Minutes of Access Orangeville

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Electronic and In-Person Participation - Access Orangeville
The Corporation of the Town of Orangeville
(Chair and Secretary at Town Hall - 87 Broadway)
Orangeville, Ontario
Members Present:
  • Councillor R. Stevens, Chair
  • J. Jackson, Vice-Chair
  • S. Clarke
  • K. Murphy-Fritz
  • R. Ugolini
Members Absent:
  • P. Charbonneau
  • K. Van Ryn
  • M. Hartley
Staff Present:
  • G. Brennan, Legislative Assistant, Corporate Services
  • C. Coulter, Supervisor, Facilities, Facilities and Parks, Community Services
  • T. Dulisse, Manager, Transportation and Development, Infrastructure Services
  • A. Minichillo, General Manager, Corporate Services
  • J. Rawn, Executive Assistant, Infrastructure Services

1.
Call to Order

 

The meeting was called to order at 10:08 a.m.

2.
Disclosures of (Direct or Indirect) Pecuniary Interest

 

None.

3.
Land Acknowledgement

 

Councillor R. Stevens, Chair, acknowledged the treaty lands and territory of the Williams Treaty Nations and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. He also recognized that Dufferin County is the traditional territory of the Wendat and the Haudenosaunee and is home to many Indigenous people today.

4.
Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting

 
  • 2024-030
    Moved ByJ. Jackson

    That the minutes of the following meeting are approved: 

5.
Presentations

 

None.

6.
Items for Discussion and Reports

 

With the consensus of the Committee, the matters on the agenda were reordered to hear a delegation from Antonietta Minichillo first.

6.1
Antonietta Minichillo, General Manager, Corporate Services, Accessibility Widget - Town of Orangeville Website

 

Antonietta Minichillo, General Manager, Corporate Services, discussed the new accessibility widget on the Town of Orangeville website. Ms. Minichillo shared details on the widget features, and the steps taken to create a more accessible and inclusive website for users. The Committee asked questions to Ms. Minichillo and discussed the promotional and educational opportunities available to heighten awareness of the accessibility widget. Ms. Minichillo clarified that the Communications Division will be working on promotional and educational campaign's that will be coming forward in 2025. Additionally, she announced that the Town of Orangeville will be conducting an accessibility audit in 2025.

6.2
Quote for Wave to Open Buttons and Operators, Alder Street Recreation Centre

 

Cameron Coulter, Supervisor, Facilities and Parks, Community Services, discussed the quote to retrofit new wave to open buttons and operators for the Alder Street Recreation Centre.

Mr. Coulter provided the following details regarding what it is required for new wave to open buttons and operators at the Alder Street Recreation Centre.

  • Green Rink Lower Door - requires two (2) wave to open buttons and two (2) back boxes for installation of the buttons,
  • Red Rink 2nd Floor Door - requires two (2) wave to open buttons and two (2) back boxes for installation of the buttons,
  • Green Rink 2nd Floor - Door to walking track - requires a 35" push operator and wave to open buttons with back boxes,
  • Red Rink Lower Floor - requires push operator, wave to open buttons, and back boxes.

The Committee discussed installation requirements and completion timelines. Additionally, the Committee discussed accessible parking and handrail requirements at the Alder Street Recreation Centre. Councillor R. Stevens, Chair, and Tony Dulisse, Manager, Transportation and Development, Infrastructure Services, advised the Committee that a Parking Review Study contains details regarding the Alder Street Recreation Centre's parking, and is currently being worked on by the Facilities and Parks Division. Mr. Dulisse advised the Committee that he will share an update on the study during a future meeting, when applicable.

  • 2024-031
    Moved ByS. Clarke

    That $5,000 of Access Orangeville’s 2024 budget be allocated towards staff purchasing wave to open buttons and operators for the Alder Street Recreation Centre.

    Carried Unanimously

7.
Correspondence

 

7.1
Orangeville Transit Complaint

 

The Committee was advised that the Town was in receipt of a compliant regarding Orangeville Transit.

8.
Announcements

 
  • J. Jackson, Vice-Chair, announced that the Dufferin County and Orangeville MS Support Group will now host meetings in the Dufferin Room at the Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre, with the next meeting date being Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 1 p.m.
  • Councillor Stevens, Chair, and Mr. Dulisse announced that the request to purchase up to three (3) new transit buses was approved through the 2025 Budget during the December 10 Council Meeting.
  • Mr. Dulisse announced that the request for new pedestrian walkways in order to better access transit hubs, was approved through the 2025 Budget during the December 10 Council Meeting, with a new walkway near the transit hub on Centre Street, currently being discussed.

9.
Date of Next Meeting

 

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 10 a.m.

10.
Adjournment

 
  • 2024-032
    Moved ByJ. Jackson

    That the meeting be adjourned at 11:03 a.m.

    Carried
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