Advisory Committee · Regular

January 27, 2026

Accessibility Advisory Committee

16:00 – 17:50 · 1h 50m

6 present · 1 absent

Susan Bains Chair — Christopher Trevelyan Vice-Chair — Alex Michaels Councillor — Colleen Turnley Councillor — Kelly Douglas Councillor — Leanne Utendale Councillor Regrets Marissa Hadland Councillor —

Staff & officers present

Chris French Planner, Area Transport Planning, TransLink — Drew Ferrari Senior Advisor, Stakeholder & Community Relations, TransLink — Erica Williams Advisor, Government Relations, TransLink — Janessa Auer Committee Clerk — Jim Gordon Director of Engineering & Municipal Operations — Kari Laing Director of Human Resources — Wayne Berg Deputy Director of Planning & Development Services —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the Accessibility Advisory Committee adopts the agenda for the January 27, 2026 meeting, as amended to re-order agenda items so that Item 5, TransLink Presentation, is discussed prior to Item 4, Introductions.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the Accessibility Advisory Committee adopts the minutes of the October 28, 2025 meeting as circulated.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT the Accessibility Advisory Committee recommends that Council direct staff to apply for the Accessibility Grant through the Rick Hansen Foundation (deadline March 15, 2026) and if successful, allocate funds towards installing a lift at…
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the Accessibility Advisory Committee recommends that Council direct staff to apply for the Enabling Accessibility Fund grant, subject to approval of the required additional funding from the City, to be prioritized for waterfront acces…
- · Motion 5 added: THAT the Accessibility Advisory Committee recommends that Council direct staff to: a. Conduct an inventory of all City controlled crosswalk signals and whether they have Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) systems activated; b. Investigate …
- · Attendance added: Colleen Turnley (present)
- · Attendance added: Erica Williams (present)
- · Attendance added: Chris French (present)
- · Attendance added: Drew Ferrari (present)
- · Attendance added: Leanne Utendale (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Marissa Hadland (present)
- · Attendance added: Susan Bains (present)
- · Attendance added: Christopher Trevelyan (present)
- · Attendance added: Kari Laing (present)
- · Attendance added: Wayne Berg (present)
- · Attendance added: Janessa Auer (present)
- · Attendance added: Alex Michaels (present)
- · Attendance added: Kelly Douglas (present)
- · Attendance added: Jim Gordon (present)
- · Participation added: Erica Williams depart
- · Participation added: Chris French depart
- · Participation added: Drew Ferrari depart
- · Participation added: Christopher Trevelyan depart