Accessibility Advisory Committee

Report

9th Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee

Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:00 P.m. - 4:00 P.m.

Committee Room #4

Attendance

• PRESENT:   J. Madden (Chair), A. Bueschleb, M. Dawthorne, N. Judges, G. LaHay, J. Menard, P. Moore, P. Quesnel, D. Ruston and K. Steinmann and J. Bunn (Secretary)
    
  ABSENT:  G. Ashford-Smith, T. Eadinger and J. Wilson
    
  ALSO PRESENT: D. Baxter, T. Hitchon, K. Husain, P. Kavcic, K. Koltun, M. Stone and R. Wilcox
    
  The meeting was called to order at 3:00 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.

2.

Scheduled Items

2.1

Community Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (CDIS) Update

• That the Civic Administration BE ADVISED that G. LaHay will be the Accessibility Advisory Committee representative at the Community Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (CDIS) Leadership Table; it being noted that the attached presentation from K. Koltun, Research Intern, with respect to a CDIS update was received.

2.2

Accessibility Ambassador

• That it BE NOTED that a verbal presentation from M. Stone, Accessibility Specialist, with respect to an Accessibility Ambassador program, was received.

2.3

Accessible Halloween

• That it BE NOTED that a verbal presentation from M. Stone, Accessibility Specialist, with respect to Accessible Halloween, was received.

3.

Consent

3.1

8th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the 8th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on August 22, 2019, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - 8th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on September 17, 2019, with respect to the 8th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, was received.

3.3

Dundas Street Infrastructure Renewal Project

• That it BE NOTED that the Memo, dated September 10, 2019, from T. Hitchon, Technologist II, with respect to the Dundas Street Infrastructure Renewal Project, 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 its meeting held on September 9, 2019, was received.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Accessibility Awareness Calendar 

• That the Accessibility Awareness Calendar BE REFERRED to the Education and Awareness Sub-Committee for review.

5.2

ACCAC 2019 Work Plan 

• That the 2019 Accessibility Advisory Committee (ACCAC) Work Plan BE DEFERRED to the next meeting of the ACCAC.

6.

Confidential

• That the Accessibility Advisory Committee convene, In Closed Session, for the purpose of considering the following:

  6.1. Personal Matters / Identifiable Individual

  A personal matter pertaining to identifiable individuals, including municipal employees, with respect to the 2020 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List.

  The Accessibility Advisory Committee convened, In Closed Session, from 4:35 PM to 4:45 PM.

  
  

7.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 4:59 PM.