Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting AgendaMeeting #:Date:Thursday, December 05, 2024Meeting Time: 5:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.Location:Council Chambers, 2nd Floor360 Fairview Avenue WestEssex, Ontario N8M 1Y6https://video.isilive.ca/countyofessex/live.html1.Call to Order 2.Land Acknowledgement Statement We acknowledge the land on which the County of Essex is located is the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, Odawa and Potawatomie Peoples. We specifically recognize Caldwell First Nation and other First Nations which have provided significant historical and contemporary contributions to this region. We also value the contributions of all Original Peoples of Turtle Island, who have been living and working on this land from time immemorial.3.Recording of Attendance 4.Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest 5.Adoption of the Minutes 1.2024-11-07_ECAAC_Minutes.pdfMinutes of the November 7, 2024 meeting of the Essex County Accessibility Advisory CommitteeThat the minutes of the November 7, 2024 meeting of the Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee be adopted as presented.6.Delegations and Presentations 6.1County of Essex Communications Gemma Belanger, Coordinator, Communications and Organizational Development to provide information pertaining to advertising efforts taken in 2024 and offer input to the 2025 ECAAC Communications Plan.(To be considered with agenda item 9.2 2025 ECAAC Communications Plan)That Gemma Belanger, Coordinator, Communications and Organizational Development be permitted to address the Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee.That the order of the agenda be amended to bring forward item 9.1 2025 County of Essex Budget Update and 9.2 2025 ECAAC Communications Plan7.Communications 7.1Accessibility Professionals Network (APN) 2025 Conference March 27 and 28, 2025 - Early Bird Tickets Available7.2Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance November 25, 2024: AODA Alliance Community Public Hearing (YouTube Video) AODA Alliance, What's New in Our Program? 7.3Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) AODA Toolbox Latest Edition and Archives8.Unfinished Business 8.1ECAAC Workplan 1.2024ECAACWorkplan_December.pdfDecember 2024 Update 8.2Customer Service Standards Development Committee 1.CS Feedback Questions.pdfImproving accessible customer service standards — 2024 initial recommendations reportFeedback Deadline: January 9, 2025Review recommendations and consider offering feedback9.Reports from Administration 9.12025 County of Essex Budget Update Verbal report from Crystal Sylvestre, Manager, Records and Accessibility / Deputy Clerk regarding the 2025 County of Essex Budget Deliberations9.22025 ECAAC Communications Plan 1.2024-1205-LCS-R03-CS_2025 ECAAC Communications Plan.pdfReport number 2024-1205-LCS-R03-CS, 2025 ECAAC Communications Plan, dated December 5, 2024 from Crystal Sylvestre, Manager, Records and Accessibility/Deputy Clerk9.32024 Year in Review 1.2024-1204-LCS-R40-KH Accessibility and the County of Essex .pdf2.Appendix A - MYAP 2023-2027_2024YearEndReporting_UA.pdfReview and discuss 2024 initiatives and accomplishments reported in 2024-1204-LCS-R40-KH, Accessibility Initiatives Annual Compliance Review, dated December 4, 2024 from Katherine Hebert, County Clerk and expressed in ECAAC Delegation to Council on December 4, 20249.42025 Accessibility Fest-for-All Update Verbal report from Crystal Sylvestre regarding 2025 Fest-for-All10.New Business 11.Next Meeting Date The next meeting date of the Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee will be February 6, 2025 at the County of Essex Administration Building Council Chambers at 5:00 PM.12.Adjournment That the December 5, 2024 meeting of the Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee be adjourned at __ PM.No Item Selected This item has no attachments.1.CS Feedback Questions.pdf1.2024-1205-LCS-R03-CS_2025 ECAAC Communications Plan.pdf1.2024-1204-LCS-R40-KH Accessibility and the County of Essex .pdf2.Appendix A - MYAP 2023-2027_2024YearEndReporting_UA.pdf1.2024ECAACWorkplan_December.pdf1.2024-11-07_ECAAC_Minutes.pdf