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[27:02] Hi Paula, can we test your audio please? Hi there,
[27:09] can you hear me? Yes, we can, thank you.
[27:43] Hi Kate, can we test your audio please? Yes, hello.
[27:49] Hi, perfect, thank you. Can you tell me, will I
[27:54] be running my own PowerPoint or will you be doing
[27:56] that. I will be doing that. Okay, Splendid, thank you.
[28:00] Thank you. Just let me know what I need to
[28:06] go to the next slide. So just say next slide,
[28:08] please. Perfect, thank you.
[34:47] Hi Michelle, can we test your audio please? Can you
[34:55] hear me? Yes we can, thank you.
[35:12] Good evening. And welcome to the accessibility advisory committee meeting.
[35:17] We'll begin today's meeting with the approval of Agenda. Oh,
[35:24] sorry. Apologise like to get a roll call. Finesse tantello.
[35:32] Present. No, no piscioto, I'm President Paul Anderson. Prends it
[35:40] Thank you Camilla Belleth, I apologise if I said that
[35:43] wrong. Michelle Buckland. I can see I'm here. Sherry Hopkins.
[35:53] Kathia Thank you. Kathia Johnson. Sends regrets. Frank who spadafora.
[36:02] President. Sukpir Tank sends regrets I believe. And city council
[36:09] right power. Sends regrets as well. We like to start
[36:17] with approval of the agenda Do any members have any
[36:21] changes to the agenda. See none may I have a
[36:28] motion to approve the agenda as published and circulated. Franco's
[36:33] padafora here I will send motion through. Any opposed. Thank
[36:41] you the motion carries. Members in the Council chambers Please
[36:46] remember to turn off your mic in front of you.
[36:49] Uh When you speak so everyone can hear you. Declarations
[36:55] under the municipal conflict of interest Act. Are there any
[36:59] members that have a conflict. Seeing none. Cleric will sew
[37:06] note for the meeting minutes. Item number four previous minutes.
[37:13] Minutes for accessibility advisory committee from May 26 2026. The
[37:19] minutes were considered by committee of council on June 17
[37:22] 2026 and approved by council on June 26 2026. The
[37:28] minutes are provided for committee's information. Are there any comments
[37:32] or questions. May I have a motion.
[37:44] So this is only for information no motion is required.
[37:49] We'll move into five Presentations and delegations. Members online Uh
[37:59] welcome I just want to remind you that we have
[38:02] quorum for this meeting. Um, if you decide to drop
[38:05] off online Um, for those attending online We would lose
[38:09] Corham and I will have to adjourn the meeting So
[38:11] please be aware of that. Thank you. Thank you. So
[38:19] we're moving to Presentations and delegations First Presentation 5. 1
[38:24] Delegation by Kate Riccimini Program lead Advocacy in Accessibly Community
[38:30] Engagement CINB regarding misuse of tactile walking surface indicators TWSIs
[38:38] South side of Queen Street between Main Street and Theatre
[38:40] Lane. Kate Please go ahead. Thank you Sure everyone hear
[38:47] me Yes And you have five minutes to present Thank
[38:50] you. Of course Thank you Uh Thank you all for
[38:53] the opportunity to let me speak to you And thank
[38:56] you to Vanessa for inviting me Next slide please. I
[39:01] Wanted to start with a definition Uh for tactile locking
[39:06] surface indicators or twistees TWSIs Uh... They are a special
[39:11] kind of paver that conveys Information about what's going on
[39:15] on the ground in front of you via texture indicationally
[39:18] sound And there are two types Um or warning twisties
[39:22] Which are truncated domes Um, that you find often that
[39:25] For example The corners of intersections Um, and then directional
[39:28] disease Which give you a path to follow These are
[39:31] kind of three or four parallel lines That you can
[39:34] follow to get from point A to point B Next
[39:36] slide please. This slide gives Um... Two examples from Ottawa
[39:41] Where I live Uh The first shows a training platform
[39:45] And you can see the truncated domes The attention twisties
[39:48] along the platform Edge to warn you that you are
[39:50] at the edge And then a line of directional twisties
[39:53] going down the platform Um They lead you from the
[39:56] elevator Which is behind me along the platform To get
[39:59] on the train on my other Uh picture It is
[40:02] an intersection And I have Um, there are truncated dome
[40:07] Attention Tweezies at the edge of the bike path and
[40:11] travel Um traffic And then there is a line of
[40:14] direction of Twizzies Leaving you through this intersection This is
[40:17] a little bit of a complicated one Uh Next slide
[40:20] please. Um So my next slide Um is a picture
[40:25] that was sent to me about of Queen Street in
[40:29] Brampton. Um, on this slide Um we have Um... The
[40:34] sidewalk and the bike path And there has been used
[40:37] to demarcate between the sidewalk and the bike path A
[40:40] line of directional twisties I can tell you as a
[40:43] white Kane user I would follow this line And clip
[40:47] The garbage can that is right beside the twisties I
[40:49] would hit Um... The lamp posts, all of which have
[40:52] been planted Right in the middle of this line Uh...
[40:55] Rather than being a useful way to demarcate between Where
[40:59] the fliedwalk is and where the bike path is... Um...
[41:02] This This tells me there's a line to follow And
[41:04] it's going to walk me into all of the Street
[41:06] furniture Uh... Which obviously is not very good for safety
[41:11] Next slide Please. Um On this slide I have a
[41:16] picture Um... Highlighting a pilot project Which the city of
[41:19] Ottawa Um... Has done And normally you would have a
[41:24] half height curb between a bike path and a sidewalk
[41:26] Um... On this slide I have a picture of Uh
[41:29] This is Mackenzie King Bridge And due to the way
[41:31] The bridge is built If they can't do that that
[41:33] way So they have... Bypass and the sidewalk are the
[41:37] same level Uh... And but between them They have this
[41:39] line of tactile walking circuits indicators that are this crosshatch
[41:44] pattern So they're different from the Attention Tweezies Which are
[41:48] the truncated dome And from the directional Twizies Which are
[41:51] You know The going in a straight line So if
[41:53] I feel these with my cane I know it's not
[41:56] The warning that there's a drop - off or a
[41:59] traffic Um... On the other side And I know it's
[42:02] not Aligned to follow I know it's something else And
[42:05] so in this case It's The other side is The
[42:08] bike path Be careful I wanted to show you this
[42:11] Because this could be a potential solution for what's going
[42:15] on Um... In Brampton... On Queen Street Uh... And I
[42:19] would encourage you to Your City Council and staff to
[42:23] reach out to staff at the City of Ottawa This
[42:26] was a project that we did in conjunction The city
[42:30] of Ottawa Consulted with members of the Blind Community Not
[42:34] just myself at CNIB But others who use white canes
[42:37] and guide dogs Um to make sure that they had
[42:39] come up with something That would be distinct Uh in
[42:44] cane detectable and wouldn't get confused Uh, uh, one of
[42:47] the other types of walking Surf - fit indicators Next
[42:51] slide Please. Uh My final slide is One final example
[42:57] Uh... This shows... Um... Where I work Uh... The Property
[43:02] Manager used The Directional Twizies to build A to do
[43:07] a path along the sidewalk So you could follow The
[43:10] path along sidewalk And nowhere You're going Then COVID happened
[43:13] And this restaurant built a patio right over top of
[43:16] The directional walking surface indicators Um, and so I have
[43:20] two pictures The first picture is from Before They before
[43:24] they fixed it of me Uh, walking into The Pattier
[43:28] Wall with my white cane Um... Following that path Uh...
