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Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting from February 4, 2021. For full meeting agenda visit https://bit.ly/3avuOmo
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I
just
wanted
to
say
welcome
to
all
of
our
new
committee
members
joining
us
for
the
first
time
today
and
also
welcome
back
all
of
our
returning
members,
and
I
would
also
like
to
introduce
to
you
our
new
committee
clerk,
julia
mccarthy,
jasmine
who
is
joining
us
today
on
the
call
julia
just
started
with
us
last
week
and
she
will
be
supporting
mac
going
forward,
so
she'll
be
listening
in
and
and
helping
out
as
we
go
along
and
so
without
further
delay.
There's
julia
perfect
without
further
delay.
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We
will
go
into
the
election
of
officers
and
so
just
for
those
who
haven't
gone
through
this
process.
Before
I'm
going
to
call
the
nominations
for
the
chair
and
we
will
get
a
name
put
forward,
a
vote
will
go
ahead
for
the
chair
and
then
we
will
go
to
the
vice
chair
and
we
will
do
another
vote
for
vice
chair
okay.
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Good
afternoon,
everyone
good
to
see
everybody's
face
almost
and
also
nice
to
see
the
sun
today.
I
hope
everybody
is
is
doing
well.
So
for
those
for
those
members
that
are
new
to
the
committee,
there
will
be
a
quarterly
report
that
comes
from
my
office
that
covers
the
the
work
plan,
accessibility,
statistics,
etc.
D
So
I'll
just
give
you
a
brief
overview
of
of
that.
So
this
report
today
is
for
the
fourth
quarter
of
2020,
so
the
city
has
a
customer
experience,
division
that
tracks
all
of
the
incoming
inquiries
to
the
city
of
kingston
in
a
number
of
areas,
and
excuse
me
in
in
q1
of
this
year
there
were
62
inquiries
in
q2
and
by
q
I
mean
quarter
just
so.
I
should
be
clear:
in
quarter
two,
there
were
38
inquiries.
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In
quarter,
three,
there
were
77
and
in
quarter
three
there
were
44..
So
that's
the
total
number
of
inquiries
that
were
received
in
each
quarter
in
service
areas,
like
I
say,
such
as
transit,
roads
and
sidewalks
parking
and
those
those
do
tend
to
be
that
areas
of
the
highest
number
of
inquiries
each
inquiry
is
is
received.
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It
receives
a
work
order,
it
is
sent
out
to
the
appropriate
staff
person
for
for
response
or
action,
and
it's
a
it's
a
way
that
the
city
can
measure
the
the
metrics
for
the
inquiries
received.
So
it's
not
unique
to
accessibility
concerns,
but
but
the
statistics
that
we're
reporting
on
are
with
excuse
me
with
regard
to
concerns
that
were
related
to
a
barrier
report.
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The
overall
inquiries
in
in
q4
of
2020
decreased
from
77
to
48
compared
to
the
same
period
in
q3
2020..
There
was
a
significant
excuse.
Me
significant
decrease
in
the
areas
of
transit
and
parking,
but
there
was
a
large
inquiry
increase
in
inquiries
in
solid
waste
compared
to
q3
of
2019.
When
the
the
total
number
of
inquiries
was
90,
the
decrease
was
seen
primarily
in
the
transit
and
the
roads
and
the
sidewalks
areas.
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The
majority
of
the
inquiries
received
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
2020
were
related
to
the
placement
of
empty
collection
receptacles,
so
garbage
cans
and
recycling
bins
and
the
like
on
the
sidewalk,
and
they
were
reported,
as
you
know,
as
hazards.
Just
because
you
know
they
were
in
the
middle
of
the
sidewalk.
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Make
it
not
as
easy
to
see
for
the
for
the
collectors
and
also
the
sort
of
the
the
converse
is
true
as
well,
when
the
collectors
have
emptied
the
waste
receptacles
with
when
there's
been
a
recent
snowfall
event,
it's
not
always
as
easy
for
them
to
place
the
receptacle
back
in
a
spot
where
it
doesn't,
you
know,
obstruct
the
sidewalk
or
fall
off
of
a
snow
bank
onto
the
sidewalk.
So
so
that's
why
the
the
high
number
of
inquiries
were
related
to
solid
waste
in
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
2020..
