Accessibility Advisory Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:
22
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Electronic Participation
Present:
  • Chair Vania Karam, 
  • Vice-Chair Holl Ellingwood, 
  • Wayne Antle, 
  • Ana Maria Cruz-Valderrama, 
  • Matthew Eliot, 
  • and Jodi Fisher 
Absent:
  • Ian Bourrie, 
  • David Humphries, 
  • Murray MacDonald, 
  • William Van Veen, 
  • and Hannah Walhad 
Present non-voting member:
  • Councillor Marty Carr 

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No Declarations of Interest were filed.

Katarina Cvetkovic, Senior Program Manager in Transportation Planning and Samuel Roberts, Senior Program Manager in Sustainable Transportation, delivered a presentation on behalf of the Planning, Development & Building Department. A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk. 

  • Report Recommendation(s)

    That the Accessibility Advisory Committee receive the presentation and provide feedback as appropriate.

    Carried

There were no Inquiries.

The Committee raised the following: 

  1. A letter to Council from the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians regarding E-Scooters
  2. Accessible Playground Initiative by the Almonte Citivan Club 

The Committee also discussed site plan circulations. 

Next Meeting: May 20, 2025

The meeting adjourned at 7:23 pm.