[43:31] In this case What the property management did was They
[43:36] took out the directional Twittes and put a square of
[43:40] truncated domes Um... As a sort of Attention This path
[43:45] is ending Um... So when I follow it with my
[43:47] white cane And that's what Shown in this second picture
[43:50] on the slide Um... I know that's where The path
[43:53] ends and that I can no longer keep going in
[43:57] that straight line In this case I have to walk
[43:58] around The patio to find The path on the other
[44:01] side Uh... This could be something... Um... Was relatively easy
[44:07] It seems for land The property manager to fix this
[44:11] by simply replacing the Theresies with pavers Um... And putting
[44:15] a new one in. They didn't have to do a
[44:17] whole bunch of digging up or anything Um, pretty easy
[44:19] Fix to make it a little more safer Um, next
[44:22] slide Please. Um. This is Just My final slide to
[44:26] say Thank you once again for inviting me I hope
[44:29] you will Uh Pursue Uh Like I said and he
[44:32] fired with the City of Ottawa On there What they've
[44:35] been doing I would also encourage you to check out
[44:38] Uh... Clearing Our path Which is CNIBs built environment guidelines
[44:42] Um... For city planners Engineers Architecture Um... Architects When building
[44:47] Uh... Infrastructure Like bus stops And you know bike lanes
[44:52] and sidewalks And doors and all kinds of things Um...
[44:56] In the built environment Uh... It gives a bunch of
[44:58] guidelines And... sort of... Things to keep in mind So
[45:02] that you can make them as accessible for people Who
[45:05] are blind to death blinder have low vision as possible?
[45:08] Again Thank you very much for your time. Thank you
[45:13] for that Presentation Kate Thank you so much Uh do
[45:16] any members have any questions or comments regarding The Presentation
[45:20] And members Online You can use The Chat Function to
[45:22] indicate You wish to speak Thank you. Hi Kate I
[45:27] just wanted to thank you so much for coming out
[45:29] to the meeting tonight And delegating I know You were
[45:32] on the road today So it's I know It's been
[45:34] a bit of a long day But I really appreciate
[45:37] Um... You joining us tonight And sharing this really important
[45:40] information. Thank you. And this is Franco speaking I'm actually
[45:47] a member of the CNIB So I'm glad to see
[45:50] that Uh... The CNIB is getting involved in this I
[45:53] think It's an important issue that needs to be looked
[45:56] into Thanks. Thank you Um and I guess if you're
[46:00] a White King user Uh be careful along Green Street
[46:04] So you don't crash in Denny Lampposts. Michelle Go ahead.
[46:12] Thank you so much for your presentation Kate Appreciate it
[46:16] Um I was gonna ask you based on locations and
[46:20] having to use your cane How has the experience been
[46:23] with transit in relation to that. And relation to transit.
[46:30] I Have to admit So I am... I am in
[46:33] Ottawa Um So I haven't actually used transit and Brampton
[46:36] yet Um Vanessa reached out to The CNIB Entemi Cause
[46:41] like I said In Ottawa They use these directional Tweezies
[46:45] And has spent a lot of time figuring out Especially
[46:47] the demarcation between sidewalks and bike paths In a way
[46:51] that is going to keep cyclists safe and keep pedestrian
[46:54] safe and keep Those of us who are white Kane
[46:57] users from wandering into the cycle path by accident. Okay
[47:02] I was wondering if there was a requirement Or if
[47:05] it would be Value - wide of then those same
[47:09] pathways in the marks for people who may have to
[47:12] get on and off the bus So yeah. I do
[47:16] know that Um in clearing our path There is a
[47:19] section on bus stops and bustations Um, and so it
[47:23] does give some recommendations there I don't remember if it
[47:26] talks about tactile We're walking surface indicators with regards to
[47:30] breast Aspecifically But that would be a good place to
[47:34] start. Okay. Alright does anybody have any other questions Uh
[47:43] for Kate before she leaves us. No C non -
[47:49] I may have a motion to receive the item 5.
[47:51] 1 O motion to receive the item 5. 1 Vanessa
[47:54] Tantalo. Thank you The motion Um your post. Seeing none
[48:02] motion is carried Kate Thank you so much for your
[48:04] time. Thank you very much for having me. We'll move
[48:11] to 5. 2 Presentation. By Rowa Debt Sorry apologise for
[48:18] that Uh Chowdry Transportation Policy Planner regarding Complete Street Standards
[48:24] Upgrade. Provided You have the floor An apologised for the
[48:29] name I'm really sorry. So it's Rowe The Cha -
[48:33] 3 But nice to meet everyone Um Thank you. And
[48:39] I guess I'll get started then Yes Um So I'm
[48:42] a transportation planner at the city And my group Transportation
[48:45] planning is part of Integrated City Planning under planning building
[48:49] and growth management as Transportation Planners We are responsible for
[48:53] guiding the development of transportation infrastructure services And policies to
[48:59] meet Brampton's Transportation and mobility needs. Next slide please.
[49:09] And to guide that development We have been working on
[49:12] the city's transportation Master Plan also known as the Brampton
[49:15] Mobility Plan or the BMP The BMPs The City's long
[49:19] - term strategy for transportation infrastructure and initiatives That will
[49:23] guide future investments to support growth in the city The
[49:26] mobility plan was endorsed by counseling September 2025 along with
[49:31] some more chair targets and a number of infrastructure projects
[49:33] There is a list of action Items in the BMP
[49:37] to support the physical infrastructure One of these items speaks
[49:41] to updating the city's design standards to reflect complete streets
[49:45] guidance. Next slide please. So what does that all mean.
[49:51] Design standards are used by planners and engineers to essentially
[49:57] plan and build roadways They set out The physical dimensions
[50:01] and arrangement of the roadway travelings and boulevard space When
[50:05] undertaking Municipal road construction and development projects within Brampton Contractors
[50:11] and developers are required to adhere to city of Brampton
[50:14] Standard drawings So what's currently shown on screen is our
[50:18] existing roadway standard And I've taken the more technical engineering
[50:21] drawing in the background and shown it in the figure
[50:24] The best way to visualize this would be to think
[50:27] of it as a slice of the roadway And we
[50:30] can see left to right There's the tree that's shown
[50:34] in the technical drawing in the figure Lamp post sidewalk
[50:39] through travel lanes and median And then the same mirrored
[50:43] on the other side And this is what we would
[50:45] use as a starting point for any major road project
[50:48] Um... And this is just an example But the roadway
[50:53] with would change depending on what kind of road it
[50:55] is If it's a main road or if it's a
[50:57] local road Our current standards are outdated and have a
[51:00] vehicle focus can tell by the pavement with allocated in
[51:08] our existing standards And with this standard update What we
[51:12] hope to do is update the technical guidance to ensure
[51:14] that all modes of transportation Special vulnerable users such as
[51:18] pedestrians and cyclists are given adequate Dedicated space that is
[51:22] safe in the roadway alongside the vehicles. Next slide please.
[51:29] And that's where the complete streets piece comes in The
[51:32] project has focused on complete streets and complete streets are
[51:36] essentially Streets that are designed to be safe for all
[51:38] users and should accommodate for all people of all ages
[51:41] and abilities by balancing the competing demands for corridor space
[51:45] Complete streets include dedicated space for pedestrian cyclists and transit
[51:49] vehicles and focus on placemaking through inclusion of green space
[51:53] Streetscaping and other urban design features to make Uh, uh,
[51:57] make the street feel more like a place rather than
[52:00] just a convait for a movement. And they are typically
[52:04] context - sensitive and support the land use around them
[52:07] So not every street would look the same For instance,
[52:09] a neighbourhood street would single - family homes would look
[52:12] very different than a downtown street with retail frontage in
[52:16] an intensification area And are updated design standards would reflect
[52:20] the context of the different land uses in Brampton. Next
[52:25] slide please. So this is a list of standards that
[52:29] we're operating through this project I'm gonna go through all
[52:32] of them But what I want to highlight is that
[52:35] in addition to the cross - section standard as I
[52:38] showed earlier We are also updating intersection standards. Next slide
[52:43] please. So this is an example of one of our
[52:50] proposed standards It's still in draft But in comparison to
[52:54] the existing standard There is wider sidewalk space, a dedicated
[52:57] planting and furnishing zone dedicated cycle tracks with buffers from
[53:01] The travel lane And this exempt particularly would be applied
[53:05] to Jason to a commercial or industrial land use such
[53:08] as torboom road or kennedied road through commercial areas And
[53:13] we received feedback from our accessibility office That we need
[53:17] to review the guidance on how to approach a separation
[53:19] between cycle tracks and sidewalks through this exercise. For all
[53:25] new standards that we are proposing We do have the
[53:28] planting and furnishing zone situated between the pedestrian and cycling
[53:32] facilities However we understand that these are the ideal scenarios
[53:37] And we may not always be able to achieve the
[53:41] required with to include a full planting and furnishing zone
[53:45] Especially during retrofit projects or projects with constrained space So
[53:49] we have been reviewing what Other jurisdictions are doing and
[53:52] what to include for guidance in the situation where the
[53:56] cycle tech is right adjacent to the sidewalk and a
[54:00] planting information zone cannot be accommodated. Next slide please. So
[54:06] we have research commonly used tactile walking surface indicators Including
[54:11] the direction indicators which are the flat topped elongated bars
[54:15] The tactile warning delineators Uh that are the trapezoidal race
[54:20] services and the tractile Attention indicators which are the tyrannocated
[54:24] domes We've also have some samples back there if anyone
[54:28] is interested in taking a look after We can pass
[54:30] them around Next slide please. So the preferred approach at
[54:38] City of Ottawa is to have the half height barrier
[54:41] curve between the possession and cycling facility The barrier curb
[54:45] would be cane detectable due to the difference in elevation
[54:48] But also won't be a pedal strike hazard for cyclists
[54:52] may not be a parent visually at first But as
[54:54] you can see in the diagram on the top right
[54:56] There is an elevation difference Um, however the elevation difference
[55:01] could also cause adrenainage issues depending on existing conditions and
[55:06] the way the grade and drainage flow currently operates. Um,
[55:10] next slide please. So in areas where drainage or the
[55:15] other issues and the half - height curb cannot be
[55:17] implemented Ottawa has an alternative approach in areas Um, where
[55:23] that's not feasible to have the dropped curb This tech
[55:28] Which is the tactile delineator plates. The tactile deny or
[55:32] paint was piloted by the city of Ottawa on Mixed
[55:35] King Bridge and was deemed successful and is now The
[55:39] recommended alternative to wherever the half - height curb cannot
[55:43] be a comma dated. Next slide peace. The city of
[55:50] Toronto's approach similar Ottawa is a height difference between the
[55:53] cycle track and the sidewalk as well They - this
[55:57] could be a cheap through either a barrier curb, a
[55:59] beveled curb or a fully mountable curb as shown in
[56:02] the slide Again The elevation difference may cause drainage issues
[56:05] if existing conditions are not favorable And their alternative approach
[56:09] is doing cents all a band of visually contrasted king
[56:13] detectable unit pavers. Um... And you can see that image
[56:17] in the bottom left And I believe I've seen a
[56:20] similar application in Mississauga as well. Next slide please. So
[56:27] the slide says Metrolinks But that's incorrect This is actually
[56:30] a federal recommendations from accessibility standards Canada It was just
[56:34] shared by a colleague from Metro Lynx. Is king detectable
[56:39] Um... The trapzoidal tactile warning didn't delineater And signals are
[56:44] no crossing point But it's still transversible by strollers and
[56:47] mobility AIDS It could be used to identify the edge
[56:50] of the pedestrian path in a shared or adjacent to
[56:53] a cycle tracks Um... I've not been able to find
[56:56] an application of this Insider, Ontario But it is research
[56:59] - backed and becoming an emerging Practice in North America.
[57:03] Next slide please. So we've shared some of our initial
[57:08] thoughts and research with our operations on maintenance team regarding
[57:11] the long - term impacts of the half - height
[57:13] curb and the trapezoidal delineator as those are not currently
[57:16] installed anywhere in Brampton We're still discussing with the preferred
[57:20] solution would look like And we're quite in the early
[57:23] stages We'll work closely with both our Accessibility team and
[57:27] Opera instants and maintenance team to create a solution for
[57:30] Brampton Projects moving forward That works for everyone. Next slide
[57:35] please. So in the interim We're looking for feedback from
[57:42] the committee If the other jurisdictions we should consider in
[57:45] our review Even outside of Ontario or North America Again
[57:49] We're in the early phases and nothing has been finalised
[57:52] or tested If there are applications in the vicinity We
[57:56] could possibly coordinate site visits as well to better understand
[58:01] and inform the design for a Brampton specific solution. Next
[58:04] slide please. Thank you and let me know if you
[58:08] have any questions. Yes I have some questions. Uh Thank
[58:13] you for your presentation Um I'll let Vanessa go. She's
[58:18] already ready to rock and roll Um Thank you for
[58:21] this Roveda However I feel like this is too little
[58:24] too late. Um, where was this when The Brampton Downtown
[58:30] Revitalization Project was being done? So this project is separate
[58:34] from The Downtown Revitalization Project and it's to inform future
[58:39] standards. But the current product as we saw in the
[58:44] CNAB Presentation The products were used incorrectly. So that was
[58:49] not my team You would have to defer any questions
[58:51] related to that to the demo Okay Can we defer
[58:54] the questions to whoever is responsible for it please Um
[58:58] Because this is a huge... This is a huge issue
[59:01] with that And it just seems very coincidental that everything
[59:05] that was in my email is a recommendation To the
[59:08] Accessibility team is now coming up in some sort of
[59:11] update in this And it's not to be honest This
[59:15] is not a standard Like I don't know if you
[59:17] have more documents But this just looks like a bunch
[59:21] of pictures on a presentation So I just I feel
[59:25] like this is a lot of saving face to be
[59:29] honest And I'm incredibly frustrated after being gas lit by
[59:34] the accessibility team since the end of May When I
[59:37] flagged this issue. It's a incredibly high risk safety issue
[59:45] It's a financial issue Because now the city is going
[59:48] to have to pay taxpayer dollars to repair these Um
[59:53] And it exposes the city to an incredible amount of
[59:56] liability Someone can issue a complaint to the human rights
[1:00:00] Tribunal. I'm just I'm absolutely I don't even have words
[1:00:07] for how frustrated I am. With this committee. And what
[1:00:12] I'm seeing Um... Be installed in Brampton. Large projects that
[1:00:20] have big impact from an accessibility perspective And also high
[1:00:25] financial price tag to it are not being brought to
[1:00:28] the council's attention I've been on the council for the
[1:00:31] last two and a half years And I have not
[1:00:34] seen any plans for The Downtown Revitalization Project This is
[1:00:39] not The first time that even code minimum requirements haven't
[1:00:43] been met Um... And I would just like The Minutes
[1:00:48] to show my complete frustration. And at this point This
[1:00:54] is a mandated committee. Required by the ministry of Accessibility
[1:01:02] and seniors It's not a committee because Um... Brampton likes
[1:01:08] to have it They're required to have it And if
[1:01:11] information is being kept from the accessibility committee on purpose
[1:01:15] So that certain accessibility features Don't need to be installed.
