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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
 
 
 
REPORT NO. 5
OF THE REGIONAL
ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 26, 2005
 
For Consideration by the
Community Services and Housing Committee of
the Regional Municipality of York
on November 9, 2005
 
 
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Chair: W. Morley
 
Members: Z. Brown
K. Hill
R. Hunn
M. Proulx
T. Robichaud
Regional Councillor D. Wheeler
 
Staff Present: C. Abankwa-Harris, B. Crowe, B. Drew, L. Gonsalves, D. Gordon,
J. Hulton, J. Jacob, S. Neill, J. Simmons, D. Trojan
 
The Accessibility Advisory Committee began its meeting at 4:00 p.m. on October 26, 2005.
 
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1 UPDATE - COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
 
The Accessibility Advisory Committee advises the Community Services and Housing Committee of the following matters having been considered by the Accessibility Advisory Committee with the following action:
 
 
PRESENTATIONS
1. Darwin Trojan, Manager, Occupational Health and Safety, York Regional Police, "Update: 2005 Accessibility Plan". Received
 
2. Barry Crowe, Director, Property Services and Shane Holten, Consultant, SPH Consulting "Update: Accessibility Audits on Prioritized Owned and Leased Facilities". Received
 
DEPUTATIONS
3. Mr. Kim regarding Mobility Transit. Received
 
4. Kim Thorn, Developmental Services Support Worker, York Support Services, regarding 'Mobility Transit'. Received
 
5. Jenny Haggart, Member of Accessibility Advisory Advocacy Committee regarding 'Mobility Transit'. Received
 
6. Kim McKinnon, Member of Accessibility Advisory Advocacy Committee and staff member of Community Legal Clinic of York Region, regarding 'Mobility Transit'.
 
Committee received the presentation and requested that the hand-out provided by Kim McKinnon, Accessibility Advisory Advocacy Committee be forwarded to the Regional Transit Committee for review and consideration.
 
COMMUNICATION
7. Joann Simmons, Regional Municipality of York, Commissioner, Community Services and Housing, "Parallel Implementation of the AODA and ODA" and "Progress Report on Moving Forward: York Region's 2005 Accessibility Plan". Received
 
OTHER BUSINESS
8. Regional Councillor D. Wheeler advised of his attendance at the October 25, 2005 seminar "Bridges to Better Business" sponsored by York Region Economic Development.
 
9. R. Hunn advised Committee of specialized transit initiatives being tested in Dundee, Scotland.
 
The Accessibility Advisory Committee adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
 
 
Respectfully submitted,
 
October 26, 2005                                                                              W. Morley
Newmarket, Ontario                                                                           Chair
 
Susan Neill
Tel. (905) 830-4444 x 1305

 
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