Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities

That the Agenda for the November 12, 2024, meeting of the Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities, be approved, as amended.

That the minutes of the October 8, 2024 Accessibility Committee for Persons with Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities November 12, 2024 Minutes 24-010 Page 3 of 8 Disabilities meeting, be approved, as presented.

That the following Communication Items be received: (a) Correspondence from Maureen Cosyn Heath, Director, Transit Division, respecting upcoming relevant dates for reports respecting the Hamilton Street Railway's (HSR) Voluntary Pay Program and Accessibility Concerns and the HSR (Item 5.1); and (b) Correspondence from Maureen Cosyn Heath, Director, Transit Division respecting Concerns about PRESTO Equipment on Board HSR Buses (Item 5.2)

That the presentation from Michelle Martin, Manager of Accessible Transportation Services respecting Accessible Transportation Services Journey Mapping to Understand the Customer Experience, be received and referred to the Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities’ Transportation Working Group.

(a) That the Open Spaces and Parkland Working Group Update, be received; and (b) That the report by McMaster Students, Natasha Kulig and Meaghan LaVigne, entitled “Evidence-Based Practice Project: Accessible Parks and Outdoor Spaces in Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities November 12, 2024 Minutes 24-010 Page 5 of 8 the City of Hamilton”, attached to the November 1, 2024 Open Spaces and Parklands Working Group Meeting Notes, be referred to staff for feedback to the Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities on the merits and feasibility for implementation of any or all of the recommendations.

That the overview from Chief Cunliffe, Deputy Chief Milovanovic, Deputy Chief Rember, Hamilton Fire Service, be received.

That there being no further business, the Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities, be adjourned at 5:21 p.m.