Accessibility Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Accessibility Committee  
Minutes of a Regular Meeting ADOPTED 
January 16, 2025 Page 1 of 3 
Accessibility Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
  
Date: 
Location: 
January 16, 2025 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present:  Lisa Gauvreau, Local Trustee, Galiano Local Trust Area 
    Marjorie Gang 
    Lisa Nissinen 
 
Member Regrets:  Theresa Burley 
    Sidra Treall 
 
Staff Present: David Marlor, Director, Legislative and Information Services 
Robert Barlow, Legislative Services Clerk/Recorder 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Director Marlor called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. at which time quorum was not 
achieved as only two members of the Committee were present: Trustee Gauvreau and Lisa 
Nissinen. Director Marlor indicated that the meeting would continue but that no decisions 
or directions from the Committee could be made unless quorum is achieved. 
 
Trustee Gauvreau acknowledged that attendees of the meeting were in locations across the 
ancestral and unceded territories of many indigenous communities whose connection to 
these lands spans many generations. 
 
Director Marlor stated that an Accessibility Committee is required of local government, 
including Islands Trust, by British Columbia legislation (Accessible British Columbia Act). 
The purpose of the Committee is to assist Islands Trust to identify, remove and prevent 
barriers to individuals in or interacting with the organization. Furthermore, Islands Trust 
must develop an accessibility plan in that regard and must review and update that 
accessibility plan at least once every three years. 
 
2. AGENDA 
 
2.1 Review of Agenda 
 
No changes to the agenda were presented for consideration. 
 
As quorum had not been achieved, agenda item 3.1, Draft Minutes of Previous Meeting, was not 
addressed. 
 
4. BUSINESS 
 
4.1 Accessibility Committee Terms of Reference 

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Accessibility Committee  
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Director Marlor reviewed the Terms of Reference and the advisory role of the 
Accessibility Committee. 
 
4.2 Other Local Government Accessibility Plans 
 
Director Marlor provided a general review of the Plans provided in the agenda, 
indicating that they can be used as a model for format, content and public 
engagement of an Islands Trust Accessibility Plan.  Committee discussion included: 
• accessibility and inclusion are not the same concept; inclusion may be the aim 
and accessibility can support that aim 
• accessibility could be about inclusion for all sectors of the population, rather 
than narrowly about barriers for people with disabilities 
• disabilities are not necessarily barriers 
• removing or preventing barriers isn’t necessarily the only means to support 
inclusion 
• accessibility and inclusion could be a lens for planners to consider when 
working with communities on their Official Community Plans and Land Use 
Bylaws 
 
4.3 Federal Grant for a Workplace Disability Management Assessment - B

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