October 28, 2019 Advisory Committee on Accessibility

Date: October 28, 2019

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Location: Duke Tower Boardroom, Duke Tower, 3rd Floor, 5251 Duke Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 16, 2019

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
4.1 Correspondence – Alison Garber

5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
6.1 September 16, 2019 – Appointment of Member Representative to the Taxi And Limousine Liaison Group [PDF]
Motion:
It is recommended that the Advisory Committee on Accessibility in HRM nominate one (1) member from the Advisory Committee on Accessibility in HRM membership to the Taxi and Limousine Liaison Group for a term of two (2) years.

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATION

7.1 Correspondence

7.2 Petitions

7.3 Presentations - None

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF

9.1.1 Staff Presentation – First Draft of Accessibility Strategy [PDF] –
Melissa Myers, Accessibility Advisor, Office of Diversity and Inclusion

9.1.2 Update – Darren Young, Senior Project Manager, Corporate Facility Design & Construction

9.1.3 Update – Heather Mackenzie, Manager – Diversity Services, Halifax Public Libraries

9.2 COMMITTEE

9.3 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES

9.3.1 Active Transportation Advisory Committee – Jillian Banfield

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 18, 2019 – 4:00 p.m., Halifax Hall, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

12. ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE