Joint Finance and Economic Development Committee and Governance Renewal Sub-Committee

That the “Mandate” and the “Responsibilities” sections of the draft Terms of Reference for the Accessibility Advisory Committee be amended by adding the words “persons with disabilities” before the word “seniors”.

That the draft Terms of Reference for the Accessibility Advisory Committee be amended by reducing the age limit for the two (2) senior representatives from “65 years of age or older” to “60 years of age or older”.

WHEREAS the “Mandate” section of the proposed French Language Services Advisory Committee states the following: “ The mandate of the French Language Services Advisory Committee is to advise Ottawa City Council on issues that impact official languages in the City.” AND WHEREAS the French Language Services Advisory Committee has a role in helping the City’s administration in implementing the Council-approved Bilingualism Policy, as stated in section R.1.19 of that Policy; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the “Mandate” section of the new French Language Services Advisory Committee be amended with the following wording, in order to clarify the Committee’s role in this regard: “ The mandate of the French Language Services Advisory Committee is to advise Ottawa City Council on issues that impact the implementation of the Bilingualism Policy and its application to the City's services, programs, policies and initiatives ."