MERGED AGENDA
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 4:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Virtual Meeting

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1.

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER:

[Note:  This meeting will be live streamed and video recorded for the public.]

2.

INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS:

3.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA:

4.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES:

a.

Minutes

Minutes of the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Meeting held in the Boardroom, Service and Resource Centre, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Wednesday, 2021-JUN-23, at 4:00 p.m.

5.

PRESENTATIONS:

a.

REIMAGINE NANAIMO

Presentation:

1. Kirsty MacDonald, Parks and Open Space Planner.

b.

Jovan Stefani, Executive Director, Rise Bridge Project

Jovan Stefani, Executive Director, Rise Bridge, to provide the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness with a PowerPoint presentation regarding their mandate and the new facility in Nanaimo.

c.

Maffeo Sutton Accessible Playground - Phase 2 Update

Richard Harding, General Manager, Parks, Recreation and Culture, to provide an update regarding Phase 2 of the Maffeo Sutton Accessible Playground project.

d.

Westwood Lake Park Amenity Improvements

To be introduced by Richard Harding, General Manager, Parks, Recreation and Culture. 

[Note:  PowerPoint presentation to be distributed on the addendum.]

d.1

Add Powerpoint Presentation

6.

REPORTS:

a.

Family Friendly Housing Policy

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, General Manager, Development Services.

Purpose:  To inform the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness of Staff’s intent to begin work on a Family-Friendly Housing Policy.  

Presentation:

1. Dave Stewart, Social Planner.

b.

Accessible and Adaptable Housing Policy

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, General Manager, Development Services.

Purpose:  To inform the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness of Staff’s intent to begin work on an Accessible and Adaptable Housing Policy.  

c.

2021 Workplan Review

Lynn Wark, Director, Recreation and Culture, to provide the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness a verbal update regarding the 2021 Workplan Review.

[Staff Report titled "2021 Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Work Plan" from the 2021-APR-28 Meeting is attached for information.]

d.

Beban Pool Accessibility Audit Update

Lynn Wark, Director, Recreation and Culture, to provide the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness with a verbal update regarding the Beban Pool Accessibility audit.

7.

OTHER BUSINESS:

a.

Add News Article re: New Adaptive Bike Program Rolling Out This Fall

8.

ADJOURNMENT: