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Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting from November 4, 2021. For full meeting agenda visit https://bit.ly/3wutiff.
A
Hey
everybody:
it's
now
one
o'clock
and
we
do
have
quorum
so
caitlyn
I'll
just
start
with
the
introduction
and
then
I'll
turn
things
over
to
you
as
chair
so
good
afternoon,
everybody
today
joining
us
from
staff.
We
have
myself
derek
o'shea:
the
committee
clerk.
We
have
ian
sullivan
our
information
compliance
analyst
who's.
Acting
as
meeting
host.
We
have
luke
falwell,
the
director
of
engineering
services
joining
us,
I'm
just
now
going
to
move
him
into
the
meeting
room
is
muhammad
assan.
A
B
B
A
Take
this
opportunity
to
let
you
know
caitlyn,
that
the
delegation
that
is
on
the
agenda
from
janet
edwards,
she
has
requested
that
it
be
withdrawn.
She
was
able
to
get
the
information
she
needed
from
staff
so
with
the
approval
of
the
agenda,
we'll
withdraw
that
item
as
well
and
there
will
be
no
delegations.
B
B
B
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
hello.
Everyone.
My
name
is
luke
falwell,
I'm
the
director
of
engineering
for
the
city
of
kingston.
Within
the
transportation
and
public
works
group,
I
will
be
providing
a
briefing
and
presentation
of
some
of
the
activities
that
have
been
completed
in
transportation
and
public
works
over
the
last
12
months,
which
are
highlighted
in
the
report
on
the
agenda
following
the
briefing
today.
C
So
with
the
introductory
slide,
we
have
the
transportation
and
public
works
heading
with
a
picture
showing
the
revitalization
and
renovation
of
shannon
park
and
the
macaulay
street
road
extension
next
slide,
please
within
the
transportation
and
public
works
group.
We
have
also
shown
here,
as
six
departments,
however,
have
recently
been
consolidated
into
five,
so
we
have
transportation,
services,
transit
services,
transportation,
services,
solid
waste
services,
public
works
services,
corporate
asset
management
and
fleet
and
engineering
services.
C
So
through
the
presentation,
I
will
show
some
enhancements
to
equipment
and
facilities
across
the
city
of
kingston,
and
the
first
is
a
public
works
sidewalk
plan,
and
this
is
a
picture
of
a
new
piece
of
fleet
equipment
that
can
be
used
to
help
clear,
sidewalks
and
pathways
across
the
city.
It
also
has
the
ability
to
add
sand
and
salt
next
slide.
Please.
C
Another
public
works
piece
of
fleet
is
a
loader
tractor.
This
is
a
picture
of
a
articulating
loader,
that's
smaller
in
size
than
our
traditional
loader
that
we
would
find,
and
it's
used
to
help
with
accessing
hard-to-reach
areas
for
winter
control
and
removing
snow
in
areas
mostly
in
our
downtown
core
area.
C
C
C
This
is
a
picture
of
some
transit
customer
feedback
where
an
individual
was
very,
very
excited
to
be
the
first
one
to
use
some
of
the
new
equipment
that
has
been
retrofitted
on
some
of
our
transit
transit
fleets
and
we're
happy
to
to
receive
that
feedback
always
positively
and
negatively
of
course,
but
in
this
case
certain
we
have
to
share
the
experience
from
the
from
the
resident
in
this
case
next
slide.
Please,
through
our
capital
works
program,
we
have
been
improving
new
assets,
whether
sidewalks
bus
pads
throughout
the
city.
C
C
This
is
a
picture
of
a
new
multi-use
pathway
along
henderson
boulevard,
which
stretches
from
bay
ridge
drive
over
to
to
days.
Road
next
slide,
please,
as
part
of
the
henderson
drive
project,
there
were
a
number
of
pedestrian
crossing
improvements,
and
this
is
a
picture
of
one
of
those
crossing
improvements
showing
a
new
tactile
warning
surfaces
crossing
in
both
directions
and
the
extension
of
the
sidewalk
in
this
case
next
slide,
please,
in
addition
to
the
road
rehabilitation
work
in
the
bus
pad
work
along
gardner's
road.
C
D
C
And
then
further
to
the
east
along
the
same
waterfront
pathway
are
improvements
in
terms
of
resting
areas,
shoreline
protection
along
the
water
adjacent
to
a
baseball
diamonds,
and
there
are
two
two
routes
in
this
particular
location:
one
that
we
couldn't
achieve
full
compliance
from
an
accessibility
perspective,
but
there
is
an
alternate
route
that
that
what
we
were
able
to
achieve
next
slide.
