NINTH MEETING OF THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY
TOWN OF
Reception Centre Gallery
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Members Robert Hunn (Chair) Connie Weber Vito Bigioni (Vice-Chair) Dr. John White Regional
Councillor Jack Heath
William Broger Carole Robertson Leila Abboud StaffJudi Kosch, Committee Clerk Rick Dominico, Manager, Corporate
Strategy & Quality |
Regrets
Mike Kowalski Guests
Keith Bray,
President, George Phillips,
Manager, |
The meeting convened at the hour of
1. MINUTES OF EIGHTH
THE TOWN OF
THAT the minutes of the Town of
CARRIED.
2.
The Chair called on Rick
Dominico, Manager, Corporate Strategy & Quality, to give a brief overview
of the Town of
Rick Dominico
extended an apology for the length of time it has taken to bring this important
plan together; he assured the Committee that the Plan is a work in progress and
improvements throughout the Town are ongoing. The Committee acknowledged the Plan and there
followed general discussion on its contents.
Rick called on all members to provide him with feedback via e-mail (rdominico@markham.ca) at their earliest
opportunity; he is planning on taking the plan to Town Council in January 2006.
3. EAST GWILLIMBURY ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS
Deferred
to the
4.
The
Chair welcomed Keith Bray, President & CEO of the Markham Board of
Trade. Mr. Bray gave a brief overview of
the Markham Board of Trade (MBT) and its possible role in assisting the
Committee through its connection to businesses throughout the Town. The MBT
also has ties with provincial/federal agencies to get the word out to make
businesses and the community at large more aware of the needs of people with
disabilities. Mr. Bray invited the
Committee to submit articles for the publication prepared by the MBT, published
quarterly, that could focus on ways and means to make businesses readily
accessible to all residents of the community.
The Chair will draft an article and provide it to the Committee for
discussion at the next meeting; the next MBT publication will be February,
2006.
5. PRESENTATION
BY MANAGER
The
Chair called on George Phillips, Manager,
George
Phillips gave a brief history of the Museum and its role in the community over
the years; it is an evolving project, which must recognize the growing
diversity of the community. There is a
three phase process the new Reception Centre was built to better accommodate
all visitors to the Museum site phase two revolves around the Ward building
site while phase three consists of the possibility of a Heritage Carnival site
with antique rides, carousels, etc. negotiations are underway with the
Conklin family. Mr. Phillips also stated that work is ongoing to improve the
pathways and access to the 26 buildings on site as well as the
6. RESIGNATIONS
The
Chair advised of the resignations of Sherry Setnyk and Dr. John White. The Committee accepted, with regret, the resignations and recognized the
efforts of both Sherry and Dr. White over their time on the Committee.
THE
TOWN OF
That
the resignations of Sherry Setnyk and Dr. John White be accepted, with regret,
and that a request for replacements be forwarded to Council.
CARRIED
7. REGION
OF
a) Region of
b) Region of
c) Region of
The
correspondence was received by the Committee.
8. COMMUNICATIONS
a)
A letter and resolution from the Region of York dated
b)
A letter from the
Following a short discussion, the Chair
stated he would attend the upcoming meeting at the
9. NEXT MEETING
The next scheduled meeting of the Accessibility Committee is on
10. ADJOURNMENT
The Advisory Committee on
Accessibility adjourned at the hour of