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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMACAI 2023-11-16 agenda.pdf - City of Maple Ridge MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS AGENDA – REGULAR MEETING Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 4:30 pm Meeting Access Information Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness (MACAI) meetings are held 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/88408288950 Or join the meeting using your phone Dial: +1 778 907 2071 Meeting ID: 884 0828 8950 1. CALL TO ORDER 1.1. Land Acknowledgement 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES – June 15, 2023 4. DELEGATIONS 5. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1. MACAI awards 5.2. Community Engagement at Canada Day event 5.3. BC Legislation – Accessibility Act 5.4. Recreational/Sport Financial subsidy database 6. LIAISON UPDATES 6.1. Staff Liaison 6.2. Council Liaison 6.3. SD42 Liaison 7. SUBCOMMITTEE AND TASK FORCE UPDATES 8. QUESTION PERIOD FOR THE PUBLIC 9. ROUNDTABLE 10. ADJOURNMENT Next Meeting: TBD Agenda Submission Deadline: TBD 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. ~ Maple Ridee - City of Maple Ridge Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Meeting Minutes June 15, 2023 The Minutes of the Regular Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Meeting held via Zoom teleconference and hosted in the Blaney Room at Maple Ridge City Hall on June 15, 2023 at 4:30pm. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Councillor Ahmed Yousef Council Liaison Alex Ward, Chair Member at Large Hudson Campbell, Vice Chair School District 42 Board Trustee Jenn Boone Member at Large Jenna Christianson-Barker Member at Large Kim McLennan Fraser Health Representative STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Petra Frederick Staff Liaison, Community Coordinator Krista Gowan Planner 2 Arsh Dhillon Committee Clerk ABSENT Carolina Echeverri Family Education and Support Centre Representative 1.CALL TO ORDER – 4:30 pm 1.1. Land Acknowledgement A. Ward, Chair, called the meeting to order and provided the land acknowledgment. 2.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA R/2023-MACAI-011 It was moved and seconded That the June 15, 2023 Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness agenda be adopted with amendment to remove Item 4.2 Delegation by Dwelltech Industries on Dementia Friendly Auxiliary Dwellings. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3.ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES R/2023-MACAI-012 It was moved and seconded That the minutes of the Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness meeting dated April 20, 2022 be adopted as circulated. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4.DELEGATIONS 3.0 mapleridge.ca Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Minutes June 15, 2023 Page 2 of 3 4.1. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT – BC) T.Fawkes, Regional Director at the Canadian Association of Occupation Therapists, presented on the Community Centre Fees: A Barrier to Accessibility. Topics included: community-based rehabilitation, observed barriers to access, and potential solutions. Committee members asked questions and engaged in discussion. 5.NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1. Off-Street Parking Bylaw Update – Krista Gowan, Planner 2 K. Gowan, Planner 2, presented on the Off-Street Parking and Loading Bylaw. Topics included: the importance of parking, parking in Maple Ridge, on-street parking, municipal property off- street parking, private property off-street parking, and an overview of the current proposed Off- Street Parking Bylaw. Committee members participated in an activity to provide feedback on the Off-Street Parking Bylaw. 6.LIAISON UPDATES 6.1. Staff Liaison P. Frederick provided an update on the following: •Housing Affordability Summit hosted by Mayor and Council on May 30, 2023 •Draft Accessibility and Inclusiveness Framework 6.2. Council Liaison Councillor Yousef provided an update on the following: •Dementia Friendly Café Celebration on June 10, 2023 •Dwelltech Industries Dementia Friendly Housing 6.3. SD42 Liaison Trustee Campbell provided an update on Eric Langton Elementary and Pitt Meadows Secondary School. 7.SUBCOMMITTE AND TASK FORCE UPDATES 7.1. Age-friendly Subcommittee K.McLennan, Fraser Health Representative, provided an update on extreme weather workshops for seniors and grant opportunities. 7.2. Awards Task Group A. Ward, Chair, provided an update on MACAI Awards event details. Topics included: location, entertainment, decorations, application deadline, and nomination guidelines. Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Minutes June 15, 2023 Page 3 of 3 7.3. Promotional Events P. Fredrick, Staff Laison, provided an update on promotional events postcards. Committee members shared ideas for promotional products. 8.QUESTION PERIOD FOR THE PUBLIC Lynne Currie – Member of the Public L. Currie asked about storage and electric charging for accessible scooters in apartment buildings. 9.ROUNDTABLE Committee members provided updates and reports on issues and activities relating to accessibility and inclusiveness in the community. 10.ADJOURNMENT – 7:25 pm Alex Ward, Chair /ad