Please
and
this.
C
This
is
a
picture
of
the
same
waterfront
pathway
showing
that
accessible
route
in
in
the
foreground
and
behind
the
trees
and
closer
to
the
body
of
water
is
the
steeper
section
of
the
pathway.
Next
slide.
Please,
within
our
park
facilities
we
did
upgrade
and
add
a
new
washroom
and
change
room
facility
at
grass
creek
park,
and
this
is
a
picture
of
the
individual
washroom
chain
room
facility
with
an
accessible
change,
change
bench
and
automated
door
operators
throughout
the
facility
as
well.
C
Next
slide,
please
within
the
grass
creek
park,
washroom
and
change
room
facility.
This
is
a
picture
of
the
new
and
improved
washroom
areas
showing
the
color
contrasting
to
the
walls
and
the
in
the
floors
and
accessible
features
of
the
sink
and
the
the
stalls
themselves.
Next
slide.
Please
part
of
the
shannon
park,
the
macaulay
street
extension
project.
D
C
C
D
C
New
park
meat
hill
park
bay
ridge
park
general
improvements
to
those
four
ports
at
that
location
throughout
the
city
there
will
be
in
2022
the
design
and
construction
of
transit
stations
larger
than
typical
transit.
Stop
that
we
see
now
there
will
be
engagement
with
the
committee
on
on
the
implementation
of
those
projects
and
same
with
audible,
pedestrian
signals
and
pedestrian
crossings
across
the
city
and
sidewalk
replacements
and
new
sidewalks
as
well.
C
E
It's
david
david,
william
shirat,
commented
a
couple
of
questions.
I
have
the
opportunity,
as
a
mac
member
representative,
to
go
through
center
parkway
development
with
laurie
parkwood,
and
I
was
just
really
really
impressed
and
I
just
couldn't
say
about
enough
good
things
about
it.
I
think
it's
going
to
be
a
real
game-changer
for
the
area
and
I
just
yeah.
I
think
it's
one
of
the
one
of
the
certainly
one
of
the
better
projects
I've
seen
and
good.
E
E
E
C
D
C
Thank
you
and
regarding
the
transit
ridership,
I
don't
have
the
numbers
in
front
of
me,
but
I'm
certainly
happy
to
provide
through
the
clerk.
What
that
looks
like
I
know,
certainly
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic,
it
has
been
very
challenging,
but
as
part
of
the
september
and
students
returning
to
kingston,
we
did
see
a
slight
increase,
certainly
on
on
what
it
was
before,
but
it
it's
certainly
not
anywhere
near
where
it
was
prior
to
the
start
of
the
pandemic
at
numbers.
At
the
end
of
2019.,
we
were.
E
E
C
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
through
you,
madam
chair,
the
the
portion,
what
we
call
it
the
foot
of
moab
avenue
leading
closer
towards
nothing
but
harbor
it
is
almost.
It
is
almost
complete
100.
Mr
williams,
we've
still
got
a
few
things
to
tidy
up
with
the
contractor,
certainly
as
part
of
that
project,
but
a
majority
of
the
works
are
completed
and
the
project
team
will
certainly
be
in
touch
regarding
a
final
inspection
before
we
sign
off
on
that
project.
E
F
Good
good
afternoon,
great
presentation,
great
time
because
I'm
visually
impaired,
I
appreciate
all
your
verbal
stuff
that
you
do
as
well,
you're
very
good
at
it.
You
should
be
teaching
it.
I
would
like
to
know
the
vehicles
that
that
you
showed
that
were
purchased.
Does
that
allow
you
to
do
more
sidewalks
or
is
it
replacing
existing
machinery
that
you
may
have
had
before?
Is
that?
C
Yes,
thank
you
for
the
question
in
the
feedback.
I
appreciate
that
regarding
the
sidewalk
plow,
it's
in
addition
to
the
existing
inventory
is
the
city
continues
to
assume
additional
sidewalks
across
the
network,
so
that
that's
additional
equipment.
So
it
is
standard
in
the
sense
of
the
other
pieces
of
fleet
within
public
works,
and
that's
on
the
sidewalk
cloud.
The
first
image
that
I
showed
the
second
image
was
of
the
smaller
utility
loader.
F
Excellent
and
my
last
questions
are
more
related
to
with
the
accessible
washrooms
and
accessible
or
audible
pedestrian
signals.
What
is
the
percentage?
Where
does
it
sit
according
to
other
cities?
Do
you
know
how,
if
kingston
has
say
the
percentage
of
streets
that
have
audio
crossings
and
how
it
collates
with
other
cities
and
where
we
stand
on
that
and
the
same
kind
of
thing
with
accessible
washrooms?
