Accessibility Advisory Committee

That the agenda for the January 23, 2024 meeting of the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee be approved.

That Item AAC 2024-013, dated January 23, 2024, regarding the 4th Review of the AODA Update, be received; and That the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee support the recommendations of the 4th Review of the AODA; and That the Committee supports letters being written by Simcoe municipalities to the Minister of Seniors and Accessibility and the Premier of Ontario encouraging the Province to receive the recommendations of the 4th Independent Review of the AODA and develop an action plan for their implementation; and That any such letters be circulated to the member municipalities of the County of Simcoe, the cities of Barrie and Orillia, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO), and Simcoe County Members of Provincial Parliament.

That Item AAC 2024-014, dated January 23, 2024, regarding the 2023 Annual Accessibility Status Report, be received; and That the 2023 Annual Accessibility Status Report, attached as Schedule 1 to Item AAC 2024-014, be approved.

That Item CS-2024-09, dated January 23, 2024, regarding the Annual Accessibility Compliance Report – 2023, be received.

That Report CS2024-02 Annual 2023 Accessibility Status Report and Multi-Year Accessibility Plan for the Township of Oro-Medonte, as presented by Yvonne Aubichon, Clerk, be received by the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee. That subject to any recommendations proposed by the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee, the Annual 2023 Accessibility Status Report and Multi-Year Accessibility Plan for 2024-2028 be endorsed by the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee.

That the January 23, 2024 meeting of the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee be adjourned at 11:31 a.m.