Burlington Inclusivity Advisory Committee Meeting
Minutes
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Date:
Friday, January 20, 2017
Time:
9:00 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.
Location:
3800 Constable Henshaw Blvd. (Halton Regional Police Services)

Visited1.Members Present:

Douglas Martin, Maroun Naser, Georgi Alishandemirof, Farah Butt, Jess Kiley (Positive Space Network), Stephen Siomra (Halton Police Services), Girish Parekh, Brian Wrixon

Visited2.Member Regrets:

Gabriela Herrero (Chair), Katelan Dunn (Vice Chair), Heather Wray (Burlington Public Library), Eric Schwab, Imran Kamal

Visited3.Others Present:

​Councillor Blair Lancaster, Lisa Palermo (Clerk)

Visited5.1Approve minutes from meeting held November 18, 2016Attachment Icon

Approval of the minutes was deferred to the February 24, 2017 meeting.

Visited7.1Welcome new members and roundtable introductions

The Clerk welcomed new members to the committee, then each member introduced themselves.

Visited7.2Ice breaker activities

The Clerk led an ice breaker activity for existing and new members to learn more about each other .

Visited7.3Citizen committee orientation

The Clerk provided members with an overview of policies and procedures related to citizen committees and discussed various topics including roles, code of conduct and budgets.

Visited7.4Review 2016 activities and 2017 work plan

The Clerk reviewed BIAC's 2016 activities and proposed 2017 work plan. New members were interested in learning more about Burlington's Inclusion Lens. The work plan will be discussed in more detail at the February meeting where members will confirm the activities for 2017 and coordinate sub committees to meet goals.

Visited9.Adjournment:

Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:45 a.m.

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