F
C
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
through
you,
madam
chair,
I
I
don't
have
the
information,
certainly
on
the
audible
component.
I
will
work
with
our
transportation
team
to
see
if,
if
that
can
be
provided
at
the
locations
regarding
the
public
washrooms,
I
know
that
we
have
a
long
ways
to
go
across
the
corporation
in
terms
of
improvements
to
existing
buildings,
whether
a
park
building
or
a
city
facility.
C
Otherwise,
but
I
do
know
as
we
do
additional
work
in
our
parks,
we
are
including
building
upgrades
at
the
same
time
an
example
of
that
would
be
richardson
beach.
Where
we're
doing
shoreline
improvements
and
we'll
we
will
be
doing
upgrades
to
the
richardson
beach
bath
house.
Following
that
that
shoreline
works.
C
It's
a
coordination
challenge
at
the
at
the
moment
as
they're
doing
the
shoreline
work,
but
the
building
improvements
will
follow
and
I
can
find
out.
I
can
try
and
find
out,
provide
whatever
information
is
available
at
how
we
compare
to
other
municipalities,
but
what
percentage
of
existing
buildings
are
accessible.
F
Well,
thank
you
because
I
think
we,
if
you,
the
city,
is
really
trying
hard
and
we're
we're
meeting
all
kinds
of
challenges
and
doing
it.
But
sometimes
it's
a
really
big
push
to
know
those
percentages
and
it's
easy
to
see
when
things
improve
and
sometimes
it's
even
a
cause
for
pride.
Given
you
know
where
you
stand
and
and
where
you're
going.
So.
Thank
you
so
much
for
for
all
your
responses.
Great
job.
G
Joining
in
more
praise
to
you,
luke
from
me
and
for
your
committee,
I
walk
all
the
time
at
lake
ontario
park
and
I
really
really
enjoy
the
improvements
there.
It
makes
walking
a
whole
lot
easier
and
as
someone
who
is
able
to
walk
still
but
impaired
with
walking,
it's
very
handy
to
have
those
nice
smooth
paths,
so
I
can
then
get
to
where
I
want
to
go,
and
that
leads
to
my
other
question
that
I
I
raise.
G
I'm
gonna
sound
like
a
broken
record
here,
but
my
question
is
always
about
benches
because-
and
I
was
looking
at
the
shannon
park
development
and
I
was
trying
to
spot
where
the
benches
were
there,
even
at
lake
ontario
park
that
fantastic
playground
with
the
splash
pads.
There
are
some
benches
there,
but
it's
also
quite
hard
to
get
in
there.
If
you
were,
I
had
a
friend
with
me
was
in
a
wheelchair
and
to
get
in
there
and
get
close
there
needed
to
be
more
rest
stops,
so
not
so
much
there
but
elsewhere.
G
G
If
you
know
what
I'm
saying-
and
so
I'm
just
wondering
if
that
has
entered
into
your
planning
at
all,
that
the
length
of
space
that
people
can
actually
walk
if
they
are
somewhat
impaired,
because
there
are
a
lot
of
people
who
are
in
that
transitory,
not
in
a
wheelchair
not
able
to
walk
so
well.
Category.
G
C
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
through
you,
madam
chair,
so
resting
areas
is
something
that
we
consult
on
on
a
regular
basis,
whether
it's
a
pathway
or
a
park
or
a
facility
in
resting
areas,
I
believe,
can
be
defined
as
a
number
of
for
a
number
of
ways
that
it
may
be
a
flat
area
in
the
pathway,
so
one
one
area
of
resting.
Although
I
I
recognize
that
that
doesn't
answer
your
question
entirely
and
that
benches
are
spaced
at
a
certain
interval.
C
I
believe
the
resting
areas
are
about
50
meters,
so
that
that
level
area.
At
some
point,
I
I'm
not
aware
of
the
spacing
requirement
for
benches,
but
I
can
certainly
look
into
that.
I
know
when
we
developed
the
urban
part
of
the
kmp
trail,
we
added
benches,
but
also
flat
rocks
where
people
could
also
sit
on.
So
it
was
a
bit
of
a
combination,
not
necessarily
just
a
bench,
but
an
area
that
could.
C
Be
utilized
as
a
resting
area
for
someone
to
sit
on
if
they
couldn't,
if
they
needed
to
have
a
certain
interval
of
space
between
some
of
the
inclines
or
declines
as
they're
moving
along
that
pathway,
but
I'll
I'll
have
to
get
back
to
you
on
the
specific
distance
I
apologize.