[1:01:20] Or I really don't know the reason behind this to
[1:01:23] be honest Um. I'm just... I'm incredibly frustrated and disappointed
[1:01:31] Um... I realise that I'm a volunteer on this committee
[1:01:35] But I am also a building code and accessibility consultant
[1:01:39] So I am knowledgeable in this realm I can read
[1:01:43] drawings So if you put something in front of me
[1:01:45] that is not correct I'm gonna call you out on
[1:01:47] it. So and we appreciate that. But just to clarify
[1:01:56] The downtown vitalization Project is being done by a separate
[1:01:59] team And is completely separate Project This is a complete
[1:02:03] street standard update To be fair This should have been
[1:02:06] done long before the revitalization Project We have tactile direction
[1:02:11] indicators use properly at peel Memorial hospital. So the excuse
[1:02:17] for them to be used incorrectly In addition to that
[1:02:20] It's not just the tactile direction indicators that were used
[1:02:23] incorrectly You don't have any contrast on the tactile Um...
[1:02:29] Attention indicators The clear width of the sidewalk does not
[1:02:32] meet city of Brampton Minimum standards There's trees in the
[1:02:36] way There are... Planters garbages in the way Um... And
[1:02:42] again I reiterate that this is a huge liability for
[1:02:46] the city of Brampton Um It's a huge safety issue
[1:02:50] for citizens And this You know Do we not want
[1:02:55] to be leaders in the accessibility realm rather than trying
[1:02:58] to cut corners? And slip things by the accessibility Advisory
[1:03:03] Committee. And I recognise that this is not a question
[1:03:07] to you This is a question to city of Brampton.
[1:03:13] Transit team or the Rhodes team as well as The
[1:03:16] Accessibility Team What's going on here? So we're gonna try
[1:03:22] our best to keep the Accessibility Team at the Sear
[1:03:26] Brampton and The Accessibility Committee has involved as they would
[1:03:29] like in the Complete Street Standard Project Um, we can...
[1:03:37] Right now again As I mentioned We're still in the
[1:03:39] early stages And nothing has been finalised for this update
[1:03:43] And we are looking for your feedback Moving forward for
[1:03:46] any future projects Currently we don't have My understanding is
[1:03:51] we don't have a standard For that delete Nation between
[1:03:54] sidewalks and cycle tracks So that's something we're trying to
[1:03:58] address through this standard update project. Um I would like
[1:04:04] to ask whoever is responsible for the Providealization Project that
[1:04:10] Um... They... I mean I don't know what we can
[1:04:13] ask Because I feel like my hands are tied But...
[1:04:16] I would like to ask them to come to The
[1:04:18] next meeting to speak to this I thought they were
[1:04:21] supposed to come to this meeting In fact. I Wouldn't
[1:04:25] have information on that Sorry. Uh I would
[1:04:35] like to second Vanessa's point of view I think the
[1:04:37] city has been substantial amount of money The River Tization
[1:04:41] Uh... The Downtown Corps Uh... Obviously The tiles came They
[1:04:45] were ordered for a reason I think that... With consulting
[1:04:48] And we have a team of professionals that are supposed
[1:04:51] to look after these jobs And obviously I believe one
[1:04:54] of the slides shows that he came out in 2021
[1:04:57] Way before that We really got it down to the
[1:04:59] brass tack So the finishing of the product So I
[1:05:02] think... I would like to second the Wenesis set in
[1:05:06] terms of having somebody come to the next one and
[1:05:09] explain What is going to be done going forward? Obviously
[1:05:13] there is a product that People that use a white
[1:05:15] cane Are going to assume that it is a good
[1:05:18] An install properly product And if they're going to be
[1:05:21] bumping into garbage cans going into the bicycle lanes Possibly
[1:05:25] end up on the street hitting a light pole All
[1:05:27] of those things I think I think we owe it
[1:05:29] to the citizens of this great city That needs to
[1:05:32] be looked at That needs to be addressed So just
[1:05:36] like Vanessa said we are an accessibly advisory team So
[1:05:39] we're not adhered to request But we would like to
[1:05:42] see a proper fix to this I mean just leaving
[1:05:46] it the way It is I don't think it's correct
[1:05:48] Um sorry Ninja I was just going to add to
[1:05:51] that Um... The additional items It's not just The tactile
[1:05:56] direction indicators It's the tactile Tension indicators It's the clear
[1:05:59] width of the path It's the interruptions in the path
[1:06:02] Um... Also if you look at the corner of Queen
[1:06:08] and Theatre Lane or. Queen and Theatre Lane Where the
[1:06:13] tactile direction indicators were added Um, they actually Because of
[1:06:16] where they're located And because the... Width of the sidewalk
[1:06:20] is so narrow It almost takes up the whole sidewalk
[1:06:23] itself And I'm delegating later on in this... Um... In
[1:06:28] this meeting And we have some photos to share. Thank
[1:06:32] you for this Vanessa What I was going to suggest
[1:06:34] If you believe your item on the discussion about the
[1:06:37] revitalization Project is tied to this Item You can ask
[1:06:42] the habit brought up to be discussed this time Okay
[1:06:45] I would like to end of the discussion We'll have
[1:06:48] a motion The motion will be to receive this Presentation
[1:06:51] Okay and to receive your discussion item. Yes please That
[1:06:55] would be great. So I would like to ask. For
[1:07:00] Ocean. Or we can. Not to get to see viewers
[1:07:05] now I need to ask for a motion or no.
[1:07:09] This. Is kind of part of the. But before we
[1:07:19] do that Um... We have a couple People Online Let's
[1:07:22] see what they want to discuss If it's tied to
[1:07:25] Um... What Vanessa has to... Is item on the agenda
[1:07:29] Then we'll wait until we bring the item forward. Before
[1:07:34] our discussion happens So the two people online Would you
[1:07:38] be... Do you want to ask the questions now Or
[1:07:40] get Vanessa's Presentation And then ask the questions For both
[1:07:44] Presentations at that point. Um I think Mina's best with
[1:07:48] Vanessa Because I was going to bring it up as
[1:07:50] well from The Downtown Core I do take Transit In
[1:07:54] some place I had to go from the From getting
[1:07:56] off to walking. I had Like a horrible experience. And
[1:08:02] it's unfortunate of it being an afterthought But I have
[1:08:05] to reiterate Many times when these things are discussed They're
[1:08:09] only thinking of the mobility. And people who may have
[1:08:13] You know partially blind or blind And there's many invisible
[1:08:16] disabilities that are just as impacted For myself having seizures
[1:08:21] So it's totally Inaccessible. Uh Thanks Michelle I was I
[1:08:28] was merely asking if you would like to hold your
[1:08:30] questions Both you and Sherry I see your hander up
[1:08:33] And we can have Michelle Presenter Presentation at this moment
[1:08:36] ahead of schedule And then all questions could be referred
[1:08:39] to both of those Presentations If you guys are okay
[1:08:43] with that Maybe put your hands down We'll go through
[1:08:46] Vanessa's Presentation And then You'll be one and two Uh...
