Accessibility Advisory Committee

Report

Meeting #:	7th Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee
Date:	Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 3:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.
Location:	Committee Room #4

Attendance

• ​PRESENT:   J. Madden (Chair), M. Cairns, L. Chappell, M. Dawthorne, A. Forrest, N. Judges, J. Menard, P. Moore, P. Quesnel and K. Schmidt and J. Bunn (Secretary)
    
  ABSENT:  J. Higgins, K. Ramer and F. Simmons
    
  ALSO PRESENT:  C. Da Silva, K. Husain and B. Nourse
    
  The meeting was called to order at 3:07 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

None.

3.

Consent

3.1

6th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the 6th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on June 28, 2018, was received.

3.2

Highbury Avenue/Hamilton Road Intersection Improvements - Environmental Assessment Study - Notice of Completion

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Completion from B. Huston, Dillon Consulting Limited and M. Elmadhoon, City of London, with respect to the Highbury Avenue/Hamilton Road Intersection Improvements Environmental Assessment Study, was received.

3.3

Clarke Road Improvements - Veterans Memorial Parkway Extension to Fanshawe Park Road East - Municipal Class Environmental Assessment

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Public Information Centre from P. Kavcic, City of London and I. Bartlett, Stantec Consulting Ltd., with respect to the Clarke Road Improvements from the Veterans Memorial Parkway Extension to Fanshawe Park Road East Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, was received.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

4.1

Policy Sub-Committee

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the Policy Sub-Committee Report from its meeting held on July 10, 2018:

  a)            Municipal Council BE REQUESTED to fully endorse the entire Outdoor Event Guide and require that all events held on city-owned land be required to implement all points; and,

  b)            the Community and Protective Services Committee BE REQUESTED to give delegate status to M. Cairns, of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, in order to speak to the request in part a) above;

  it being noted that the remainder of the Policy Sub-Committee was received.

4.2

(ADDED) Built Environment Sub-Committee

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the Built Environment Sub-Committee Report from its meeting held on July 23, 2018:

  a)            the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to update the Complete Streets Design Manual to include the Accessibility Advisory Committee (ACCAC), the Transportation Advisory Committee and the Cycling Advisory Committee in the stakeholder map; and,

  b)            the Civic Administration BE ADVISED of the following comments from the ACCAC with respect to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan:

  ·         there should be more accessible programming through partnerships with other community agencies provided;

  ·         there should be consistency and persistence when providing programming; it being noted that it may take time to build up a clientele and will require advertising throughout the community;

  ·         the Master Plan should include the Facility Accessibility Design Standards (FADS) in the list of council-endorsed/approved initiatives; and,

  ·         it should be ensured that all parks and recreation facilities are included in the FADS document;

  it being noted that the remainder of the Built Sub-Committee Report was received.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Storybook Gardens – Wristbands

• That the Civic Administration BE ADVISED that the Accessibility Advisory Committee (ACCAC) supports, in principle, the idea of issuing wristbands to children with special needs who attend Storybook Gardens in order to communicate to staff that extra assistance may be required; it being noted that the ACCAC wishes to be consulted throughout this development and implementation of this system.

5.2

Notice of Decision – London Committee of Adjustment – Submission No.: A.088/18

• That a representative from the Committee of Adjustment BE REQUESTED to attend a future meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee in order to speak to how often items come before the Committee that are accessibility-related and how best to ensure that the accessibility lens is applied to these situations;

  it being noted that the Notice of Decision from the Committee of Adjustment Submission No.: A.088/18, submitted to the agenda by A. Forrest, was received.

5.3

Accessibility Around Construction Sites

• That it BE NOTED that the Accessibility Advisory Committee held a general discussion related to the subject of accessibility around construction sites; it being noted that B. Nourse, Environmental Service Engineer, was in attendance to take part in this discussion.

6.

Deferred Matters/Additional Business

6.1

(ADDED) Call for Nominations - 2019 Mayor's New Year's Honours List

• That the Call for Nominations for the 2019 Mayor's New Year's Honours List BE REFERRED to the September meeting for consideration.

6.2

(ADDED) London Transit Commission Stakeholder Update

• That it BE NOTED that the Accessibility Advisory Committee members will attend the potential, upcoming London Transit Commission Stakeholder Update Presentation to the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee.

7.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 5:09 PM.