I
don't
know
that
off
top
of
my
head.
H
Hi,
so
a
couple
of
quick
questions
just
to
add
to
a
few
other
individuals,
I'm
very
excited
to
go
to
lake
ontario
park.
Obviously,
with
the
what's
happened
there,
it's,
I
think,
a
hot
spot
for
a
lot
of
kingstonians,
but
one
of
the
things
I
was
wondering-
and
I
haven't
seen
this
yet-
but
has
there
been
any
improved
pathways
or
linkages
to
some
of
the
paths
that
providence
care
hospital
has
in
the
area?
H
H
I
do
note
that
you
have
to
take
quite
the
route
to
get
around
if
you
don't
want
to
walk
on
the
grass
or
in
the
winter.
It's
it's
not
quite
easy
to
trek
across
so
wondering
if
there's
been
any
improvements
to
the
interconnectedness
of
the
path
that
way
and
then,
in
addition,
I
noticed
that
there's
those
new
bus
stops
and
obviously
the
side
piece
and
that's
been
added
in
terms
of
the
concrete
to
make
a
flat
surface
area
for
those
bus
stops
and
very
similar
to
penny.
H
C
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
through
you,
madam
chair,
regarding
the
providence
care
comment.
Certainly
we
tried
to
interconnect
with
the
existing
pathways
that
were
provided
on
the
west
side
of
the
providence
care
property
where
it
it
joins
lake
ontario
park
there
would
there
is
a
little
bit
of
backtracking,
that's
required
in
order
to
get
down
the
accessible
route
there.
There
aren't
any
additional
at
this
time,
anyways
any
additional
pathways
that
are
identified
from
the
providence
care
facility
to
the
waterfront
pathway.
C
That's
recently
been
constructed,
so
something
that
maybe
could
be
considered
in
the
future.
If
additional
developments
happen
on
the
providence
care
site,
we're
always
interested
in
working
with
our
partners
and
if
providence
care
is
interested
in
providing
additional
pathway
across
their
lands.
Those
are
providence
care
lands
where
the
ball
diamond,
and
essentially
the
lake
ontario
park
property
line
is
so
we're
happy
to
work
with
them
and
we
do
have
an
easement
over
the
pathway.
That's
been
recently
constructed,
so
there
are
always
opportunities
to
improve
regarding
the
transit
yeah,
it
is
my
understanding.
I
C
I
D
I
I
J
J
I
live
in
the
downtown
area
in
the
mcburney
park
area
and
the
sidewalks
around
me
are
terrible
right.
They're
broken
they're,
dangerous
and
I
I
don't
know
about
other
parts
of
the
city,
but
I've
wondered
often
sort
of
how
are
things
prioritized
in
terms
of
deciding
who
gets
sort
of
the
better
accessibility,
sidewalks
versus
those
who
don't.
C
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
through
you,
madam
chair,
so
the
sidewalks.
We
have
a
similar
process
for
sidewalk
rehabilitation
and
prioritization,
as
we
do
for
our
roads
in
that
sidewalks
are
inspected
on
an
annual
basis.
They
need
to
meet
a
minimum
maintenance
standard
in
terms
of
their
condition
and
lips
and
gaps,
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
and
as
a
result
of
those
annual
inspections,
the
list
of
prioritized
locations
are
identified
and
the
work
is
completed
now.
C
In
terms
of
the
sidewalk
inspection,
but
that
is
happening
in
prioritized
for
next
year
and
they're,
categorized
from
very
poor
to
excellence
on
a
scale
of
one
to
a
hundred,
and
we
will
we
will
look
at
those
and
if
they
are
a
safety
concern
or
a
risk
and
need
immediate
prioritization
that
would
percolate
to
the
top.
But
in
some
cases
we
do
some
sidewalk
work.
When
we
do
the
adjacent
roadway
as
well,
there
are
cost
efficiencies
in
doing
that.
But
not
always
is
that
the
case.
J
C
C
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
through
you,
madam
chair.
Yes,
the
city
has
a
a
a
customer
service
process
which
is
called
contact
us.
So
if
you're
familiar
with
that,
that
that
is
really
the
best
way
to
log
that
information,
it
will
get
into
the
hands
of
the
the
appropriate
staff
members
to
to
add
to
a
list
or
or
modify
in
a
list.
L
Thank
you.
