Accessibility Advisory Committee

That the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk with the following addition: a) Programs for Park Accessibility – Presentation by Andrew Fisher, Chairman, Richmond Hill Mobility Accessibility Foundation and Maayan Ziv, Chief Executive Officer, AccessNow – (Item 6.4).

a) That the minutes of Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting AAC#03- 23 held September 28, 2023, be adopted.

a) That the presentation by Michelle Dobbie, Manager, Park and Natural Heritage Planning, regarding Implementing the 2022 Parks Plan, be received and that all comments be

a) That the presentation by Sandra DeMaria, Manager, Development, and Hubert Ng, Manager, Transportation and Traffic, regarding the Site Plan Approval Process and Considerations, be received.

November 2, 2023 AAC#04-23 a) That the proposed 2024 meeting schedule for the Accessibility Advisory Committee be approved; b) That the Accessibility Advisory Committee start time for Accessibility Advisory Committee meetings for 2024 be 1:30 p.m.

Andrew Fisher, Chairman, Richmond Hill Mobility Accessibility Foundation (RH Mobility), provided an overview of RH Mobility’s beginnings, their mandate, mission statement, and the Disabled Parking Reserve By-law. He shared information on their funding sources, current programs, and their new partnership with AccessNow. Maayan Ziv, Chief Executive Officer, AccessNow, shared their corporate mission, and how the app connects people with trusted accessible places and experiences through partnerships with municipalities, for-profit, and not-for-profit organizations. She advised that they are mapping parks and trails to empower people to discover the accessible outdoors, noting that they have partnered with RH Mobility and the City of Richmond Hill to map a series of trails across the City. M. Ziv further described the app’s functionality and benefits. Committee members shared their gratitude for the presentation and remarked on the usefulness of the app. In response to questions from Committee, M. Ziv advised that individuals are encouraged to provide feedback on places they visit in the app which would then influence its accessible rating. Committee members noted that they looked forward to further updates from RH Mobility and AccessNow in 2024. There was a further inquiry from the Committee on whether RH Mobility had any influence on the Region of York with respect to lobbying for the installation of a traffic signal, or crosswalk near Lake Wilcox Park, as there have been occurr

That the meeting be adjourned.