MINUTES - Accessibility Advisory Committee - 20171004
Town of Aurora
Accessibility Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Time and Location: 4 p.m., Leksand Room, Aurora Town Hall
Committee Members: Tyler Barker (Chair), John Lenchak (Vice Chair), James
Hoyes, Gordon Barnes, Jo-anne Spitzer, and Councillor
John Abel (departed 4:30 p.m.)
Member(s) Absent: None
Other Attendees: Chris Catania, Accessibility Advisor, and Nicole Trudeau,
Council/Committee Secretary
The Chair called the meeting to order at 4 p.m.
1. Approval of the Agenda
Moved by Gordon Barnes
Seconded by John Lenchak
That the agenda as circulated by Legislative Services be approved.
Carried
2. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act.
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3. Receipt of the Minutes
Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of September 6, 2017
Moved by Gordon Barnes
Seconded by James Hoyes
That the Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting minutes of September 6, 2017,
be received for information.
Carried
4. Delegations
None
5. Matters for Consideration
1. Memorandum from Senior Policy Planner
Re: Site Plan Application, Time Development Group, 4 Don Hillock
Drive, Lot 1, Registered Plan 65M-3974, (Northeast corner of Leslie
Street and Don Hillock Drive), File Number: SP-2017-07
Staff provided an overview of the site plan application, and the Committee
reviewed the site plan and drawings and discussed accessibility standards to
be considered as part of the site plan application.
Moved by James Hoyes
Seconded by John Lenchak
1. That the memorandum regarding Site Plan Application, Time
Development Group, 4 Don Hillock Drive, Lot 1, Registered Plan 65M-
3974, (Northeast corner of Leslie Street and Don Hillock Drive), File
Number: SP-2017-07, be received; and
2. That the following Accessibility Advisory Committee comments regarding
the Site Plan Application be considered by staff:
(a) Request for a power door operator at the main entrance;
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(b) Request for a barrier-free path of travel extending from the
lobby/reception/waiting area on the ground floor to the inside of
each accessible suite and other public use areas including
accessible turning spaces, doorway and corridor widths, counter
height and signage, and power door operators; and
(c) Request for accessible suites to have a barrier-free design,
including accessible light and electrical switches, platform beds
suitable for Hoyer lift transfers, and fire or emergency alarms with
light, colour and pulse characteristics.
Carried
2. Memorandum from Planner
Re: Site Plan Application (Submission 3), Markangel Real Estate Assets
Inc., 55 Eric T. Smith Way, Lot 6 and Part of Block 11, Registered
Plan 65M-4324, File Number: SP-2016-06
Staff provided an overview of the site plan application, and the Committee
reviewed the site plan and drawings and discussed accessibility standards to
be considered as part of the site plan application.
Moved by Gordon Barnes
Seconded by Jo-anne Spitzer
1. That the memorandum regarding Site Plan Application (Submission 3),
Markangel Real Estate Assets Inc., 55 Eric T. Smith Way, Lot 6 and Part
of Block 11, Registered Plan 65M-4324, File Number: SP-2016-06, be
received; and
2. That the following Accessibility Advisory Committee comments regarding
the Site Plan Application (Submission 3) be considered by staff:
(a) Request for curb cuts for accessible parking spaces; and
(b) Request for the applicant to provide the main level floor plan for all
four (4) buildings, through a fourth submission of the application, to
be circulated for comment by the Committee.
Carried
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6. Informational Items
3. Extract from Council Meeting of September 12, 2017
Re: Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of June 7, 2017
Moved by John Lenchak
Seconded by Gordon Barnes
1. That the Extract from Council Meeting of September 12, 2017, regarding
the Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting minutes of June 7, 2017, be
received for information.
Carried
7. New Business
Staff reminded the Committee that the formal opening of the Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee Park will take place on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at 5:30 p.m.
Tyler Barker provided an update on the status of the accessible washroom trailer
which is now in use.
8. Adjournment
Moved by Gordon Barnes
Seconded by Jo-anne Spitzer
That the meeting be adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
Carried
Committee recommendations are not binding on the Town unless adopted by Council.