I
representing
williamsville,
I've
received
a
complaints
and
if,
if
you
share
it
with
your
counselor
or
or
definitely
use
contact
us
and
if
you're
able
to
take
a
picture
and
forward
the
picture
to
contact
us,
that's
great
too,
and
if
it's
identified
as
a
trip
hazard
and
that's
a
good
term
to
use
if
it's
a
clear
trek
hazard,
I
believe
they
get
out
pretty
quickly
to
to
remedy
that
situation,
because,
of
course,
there's
potential
liability
to
the
municipality.
L
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
just
a
question
and
a
comment.
My
first
question
is,
and
it's
just
a
curious
question:
the
electric
buses
is
there
plans
to
replace
the
entire
fleet
with
these.
Is
this
a
little
bit
of
a
pilot
project
to
see
if
they
work
and
then
I'm
sure,
they're
expensive,
and
it
would
take
many
years
to
get
enough
to
to
replace
our
entire
fleet,
which
is
curious.
C
L
Sure,
sorry,
I
didn't
explain,
I
need
to
jump
to
you
there.
I
I
know
that
it's
my
understanding
that
there's
at
least
one
electric
bus,
that's
back,
ordered
currently
and
the
council
did
pass
a
motion
and
there's
a
target
date
and
I'm
not
sure
this
will
work
with
buses
but
there's
a
target
date.
I
think
it's
2025
whereby
the
city
will
be
routinely
replacing
their
carbon
powered
vehicles
with
electric
vehicles
or
hybrid
electric
vehicles
and
that's
been
passed
by
council
and
it's
a
target,
I
believe,
of
the
transportation.
K
Group,
so
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
counselor,
neil
and
just
to
finish
off
luke.
My
comment
would
be
kudos.
I
just
I'm
constantly
impressed
over
the
last
year
being
involved
in
this
group
with
what
the
city
has
accomplished
and
and
just
your
small
presentation,
which
was
quite
impressive.
Just
what
I
have
seen.
I
was
involved
in
an
accessibility
audit.
I
I
was
able
to
participate,
or
at
least
observe
one
of
rito
heights,
and
in
that
just
that
and
everything
you've
shown
today.
K
Just
a
small
snippet
of
what
you've
been
able
to
accomplish
is
very
impressive,
even
in
covid
times
to
add
on
top
of
it.
So
I'm
just
just
well
done
and
I'm
proud
to
be
a
kingstonian,
and
I
think
penny
touched
on
that
as
well,
that
we
have
a
lot
of
pride
in
our
city
and
thanks
for
doing
everything
you
do.
B
Luke
it's
caitlin
here.
I
just
had
a
quick
comment
and
question
for
you
as
well.
So
my
comment
is
echoing
what
penny
had
said
earlier.
I
to
have
vision,
loss
and
the
descriptions
were
amazing.
I
actually
received
a
description
in
advance
of
the
video,
so
that
was
wonderful.
I
really
appreciate
that
because
it
enables
me
to
have
all
the
information,
just
like
everyone
else
in
the
moment
or
in
advance,
so
that
I
can
be
prepared.
B
My
other
question
for
you
is,
I
noticed
that
you
mentioned
on
the
last
slide
about
audible
pedestrian
signals.
I
know
that
the
department
has
come
and
presented
to
mac
in
previous
years
and
they
touched
on
the
potential
for
installing
audible
pedestrian
signals
in
certain
locations,
but
I'm
not
sure
if
we
ever
really
heard
about
which
ones
had
been
installed
to
date.
B
So
I'm
just
wondering
I
know
that
online
the
city
has
a
list
of
the
intersections
with
the
audible
pedestrian
signal
crossings,
but
I
haven't
noticed
any
new
ones
in
certain
areas
that
I'm
familiar
with.
Do
you
have
any
ideas
going
forward
as
to
which
intersections
you
guys
are
hoping
to
put
in
auto
pedestrian
signals.
C
Thank
you
and
through
you,
madam
chair,
there's
in
terms
of
the
audible
signal
installations.
It's
my
understanding.
The
transportation
group
will
be
reporting
back
to
council
by
the
end
of
the
year,
with
some
recommendations
on
those
locations
going
forward
I'll
need
to
check
with
the
team
in
terms
of
what
was
done
this
year.
C
B
C
Through
madam
chair,
thank
you
for
having
me
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
present.
You
know
the
the
exciting
things
that
we're
doing
in
transportation
and
public
works,
and
look
forward
to
to
seeing
you
all
again
next
year
at
this
forum
and
appreciate
the
support
that
individuals
provide
on
our
project
teams
to
help
get
us
to
to
a
better
place
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
A
A
A
A
few
members
have
chosen
not
to
return,
and
there
are
some
who
I've
spoken
to
who
are
currently
on
the
committee
who
need
to
reapply
so
that
has
been
handled
and
we'll
be
having
some
new
members
for
the
that
first
meeting
in
january.
