting Adjourned: 8:56 pm