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I've
also
you'll
notice
attached
to
this
report,
and
this
is
a
regular
attachment
that
will
come
to
the
report-
is
the
2020
work
plan
and
so
that's
a
document
that
is
brought
forward
to
the
accessibility
committee
and
approved
on
an
annual
basis,
and
I
report
quarterly
on
the
progress
of
the
initiatives
on
that.
So
I
do
expect
that
at
our
next
meeting
I
will
be
bringing
forward
a
work
plan
for
your
consideration
for
2021..
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We,
we
were
very
successful.
The
committee
was
very
successful
in
in
achieving
the
initiatives
everything
was
complete.
There
were
some
modifications
that
had
to
be
made
to
a
couple
of
the
initiatives
just
in
response
to
in
response
to
covid
social
distancing
and
that
sort
of
thing,
particularly
with
regards
to
the
national
accessibility
week
communications
campaign.
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What
the
committee
had
originally
planned
through
the
awareness
and
education
working
group
was
a
series
of
videos
to
highlight
it's
called
icann
and
kingston,
because
and
the
videos
would
highlight
the
accessible
play
structures
and
the
accessible
pathways
through
the
the
various
parks
and
across
the
city.
But
of
course,
with
the
social
distancing
requirements
in
place
and
the
limits
on
social
gathering
and
the
fact
that
parks
were
actually
closed.
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The
reason
for
the
recommendation
this
time
is
that
one
of
the
opportunities
that
has
has
come
up
is
the
provincial
government
has
announced
a
grant
to
rick
hansen
foundation
for
the
completion
of
complementary
accessibility
audits.
They
are
open
only
to
select
municipalities.
Kingston
was
selected
in
the
second
round
to
submit
applications,
and
we
have
done
that
for
two
facilities
for
the
redo
heights
community
center
and
for
the
kingston
east
community
center,
which
is
under
construction.
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So
this
is
just
to
make
sure
that,
should
our
applications
be
successful,
that
we
will
be
able
to
sort
of
keep
the
keep
the
process
moving
forward
so
that,
once
they're
approved
the
applications
are
approved
by
the
rick
hansen
foundation.
We
can
sign
the
necessary
paperwork
to
take
the
next
step
to
receive
those
those
complimentary
accessibility
audits.
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Now
those
audits
will
not
in
any
way
change
the
requirements
for
the
city
of
kingston
to
comply
with
the
building
code
or
our
approved
facility
accessibility,
design
standards.
The
benefit
to
rick
hansen,
accessibility
certification
is
that
it
has
a
little
bit
more
of
a
universal
understanding.
It's
not
you
know,
accessibility
in
kingston
versus
accessibility
and
valve
versus
accessibility
in
in
brockville,
or
something
like
that.
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No
exactly
yes,
it's
it's
customer
service.
It's
concerns.
It's
suggestions,
it's
just,
even
if,
if
people
have
information
that
they
want
to
share-
and
we
really
do
encourage
residents
to
submit
their
their
comments,
their
feedbacks
their
their
concerns,
complaints,
whatever
it
may
be
through
that
contact
us
email
or
through
the
customer
service
phone
line,
because
it
does
give
us
a
mechanism
for
tracking
it.
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There
we
go
okay,
I'm
not
sure
if
this
is
an
appropriate
time
to
ask
this
question,
but
it's
well.
Let
me
know
if
it's
not
in
terms
of
snow
removal,
you
were
mentioning
the
receptacles
and
in
terms
of
the
sidewalk
plows.
Is
there
a
process
in
place
to
determine
the
order
of
the
sidewalks
that
get
plowed
in
terms
of
priority
and
his
accessibility
needs
factored
into
that.
D
Through
you,
madam
chair,
I
believe
that
not
being
part
of
the
solid
waste
department,
I
don't
know
exactly
how
they
do
their
priorities.
I
know
that
there
is
priority
placed
when
it
comes
to
to
street
clearing
to
the
most
traveled
streets
and
then
then
onto
the
arterial
roads
and
then
on
to
the
secondary
roads,
I'm
not
exactly
sure
sort
of
how
they
prioritize
the
clearing
of
sidewalks.
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One
of
the
one
of
the
annual
updates
that
this
committee
does
receive
is
from
the
public
works
department,
and
they.