The
deadline
to
apply
to
serve
on
the
committee
as
well
as
a
host
of
other
city
committees,
is
this
friday.
A
There's
a
mention
in
the
report
as
well
about
disabilities
mentoring
day,
which
took
place
on
october
27th.
So
last
week
the
city
was
successful
in
finding
three
mentors
to
partner
with
persons
with
disabilities,
who
are
job
ready
and
we're
keen
on
learning
about
more
of
the
the
job
force
and
the
roles
with
the
city.
The
city
has
done
this
for
several
years
now,
and
it's
always
been
quite
successful.
A
I
believe
again
this
year
it
was
done
in
a
virtual
format
due
to
covid
and
we're
hopeful
that
next
year
it
can
get
back
into
a
one-on-one
format,
because
it's
always
a
great
learning
opportunity
not
only
for
the
people
who
are
receiving
the
mentorship,
but
also
for
the
city
staff
to
learn
a
lot
as
well.
So
we
look
forward
to
that
continuing
next
year
and,
lastly,
the
celebrating
accessibility
awards.
I
will
cover
a
bit
more
of
this
under
the
working
group
reports,
but
the
selection
team
met
yesterday.
A
So
a
thank
you
to
david
dorothean,
susan
and
janice
for
volunteering
their
time
and
helping
select
the
winners,
I'm
not
at
liberty
to
release
the
names
of
the
winners
yet
because
they've
yet
to
be
contacted.
But
the
group
was
very
excited.
There
are
some
very
deserving
award
recipients
this
year
and
we
are
excited
that
the
awards
ceremony
will
be
taking
place
in
a
a
different
format.
It
will
be
happening
on
friday
december
3rd,
which
is
the
international
day
of
persons
with
disabilities.
B
A
That
general
category
at
3u,
madam
chair,
that
general
category
has
to
do,
I
believe,
with
the
use
of
assisted
devices
or
villa
availability
of
them
in
city
facilities.
So
I
think
you
may
have
seen
an
increase
there
because
of
the
reopening
of
city
facilities
such
as
recreation
facilities
and
city
hall
to
the
public.
So
I
can
get
some
more
details
on
that
and
do
a
bit
of
a
deeper
dive.
But
that
would
be
my
guess
as
it
covers
that
category,
especially
with
recreation
programs.
I
know
restarting
as
well.
L
Thank
you,
dorothy
ann's
question
triggered
my
question.
I
I
know
the
city
has
been
very
proactive
in
having
assistive
devices
in
the
logical
locations
for
the
city,
but
I'm
curious.
As
I
know,
for
instance,
the
screening
room
has
assistive
devices
that
they've
made
available.
I'm
just
curious
about
other
other
things
that
perhaps
aren't
city
related
if
it's
possible
to
kind
of
do
an
inventory
sometime
to
find
out
what
theaters
and
what
what's
offered
at
other
locations.
L
A
Through
you,
madam
chair,
that's
excellent
comment.
Counselor
neil,
and
I
will
let
you
know
that
the
awareness
and
education
working
group
will
shortly
be
coming
up
with
their
next
work
plan,
and
that
may
very
well
be
something
that
would
fit
well
within
their
mandate
and
working
on
educating
the
general
public,
as
well
as
business
owners
about
the
the
availability
and
perhaps
the
the
need
for
these.
So
we
will
make
a
note
of
that
and
I
will
pass
it
along
to
the
working
group.
F
A
A
I
do
also
know
that
myself
and
janet
have
had
some
discussions
with
staff
from
the
canadian
hearing
society
about
some
potential
upgrades
in
terms
of
assistive
devices
that
can
be
made
that
we
will
be
pursuing
next
year
as
well.
So
penny
I'm
going
to
make
a
note
of
that,
and
we
can
perhaps
add
that
to
our
website.
A
B
A
I'm
happy
to
speak
to
this
report.
I'm
just
getting
my
notes
up
caitlin.
So
the
report
in
front
of
you
today
is
a
annual
requirement
of
the
city
under
the
accessibility
for
ontarians
with
disabilities
act.
It
provides
an
update
on
the
progress
the
city
made
in
2020
with
respect
to
the
city's
multi-year
accessibility
plan.
A
We've
also
added
to
the
report
this
year,
the
operational
enhancements
that
happen,
because
the
city
has
progressed
as
we've
discussed
quite
a
lot
in
the
last
decade
in
terms
of
accessibility
and
a
lot
of
things
that
are
done
are
now
part
of
standard
operational
procedures.
