Accessibility Advisory Committee
Special Meeting

Agenda 20

Tuesday, February 1, 2022
6:00 p.m.

Electronic Participation
This Meeting will be held through electronic participation in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal Act, 2001 as amended by the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020.

Members of Committee and Council, City staff, media and the general public join the meeting with this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81100740377

Webinar ID: 811 0074 0377

855 703 8985 (Toll Free)

Carole Legault, Coordinator
613-580-2424 x28934
[email protected]

Committee Members:

Chair: Phillip B. Turcotte
Vice-Chair: Brian Wade
Members: Ana Maria Cruz-Valderrama, Holly Ellingwood, Murray Gallant, Roy Hanes, Vania Karam, Tammy Kelly and Don Patterson
Councillor Matt Luloff (non-voting member)

Reserve Member: Joël Dazé

Simultaneous interpretation in both official languages is available for any specific agenda item by calling the committee information number at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.

Annex – Remote Participation Details

This particular meeting will be hosted in Zoom. Participants may join the meeting by calling a toll-free telephone number or using Zoom software on a computer or mobile device.

Members of Committee and Council and Required City Staff:

The Committee Coordinator will send a Zoom link and password prior to the meeting to Members of Committee and Council, and staff who are required to participate.

Other City Staff, Media and General Public

Staff not participating in the meeting, the media and the general public must view the meeting via the Ottawa City Council YouTube channel.

Submissions to Committee

Members of the public may provide either written or oral submissions (or both) to Committee for this meeting.

Written comments: Members of the public may submit written comments by email to the Committee Coordinator, or by calling the Committee Coordinator to have their comments transcribed. Both written and oral comments are given equal consideration by the committee.

In order to ensure that written comments can be provided to the Committee prior to the meeting, the deadline for submitting written comments is 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting, being February 1, 2022.

Oral comments (public delegations): Members of the public may register, by calling or emailing the Committee Coordinator, to provide oral comments during the meeting using Zoom. They must include their name, telephone number and email address (if available). Registration is required so that the Coordinator may provide Zoom meeting information to the speaker.

Please note that neither a computer, nor a video sharing device, is required to participate in the meeting via Zoom. Participants may join the Zoom meeting by calling a toll-free number.

Should you wish to speak for up to five minutes during the Committee meeting, you may register with the Committee Coordinator by phone prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting, being February 1, 2022, or by email prior to the start time set for the meeting, being 6:00 pm.

Please note that screen-sharing will not be enabled for participants during this meeting. Those delegates who wish to provide a visual presentation (PowerPoint or other) are required to register to speak and provide those materials to the committee coordinator prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting, being February 1, 2022.

The Committee Coordinator who is moderating the meeting will share your presentation from his/her screen as you speak.

After the above deadlines have passed, members of the public may submit comments to the appropriate Standing Committee (if applicable) and/or submit written comments to Council. Please note that comments received after the above deadlines have passed will be acknowledged by the Committee Coordinator and provided to all Members of Council as soon as possible prior to Council’s final consideration of the item but may not be provided to the Committee prior to its meeting.