Inclusion and Diversity
GOAL 1
INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING CITY
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| 1. Facilitate partnerships and collaborations throughout the community. | 1. Collaborate with various stakeholders in the development of an annual fact sheet for each priority topic (e.g. housing, mental health, food security, inclusion and diversity, education and training). |
| 2. Enhance community awareness of inclusion and diversity. | 2. Explore the process of establishing inclusive public signage (LGBT, impairments, languages, etc). |
| 3. Evaluate and advocate for policies that are socially inclusive, in all City initiatives. | 3. Collaborate with internal and outside groups to enable more affordable and accessible events, through subsidies and partnerships. |
| 4. Support and collaborate in various initiatives under the cultural and immigration plans. | 4. Host an annual Social Inclusion Summit. |
GOAL 2
BUILD A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BY CONTINUING TO SUPPORT SMART GROWTH
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| 1. Ensure effective social inclusion strategies. | 1. Facilitate and support in collaboration with community members, committee of a whole informational presentations. |
| 2. Encourage the affordability and accessibility of public events throughout the year. | 2. Facilitate and collaborate in the development of a Downtown Ambassador Program, in partnership with DMCI, ReConnect, RCMP and City staff. |
| 3. Increase citizen engagement and awareness | 3. Work with communications and various other stakeholders in the development of a semi-annual community events brochure to promote events and programs within the community that are socially inclusive. |
| 4. Work with communications and various other community stakeholders, in updating the community resource contact list, semi-annually for accuracy | |
| 5. Evaluate existing policies and recommend changes so that they may be more socially inclusive. | |
| 6. Facilitate city staff discussion around the implementation of drinking fountains in the urban core, trails, and highly populated parks | |
| 7. Implement Water for All initiative, in partnership with the Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance. | |
| 8. Develop and implement an interdepartmental dispatch protocol for vulnerable people in public spaces. | |
| 9. Facilitate and support the delivery of street outreach awareness training in partnership with ReConnect for frontline City staff, DMCI, and other interested partners. | |
| 10. Facilitate, develop and deliver a five year tri-community affordable transit pass pilot program. | |
| 11. Present results of the affordable transit pass program, for permanent delivery |