AGENDA
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS

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Boardroom, Service and Resource Centre,
411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC

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

This item has attachments. 
1.ACAI240110M.pdf

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, 2024-JAN-10, at 4:00 p.m.

5.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS:

 

a.
Update on Accessibility Improvements to City Facilities

 

During the 2024-JAN-15 Regular Council Meeting, Council adopted the following motions:

1. "That Council direct Staff to ensure that the following City Recreation Centres receive assessments/audits in 2024:

    • Oliver Woods Community Centre
    • Beban Park Pool
    • Cliff McNabb Arena
    • Nanaimo Ice Centre
    • Nanaimo Museum 
    • Vancouver Island Military Museum
    • City Hall/SARC"

 

2. "That Council direct Staff to work with School District #68 and the Regional District of Nanaimo Transit department to develop a plan to address accessibility challenges in navigating from the bus stop at Nanaimo District Secondary School to the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and the Stadium District."

6.
PRESENTATIONS:

 

a.
Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System

This item has attachments. 
1.PWPT_ACAI240313_RDNTransitSystem.pdf

To be introduced by Bill Sims, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works.


Presentation:

  1. Lainy Stevenson, Superintendent, Transit Planning and Scheduling, Regional District of Nanaimo, and Michael Getchell, Manager, Transit Operations, Transportation Services, Regional District of Nanaimo. 

b.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

This item has attachments. 
1.PWPT_ACAI240313_DiversityEquityAndInclusion.pdf

To be introduced by John Van Horne, Director, Human Resources.

c.
Assistive Hearing Devices Update

 

To be introduced by Kerry Ing, Director, IT/CIO.

7.
REPORTS:

 

a.
Update on Accessibility Improvements to City Parks and Trails

This item has attachments. 
1.RPT_ACAI231011_UpdateOnAccessibilityImprovementsToCityParksAndTrails.pdf
2.Attachment A_Link to List of Parks and Trails ACAI240313.pdf
3.AttB_PWPT_ACAI240313_ParksTrailsAccessibilityImprovementsAssessments.pdf

To be introduced by Darcie Osborne, Director, Recreation and Culture. 


Purpose:  To provide the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness (ACAI) an update on accessibility improvements being carried out in the park system as outlined in the Integrated Action and Capital Plans and to seek direction on future accessibility priorities and assessment locations.


Presentation:

  1. Kirsty MacDonald, Parks & Open Spaces Planner.

Recommendation: That the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness recommend that Council direct Staff to conduct assessment audits on the following parks, trails and open spaces in 2024/2025:

  • Westwood Lake Trail System
  • Oliver Woods Park grounds
  • Neck Point Park
  • Stadium District
  • Harewood Centennial Park
  • Beaufort Park
  • Bowen Park grounds adjacent to the Bowen complex
  • Waterfront Walkway

8.
OTHER BUSINESS:

 

9.
QUESTION PERIOD:

 

10.
ADJOURNMENT:

 
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