Accessibility Advisory Committee

Report

1st Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee

Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 2:00 P.m. - 3:00 P.m.

Committee Room #4

Attendance

• PRESENT:   J. Menard (Chair), M. Dawthorne, N. Judges, G. LaHay, J. Madden, P. Moore, P. Quesnel and D. Ruston and J. Bunn (Committee Clerk)
    
  ABSENT:  A. Bueschleb, T. Eadinger and K. Steinmann
    
  ALSO PRESENT: D. Baxter, K. Husain, J. Kostyniuk, H. McNeely, M. Pease and M. Stone
    
  The meeting was called to order at 2:00 PM.

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

1.2

Election of Chair and Vice Chair for the term ending November 30, 2020

• That it BE NOTED that the Accessibility Advisory Committee elected J. Menard and J. Madden as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, for the term ending November 30, 2020.

2.

Scheduled Items

2.1

Site Plan Checklist – Update

• That it BE NOTED that the attached presentation from M. Pease, Manager, Development Planning and H. McNeely, Manager, Development Services (Site Plan), with respect to an update on the Site Plan Checklist, was received.

2.2

Connected and Automated Vehicle Strategic Plan 

• That it BE NOTED that the presentation, as appended to the agenda, from J. Kostyniuk, Traffic and Transportation Engineer, with respect to the Connected and Automated Vehicle Strategic Plan, was received.

2.3

BlindSquare Pilot Project

• That it BE NOTED that the attached presentation from M. Stone, Accessibility Specialist, with respect to a BlindSquare Pilot Project, was received.

3.

Consent

3.1

11th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the 11th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on November 28, 2019, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - 11th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on December 10, 2019, with respect to the 11th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, was received.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

4.1

ACCAC Sub-Committee Report

• That it BE NOTED that the Accessibility Advisory Committee Sub-Committee Report, from the meeting held on December 5, 2019, was received.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

March of Dimes Conference

• That it BE NOTED that a verbal update from G. LaHay, with respect to the upcoming March of Dimes Conference, was received.

5.2

Community Diversity and Inclusion Strategy – Update

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the Community Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (CDIS):

  a)            a standing item, entitled “Community Diversity and Inclusion Strategy – Updates” BE ADDED to all future Accessibility Advisory Committee (ACCAC) agendas, until further notice; and,

  b)            the verbal update, from P. Moore, with respect to the CDIS, BE RECEIVED.

5.3

2020 ACCAC Work Plan

• That the revised attached 2020 Work Plan for the Accessibility Advisory Committee BE FORWARDED to the Municipal Council for consideration.

6.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 3:37 PM.