Clause No. 4 in Report No. 5 of Committee of the Whole was adopted, without amendment, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting held on March 27, 2014.
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REPORT NO. 1 OF THE
YORK REGION ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 19, 2014
For Consideration by
Committee of the Whole of
The Regional Municipality of York
On March 6, 2014
[Accessible formats or communication supports are available upon request
Contact: Regional Clerk’s Office, @email, 18774649675 extension 71320]
Chair:
V. Spatafora
Members Present:
S. Foglia – Vice Chair
L. Bolt
B. Creighton
C. Gorlewski
D. Hardaker
L. Hulme-Smith
L. Jones
B. Lynch
Staff Present:
K. Adeney, M. Adlam, S. Ayres, M. Blunt, C. Clark, L. Davies, S. Doyle, A. Gibson, L. Gonsalves, J. Hastings, R. Houghton, J. Hulton, D. Kostopoulos, R. Leary, I. McNeil, J. Mitchell, A. Saintiche, P. Thiru, K. Turriff, A. Urbanski, K. Verrips
The York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee began its meeting at 4:03 p.m. on February 19, 2014.
1 UPDATE - COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
The York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee advises Committee of the Whole of the following matters having been considered by the York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee with the following action:
ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR
1. The Committee recommended the appointment of citizen member Steve Foglia as Vice Chair of the York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee for the year 2014.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Sharon Doyle, Manager, Mobility Plus, Transportation and Community Planning regarding ‘Mobility Plus Eligibility Appeal Panel’ Received
2. Kyle Verrips, Manager, HR Consulting, Corporate Services and Ruth Houghton, AODA Coordinator, York Regional Police regarding ‘2014 Employment Standards - Accessibility (Compliance) Report on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA)’ Received
3. Lois Davies, Program Manager, Accessibility, Strategies and Partnerships Branch, Community and Health Services regarding ‘New Accessibility Amendments to Ontario's Building Code’ Deferred
DEPUTATIONS
4. John Abel, Councillor, Town of Aurora and Sheri Upper, Concerned Citizens for Accessibility and Mobility regarding ‘Mobility Plus Eligibility Appeal Panel’ Received
5. Tim Maloney, Member, Mobility Plus Eligibility Appeal Panel regarding ‘Mobility Plus Eligibility Appeal Panel’ Received
COMMUNICATIONS
6. Denis Kelly, Regional Clerk, dated November 22, 2013 regarding ‘Accessibility (Compliance) Report on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA)’ Deferred
7. Adelina Urbanski, Commissioner, Community and Health Services, dated December 13, 2013 regarding ‘Accessibility (Compliance) Report on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA)’ Deferred
8. Vito Spatafora, Regional Councillor and Chair, York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee, dated January 9, 2014 to local MPs regarding ‘Web Accessibility’ Deferred
OTHER BUSINESS
9. Lisa Gonsalves, Director, Strategies and Partnerships Branch, Community and Health Services regarding ‘Update on Accessibility Activities’Deferred
10. The next meeting of the York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee is scheduled for April 16, 2014.
The York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee adjourned at 6:13 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
February 19, 2014 V. Spatafora
Newmarket, Ontario Chair
Carol Clark
Tel. (905) 830-4444 x 71305
