Item 12.3 - Attachment 1 |
Access Advisory Committee Minutes 16 June 2009 |
MINUTES OF THE ACCESS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD IN MEETING ROOMS 1 & 2, GROUND FLOOR,
PRESENT
John Moxon in the Chair,
Debbie Manuel, Jim Grainda, Phillip Cornwall, Leone Clarke, Barbara Jones and
Peter Simpson.
IN ATTENDANCE
Donna Mosford –
1. WELCOME
The
Chairperson, John Moxon, welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked them for
attending.
2. APOLOGIES
An
apology was received and accepted for the absence of
3. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION
There
were no declarations made regarding conflict of interest at this meeting.
4. MINUTES
A
copy of the Minutes of the Access Advisory Committee meeting held on 21 April
2009 had previously been forwarded to each member.
RESOLUTION (Debbie Manuel/Jim Grainda)
That the Minutes of the meeting
of the Access Advisory Committee held on 21 April 2009 be taken as read and
confirmed.
5. BUSINESS ARISING
5.1 Council Advisory Committee
Expressions of Interest (EoI)
5.2 ‘You’re Welcome’ Project
ACTION:
Joy Bramham to email or send a hardcopy of the Report and photographs to Committee
members.
5.3 Bus
Shelter Audit
“Over 830 bus stops have been audit
which took 9 months to complete. The data collected needs to be reviewed and
prioritised with the aim to improve bus stop passenger areas and comply with
the DDA requirements. It is anticipated that the bus stops on the
strategic bus corridors will be given a high priority as these represent the
key bus routes across
It is anticipated that the Bus Stop
Access Program will commence in 2009/10, initially tie-in with the existing
PAMP (Pedestrian Access and Mobility Programme - construction of new
footpaths), as bus stops need to be connected to the pedestrian footpath
network, until a specific funding source can be established. Council has
applied to the Federal Gov's Jobs Fund for $100k over 2 years to fund some of
the works.”
John Moxon asked that the Committee be involved
in further discussions related to the Bus Stop Audit as the expertise of
members could feed into this planning process.
ACTION:
5.4 After
Hours Bell at Council Chambers
ACTION:
5.5
Hearing augmentation in Town Hall
ACTION:
1. the possibility of auditing Council facilities
for hearing augmentation systems, and;
2. the
possibility of installing hearing augmentation systems in Council-owned public
meeting venues, particularly Town Hall and Council Chambers.
5.6 Carpet
at
5.7 Disability Car Parking in Parramatta CBD
5.8 Bus Stop at Lennox Bridge
In relation to safety concerns at the
A member of the Committee advised that Council’s course of action had greatly
improved the line of site for approaching buses.
5.9 David Powell
6. GENERAL
BUSINESS
6.1
Parking Permits
John Moxon advised the Committee about a new
federal government scheme for disability parking. The discussion paper can be
found at http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/disability/progserv/people/disability_parking_scheme/parking_scheme_discussion_paper/Documents/disability_parking_scheme/parking_scheme_discussion_paper.PDF
He advised that there was going to be a forum to discuss the proposed new
legislation on Friday, 19 June 2009 at Northcott from 6pm-8pm. He commented
that this meeting had not been well advertised.
The Committee questioned whether metered parking
would still apply to disability parking given the difficulties many people with
a disability experience attempting to access parking meters, especially when
having to negotiate curbs.
ACTION: Joy Bramham to send out a copy of the discussion
paper to Committee members.
6.2 Draft Access
to Premises standards
The draft Access to Premises Standards report
was released on Monday 15 June 2009. The draft Standards had approximately 161
submissions and included numerous recommendations. The Standards will now be
redrafted before being presented to the legislative assembly for ratification.
6.3
Western Sydney Public Transport
A public transport meeting will be held at Granville
Youth Recreation and Community Centre on Saturday 20 June 2009, 10am – 4pm.
RSVPs are essential and can be done online or by phone.
6.4
International Day of People With a Disability (IDPWD)
NEXT MEETING
Access Advisory Committee Meeting
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 5:30pm
Rooms 1 & 2 Ground Floor Meeting Room
Civic Place,
The meeting concluded at 7.15 pm