4TH REPORT OF THE
ACCESSIBILITY
Advisory Committee
meeting to be held on April
28, 2016, commencing at 3:00 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: M. Dawthorne (Chair), J. Bell, M.
Cairns, F. de Lasa, J. Ehiwario, A. Forrest, J. Menard and J. Sanders and B. Mercier
(Secretary).
ABSENT: C. Dodman, L. Firby, J. Higgins, J. Madden
and J. Quigg.
ALSO PRESENT: G. Bridge, C. Da
Silva, K. Husain, L. Lalonde, J. Michaud and K. Walsh.
That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary
interests were disclosed.
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That it BE NOTED that a delegation
from C. Da Silva, Specialist Municipal Policy, Human Resources and Corporate
Services, with respect to the role of Human Resources related to the Accessibility
Advisory Committee and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
(AODA), was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the minutes
from the Policy Sub-Committee from its meeting held on April 4, 2016, were
received.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Built Environment and Facilities Sub-Committee Report:
a) the
City Clerk, as part of the broader planned review of Advisory Committees, BE
REQUESTED to consider removing the voting Accessibility Advisory
Committee (ACCAC) position on the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC); it
being noted that strengthened language in binding Provincial legislation, as
well as improvements to the Corporation’s Facilities Accessibility Design
Standards (FADS) document and City by-laws has significantly reduced the need
for an ACCAC representative addressing issues under TAC’s mandate; it being
further noted that the ACCAC will remain available to them in a supportive
advisory role, upon request, as the ACCAC mandate requires; and,
b) it BE
NOTED that the minutes from the Built Environment and Facilities
Sub-Committee from its meeting held on April 11, 2016, were received.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Education and Awareness Sub-Committee (EASC):
a) F.
de Lasa BE APPOINTED as Chair of the EASC; and
b) it
BE NOTED the Education and Awareness Sub-Committee minutes from its
meeting held on April 11, 2016, were received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Mental
Health Working Group minutes from its meeting held on April 4, 2016, were
received.
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That it BE NOTED that the 3rd Report
of the Accessibility Advisory Committee from its meeting held on March 24,
2016, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal
Council resolution adopted at its session held March 22, 2016, with respect
to the appointments of Jacqueline Madden, Jay Menard and Kathleen Walsh to
the Accessibility Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2019,
was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the
Accessibility Advisory Committee reviewed and updated its 2016 Work Plan.
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The meeting adjourned at 4:42 PM.
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NEXT MEETING DATE: May
26, 2016