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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMACAI 2015-05-21 minutes.pdfQrltl•h Columbia Oacp Roots Greater Heights City o( Pitt Meadows 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, May 21, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Greg Turnbull Kevin Priebe, Chair Cydney Peacock Bernice Rolls Councillor Bruce Bell Maria Kovacs Councillor Craig Speirs Mike Murray GUESTS Sandy Liles STAFF PRESENT Petra Frederick Sunny Schiller REGRETS/ABSENT Julie Lewis Gillian Small Andrew Pozsar, Vice-Chair 1. CALL TO ORDER Community At Large, Maple Ridge Community At Large, Maple Ridge Community at Large, Maple Ridge Community at Large, Maple Ridge Council Liaison, City of Pitt Meadows Community At Large, Maple Ridge Council Liaison, City of Maple Ridge School District #42 Trustee Community Coordinator, BC Centre for Ability Recreation Coordinator Committee Clerk Fraser Health Authority Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living Community At Large, Maple Ridge There being a quorum present, the Chair called the meeting to order at 5:03 pm. 2. R15-016 AGENDA ADOPTION It was moved and seconded That the agenda dated May 21, 2015 be amended to add Item 4.1 Sandy Liles, BC Centre for Ability -Opportunities Fund Presentation and Item 6.5 Request from Engineering to remove an accessible parking spot and be adopted as amended. CARRIED Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues Page 1 of 3 R-egutar Meeting Minutes -Thursday, May 21, 2015 3. MINUTES ADOPTION R15-017 It was moved and seconded That the Minutes of April 16, 2015 meeting be adopted. CARRIED 4. DELEGATIONS & PRESENTATIONS 4.1 Susan Liles, BC Centre for Ability -The Opportunities Fund Program Ms. Susan Liles made a presentation on the Opportunities Fund. This federal fund provides support for people with disabilities who wish to retrain and find employment. The fund provides grants through Service Canada for vocational . training, child care costs during training, assistance with living expenses and temporary wage subsidies. The goal is to assist people with disabilities to obtain long term employment. It was suggested that information on the fund be added to the MACAI website. Mike Murray entered the meeting at 5:27 pm. 5. COMMUNITY FORUM 6. NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1 Survey Update/ Discussion The Staff Liaison provided a current printed version of the Citizen's Survey for review and discussion. The Staff Liaison will incorporate suggestions received and email an updated draft to members for a final review. Once finalized the survey will be available online (on the MACAI website), taken to community events during the summer and specifically shared with community organizations that work with people with disabilities. 6.2 Accessibility Awards Update The awards nomination form is available on line at http://www.mapleridge.ca/986/Accessibility-Awards. Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Councils will be invited to the ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 7:00 pm on June 17th, 2015 at Pitt Meadows City Hall. A nomination review meeting will be scheduled soon. 6.3 PM and MR Translink update The Chair reviewed the updated accessible transit stop spreadsheet. The Staff Liaison thanked the members who had worked on this project for their work. The Staff Liaison and the Chair will forward the transit stop spreadsheet to Engineering along with a report to communicate that bringing stops on these routes up to Translink accessibility standards is a priority for MACAI. Engineering will be asked to respond with a plan of action. Based on his work on the project the Chair reported that a lack of shelters and a lack of transit amenities at transit hubs are a top concern in the communities. Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues Page 2 of 3 Regular Meeting Minutes -Thursday, May 21, 2015 6.4 6.5 It was suggested that information on stops that require attention can be submitted to Translink for funding in October. Cydney Peacock was asked to bring documentation to support a request in her neighbourhood to the next meeting. Business Plan review and planning 2016 The Staff Liaison reviewed the progress so far on the 2016 work plan. Good progress is being made. A couple of items that require attention were highlighted. Engineering request to remove an accessible parking spot A request from Maple Ridge Florist to change the designation of a parking spot has been forwarded by Engineering for discussion and recommendation by MACAI. Currently the spot is a 15 minute drop off spot (it's unclear if it's designated as accessible). The request is to change the spot designation to 1 hour general. Underground parking is available around the corner. A discussion resulted in the conclusion that a 15 minute time limitation makes the spot difficult for anyone to use. The general feeling was that the spot should remain accessible and a one hour time frame is preferable. The Staff Liaison will confirm the current designation and email information to members for further discussion. 7. CORRESPONDENCE-Nil 8. ROUNDTABLE The Staff Liaison reported that Bernice Rolls and Cydney Peacock have been working hard on the Age Friendly initiative. An Age Friendly event will be held June 10th and registration is required. 9. AJOURNMENT 6:42 pm /ss Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues Page 3 of 3