Moved by Councillor Sleiman, seconded by Y. Huff, That the overview of the Accessibility Projects underway provided by the Accessibility/Diversity Officer BE RECEIVED. Carried.
4.2 WAAC Terms of Reference and Mandate
The subcommittee struck to review the WAAC Terms of Reference and Mandate has not met. An update to be provided at the next meeting.
4.3 Accessible Transportation
- The Accessible Transportation subcommittee consisting of P. Best, Y. Huff and C. Ray met and provide the following comments:
- Contacted Vets Cab regarding accessible taxicabs. There are two issues that relate to obtaining the plate and the retrofit costs to make a cab accessible ($10,000 to $25,000).
- Additional training is required for "rear loading cabs" as the rider must be locked into place.
- City of Calgary implemented an incentive program in the amount of $1.366 M for accessible cabs.
- Issues with service animals. Some people have PTSD and often the cab driver will not allow the service animal access to the vehicle.
- P. Best suggests undertaking a study to determine "what is accessible transportation" in our community. G. Jones indicates there are costs associated with a study.
Councillor Sleiman proposes inviting Vets Cab to a future meeting.
M. Lee-Daigle recommends collaborating with other communities regarding accessible transportation as other municipalities are most likely looking at the same issue.
4.4 Upcoming Event Planning
The Event Planning subcommittee consisting of P. Best, N. Petro and K. Franklin have provided a draft letter to be sent to local accessibility advisory committees to determine if there is interest in attending a "meet and greet" event to be hosted by the City of Windsor. The proposed date for this event is Spring 2020.