Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC)
Agenda

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 3:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.

Hybrid in-person and virtual meeting

In-person meeting available in Meeting Room A at Guelph City Hall
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• Delegation requests must be received by 10 a.m. on the Friday prior to the meeting in accordance with the City Procedure By-law.

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgment 

As we gather, let us take time to reflect on our privilege to live and work in Guelph; a city built over rich Indigenous histories. We are guests here, and we should reflect upon the responsibility to care for this land, the people who live here today, and the generations to come. If our actions today can move us towards reconciliation, we should take pause and make those decisions with intention and gratitude.

This place we call Guelph has served as traditional lands and a place of refuge for many peoples over time, but more specifically the Attiwonderonk, and the Haudenosaunee. This land is held as the treaty lands and territory with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Guelph lies directly adjacent to the Haldimand Tract and is part of a long-established traditional hunting ground for the Six Nations of the Grand River. Many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples who have come from across Turtle Island call Guelph home today.

Learn more about the Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement

1.2

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest and General Nature Thereof

1.3

Approval of Agenda

• Recommendation

  That the February 18, 2025 Accessibility Advisory Committee Agenda be approved. 

1.4

Approval of Minutes

• Recommendation

  That the December 17, 2024 meeting minutes of the following be approved.

2.

Consent Agenda

The following reports have been prepared to facilitate the AAC's consideration of various matters and are suggested for consideration. If a member of the committee wishes to address a specific report in isolation of the Consent Agenda, please identify the item. It will be extracted and dealt with separately as part of the Committee Items.

See ACOC Memo from February 20, 2024 for more information about Consent Agendas

2.1

Parks Planning Update of Upcoming January Council Report

Mallory Lemon - Manager, Park and Trail Development

2.2

Extension to Provincial Feedback Deadline for the Accessible Customer Service Draft Standard

Leanne Warren - Supervisor, Accessibility Services

2.3

Introduction of Interim Staff Liaise for the AAC

Leanne Warren - Supervisor, Accessibility Services

2.4

Vision Zero Upcoming Council Report

Nico Koenig - Transportation Safety Specialist

2.5

College Ave at Edinburgh Rd Protected Intersection is complete

Benita van Miltenburg - Project Manager, Transportation Planning, Infrastructure, Development, and Environment

3.

Committee Items

3.1

Introduction to the Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District Plan and Guidelines

3:10pm – 3:40 p.m. (10 minutes staff presentation, 20 minutes AAC discussion)

For Engagement: Imogen Goldie, Project Manager, Heritage Planning

3.2

Accessible On-Street Parking - Downtown Seasonal Patios

3:40 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. (5 minutes staff presentation, 20 minutes AAC discussion)

For Engagement: Paul Hutchinson, Supervisor, Traffic Engineering

Alex Jaworiwsky, Manager, Tourism & Destination Development

3.3

Mobility Transit Application Discussion

4:05 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (5 minutes Chair presentation, 20 minutes AAC discussion)

For Recommendation: Lorelei Root, Chair, Accessibility Advisory Committee

3.4

TaxiScrip Program General Discussion

4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. (5 minutes Chair presentation, 25 minutes AAC discussion)

For Recommendation: Lorelei Root, Chair, Accessibility Advisory Committee

4.

Announcements

Please provide any announcements, to the Chair or Staff Liaison in writing, by 10 am on the day of the Committee meeting.  

5.

Adjournment

6.

Next Meetings and Future Topics

Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 from 3-5 p.m.

Future Topics:

• Vehicle for Hire Funds
• Member request for discussion regarding the removal of radios on mobility
• On-street parking downtown renewal