[1:08:49] To go ahead and ask questions to either Presentation. Sherry
[1:08:55] Is that okay with you as well? Um I just
[1:08:57] wanted to say that I'm in supporting Uh and Vanessa
[1:09:00] and having somebody come to discuss this further That's all
[1:09:03] Thanks Sherry. Alright So at this point We're going to
[1:09:07] allow Vanessa to go ahead and do our Presentation And
[1:09:09] we'll take questions. Which is item 7. 1 And then
[1:09:15] at that point we can have questions for both Presentations
[1:09:18] And we'll go from there Thank you very much Vanessa
[1:09:21] Um. 7. 1 Discussion by Vanessa Tantelo Co - chair
[1:09:27] Regarding Accessibility issues identified for the downtown Rivalization Project. Vanessa
[1:09:32] You have the floor. Great Thank you Nuno Um So
[1:09:36] as I previously discussed Um we have some serious issues
[1:09:41] with the city of Brampton Downtown Revitalization Project Um... Where
[1:09:46] the sidewalk was Um... I guess I guess not really
[1:09:51] extended Um... But it was replaced with the new granite
[1:09:55] stone Um... And in addition to that The parking lanes
[1:10:00] were converted into What I'm been told are bike lanes
[1:10:04] But then... On them to really identify them as such
[1:10:08] Um... Or does it align to the city of Brampton
[1:10:13] Bike path standards? Um... Possibly the reason for this Um...
[1:10:18] Maybe they haven't... Put in the signage yet But... This
[1:10:24] is how it looks today Um... Some of the photos
[1:10:28] that we included were prior to the tactile Attention indicators
[1:10:34] being installed Which are The truncated domes That you see
[1:10:36] here Um... And as you can see The tactile tension
[1:10:41] indicator comes right into the sidewalk Um... These are also
[1:10:45] required to have a contrast As per the city of
[1:10:48] Brampton Um... Accessibility Technical guidelines Um... And this is something
[1:10:54] that we see It's... It's not anything new Um... You
[1:11:00] know The sidewalk intersections throughout The neighbourhoods You see sort
[1:11:03] of that... Um... Sort of rusted iron Um... Tactile Attention
[1:11:11] indicators before you get to The intersection Um... But in
[1:11:14] this case I guess I had an effort to keep
[1:11:18] the material consistent There was no colour contrast So first
[1:11:22] of all These were installed. Late Um... Without any sort
[1:11:27] of Additional signage or safety Um... Until they were installed
[1:11:33] Now that they have been installed It's clear that the
[1:11:36] contrast is not there Um... You can also see in
[1:11:39] this photo The tactile direction indicator That leads right into
[1:11:43] the lamp post And as per Kate's Um... Presentation earlier
[1:11:50] Um... She did indicate that these are to guide someone
[1:11:54] Um... Who has... A vision disability Down a safe path
[1:11:59] using their white cane Um This is a standard that
[1:12:02] has been adopted by a whole community And... And to
[1:12:06] use it for another use Um... Is quite frankly dangerous
[1:12:11] Um... When I... Inquired with the Accessibility Team about this
[1:12:17] Um... I was constantly put off Um... And it just...
[1:12:23] It very much felt like you wanted me to go
[1:12:25] away And I'm I'm not gonna go away Because I
[1:12:28] feel very strongly about The safety of our citizens Um...
[1:12:34] The last communication that I had from the city of
[1:12:37] Brampton team Was that the consultant who designed it indicated
[1:12:41] There was nothing telling them But they couldn't use it
[1:12:43] for that purpose And That in my opinion That's a
[1:12:47] very ignorant statement Um... Especially when we're dealing with something
[1:12:51] as sensitive As accessibility Um... Again This is... This tactile
[1:12:59] Uh... Direction indicator has been adopted by The Disability Community
[1:13:03] to lead them down a safe path And I don't
[1:13:06] know if anybody in this room could tell me that
[1:13:08] this is a safe path When you're going right into
[1:13:11] a lamppost. In addition to that Um... The sidewalks downtown
[1:13:18] We're already narrow Um... And adding... I mean adding the
[1:13:24] bike Lane didn't really improve the width of this Um...
[1:13:28] It's definitely again Not meeting The width at certain points
[1:13:33] to meet the city of Brampton Accessibility guidelines Um... In
[1:13:38] addition to that Um... Just make it up Here. If
[1:13:48] we could just scroll down The photos Please. So this
[1:13:52] was before The Tactile Direction Decaters were installed Um... You
[1:13:56] can see here that... There's almost no path. Um... Someone
[1:14:04] who's walking on a sidewalk So someone using a mobility
[1:14:07] device Would fall into the dirt Um... If they have
[1:14:11] a guide dog with them They're not enough room There
[1:14:14] Um... Possibly You are gonna put The Greats there But
[1:14:18] as. As of The last time I visited They were
[1:14:21] not installed If we could scroll down a bit more
[1:14:24] Please. Um This is also an incredibly dangerous situation I'm
[1:14:30] not sure exactly what happened here Um... But it looks
[1:14:33] like there was some artificial ramping done to bring The
[1:14:38] sidewalk up to the existing Um... Business entrance And probably
[1:14:45] was done with good intention But there's no tactile attention
[1:14:48] indicator The drop - off Um... It's not You know
[1:14:52] properly ramp to the width is incredibly narrow Um... This
[1:14:56] is not Um... The proper way to install accessibility Especially
[1:15:02] when this is a Multi - million dollar Project. Um...
[1:15:10] What I had shared with The City of Brampton Accessibility
[1:15:13] Team... Was tactile The description of tactile Direction indicators in
[1:15:19] the Toronto Accessibility Design Guidelines And I also connected them
[1:15:22] with the city of Ottawa Um... Accessibility team who are
[1:15:26] piloting those tactile Um... Indicators to separate a bike path.
[1:15:34] And a walking path. Scroll down please. And again just
[1:15:42] reiterating So the image on the bottom Um the tactile
[1:15:48] direction indicators are leading you right into the intersection Not
[1:15:51] even on to the pedestrian path Um So this is
[1:15:55] This is a significant issue As I mentioned When I
[1:15:58] reached out The day after our last meeting That this
[1:16:02] is a huge liability issue for the city... It's a
[1:16:06] huge financial issue Because it needs to be resolved sooner
[1:16:09] than later Um... Because more people are just gonna get
[1:16:12] hurt Um... You know Thank you Michelle for sharing your
[1:16:16] experience of walking downtown with the new sidewalks Um but
[1:16:21] this is incredibly disappointing And this is not how a
[1:16:26] leader and accessibility should be Um... You know putting their
[1:16:30] best foot forward And I'm very disappointed that... Um... As
[1:16:34] far as I understand And I've been on this committee
[1:16:36] for the last two and a half years We were
[1:16:38] not consulted Um... We're always very happy to review things
[1:16:44] I have always been very supportive of The Accessibility Team
[1:16:48] to review things One asked And I just... I Feel
[1:16:54] like it's a bit of a farce to be honest
[1:16:57] And... It's very disappointing That... Instead of working together Um...
[1:17:05] Improve accessibility in Brampton It feels like things are Um...
