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Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilites

July 20, 2009


4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Media Room, City Hall
(1st. Floor)

1. CALL TO ORDER:

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - June 15, 2009 (16.7 KB)

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS - ADDITIONS/DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING/DEFERRED ITEMS:

    4.1 Update on Disbursement Funds - Phil Townsend
    4.2 Draft Committee Report on Halifax Transit Accessibility

          for Approval
    4.3 2009 Work Plan

5. NEW BUSINESS:

    5.1 Google Transit Information
    5.2 Sidewalk Closures and Obstructions; Impact for Persons

          with Disabilities

6. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

    6.1 Correspondence: None
    6.2 Petitions:
    6.3 Presentations: None

7. REPORTS: None

8. ADDED ITEMS

9. NEXT MEETING DATE: August 17, 2009

10. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. extract of Regional Council Minutes of July 7, 2009 RE: ACPD

    Report on Halifax Transit Free Passes for the Blind

2. memo to Chair of Taxi and Limousine Advisory Committee RE:

    Important Information for Taxi Drivers in HRM About Passengers

    with Disabilities

3. memo from Julia Horncastle, Acting Municipal Clerk, RE:

    Halifax/Dartmouth Ferry Manifest

4. Extracts of Council minutes of January 23, 2001; and ACPD

    Committee minutes of October 21, 2002 and November 18, 2002

    RE: Special Passes for the Blind Halifax Transit Users (requested

    to be circulated by Ms. J. Coffey at the June 15, 2009 meeting)