That
is
something
that
we
will
be
able
to
address
with
them,
and
I
will
make
a
note
of
that
question
to
make
sure
that
they
are
aware
that
that
is
something
that
the
committee
has
asked
about,
so
that
they
can
be
sure
to
include
that
in
their
update
when
they
do
update
the
committee
later
on.
In
2021.
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D
Yeah,
so
there
there
is
not.
There
is
no
fee
for
the
audit
itself
through
the
rich
hanson
foundation.
The
the
funding,
as
I
understand
it,
is
merely
for
the
audit
function
itself.
If
there
are
any
accessibility,
concerns
or
recommendations
that
come
out
of
that
audit,
then
that
will
be
up
to
the
city
to
take
into
consideration
and
plan
for
as
to
depending
on
on
how
how
small
or
large
they
might
be
and
what
the
cost
might
be
to
investigate
and
to
into
budget
for
those
okay.
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Okay,
so
the
recommendation
is
that
the
municipal
accessibility
advisory
committee
recommends
to
counsel
that
the
mayor
and
clerk
be
authorized
to
execute
any
necessary
agreements
or
documentation
required
for
participation
in
the
rick
hansen
foundation.
Accessibility,
certification
program
for
complementary
accessibility
audits
in
a
form
satisfactory
to
the
director
of
legal
services.
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So
it's
kaitlyn
here
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
I
think
it's
really
up
to
you,
susan,
if
you
would
like
to
continue
on
the
committee
or
if
you
would
like
to
step
away
from
one
but
still
continue
on
another
one.
I
think
it's
totally
up
to
you
how
you
would
like
to
pursue
the
participation
in
those
committees.
A
D
Madam
chair,
it's
it's
janet
here.
If
I
could,
I
wanted
to
just
echo
the
chair's
thoughts
susan
that
yeah,
it's
it's
up
to
you,
depending
on
how
much
you
feel
that
you
have
the
ability
to
take
on
the
other
thing
too,
is
with
the
with
the
working
groups.
I
mean
it's
five
members
and
seven
members,
but
that's
not
a
hard
limit.
D
So
by
you
putting
your
name
forward.
You
wouldn't
be
preventing
anybody
else
from
from
volunteering
as
well,
and
there
is
also
the
opportunity
that,
even
if
you
you
know,
even
if
you
are
not
sort
of
an
official
member
of
one
of
the
working
groups,
you're
you're
always
able
to
participate
at
any
time
that
you
would
like
to.
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Madam
chair,
I
perhaps
might
have
to
refer
this
over
to
miss
james
as,
as
you
may
know,
I'm
I'm
also
rather
new
on
this,
and
I
don't
want
to
inadvertently
add
some
extra
information
that
might
not
be
and
totally
accurate
or
sorry
totally
accurate.
So
perhaps,
if
miss
james
could
just
address
the
committee,
if
that's
all
right
with
her
sure.
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D
My
understanding
is
that
they
are
looking
to
conduct
renovations
to
convert
that
to
gallery
space.
The
the
second
item
is
the
love
kingston
marketplace
and
that
project
team
is
also
looking
for
two
representatives.
So
the
love
kingston
marketplace
is
is
all
of
the
initiatives
that
you've
seen
sort
of
since,
since
we
kind
of
came
out
of
law
that
can,
I
came
out
of
the
first
lockdown
as
a
result
of
kovid.
D
So
over
the
summer
you
saw
extensions
of
patios,
you
saw
extension
some
there
were
certain
streets
that
were
closed
to
improve
pedestrian
walkability,
while
still
allowing
social
distancing
while
encouraged
you
know
to
encourage
residents
to
to
come
and
shop
and
enjoy
the
downtown
be
able
to
enjoy
restaurants.
Things
like
dedicated
parking
spots.
You
know
with
like
a
minute
window,
so
people
could
pick
up.
Take
out
that
sort
of
thing
you
may
see
a
lot
of
the
the
led
hearts
that
are
in
business
windows.
That
kind
of
thing.
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D
They
may
have
documentations
drawings
and
that
sort
of
thing
that
they
will
ask
you
to
to
review
and
provide
your
your
comment
on.
If
they
they
are
not
sort
of
formal
public
meetings
like
we're
having
today
they're
they're
more
offline
working
directly
with
the
the
staff
member
who's
responsible
for
the
project.