[1:17:11] Not being brought to the committee for specific reasons That
[1:17:15] I'm unclear of. Um... And... At this point I will
[1:17:21] be Contacting the ministry about The frustration that I've been
[1:17:25] facing on this committee over the last two and a
[1:17:28] half years Because this is not The first time Accessibility
[1:17:31] features have been... Not installed correctly And... Frankly I'm very
[1:17:39] frustrated to sit on this committee and have my hands
[1:17:43] completely tied. Because I'm a volunteer. Thank you. Thank you
[1:17:52] for your presentation Uh... At this point will allow questions
[1:17:58] for both Presentations of 5. 1 and 7 Sorry And
[1:18:04] 7. 1 Uh They're close together And so if anybody
[1:18:08] has a question Uh... For either Presentation Uh... You can
[1:18:12] raise your hand up now And ask those questions Thank
[1:18:14] you. Frank will go ahead. Thank you Um... That's a
[1:18:22] very disturbing Uh... Sion going on I'm just wondering if
[1:18:26] maybe Perhaps. Uh... The accessibility team could explain Um... A
[1:18:34] little bit more detail about Um... What the standards are.
[1:18:39] Been developed over the years Because Uh... As I look
[1:18:43] at this I'm thinking This is a strange Situation. Um...
[1:18:49] And even though I don't necessarily have him Brenton anymore
[1:18:53] Uh... It's very concerning So I just want to double
[1:18:55] check With what's been done And how... How it's been
[1:18:59] implemented Thank you. Uh... Go ahead Sorry Legends Late of
[1:19:08] services You have the floor Thank you Chair And through
[1:19:11] you My name's Genevieve I'm the city clerk. And uh...
[1:19:17] This is an issue very important to all of us.
[1:19:20] So thank you for your questions Before we get into...
[1:19:24] Sorry Could you just speak to the mic that we
[1:19:25] have for people online They might not be able to
[1:19:27] hear you Thank you So I just want to thank
[1:19:30] you all for your questions Good questions Very important concerns
[1:19:34] We all understand The importance of having complete information And
[1:19:38] you don't have it. And we don't either. Unfortunately we
[1:19:43] don't have the project team members here today. I can't
[1:19:46] speculate I can't answer for them I'm not the project
[1:19:49] expert. There's very little about it outside of the accessibility
[1:19:54] teams work that I could speak to It's not their
[1:19:57] project. They comment on drawings as they're provided them. I
[1:20:02] am here though to support this committee and the committee's
[1:20:05] work. And our accessibility team. As you know this team
[1:20:13] They work day in and day out with accessibility It
[1:20:15] is the focus of their work every single day They're
[1:20:19] deeply committed. As individuals and as a team. To identifying
[1:20:24] barriers Removing barriers raising awareness and advancing accessibility across our
[1:20:30] city For everybody. And I want to assure you that
[1:20:33] this commitment remains unwavering. It is unwavering from this team.
[1:20:41] Um... And I'm proud to be part of this team.
[1:20:44] I don't have all of the answers. I don't have
[1:20:48] The answers you're looking for today at all. But what
[1:20:51] I can do is ensure you that your questions Your
[1:20:54] concerns are brought back to the appropriate project team We
[1:20:57] are committed as a team to obtaining The Information that
[1:21:00] you need to work through these questions. Both thoughtfully and
[1:21:05] thoroughly. Don't know what the answer is going to be
[1:21:09] I don't know what the fixes can be We all
[1:21:11] see the pictures. Um... There needs to be a great
[1:21:16] deal more conversation. And that's what we can commit to
[1:21:22] today That's what I can commit to And I appreciate
[1:21:24] your advocacy I appreciate the persistence on these matters It
[1:21:28] is important But I want you to know we share
[1:21:30] the same goal. We share the same goal of making
[1:21:33] our community Accessible and inclusive And I will do my
[1:21:37] best. To ensure that your feedback That feedback is received
[1:21:42] And considered by the project team. And unfortunately That's all
[1:21:47] I can promise for today Jenevieve With all due respect
[1:21:51] Um I don't believe that The best has been done
[1:21:54] Because I've been flagging this since the end of May
[1:21:57] And every response I've gotten back when I followed up
[1:21:59] I've either been ghosted Or I've been told Oh we're
[1:22:04] trying to get a hold of the project team Oh
[1:22:07] The consultant said this If you were that committed to
[1:22:11] accessibility You would not pass along Um... The staff has
[1:22:17] answered The issue to the best of the ability. Um...
[1:22:21] Anything you say here now There was we have no
[1:22:24] response Well Chandra You were copied on the email as
[1:22:26] well And Suel has the city clerk And the accessibility
[1:22:29] stuff So they are aware Alright so But everything has
[1:22:31] been seven already So at this point There's no reason
[1:22:35] for you to I disagree Chandra Because their last Genovieves
[1:22:39] last response Was that the consultant said there was nothing
[1:22:44] Saying that they couldn't use those for that. Sorry. We
[1:22:49] are going to turn off the. Mic. If. You exist.
[1:22:54] Je. We are. They stop by this one. That's why
[1:22:58] the city Club. Is here. To. Clarify Corruptions been. Happening.
[1:23:03] This. Has been brought. The issues have been brought to
[1:23:08] the planning department And I believe to the project team
[1:23:12] as well. Chandra I would like to be noted in
[1:23:17] a minute I would just like to disagree with that
[1:23:20] Because I was told in that correspondence that you were
[1:23:23] going to have somebody come to the meeting tonight. From
[1:23:28] the Project Team. So through your chair. We were expecting
[1:23:33] somebody from the Project Team to join us tonight They
[1:23:35] were not able to attend I can't speak for them.
[1:23:38] Okay I can't speak to the project itself Or why
[1:23:42] it is at the position it's out I appreciate this
[1:23:46] is frustrating Particularly when the outstanding questions. I didn't put
[1:23:51] together a response from the consultant That came directly from
[1:23:54] the Project Team. And... I believe they felt they responded.
[1:24:02] The best they could with the information they had But
[1:24:05] at this point really I'm unable to provide any further
[1:24:09] answers I can't answer on their behalf And unless there's
[1:24:13] a new question I can assist with Um... I've responded
[1:24:16] as much as I'm able So I would just like
[1:24:18] the minutes to reflect that I've spent the last three
[1:24:20] months trying to get information from This team. It's not
[1:24:26] a last - minute item that was added to the
[1:24:28] agenda I've been flagging it since The day before The
[1:24:32] day after the last meeting And that's all I'll say
[1:24:35] about it Um, moving forward Um... I would like to
[1:24:37] ask that Um... The revitalization team is at The next
[1:24:41] meeting And that... I would recommend that The Accessibility Team
[1:24:46] Conduct a full audit of what's been installed. Not just
[1:24:51] the tactile Direction indicators But the clear widths The contrast
[1:24:55] of the tactile Um... Attention indicators... And the placement of...
[1:25:04] Planters. Other streetscape items. If I may. Uh Frank Just...
[1:25:12] You think you mean Maybe what I would like to
[1:25:15] just add to this point I mean I understand what
[1:25:17] Chandra is saying I understand But finesse is saying Uh
[1:25:20] My point of view to this is Whatever The Oversight
[1:25:23] Whatever happened And I believe There is something here that
[1:25:26] needs to be addressed Uh I don't believe that... The
[1:25:29] people in the room are the right people to address
[1:25:31] it I think that's become quite clear Um again We
[1:25:35] want to people from an accessibility point of view to
[1:25:38] be able to enjoy What has been put down and
[1:25:41] make sure that it is put down properly so people
[1:25:43] are safe Um. Again From a chair's point of view
[1:25:48] I would love to see if we could have somebody
[1:25:50] come in from the team Uh, I think it's been
[1:25:52] well noted Um I know we have a couple of
[1:25:55] hands for questions on either one of these Presentations But
[1:25:59] yeah I really like going backwards I'm not trying to
[1:26:02] do that Uh... I know that The Accessible team Uh...
[1:26:07] This is my second term Serving on this committee Um...
