Meeting #5 – Minutes of the Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee on November 21, 2023 @ 11AM

Meeting #5

MINUTES OF THE ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE  HELD VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE AT 11:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Those present were:

B. Quesnel – Chair

E. Harrison – Vice Chair

L. Boateng

S. Deebrah

J. Pribil

A. Rinn

J. Surerus

Absent: D. Ruston

D. Whatmore

S. Oster

Also present were: K. Paleczny – General Manager

K. Burns – Director of Planning

S. Wilson – Director of Operations

C. Roy – Secretary

B. Goldstone – Manager of Service Integration

C. Webb – Voyago

K. Henning – Interpreter

C. Tobin – Interpreter

Meeting to order The Chair called the meeting to order.
Completion and Acceptance of Agenda The Chair called for acceptance of the agenda, A. Rinn moves, seconded by E. Harrison, the acceptance of the agenda.

CARRIED.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest The Chair called for disclosures of interest with respect to the agenda. There were no conflicts of interest declared.
Minutes A. Rinn moves, seconded by E. Harrison, that the minutes of the meeting held on September 12, 2023 be APPROVED as circulated.

CARRIED.

Letter from C. Roy re 4th Report of the Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee With regard to the letter from C. Roy, Secretary, London Transit Commission dated September 28, 2023 regarding the 4th Report of the Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee meeting of September 28, 2023, copy attached, A. Rinn moves, seconded by E. Harrison, the letter be NOTED and FILED.

CARRIED.

Additional Methods of Communicating Commission Policies With regard to the Additional Methods of Communicating Commission Policies report, copy attached, E. Harrison moves, seconded by A. Rinn, the report be NOTED and FILED.

CARRIED.

2023 Road Construction and Special Events Update With regard to the 2023 Road Construction and Special Events Update report, copy attached, A. Rinn moves, seconded by L. Boateng, the report be NOTED and FILED.

CARRIED.

Annual Accessibility Plan Update With regard to the Annual Accessibility Plan Update report, copy attached, J. Surerus moves, seconded by A. Rinn, the report be NOTED and FILED.

CARRIED.

2024 Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee Meeting Dates With regard to the 2024 Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee Meeting Dates report, copy attached, L. Boateng moves, seconded by E. Harrison, the Committee CONFIRM the dates for 2024 meetings as set out below, noting the meetings are to continue to be held virtually on Tuesdays with a starting time of 11:00 a.m.

Dates:

February 13, 2024

March 12, 2024 – Meeting at the call of the Chair

April 16, 2024

May 14, 2024 – Meeting at the call of the Chair

June 11, 2024

July 16, 2024 – Meeting at the call of the Chair

August 13, 2024 – Meeting at the call of the Chair

September 17, 2024

October 15, 2024 – Meeting at the call of the Chair

November 12, 2024

CARRIED.

Date of Next Meeting Tuesday February 13, 2024
Adjournment E. Harrison moves, seconded by A. Rinn, the meeting be adjourned. CARRIED. The meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.

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B. Quesnel – Chair

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C. Roy – Secretary