5TH REPORT OF THE
ACCESSIBILITY
Advisory Committee
meeting to be held on May
26, 2016, commencing at 3:01 PM, in Committee Room #4 and Committee Room #3,
Second Floor, London City Hall.
PRESENT: M. Dawthorne (Chair), M. Cairns,
F. de Lasa, L. Firby, J. Higgins, J. Madden and J. Sanders and H. Lysynski (Acting
Secretary).
ABSENT: J. Bell, C. Dodman, J. Ehiwario, A.
Forrest and J. Menard.
ALSO PRESENT: C. da Silva, K.
Husain, L. Lalonde, L. McDougall and K. Walsh.
That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary
interests were disclosed.
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Accessible Pedestrian Signals
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That it BE NOTED a verbal delegation from
S. Dinnin, CNIB, with respect to the location of audible pedestrian signals
to be installed was received; it being noted that Mrs. S. Dinnin will attend
the next Built Environment Sub-Committee to further discuss locations.
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That C. Smith, Acting Director of Community
and Economic Innovation, BE REQUESTED to attend the next Policy Sub-Committee
meeting to discuss the Community Diversity and Inclusion Strategy; it being
noted that the Accessibility Advisory Committee was unable to accommodate the
verbal delegation from C. Smith, Acting Director of Community and Economic
Innovation and A. Zuidema, City Manager, with respect to this matter.
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That it BE NOTED that the Mental Health
Working Group minutes from its meeting held on May 2, 2016, were received.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Policy Sub-Committee:
a)
the
Policy Sub-Committee BE REQUESTED to continue to review the proposed Accessible
Outdoor Guide at its next meeting; and,
b)
it
BE NOTED that the Policy Sub-Committee minutes from its meeting held on May 2,
2016, were received.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Built Environment and Facilities Sub-Committee:
a)
the
Policy Sub-Committee BE REQUESTED to review the current City of London Zoning
By-law No. Z.-1 for terminology that may conflict with the Accessibility
for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Reg. 413/12 Integrated Accessibility
Standards relative to the technical requirements for recreational trails,
sections 80.6 to 80.15, or other accessibility concerns; and,
b)
it
BE NOTED that the Built Environment and Facilities Sub-Committee minutes from
its meeting held on May 9, 2016, were received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Education and
Awareness Working Group minutes from its meetings held on May 2 and May 9,
2016, were received.
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That it BE NOTED that the 4th Report of the
Accessibility Advisory Committee from its meeting held on April 28, 2016,
were received.
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That the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED
to provide a presentation to the next Accessibility Advisory Committee
(ACCAC) meeting with respect to the Pedestrian Crossover Program; it being
noted that the ACCAC reviewed the Municipal Council resolution adopted at its
session held on May 3, 2016 with respect to this matter.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council
resolution adopted at its session held on May 3, 2016 with respect to 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 Notice of Public
Participation Meeting and Public Open House with respect to The London Plan,
was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council
resolution adopted at its session held on May 3, 2016 with respect to
"Defining and Applying Diversity: 'Gender Lens'" and the
accompanying communication dated April 26, 2016, from N. Garrison, were
received.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Trails Focus Group update:
a)
the
Guidelines for Management Zones and Trails in Environmentally Significant
Areas, 2016 document BE AMENDED in Section 7.1.1 to replace the sentence at
the end of the second paragraph with the following two sentences: “The
Design of Public Spaces Standard (Ontario Reg 191/11) (“the
Standard”) recognizes that there can be exceptional conditions where the need
to provide accessible trails may need to be balanced with other legitimate
concerns. In such instances, the City is expected to meet the
requirements of the Standard to the greatest extent possible”;
b)
all
references to Level 1 trail widths being 0.5 to 1.5 metres BE AMENDED to read
1.0 to 1.5 metres; and,
c)
the
Civic Administration BE ADVISED that the Accessibility Advisory Committee
endorses the Guidelines for Management Zones and Trails in Environmentally
Significant Areas, 2016 pending the completion of the proposed amendments
noted in parts a) and b) above;
it being noted that the Accessibility
Advisory Committee received heard a verbal presentation and received the attached
communication from the Illustrated Technical Guide to the Accessibility Standard
for the Design of Public Spaces from L. McDougall, Ecologist Planner, with
respect to this matter.
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That S. Ratz and A. Stratton BE ADVISED
that K. Husain will attend the Education/Outreach Joint Discussion of
Advisory Committees.
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That F. de Lasa BE REQUESTED to advise the
Home County Folk Festival that the Accessibility Advisory Committee (ACCAC)
will not be participating in the Home County Folk Festival this year; it
being noted that the ACCAC received a 2016 Home County Music and Art Festival
Community Lane application.
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The meeting adjourned at 5:14 PM.
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NEXT MEETING DATE: June
23, 2016