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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMACAI 2015-04-16 minutes.pdfCity of Pitt Meadows Deep Root.s Grtafor Haig!JL,; MAPLE RIDGE/PITT MEADOWS MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues, held in the Blaney Room at the Maple Ridge Municipal Hall on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Greg Turnbull Andrew Pozsar, Vice-Chair Councillor Bruce Bell Maria Kovacs Councillor Duncan Kevin Priebe, Chair Cydney Peacock Bernice Rolls STAFF PRESENT Petra Frederick Sunny Schiller Wendy McCormick Community At Large, Maple Ridge Community At Large, Maple Ridge Council Liaison, City of Pitt Meadows Community At Large, Maple Ridge Council Liaison (alternate), City of Maple Ridge Community At Large, Maple Ridge Community at Large, Maple Ridge Community at Large, Maple Ridge Recreation Coordinator Committee Clerk Director of Recreation Fraser Health Authority REGRETS/ABSENT Julie Lewis Gillian Small Mike Murray Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living School District #42 Trustee Councillor Craig Speirs Council Liaison, City of Maple Ridge 1. CALL TO ORDER There being a quorum present, the Chair called the meeting to order at 5:09 pm. 2. R15-012 AGENDA ADOPTION It was moved and seconded That the agenda dated April 16, 2015 be adopted with the following additions: Item 5.5 -Pitt Meadows Advisory Design Panel -Greg Turnbull and Item 5.6 Community Forum Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues CARRIED Page 1 of 4 \ J Regular Meeting Minutes -Thursday, April 16, 2015 3. MINUTES ADOPTION R15-013 It was moved and seconded That the Minutes of the March 19, 2015 meeting be adopted. CARRIED 4. DELEGATIONS & PRESENTATIONS -Nil 5. NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Accessible Transit Stop Update The Chair reported that there is approximately 20 hours of work remaining on the accessible transit stop mapping project. The Chair and Vice-Chair are currently compiling the data gathered. The Staff Liaison provided an overview of the work done to date. The next step is to provide a list of transit stop priorities to Engineering for their feedback. Locations for curb cuts can also be recommended. Bernice Rolls and Cydney Peacock entered the meeting at 5:14 pm. Wendy McCormick entered the meeting at 5:25 pm. R15-014 5.2 MACAI Awards Update 2015 is the twelfth year of the Accessibility Awards, which recognize champions in the community. A Citizen Champion category has been added this year for a citizen who goes out of their way to assist people with disabilities. The Staff Liaison recommended May 20th as a deadline for nominations which would allow nominations to be reviewed at the next MACAI meeting. The Awards ceremony is being planned for June 18th at Pitt Meadows Municipal Hall. The Staff Liaison will finalize preparations and distribute paper and electronic nomination forms. Suggestions were made on ways to advertise the awards. 5.3 Citizen Survey Update The Staff Liaison shared the draft Citizen Survey for Committee review. The purpose of the survey is to seek feedback from Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge citizens on community accessibility. Ideas for advertising the survey were discussed. June 1st was suggested as a deadline for responses. Committee members have until Friday, April 24th to provide feedback on the language used on the form. It was moved and seconded That the Staff Liaison incorporate any Committee feedback and proceed with the survey. CARRIED 5.4 Committee Website Update The Committee Clerk reviewed the recent updates to the Committee website and encouraged feedback and suggestions from Committee members. Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues Page 2 of 4 Regular Meeting Minutes -Thursday, April 16, 2015 R15-015 5.5 Pitt Meadows Advisory Design Panel Greg Turnbull let Committee members know that the Pitt Meadows Advisory Design Panel is seeking a member to represent people with accessibility issues. Historically the Panel meets quarterly. Interested persons should let Mr. Turnbull know. 5.6 Community Forum The Chair and the Staff Lia ison provided an explanation of the addition of the Community Forum item to the agenda. After discussion It was moved and seconded That Community Forum be added as Item 5 to MACAI agendas going forward. CARRIED 6. ROUNDTABLE Andrew Pozsar ra ised the issue of completing the bus stop project. The Staff Liaison will work on summarizing and finalizing the data once it is received. Bernice Rolls recently attended a Transition Fair with the Staff Liaison and entertained questions and comments from the public. Having gathered feedback of citizen's concerns Ms. Rolls suggested that a list be created and shared to advertise accessible businesses. Ms. Rolls and Councillor Bell discussed the process for bringing issues to the attention of city councils. Ms. Rolls raised the issue of a Maple Ridge resident with mobility issues that is experiencing a road safety issue at his residence. Ms. Rolls will forward the contact information on to the Staff Lia ison for follow up. The Staff Liaison will bring the issue back to the committee if appropriate. The Staff Liaison thanked Bernice Rolls and Cydney Pea coc k for attending two community events in the past month. Councillor Duncan welcomed feedback and communication from committee members. The Director of Recreation shared the website planat.com (provided through the Rick Hansen Foundation) that allows users to share and search accessibility ratings for businesses. Ms. McCormick thanked Kevin Priebe for attending a recent focus group meeting regarding the Maple Ridge swimming pool renovation. Ms. McCormick provided an overview of the changes that are being considered to the pool and these were discussed by the Committee. A request has been made to have draft plans brought to the committee for review when they are available. The Staff Liaison let the committee know that the Age Friendly project is moving forward. A working group has been established. 7. CORRESPONDENCE -Nil Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues Page 3 of 4 Regular Meeting Minutes -Thursday, April 16, 2015 8. 9. NEXT MEETING - AGENDA DEADLINE - LOCATION- AJOURNMENT ~ Chairperson /ss Thursday, May 21, 2015 Monday, May 4, 2015 Blaney Room, Maple Ridge City Hall 7:10 pm Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues Page 4 of 4