That the following actions be taken with
respect to the 1st Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee from its
meeting held on January 26, 2017:
a) the following actions be taken
with respect to the Built Environment and Facilities Sub- Committee
reports from the meetings held on December 12, 2016 and January
9, 2017:
i) prior to the
development of a newly constructed or renovated Community
Garden Project, Civic Administration BE REQUESTED
to provide the Accessibility Advisory Committee (ACCAC)
with a proposed site plan for review and an opportunity for
comments related to design considerations for accessibility;
ii) a member of ACCAC
BE REQUESTED to attend the upcoming Urban Agriculture
Planning Meeting to be held on February 4, 2017; it
being noted that if a member of ACCAC is not able to attend,
a member of the Urban Agriculture Planning Meeting will come
to the February ACCAC meeting to give an update;
iii) the Urban
Agriculture Team BE REVISED to include ACCAC as a Council
Committee “stakeholder” that supports an Urban Agriculture
Strategy that recognizes accessibility and provides inclusive
design considerations for our community; and,
iv) prior to the
development of a newly constructed Urban Agriculture project
location, the ACCAC BE PROVIDED with a proposed site plan
for review and opportunity for comments related to design considerations
for accessibility;
b) the Civic Administration BE
REQUESTED to work with the Policy Sub- Committee with respect to alternate
formats for Council and Standing Committee agendas to support
greater participation in local government; it being noted that
the Accessibility Advisory Committee received the Municipal
Council resolution from its meeting held on December 19, 2016 with
respect to this, and related, matters;
c) the following actions be taken
with respect to the Community Diversity and Inclusion Strategy:
i) Kate Graham,
Director, Community and Economic Innovation, BE INVITED
to the February meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee
(ACCAC) to give an update on the status of the Community
Diversity and Inclusion Strategy development; and,
ii) the draft Community
Diversity and Inclusion Strategy BE PROVIDED to
the ACCAC for review prior to the March, 2017 meeting
of the committee in order to provide comments; and,
d) clauses 1, 2, 4 to 13, and, 15
BE RECEIVED.
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