REQUEST FOR DIRECTION
DATE: March 13, 2023 Report No. ADM-23-011
TO: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Deb Hopkins, Corporate Officer
SUBJECT:
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Accessible BC Act - Municipal Requirements
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
Does the Township wish to participate in a joint sub-regional Accessibility Advisory Committee with neighbouring municipalities and cost share both the development of the legislatively required Accessibility Plan and the administrative staff support for the Committee?
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That it be recommended to Council:
That in response to the Provincial requirement to establish an Accessibility Committee by September 1, 2023, the municipality participate in a joint sub-regional Accessibility Committee, the Capital West Accessibility Advisory Committee, representing the City of Colwood, the Township of Esquimalt, the District of Highlands, the City of Langford, the District of Metchosin, the District of Sooke, and the Town of View Royal; and
That each member municipality of this joint sub-regional Accessibility Advisory Committee provide an equal share of the costs to retain a consultant to prepare an Accessibility Plan which member municipalities will apply to their own accessibility initiatives; and
That each member municipality of this joint sub-regional Accessibility Advisory Committee allocate nominal annual operating funds for Committee expenses; and
That the draft Committee Terms of Reference, provided as Attachment C to this report, be adopted; and
That a joint Accessibility Advisory Committee advertisement be placed seeking members for this Committee; and further
That the member municipalities each establish an email address to receive public comments as set out in the legislation.
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BACKGROUND:
In June 2021, the Accessible BC Act became law, reflecting BC's commitment to become an inclusive province that supports the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabili...
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