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Home My WebLink AboutMACAI 2022-09-22 agenda.pdfQUESTION 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. City of Maple Ridge Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness AGENDA – REGULAR MEETING Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 4:30 pm Held via Zoom Teleconference and hosted in the Blaney Room, Maple Ridge City Hall Meeting Access Information Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be holding the Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness (MACAI) meeting in a hybrid format. Members of the MACAI and the public are asked to join the meeting in-person in the Blaney Room at Maple Ridge City hall or remotely using the following access information: Join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone https://mapleridge-ca.zoom.us/j/86033630369?pwd=aW1BbWUycjZjSm1uTnNFU0xvMEE3dz09 Or join the meeting using your phone Dial: +17789072071 Meeting ID: 860 3363 0369 Passcode: 176531 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES – June 16, 2022 4.DELEGATIONS 4.1. Parking Bylaw Update – Krista Gowan 5.NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1. 5.2. 5.3. 5.4. Committee Membership Review 2022 Work Plan Deliverable 2023 Workplan Process (SOAR) – Tony Cotroneo & Alex Ward Maple Ridge Low-Cost Directory – Alex Ward 6.LIAISON UPDATES 6.1. Staff Liaison 6.2. Council Liaison 6.3. SD42 Liaison 7.SUBCOMMITTEE AND TASK FORCE UPDATES 7.1. Age-friendly Subcommittee 7.2. Awards Task Group 8.QUESTION PERIOD FOR THE PUBLIC 9.ROUNDTABLE 10.ADJOURNMENT Next Meeting: November 17, 2022 Agenda Submission Deadline: November 3, 2022 mapleridge.ca Doc#2984791 City of Maple Ridge Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness MEETING MINUTES Thursday, June 16, 2022 Regular Meeting The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness (MACAI), held via Zoom teleconference on June 16, 2022 at 4:30 pm. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Councillor Chelsa Meadus Council Liaison, City of Maple Ridge Don Mitchell Member at Large, Maple Ridge Katie Sullivan School District 42 Board Trustee Kim McLennan, Vice Chair Fraser Health Representative Carolina Echeverri Family Education and Support Centre Representative Alex Ward, Chair Member at Large, Maple Ridge STAFF PRESENT Tony Cotroneo Acting Staff Liaison/Manager of Community Engagement Patrick Hlavac-Winsor General Counsel and Executive Director, Legislative Service ABSENT Petra Frederick Staff Liaison, Community Engagement Coordinator 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA R/2022-MACAI-008 It was moved and seconded That the agenda for the June 16, 2022 Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Regular Meeting be approved with an amendment to add Item 5.4 correspondence from Terri Peacock. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES R/2022-MACAI-009 It was moved and seconded That the minutes of the Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Regular Meeting dated April 21, 2021 be adopted. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4.DELEGATIONS 4.1 Local Immigration Partnership Council (overview) – Carolina Echeverri C. Echeverri discussed various resources available for newcomers as well as the website: ridgemeadowsnewcomers.com 3.0 mapleridge.ca Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness June 16, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 2 of 3 Doc#2984791 4.2 PRC Master Plan – Tony Cotroneo T. Cotroneo updated on the PRC Master Plan and website and answered questions from the group about various means the public and Committee can engage during the engagement process. 5.NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Community Based Financial Access Programs – Tony Cotroneo T. Cotroneo spoke to the correspondence received from Terri Peacock and provided information regarding financial access programs. 5.2 Seniors Housing/Homelessness – Councillor Meadus C. Meadus discussed various resources regarding Seniors Housing/Homelessness for the Senior’s Housing Table to collate and potentially add to the MRPM Katzie Seniors Network Website. 5.3 Accessibility and Inclusiveness Mini Focus Group – Alex Ward & Tony Cotroneo T. Cotroneo provided information on the Accessibility and Inclusiveness Survey on the City’s website. A. Ward provided a basic framework for a web-based low-cost inventory list and recommended the existing City of Maple Ridge web app ‘What’s Happening Around Me (WHAM)’ as a basis for adoption on the City’s website. A link to the framework was supplied in hardcopy during the meeting. R/2022-MACAI-010 It was moved and seconded That the Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness work with City staff to consider adding a comprehensive community low cost inventory list to the 2023 business plan discussions. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5.4 Correspondence Correspondence from Terri Peacock discussed along Item 5.1 6.LIAISON UPDATES 6.1 Staff Liaison T. Cotroneo provided details on the Albion Community Centre opening and ongoing work to revise the off-street parking bylaw to incorporate inclusiveness with a potential delegation from the Planning Department. The committee also discussed rainbow ribbons on City core trees during pride month in July, led by the UPLan (a youth working group of the Youth Planning Table). Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness June 16, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 3 of 3 Doc#2984791 R/2022-MACAI-011 It was moved and seconded That the Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness request a special meeting with City staff to provide comments/input on parking bylaw amendments. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 6.2 Council Liaison Council Meadus provided an update on UPlan pride walk. 6.3 SD42 Liaison K. Sullivan provided an update on the following: •Pride month details; •Anti-Racism committee - it was encouraging to see anti-racism committee up and running; •The Integrated Child and Youth Team pilot (B.C.’s Integrated Child & Youth Teams - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca) is close to being up and running; •Deepening Indigenous Education and Equity report – in November 2020, SD42 started a process surveying stakeholders; 200+ page report is now available on the School District website with 97 recommendations; it is now with staff to develop an action plan. 7.SUBCOMMITTEE AND TASK FORCE UPDATES 7.1 Age-Friendly Subcommittee D. Mitchell provided an update on a mapping program and Plan H - Age Friendly Communities funding proposal. A draft is being worked on for age-friendly homes for City staff’s review. 7.2 Awards Task Group Awards for 2022/2023 to be reviewed by C. Meadus and T. Cotroneo as leads. A. Ward discussed looking at adding/removing categories such as for employers who employ newcomers. 8.QUESTION PERIOD FOR THE PUBLIC – NIL 9.ROUNDTABLE Committee members discussed issues relating to accessibility and inclusiveness. 10.ADJOURNMENT – 5:39 p.m. __________________________ Alex Ward, Chair /phw NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM [5.4] 5.4 [!l NOTES [!l RIDGE MEADOWS LOW COST SERVICES rmlowcostservices .infinityfreeapp.com We acknowledge the area we know as ~ ·dge Meadows sits on the traditional needed territories of the atzie First Nation and Kwantlen First Nation ----------