A
B
Just
very
quickly,
thank
you
thanks
janet,
but
I-
and
I
think
this
came
up
through
eitp
part
of
that
consideration
is
to
start
to
include
active
transportation
rest
spaces
at
some
of
those
transit
stops.
So
though,
if
it's
the
same
project,
it
should
also
include
some
consideration
for
active
transportation,
cycling,
pedestrians
so
on.
A
A
Okay,
do
we
want
to
come
back
to
that
or
just
wait?
Well,
andrew
has
raised
his
hand.
He
seems
to
be
willing
to
assist.
Is
there
anyone
else
at
this
time
and
I'm
not
seeing
anyone
further?
That's
okay,
madam
chair,
we
can
we
can
move
on
to
the
next
one.
You
know
what,
if
it's,
okay,
I
can
join
that
one.
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D
Madam
chair,
through
you
and
to
you
it's
janet
here,
I
don't.
I
don't
have
much
of
an
update.
I
did
sort
of
highlight
that
as
part
of
the
accessibility
office
report,
but
I
did
just
want
to
mention
that
we
are
looking
at
having
another
meeting
in
march.
The
fourth,
I
believe,
is
the
date
that
we
are
looking
at.
D
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D
Can
through
you,
madam
chair
this,
this
is
janet,
and
so
we
are
anticipating
reaching
out
to
you
to
call
a
meeting
for
march
4th.
That
would
be
a
meeting
of
the
committee
at
which
time
I
expect
to
present
the
annual
work
plan
for
the
committee's
consideration
and
approval
and
then
for
those
members
of
the
committee
who
just
today
joined
the
accessibility
and
awareness,
sorry,
accessibility
and
education
working
group
when
that
working
group
meets
it,
meets
immediately.
Following
the
accessibility
committee
meetings.
D
We
didn't
have
a
working
group
meeting
today
because
I
wasn't
sure
what
members
would
be
on
the
working
group.
So
I
anticipate
that
we
will
have
at
the
next
meeting
also
a
when
the
the
main
committee
meeting
finishes
that
those
members
who
are
also
on
the
working
group
will
remain
and
we
will
have
a
working
group
meeting
and-
and
I
hope
to
to
have
my
report
finalized
in
time
to
be
able
to
have
a
meeting
on
on
march
4th.
But
I'm
I'm
just
waiting
for
some
feedback
from
some
of
my
colleagues
as
well.
A
H
H
So
the
next
schedule
we
scheduled
one
before
this.
So
we
could
welcome
the
new
members
and
say
hi
to
the
older
members
for
this
meeting,
but
so
that
meeting
will
be
two
weeks
from
today,
which
would
be
the
18th
thursday.
The
18th
at
10
a.m,
usually
from
10
to
12,
and
that
will
be
through
through
video
conferencing.
H
H
A
D
Thank
you
for
the
question
penny.
This
is
janet
and
through
you
madame
chair,
if
you
notice
any
issues
with
respect
to
accessibility,
whether
it's
it's
the
website
or
sidewalk
or
whatever
the
best
way
to
do
that
is
through
the
contact
us
mechanism,
like
I
say,
because
it
it
will
be
sort
of
recorded
a
work
order
will
be
issued,
it
will
be
tracked
and
there
is
if,
if
it's,
if
it's
with
respect
to
a
document
that
you're
looking
for,
then
there
is
a
process
in
place.
D
The
the
city
does
have
thousands
and
thousands
and
thousands
of
pdf
documents
on
its
website.
I
believe
everything
since
2017,
2018,
2019
2020,
has
been
been
reviewed
and
has
been
made
accessible.
But
if
there's
something
older
or
archival
that
you
are
looking
for,
there
is
a
mechanism
on
the
website
where
you
can
make
that
request
and
our
our
web
staff
will
respond
to
you,
make
the
document
accessible,
provide
it
to
you
and
then
post
it
to
the
to
the
website.
D
D
Through
you,
items
of
correspondence
are
included
for
the
committee's
information,
they're,
not
the
subject
of
debate.
So
what
we
can
do
is
just
recognize
that
there
is
one
item
of
correspondence
on
the
agenda
this
week.
It
is
from
stopgap
and
and
then
we
and
then
we
can
move
on
because,
like
I
say,
information
is
for
is
communications
are
for
information,
but
the
the
committee
is
not
able
to
debate
them
as
part
of
the
as
part
of
the
committee
meeting.