[1:26:10] And so... Thank you for your work Uh... I mean
[1:26:13] again It could be that we having an issue that
[1:26:16] needs to be Resolved And I think with time It
[1:26:18] can be done Um... But I would like to allow
[1:26:21] for Franco But before Franco Michelle You had you end
[1:26:25] up first for Question or comment Yeah. I guess like
[1:26:30] You know you mentioned Um There's no reason for me
[1:26:33] to really share everything Because I'm very grateful that Vanessa
[1:26:36] had this with even pictures Because I was taking notes
[1:26:40] while I was in that area Downtown Also even in
[1:26:44] other locations Where they seem to be doing construction within
[1:26:47] Brand I don't know if it's because of The water
[1:26:49] main or other things But I know for me When
[1:26:53] I had to take Transit The bus literally had to
[1:26:56] stop And then I had to literally stand in the
[1:26:59] middle of the road For The bus to stop And
[1:27:03] I was so nervous because seizures can take place at
[1:27:06] any time And I could have fallen Ray into the
[1:27:08] road We have there being no signs at all Um.
[1:27:13] And since this project team has not been able to
[1:27:15] attend Um... I want to know We've been able to
[1:27:19] share the concerns As Vanessa has said from a while
[1:27:23] ago How would they be held accountable Like are there
[1:27:27] any audits taking place regarding legislation when these things are
[1:27:31] in fruition. Because that's partly what legislation is doing audits
[1:27:36] And then therefore them being held accountable and actually Then
[1:27:40] looking it afterthought. So I just want to put that
[1:27:44] forward It's kind of like a practical standard. Of actually
[1:27:48] doing audits. While it's in process Then wait until it's
[1:27:52] at the very end Or even at the beginning When
[1:27:54] they may send us Actually... They're proposals So I have
[1:28:00] to say. Thank you very much again Vanessa for what
[1:28:03] you shared. Thanks Michelle Thank you Michelle. Go ahead. Thank
[1:28:08] you Through you chair. Good questions as well. The audit
[1:28:13] process or anodit process is beyond the scope of this
[1:28:17] team Beyond The Authority But it is something that I
[1:28:21] will definitely raise with The senior leadership team And see
[1:28:25] what can be done about that I think that's Really
[1:28:28] valuable information to take back for their consideration. Thank you.
[1:28:33] Thank you And one other question I have is Um...
[1:28:37] In the interim How are you going to ensure that
[1:28:41] residents are staying safe. Until this can be dealt with.
[1:28:50] Three Sorry Through you chair Thank you for NASA I
[1:28:53] appreciate everything you're saying Uh more than you know. And
[1:28:56] in the interim. Again this team isn't the team that's
[1:29:00] going to be putting the interim fixes in or this
[1:29:03] signage or the extra pathways or whatever it takes to
[1:29:06] keep people safe But it's serious concerns All I can
[1:29:10] do is take it back and stress the urgency. That
[1:29:15] long before the project is done Long before any final
[1:29:18] fixes are done We need something right now. Right now
[1:29:21] to keep people safe. And I will stress it with
[1:29:26] it as much urgency as I possibly can That's all
[1:29:29] I can promise you tonight. Thank you Jenove I appreciate
[1:29:34] it. Frank Go ahead. So this being my third Uhm
[1:29:42] I know that the accessibility team has worked extremely hard
[1:29:45] over the years Um... So I'm going to suggest that
[1:29:49] maybe we have Some of us actually Uh... Do a
[1:29:54] walking Uh... Audit with The City Staff so that we
[1:29:59] can point out the deficiencies or Things that have been
[1:30:06] left behind for whatever the reason And try to find
[1:30:11] a more suitable calm approach to it That's just my
[1:30:17] opinion Thanks. Thank you Franco Michelle Go ahead. Yeah I
[1:30:24] want to add to that when I was mentioning auditing
[1:30:26] Make sure people disabilities are part of that audit team.
[1:30:29] And I don't mean just one type of disability Both
[1:30:32] invisible and invisible Then just following some type of checklist.
[1:30:39] I think it's important that the audit is done Inclusively
[1:30:42] with people with disabilities who can call them out of
[1:30:45] what the issues are. Thank You. Do we have any
[1:30:53] other questions from either Presentation Uh 5. 2 or 7.
[1:30:59] 1. Seeing none do I have a motion. To receive
[1:31:05] items 5. 2 and 7. 1 at this time. Franka
[1:31:11] Spadafora here I will bring the motion forward Thank you.
[1:31:16] Thank you so much and you post. C. None motion
[1:31:20] carries both motions 5. 2 from a road at Chowdry
[1:31:24] Transportation Policy Planner regarding streets Complete Street start standards update
[1:31:31] Apologise And also from 7. 1 Discussion by Vanessa Tantalo
[1:31:35] co - chair regarding accessibility issues identified for the downtown
[1:31:39] Revitalization Project. Thank you Moving along. Uh Item number 6
[1:31:46] 6. 1 Municipality Accessibility plan A report by Sylvia Hangham
[1:31:51] Accessibility coordinator Cities Clerk's Office regarding 2027 2031 Multi -
[1:31:56] year Accessibility Plan Draft recommendations resulting for public consultation. Thank
[1:32:03] you Sylvia You have the floor. You the chair Um
[1:32:09] this report is draft recommendations for the upcoming Uh Multi
[1:32:16] - year accessibility plan Which is a four - year
[1:32:20] plan from 2027 to 2031 Um... Attached to the report
[1:32:27] There is... A list of draft recommendations that we would
[1:32:32] like this committee to review and to provide feedback on
[1:32:38] and also to include any other Um... recommendations for the
[1:32:43] next upcoming plan. So the current 2022 to 2026 Multi
[1:32:51] - air Accessibility plan is done by the end of
[1:32:55] this year. Um... The city is required to update and
[1:32:58] review its Multi - year accessibility plan at least every
[1:33:02] five years So that's what we're doing Um... Since the
[1:33:07] beginning of this year. Um... The plan identifies accessibility initiatives
[1:33:13] and outlines the steps The city will take to continue
[1:33:17] to prevent and remove barriers to accessibilities in our program
[1:33:21] services and facilities. This report Uh... Outlines draft recommendations for
[1:33:29] the next Multi - air accessibility plan And it's based
[1:33:33] on a public consultation phase that was done Um... At...
[1:33:38] The spring and summer of this year. So the steps
[1:33:46] for developing this plan included Uh... Review of the existing
[1:33:50] plan Um... Deciding what should be carried over Um... This
[1:33:55] was done in consultation with... The... The internal stakeholders. And
[1:34:03] Others that were... had involvement in those initiatives. Um... The
[1:34:10] consultation with the community was mainly done through an online
[1:34:15] survey. This was... Done on an online survey available as
[1:34:25] an online survey The survey was also Um... shared with
[1:34:29] AAC. And Accessibility staff also Uh... We're able to meet
[1:34:37] with... Residents that the people that were interested in having
[1:34:43] one - on - one conversation. About the survey questions.
[1:34:50] So the Public Engagement for the The plan was launched
[1:34:57] in May and it concluded in June. It included a
[1:35:03] number of topics Relating to city services The design of
[1:35:08] Public Spaces. The City Buildings. Recreation Programs Transportation. Parks and
[1:35:16] trails and employment Practices. We received over 100 survey responses.
