Burlington Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
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Location:
Port Nelson Room, Seniors' Centre 2285 New Street

1.
Members Present:

Tricia Pokorny, Adam Spencer, Sheila Burton, Doug Benton, Jennifer Miller, Vera Zlataric, Ron Baliko and Rachel Cloutier

2.
Others Present:

Judi Lytle (Accessibility Coordinator), Suzanne Gillies (Clerk), and David Taggart (Manager of Facility Assets)

3.
Member Regrets:

Brenda Agnew, Alexandra Warne, Councillor Taylor, Rosemary Minnella,  

4.
Declarations of Interest:

None.

5.
Approval of Minutes:

6.
Delegation(s):

6.1
Lowville School house - David Taggart (Manager of Facility Assets)

David Taggard, Manager of Facility Assets with the City of Burlington provided an update on the Lowville Schoolhouse renovations: 

  • the project includes creating an accessible entrance to the school house as well as accessible washrooms which currently do not exist
  • the committee was shown concept drawings and was asked to comment
  • committee comments were all positive and they liked what was presented

7.
Regular Items:

7.1
Accessibility Coordinators Report (Judi)

  • Judi provided coordinator reports for July, September, October, and November to the committee prior to the meeting for review and asked if members had any questions
  • feedback regarding the accessibility of election voting locations was asked to be sent to the clerk, to be complied and forwarded to the election officer
  • currently applying for grant money to fund Mobi-Mats for Burlington Beach

7.2
Debrief of events

a.
Farmers Market (July 21 and August 18)

  • thank you to all those that volunteered
  • this was seen a positive engagement opportunity particularly with older adults
  • 15-20 engagements
  • there was a lot of people traffic in general
  • photo fail engagement tool would work well in this environment
  • add attending the farmers market to the 2019 work plan and try to increase from two dates to four

b.
Terry Fox Run (September 16)

  • behind the hotel was not a great location
  • would be willing to attend this event again in 2019, depending on the location of the booth
  • need an able-bodied volunteer before and after the event to help with set-up and tear-down

7.3
Multi-year Accessibility Plan (Judi)

  • A report outlining the Multi-year Accessibility Plan will be going to the Committee of the Whole on January 14, 2019.
  • review of pop up patios has been added to the work plan

7.4
Respect the Space campaign update (Brenda, Ron, Judi)

  • the communication for the respect the space campaign has started and includes information on the home page of the City of Burlington website, social media posts, and a hard copy handout
  • committee members asked about the possibility of promoting the respect the space campaign on private property

7.5
Review of committee work plan

  • a brief discussion regarding the 2018 work plan and if any items could still be completed

7.6
International Day of People with Disabilities (December 3)

  • discussion regarding what could be done for the International Day of People with Disabilities

ACTION:  Suzanne to arrange for a proclamation to be made at the council meeting on December 17

7.7
Committee Liaison/Sub Committee Activities

a.
Seniors' Advisory Committee

Sheila provided the following update:

  • there has not been a Seniors' Advisory Committee meeting since June 14, the committee is meeting on Monday Nov. 12
  • Seniors Day was celebrated in October
  • spoke about a program that the City of Burlington Fire Department provides to have smoke alarms tested and/or changed for anyone over the age of 65 and persons with disabilities 

b.
Inclusivity Advisory Committee

No update.

c.
Transportation Committee (ITAC)

No update as the next meeting is on Nov. 19, 2018.

7.8
Committee Recruitment

  • Tricia spoke to the committee about membership
  • Michael Bombardier has resigned from the committee
  • members whose first terms are up in December will need to reapply if they wish to continue for a second term
  • please think about the commitment that is needed and remember how important volunteering is to the committee

ACTION:  Suzanne to connect with members who will need to reapply

7.9
Demonstration of 'Spot the Fail' engagement tool

Suzanne provide a demonstration on how to use the new 'Spot the Fail' engagement tool.

8.
Other Business:

8.1
December Meeting (Social)

It was decided that the December meeting be a social holiday gathering.  There will not be a formal agenda, just time spent in the company of good people.

ACTION:  Suzanne to secure a location for the holiday social and then communicate that to the committee. 

9.
Adjournment: 8:55 p.m.

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