AGENDA
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS

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Board Room, 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.ACAI220427M.pdf

Minutes of the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Meeting held electronically on Wednesday, 2022-APR-27, at 4:01 p.m.

5.
PRESENTATIONS:
 

a.
Wendy Hall, Chair, Central Island Community Council with Community Living British Columbia
 

Wendy Hall, Chair, Central Island Community Council with Community Living British Columbia (CLBC), to provide the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness with a verbal presentation regarding the CLBC and the services they provide to the community.

b.
"Off-Street Parking Regulations Bylaw 2018 No. 7266" 
This item has attachments. 

1.PWPT_ACAI220622_TransportationUpdateParkingBylawandTransitStopAccessibility.pdf

Jamie Rose, Manager, Transportation, to provide a PowerPoint presentation regarding the "Off-Street Parking Regulations Bylaw 2018 No. 7266" for information. 

c.
Transit Stop Accessibility Working Group Update
 

Lainy Stevenson, Active Transportation Project Specialist, to provide a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Transit Stop Accessibility Working Group. 

6.
DELEGATIONS:
 

a.
Hannah Dudney, Master in Arts Student in Sustainable Leisure Management Program, Vancouver Island University
This item has attachments. 

1.Delegation_Hannah Dudney.pdf

Hannah Dudney to provide a PowerPoint presentation regarding park crowding from the perspective of people with mobility related disabilities.

7.
REPORTS:
 

a.
John Van Horne, Director, Human Resources, re:  Gender Diversity and Inclusion Recommendations
 

John Van Horne, Director, Human Resources, to provide a verbal update regarding the Gender Diversity and Inclusion Recommendations brought forward to Council at the 2022-JUN-20 Regular Council Meeting.

b.
Leisure Economic Access Pass (LEAP) Program - Proposed Changes Fall 2022
This item has attachments. 

1.RPT_ACAI220622LeapProgramChanges2022.pdf
2.Attachment 1 - LEAP Policy Amendment - Proposed Changes.pdf

To be introduced by Lynn Wark, Director, Recreation and Culture.


Purpose:  To provide the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness an overview of the proposed changes to the Leisure Economic Access Pass (LEAP) Program to continue reducing barriers and increase program participation.


Recommendation:  That the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness (ACAI) recommend that Council approve the additional LEAP program changes to allow applicants to demonstrate financial need through alternate methods of proof as described in the 2022-JUN-22 Staff report and allocate them a valid pass for two years, and endorse the revised policy as attached to the 2022-JUN-22 report by the Manager of Recreation Services.

8.
OTHER BUSINESS:
 

9.
QUESTION PERIOD:
 

10.
ADJOURNMENT:
 

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