[1:35:26] And we were asked asking people what they thought the
[1:35:29] city was doing well. With regard to accessibility and what
[1:35:34] improvements can be made. So almost half of the responses
[1:35:38] that we received were from people with disabilities The other
[1:35:42] responses were from caregivers family and friends. And people working
[1:35:47] with people with disabilities. So the draft recommendations for the
[1:35:53] The Multi - Year Accessibility plan are included Uh... In
[1:35:57] attachment 1. To this report Um... They are potential action
[1:36:04] items. Um... Based on the feedback that we received from
[1:36:08] the survey. Um... So this is what the residents came
[1:36:14] up with. Uh... Ongoing Accessibility Initiatives from the existing plan
[1:36:20] will be carried forward to the new plan And you'll
[1:36:23] see those in the final Uh... Report that we present.
[1:36:28] So at this point Um... We would like you to
[1:36:33] have a look at the recommendations And let us know
[1:36:37] what your thoughts are and what should be included in
[1:36:40] the next Four - year plan. Are there any questions.
[1:36:48] Thank you for your Presentation Um Michelle you have your
[1:36:53] hand up If you have questions Go ahead. Um So
[1:36:57] is this something that We will be able to provide
[1:37:00] feedback. Um after this is the draft. So are we
[1:37:07] gonna get this copy Print It you know How are
[1:37:10] we gonna be able to provide feedback to this. Or
[1:37:12] offer assistance in any way. So it can. Through the
[1:37:18] chair Uh... Michelle This could be Could be through a
[1:37:22] phone call through a Teams meeting via email Whichever way
[1:37:26] you want to share your feedback. We're open to that.
[1:37:33] And what about actually. Participating... In any of these items.
[1:37:42] Is this specifically for city of Brenton staff? No To
[1:37:46] be responsible for? No this is This is for residents
[1:37:50] Um The consultation is with city staff to put the
[1:37:56] recommendations in motion Right But the recommendations are developed by
[1:38:06] or come from a city of Brampton Community. So business
[1:38:12] As I was just getting clarification Because I know a
[1:38:15] couple of them I actually do So I was just
[1:38:18] wondering Like is there someone selected to do them already?
[1:38:21] Or like number one and three. Specifically. Like Is it
[1:38:27] something that the team any of us can be involved
[1:38:30] in or is it just the city of Brampton staff
[1:38:33] per se. City staff will be implementing The recommendations is
[1:38:40] I was that you want to be involved in the
[1:38:42] implementation. Yeah I wouldn't mind that. Just to and yeah.
[1:38:51] Okay we can Yeah Just because like I have that
[1:38:55] experience and that awareness from an invisible discipline visible Disability
[1:38:59] perspective. And this is part of what I do That's
[1:39:04] part of workshops and being able to carry on with
[1:39:08] the advocacy throughout of You know being a voice to
[1:39:11] the voice Listen belonging to part of the community I
[1:39:14] just find it very important when tasks are to be
[1:39:17] done through the plans of including people disabilities in it
[1:39:21] So yeah. Okay we can see how we can involve
[1:39:28] you and what we come up with. Thank you.
[1:39:38] Go ahead Vanessa. Thanks Nuno Um Just a quick question
[1:39:44] Sylvia in regards to these Um recommendations Um... Is there
[1:39:49] going to be a timeline for when they're implemented? I
[1:39:52] just It's quite a long list And I'm just concerned
[1:39:58] that it might be more than I don't know how
[1:40:01] long the This is a four year period So it's
[1:40:07] fairly significant. In terms of the amount of work So
[1:40:12] I just want to make sure that whatever we're putting
[1:40:15] forth is manageable In the term. Right. Um Sorry So
[1:40:24] what was the question you want Well okay So these
[1:40:27] are draft recommendations Um... They can be prioritized. If you
[1:40:35] think you feel strongly about Certain ones You can let
[1:40:40] us know. Do you think should be prioritized. Um... And
[1:40:48] then I'm just wondering in terms of the final plan
[1:40:51] Um... Will there be There will be an action Uh...
[1:40:56] Action items Um... Asigned to city staff. And those will
[1:41:03] have like implementation dates. And do we have in your
[1:41:10] opinion Sylvia Do we have enough staff to implement this.
[1:41:15] Uh This is throughout the city So I'm sure there's.
[1:41:19] There's plenty of People that will be involved in it.
[1:41:25] Okay Thank you. Go ahead Sorry I forget your name
[1:41:33] I apologise That's okay Thank you through you Chair I
[1:41:36] just wanted to comment on the draft plan That... Over
[1:41:41] the next. It would be a five - year plan
[1:41:46] But when do you need feedback from the committee Before
[1:41:50] the plan is finalised? Um By the end of the
[1:41:53] year. I Think before that Like by the end of
[1:41:58] October Maybe so that we can put the plan So
[1:42:01] that's what we're looking at is feedback And actually Prioritizing
[1:42:05] these... recommended action items would be really valuable feedback. For
[1:42:11] the team to implement Uh... Or to add timelines to
[1:42:15] the plan There is a lot of action items Some
[1:42:19] of them are small tasks And some of them are
[1:42:21] quite large undertaking So having the committee's input to the
[1:42:25] prioritization will make a tremendous improvement to the implementation of
[1:42:31] all of them We do expect to achieve all of
[1:42:34] these action items. And this is what the team will
[1:42:38] be putting forth to all of staff and to the
[1:42:41] senior management Council for it to be approved When Council
[1:42:45] approves the final plan Um... That means it's marching orders
[1:42:50] for staff. To start implementing. So in what order? Definitely
[1:42:55] looking for your feedback on that. And I think if
[1:43:00] the at any point with any of the implementation pieces
[1:43:03] An opportunity to engage the committee. Absolutely Uh... We will
[1:43:08] be doing that And I think Lessons learned That would
[1:43:10] be top priority. Uh Thank you You actually answered my
[1:43:14] question But thank you very much Franco Go ahead. Um
[1:43:17] So my question is in the implementation process I know
[1:43:21] that Uh... The city cleric when they hire new hires
[1:43:26] They go through a training session I'm just wondering if
[1:43:30] maybe It would be a good idea to potentially Uh...
[1:43:34] Make people Go through the training of these recommendations Once
[1:43:39] they are implemented Because I think it will make it
[1:43:41] easier for all staff Not just The accessibility team But
[1:43:45] everyone involved To have that I know I've participated in
[1:43:51] a... In a simulation... Of what it's like to be
[1:43:55] in a wheelchair What it's like to have cognitive disabilities
[1:43:58] And I think that might be a good way to
[1:44:00] implement these recommendation Thanks. Alright, thank you very much for
[1:44:08] everybody Seeing no other questions Can I have a motion
[1:44:12] to accept The... Report by Sylvia Ingham Accessibility coordinator City
[1:44:19] Clerk's office regarding the 2027 2031 Multi - year Accessibility
[1:44:23] Plan Draft recommendations resulting from public consultation be received. Renko
[1:44:32] here I will set the motion through Thank You Franco
[1:44:36] Any opposed. Seeing noun motion is carry 7. 1 has
[1:44:44] already been Delt with. Do we have any correspondence. No
[1:44:51] correspondence And I can see that there's no Information items
[1:44:55] as well. Um Item number 10 Question period pertaining to
[1:45:00] matters on the agenda only. Do we have anybody with
[1:45:05] any questions regarding The Agenda. Seeing None We'll move on
[1:45:11] to item 11 Which is the public question period. And
[1:45:17] seeing none Uh We'll move to item number 12 Age
[1:45:21] Adjournment Can I have a motion to adjourn. Otion to
[1:45:28] adjourn That's a tantalo. Thank you very much This meeting
[1:45:33] is now journed.