So
it's
hard
to
say
that
it's
hard
to
find
more
content
each
year,
but
when
things
become
ingrained,
it's
not
as
noteworthy
as
it
might
lead
to
in
an
annual
report.
A
So
we've
included
a
section
on
that
and
because
it
was
the
year
2020,
there
was
a
need
to
include
a
a
lens
of
how
accessibility
was
impacted
by
the
pandemic,
which
in
many
cases
again.
If
you
had
a
chance
to
review
the
report
led
to
some
increases
in
accessibility.
That
may
not
have
happened
if
it
were
not
for
a
move
to
more
things
virtually
or
having
to
offer
things
in
a
different
manner
due
to
the
public
health
restrictions
brought
by
the
pandemic.
A
So
in
sort
of
conclusion,
staff
are
recommending
that
the
committee
recommend
the
report
to
council
for
its
approval
and
acceptance
once
it
is
approved
by
council.
It
will
be
posted
to
the
city's
website
under
our
accessibility
page
and
I'll
also
note
that
the
coming
year,
2022
is
the
final
year
of
the
city's
multi-year
accessibility
plan,
which
will
result
in
the
city
having
to
begin
next
year
and
through
the
committee
as
well.
The
creation
of
the
next
multi-year
plan,
which
I
believe
they
are
typically
four
years.
A
B
A
E
Just
took
the
risk
of
of
having
derek
and
janet
leave
the
meeting,
while
janna's,
not
here,
but
through
derek
leave
the
meeting
with
with
full
heads.
I
just
want
to
compliment
them
again
for
another
remarkable
year
of
work
with
the
city.
I
think
one
of
our
primary
objectives
is
to
make
accessibility
more
part
of
the
operational
plan
rather
than
and
publishing
procedures,
rather
than
just
a
an
oh
by
the
way
add-on.
So
I
appreciate
the
difference
and
notice
I've
been
on
the
committee
now
for
four.
E
I
think
this
is
year
five
for
the
amateur,
at
any
rate,
even
within
that
small
period
of
time,
I've
noticed
a
substantial
difference
across
the
city,
physically
and
and
with
the
attitudes
which
I
consider
to
be
some
of
the
biggest
barriers
and
the
city's
working
hard
to
do
that
every
day.
So,
thank
you.
A
F
Just
like
to,
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
I
have
sat
on
three
accessibility
advisory
committees
from
different
cities.
This
is
by
far
the
best.
You've
really
got
a
good
thing
going.
You
have
processes
that
are
in
place
so
that
things
do
get
done
every
year,
you're
very,
very,
very
impressive,
very.
A
A
B
A
A
So
we're
excited
about
the
opportunity
there
to
reach
out
to
the
business
community
and
we're
very
confident
that
partnering
with
a
group
like
the
economic
development
corporation,
will
be
able
to
reach
an
audience
that
we
had
not
previously
reached
with
the
accessibility
awards
and
as
part
of
the
online
webinar
that
we'll
be
having
we
will
be
reaching.
We
will
be
conducting
the
awards
ceremony
as
well
as
part
of
that.
So
it's
a
combined
event
going
virtual
again
this
year,
just
due
to
the
uncertainty
of
the
the
coven
pandemic.
A
A
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
committee
did
meet
and
or
the
selection
team
met
and
selected.
The
award
winners
I'll
happily
share
that
with
the
committee
next
week,
once
I've
had
a
chance
to
reach
out
to
the
winners
and
the
the
last
item
I'll
mention
is.
The
working
group
has
also
seen
an
idea
come
to
fruition
where,
through
again,
our
partners
at
the
economic
development
corporation,
the
committee
and
the
city
clerk's
department-
is
sponsoring
a
consultant
through
this.
A
A
So
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
again
provide
increased
education
to
the
business
community
on
the
importance
of
accessibility,
and
I
think
it
recognizes
that
businesses
do
want
to
provide
their
services
and
their
their
goods
in
an
accessible
way.
But
a
lot
of
times
it's
just
needing
a
little
bit
of
knowledge
to
help
them
reach
that.
So
with
that,
I
think
hopefully
I'm.
Finally,
I'm
finally
done
caitlin,
but
I'm
happy
to
answer
more
questions
or
receive
feedback
on
the
working
group
report.
F
I
just
wanted
to
ask
whether
you
had
considered
there's
there's
a
lot
of
confusion
in
for
businesses
as
to
what
a
service
dog
is
and
what
a
service
is
not
animals
that
are
not,
and
it's
there's
a
lot
of
confusion.
