Facility Accessibility Design Subcommittee

of the Mississauga Accessibility Advisory Committee

Meeting #:
Date:	Monday, December 06, 2021
Time:	1:30 P.m. - 2:30 P.m.
Location:	Online Video Conference

Members

• Clement Lowe, Citizen Member (Chair)
• Carol-Ann Chafe, Citizen Member
• Steven Viera, Citizen Member
• Asim Zaidi, Citizen Member
• Naz Husain, ex-officio

Staff Present

• rk
• Martha Cameron

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1.

CALL TO ORDER - 1:35 PM

Chair requested that everyone present at the meeting introduced themselves. 

2.

INDIGENOUS LAND STATEMENT

“We acknowledge the lands which constitute the present-day City of Mississauga as being part of the Treaty and Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, The Haudenosaunee Confederacy the Huron-Wendat and Wyandotte Nations. We recognize these peoples and their ancestors as peoples who inhabited these lands since time immemorial. The City of Mississauga is home to many global Indigenous Peoples.

As a municipality, the City of Mississauga is actively working towards reconciliation by confronting our past and our present, providing space for Indigenous peoples within their territory, to recognize and uphold their Treaty Rights and to support Indigenous Peoples. We formally recognize the Anishinaabe origins of our name and continue to make Mississauga a safe space for all Indigenous peoples.”

3.

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

3.1

Ramp Renewal and Door Widening at Kinsmen Hall - 327 Queen Street South

• Jon Neuert, Architect of BSN Architect to present

Jon Neuert, Architect presented to the Subcommittee on the ramp renewal and door widening project at Kinsmen Hall.

Subcommittee Members inquired about the following accessible features and concerns:
•    Accessible buttons on each side of the door
•    Ramp location
•    Window in the entry door
•    Doorbell to facilitate accessibility if door is locked
•    Lighting along ramp and over canopy
•    Seating availability under the canopy or inside the doorway
•    Colour contrast for the ramp railing

Jon Neuert informed the Subcommittee that lighting is provided overhead on light posts near the end of the switchback on the ramp which will illuminate the entire switch back system and that solar controlled lighting would be integrated into the soffit in the canopy.  Seating provisions have not been made yet at the top of the ramp or inside the building due to constraints with space.

The Subcommittee engaged in a discussion regarding colour contrast for the rail and proposed seating options for the exterior or entrance way.

DIRECTION TO STAFF:  Discuss bell availability to announce you are there if accessible button does not work or door locked

• RECOMMENDATION AAC-0034-2021
  Moved By N. Husain

  That the deputation by Jon Neuert, Architect , BSN Architect to present on the Ramp Renewal and Door Widening at Kinsmen Hall, 327 Queen Street South, be received.

  Received

3.2

Carmen Corbasson Community Centre Redevelopment - 1399 Cawthra Road

• Jarle Lovlin, Principal and Joseph Troppmann, Senior Associate of Diamond and Schmitt Architects, to present

Jarle Lovlin, Principal and Joseph Troppmann, Senior Associate presented to the Subcommittee the redevelopment of the Carmen Corbasson Community Centre.  

Subcommittee members inquired about the design elements pertaining to the:
•    canopy between the Community Centre and Seniors Centre;
•    lighting and colour contrast;
•    concrete pillars in the customer service area;
•    concerns were expressed regarding the grey or white flooring choice and glazed entry framing and walls that need to be distinguishable, as            well as opaque decaling with respect to issues with depth perception
•    style of hand dryer
•    allocation of space for garbage cans and type of seating in the foyer;
•    discussion regarding wheelchair access, storage and accessible devices to facilitate 
     safe transition into the pool in the nautatorium
•    brown indicators and TGIs should be at beginning and end of every pathway 

Jarle Lovlin advised the Subcommittee that the project is in the design development stage and that the Subcommittee concerns and suggestions would be taken into consideration.

DIRECTION TO STAFF: To bring back for discussion the full floor plan for the nautatorium to discuss best options.

• RECOMMENDATION AAC-0035-2021

  That the deputation by Jarle Lovlin, Principal and Joseph Troppmann, Senior Associate of Diamond and Schmitt Architects , be received.

  Received

3.3

Tobias Mason Park Washroom

• Janet Lack, Project Leader Landscape Architect to present

Janet Lack, Project Leader Landscape Architect presented on the Tobias Mason Washroom renovation.

Subcommittee members discussed the following concerns:

•    Elevation and subfloor;
•    Accessible buttons location and colour of the buttons;
•    Accessibility of sensory lights for individuals of all heights;
•    Availability and proximity of benches outside of the washroom; 
•    Preference to avoid braille markings on the wall;
•    Location of the emergency button and accessible door button;.

Subcommittee members were advised that the emergency button would not open the door of the washroom but that it would activate an alarm on the exterior door.

• RECOMMENDATION AAC-0036-2021
  Moved By C. Chafe

  That the deputation by Janet Lack, Project Leader Landscape Architect to present on the Tobias Mason Park Washroom, be received.

  Received

4.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

January 31, 2022

Virtual Online Conference

5.

ADJOURNMENT - 3:34 PM

(M. Daniel)