Executive Briefs - Oct. 22

Robert Thomas

Youth Advisory Committee

A report was presented to Executive Committee on the Youth Advisory Committee's October meeting. 

A planned meeting with Administration regarding plans to eliminate single use plastic bags was tabled because Administration was unable to attend the meeting. 

The Committee discussed it’s annual project focusing on pollution in Moose Jaw.

The Committee was told about plans to secure a grant from the Federal Government to update the accessibility of washrooms at the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre. The grant is available to youth initiatives. 

Special Needs Advisory Committee

The Committee was informed about the City's plans about free meter parking for people with disability placards. The City had overlooked including it in the new Traffic Bylaw and thus had eliminated the previous program of free parking for people with placards. 

The City is now looking for feedback from the Committee into whether to have it, the number of required disabled parking spots required downtown and the time limit for free parking with placards if it’s restored.

Paratransit was a big issue with the visit of Lynnette Griffin from the City of Regina. 

She delivered a presentation on Regina's pilot program to train people with disabilities to utilize if they are able to the conventional transit system. 

The Committee also discussed a recent report into the accessibility of public and private places conducted by architectural students at Sask Polytechnic. 

Free Bus Pass Request Parked 

A request by Cornerstone Christian School to have free bus passes provided to foreign exchange students was received and filed after a delegation failed to turn up.

The School had been requesting Executive Committee to overturn an earlier decision to provide exchange students free monthly bus passes to allow the students to travel around the city.

The value of the bus passes was $5670 for 12 students over their nine month school term.