So
it's
a
comment
and
not
a
question
if
you
could
just
consider
that
because
it
could
be
solved
within
this
partnership,
do
you
have
that's
a
great
idea?
I
really
like
that
suggest
a
comment
to
maybe
consider
that
component,
because
it's
it
is
a
huge
issue
for
all
people
to
figure
out.
F
A
Comment,
thank
you
penny
and
through
you,
madam
chair
I'll,
just
provide
an
opportunity
to
or
let
the
the
group
know
that
the
awareness
and
education
working
group
will
be
working
on
its
work
plan,
starting
after
this
meeting
today
and
working
through
it
in
the
next
year.
So
that
is
most
definitely
a
topic
we
can
cover.
Also
just
I
if
I
could
have
an
opportunity
caitlyn
to
let
the
committee
know
that
we
do
have
joining
us
at
our
meetings.
Going
forward
will
be
the
city's
equity
diversity
and
inclusion.
E
A
Muhammad
assan,
the
city,
recently
formed
the
edi
equity
diversity
and
inclusion
advisory
committee,
which
counselor
neil
is
also
a
part
of,
and
it
goes
without
saying
that
accessibility
and
the
topic
of
inclusion
and
equity
go
hand
in
hand.
So,
as
that
committee
formulates
its
work
plan
and
begins
to
work,
we'll
be
seeing
how
there
are
any
sort
of
crossover
or
work
that
can
happen
together
between
the
two
committees.
So
muhammad
will
be
attending
the
meetings
and
we'll
be
working
as
staff
closely
together
to
see
the
the
crossover
of
these
two
groups.
L
Quickly,
thank
you.
Penny.
I've
received
several
emails
with
complaints
by
because
residents
who
have
issues
with
being
turned
away
from
businesses
with
their
dogs.
Now,
so
we
clearly
need
some
kind
of
clear
definition
of
what
a
service
dog
is
and
a
lot
of
people
I
know,
are
just
buying
vests
and
saying
it's
a
service
dog
and
that's
something
I
think
needs
to
be
sorted
out.
So
concerning
derek
concerning
the
the
awards
evening
and
the
panel,
I
think
that's
a
great
idea.
L
I'm
I'm
curious,
I'm
sure
the
bia
have
been
invited
and
will
probably
be
an
organization
on
the
panel.
If
not,
they
should
be
the
other
group
that
I'd
strongly
recommend
is
tourism
kingston,
because
and
and
they
have
an
excellent
executive
director
and
they
deal
with
both
motels
as
well
as
other
service
points,
so
they
they'd
be.
That
would
be
a
great
person
on
the
panel
as
well.
So
thank.
A
B
E
We've
we've
been
actually,
I
think,
we've
been
very
busy
despite
a
few
glitches
with
briefings
it's
on
occasion,
but
we've
just
been
trying
to
we've
gotten
people
and
moved
them
around
and
stuff.
But
generally
what
we've
been
doing
is
trying
to
get
a
briefing
of
a
city,
department
or
community
organization
at
each
of
our
meetings,
and
if
that's
not
able
to
happen,
then
we
would
go
through
a
bit
of
refresher.
E
Around
accessibility
features
going
through
the
fads
document,
which
is
a
facility
accessibility,
design
document
of
the
city
or
or
the
design
of
public
spaces.
Provincial
document
goes
through
some
of
that
and
reflect
on
ongoing
and
current
projects
and
insight
plans
and
that
sort
of
thing-
and
I
think,
and
it's
provided.
E
Some
good
reflection
on
the
part
of
the
members
and
when
we
have
a
particular
project
or
safe
plan
to
put
up
against
the
standard
or
not
or
put
up
in
terms
of
compliance.
You
know
that's
really
helpful
and
we've
had
plenty
of
opportunity
to
do
that.
The
site
plans
as
usual
are
sort
of
like
the
roller
coaster,
we're
either
buried
in
it
and
up
to
our
neck
or
or
were
or
were
not
as
busy
with
them.
E
E
E
And
our
next
meeting
is
my
video
conference
two
weeks
from
today,
thursday,
the
18th
of
the
morning
and
as
usual,
anyone
is
welcome
on
the
committee
to
attend
and
we're
doing
a
review
of
some
new
developments
on
the
website.
Regarding
the
accessibility,
audit,
no
accessibility
checklist,
there
has
been
a
couple
of
changes
that
we're
going
to
go
through
some
of
the
more
more
of
the
detail
too.
In
short,
it
still
remains.
All
of
it
still
remains
relevant
to
what
we
need
so
that'll
be
from
10
to
12
on
18.