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Home My WebLink AboutMACAI 2018-01-18 agenda.pdfCity of Pitt Meadows / City of Maple Ridge MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS AGENDA Thursday, January 18, 2018, 4:00 – 6:00 pm Blaney Room, Maple Ridge City Hall 1.WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 2.2018 CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR ELECTION 3.AGENDA APPROVAL 4.MINUTES APPROVAL – November 16, 2017 5.DELEGATIONS/CITY PRESENTATIONS 5.1 232 Street upgrade (between 132A Ave & Silver Valley Road) – Use of Urban Braille Erica Messam, Engineering Technologist, City of Maple Ridge 6.NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1 Snow Angels - Update 6.2 Age Friendly Initiative 6.2.1 Council Approved Terms of Reference 6.2.2 UBCM Funding 6.2.3 CMR Funding 6.2.4 Strategy Update 6.3 MACAI Awards Review 6.3.1 Formation of Subcommittee 6.4 MACAI Budget Allocation 2018 7.STAFF LIAISONS UPDATE 7.1 Leisure Centre Retrofit Update – Petra 7.2 Accessible Parking – Petra 8.QUESTION PERIOD 9.CORRESPONDENCE 9.1 2018 MACAI Meeting Schedule 10.ROUNDTABLE 11.ADJOURNMENT QUESTION PERIOD Question Period provides the public with the opportunity to ask questions or make comments on subjects that are of concern to them. Each person will be given 2 minutes to speak. Up to ten minutes in total is allotted for Question Period. /aa MAPLE RIDGE/PITT MEADOWS MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness, held in the Blaney Room at the Maple Ridge City Hall on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Kim McLennan Fraser Health Mike Murray School District #42 Trustee Councillor Bruce Bell Council Liaison, City of Pitt Meadows Councillor Craig Speirs Council Liaison, City of Maple Ridge Maria Kovacs Member At Large, Maple Ridge Gillian Small Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living Lisa Grant City of Pitt Meadows STAFF PRESENT Renee Moffatt Committee Clerk Petra Frederick Staff Liaison GUESTS REGRETS/ABSENT Greg Turnbull Member At Large, Maple Ridge Paul Oliner Member at Large, Maple Ridge Kristina Morrison Member At Large, Maple Ridge 1.CALL TO ORDER The Council Liaison called the meeting to order at 4:11 pm. Introductions were made. 2.CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR ELECTION Postpone to January 3.AGENDA ADOPTION R17-015 It was moved and seconded That agenda dated November 16, 2017 be amended to add items 6.8 Fashion Without Limits and 6.9 Memberships and be adopted as amended. CARRIED 4.MINUTE APPROVAL R17-016 It was moved and seconded That the minutes dated September 21, 2017 be approved. CARRIED 4.0 MACAI Minutes November 16, 2017 Page 2 of 4 5.DELEGATIONS 5.1 Nil 6.NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1 Leisure Centre Retrofit Update The Staff Liaison reported that January closer of the Aquatic Centre has been delayed until March 2018. More information on the pool closer can be found at https://www.mapleridge.ca/1718/Pool-Talk---Aquatic-Lifecycle-Improvemen . Looking at accommodating patrons by offering alternative such as dry land fitness as well as looking into a transportation service to other facilities. 6.2 Accessibility Awards 2017 Review and Planning 2018 (defining categories; subcommittee) Bruce Bell reported on the success of the Accessibility Awards Event. The staff Liaison advised the Committee that they will be hosting the even again in 2018 and will need to look at potential venues. The mandate has changed which will increase categories and therefore attendance will be higher. 6.3 Snow Angels Program – Winter 2017/18 The Staff Liaison gave a brief history as well as issues and concerns with the Snow Angels program in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows have gone to the Good Neighbours Helping Good Neighbors approach. People in the community can nominate a Good Neighbours and a signed letter from the Mayor and Council along with a Snow Angel pin will be issued. The Committee discussed advertising options. R17-017 It was moved and seconded That MACAI to spend up to $1000 to promote the Snow Angels program. CARRIED 6.4 Age friendly Initiative update – TOR; Projects; etc. The Staff Liaison reported on the Age Friendly initiative and the Report and Action Plan for each municipality. Information on the Terms of Reference and a list of positions for the subcommittee was provided. The Committee Members discussed the Terms of Reference and provided feedback. R17-018 It was moved and seconded Whereas the City of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows have endorsed the Age Friendly initiative therefor be it resolved that MACAI create a subcommittee with the following Terms of Reference. MACAI Minutes November 16, 2017 Page 3 of 4 6.5 Raising the Profile – Declaration of the Community-based seniors’ Sector in BC The Staff Liaison informed the Committee on the background and purpose of Raising the Profile project. R17-019 That MACAI recommend to both councils that they endorse the Declaration of the Community based seniors’ Sector in BC. Note: Gillian Small left at 5:08pm 6.6 Accessible Parking Update The Staff Liaison updated The Committee on the status of Patrick Hughes Parking Initiatives presentation. The recommended 6 handicap parking stall add to Downtown Maple Ridge has been forwarded to Engineering. The Staff Liaison discussed the issues Bylaws has with all handicap parking stall having a 3 hour time limit. R17-020 It was moved and seconded To resend the previous motion as amended to say “That MACAI requests staff to provide further information on possible solutions to the parking issues raised during the presentation on parking at the September MACAI meeting: and that Staff work with the relevant City department to bring a resolution on this topic back to MACAI for review”. 6.7 MACAI Budget Allocation 2018 R17-021 It was moved and seconded To carry forward MACAI Budget Allocation 2018 agenda item to January 2018. 6.8 Fashion Without Limits Councillor Speirs reported on the Fashion Without Limits event he attended. Fashion designers designed clothes for people with wheelchairs, crutches etc. Councillor Speirs discussed MACAI supporting this event in the future. Committee Members provided feedback. 6.9 Membership The Staff Liaison discussed memberships, new members and positions available for 2018 and advised the committee that she is reaching out to various organization to appoint representatives. The Committee members discussed ways to find representative for the new positions. 7.QUESTION PERIOD - Nil MACAI Minutes November 16, 2017 Page 4 of 4 8.CORRESPONDENCE - Nil 9.ROUNDTABLE Bruce Bell acknowledged Petra Frederick and all the hard work she has done with the committee. Maria Kovacs informed The Committee that she was invited by the City of Vancouver’s Engineering Department to talk about bike lane issues regarding people with disabilities. 10.ADJOURNMENT It was moved and seconded that the meeting be adjourned at 5:56 pm Chair /rm MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS 2018 MEETING SCHEDULE January 18, 2018 March 15, 2018 June 21, 2018 September 20, 2018 November 15, 2018 Notes: -The Committee meets bi-monthly; additional meetings called at the discretion of the Chair. -MACAI meets the third Thursday of the month. -The Committee does not meet in July or August. -Subcommittee meetings can be held between regular Committee meetings. -Requests for agenda items are due two weeks prior to meeting date. -Agendas will be published one week prior to meeting date. 9.1