That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Built Environment and Facilities Sub-Committee (BEFSC) Report:
a) the
following actions be taken with respect to the new Southwest Community Centre
(SCC):
i) the
London Transit Commission (LTC) BE ENCOURAGED to consider providing
transit access to the above-noted Centre at its Southdale Road entrance,
prior to its opening;
ii) the Civic
Administration BE REQUESTED to consider traffic lights and/or a
pedestrian crosswalk on Southdale Road in proximity to the building, prior to
its opening; and,
iii) the Civic
Administration BE REQUESTED to review the Facility Accessibility
Design Standard (FADS), section 4.2.7 with respect to the provision of a
variable-height change table within any barrier-free washroom or change room
provided; it being noted that presently FADS 4.2.7 simply requires that an
accessible individual washroom “shall incorporate a change table” at a height
no greater than 865mm (34 inch);
b) the
attached document entitled “Resource Summary for Accessibility
Standards” BE ADDED on the Accessibility Advisory Committee page on
the City website, for information;
c) the Civic
Administration BE REQUESTED to provide the BEFSC with statistical data
regarding the recorded trip usage of accessible cabs (relative to Schedule A,
clauses 2.2 c and 2.2 d of the L-129-51, Licensing By-law) for review, as
this information may provide the BEFSC with better feedback on how well the
existing program and ratio are working; and,
d) it BE
NOTED that the BEFSC minutes from its meeting held on February 4, 2016,
were received.
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