Mayor’s Disability Council
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of
Mayor’s Disability Council
Friday, September 20, 2013
1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
City Hall, Room 400
1:00 P.M.
1. WELCOME, INTRODUCTION, and ROLL CALL.
2. ACTION ITEM: Reading and Approval of the Agenda.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
4. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Chair.
5. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM:
Mayor’s Disability Council bylaw amendments: Discussion of possible amendments to Article II, Section 4 of the Mayor’s Disability Council’s bylaws making attendance at executive committee meetings mandatory; establishing attendance standards; and ability to attend Council proceedings via conference phone or Bridge Line.
6. INFORMATION ITEM: Accessibility at the San Francisco Public Library System. Presentation by Marti Goddard, Accessible Services Manager, San Francisco Public Library.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
7. ACTION ITEM: Co-Chair Election. In accordance with the Mayor’s Disability Council bylaws Article III Section 1, there shall be two Co-Chairs elected to serve as officers of the Council and elections will be staggered by at least three months. The present election will be to fill the vacancy due to Co-Chair James’ resignation.
BREAK – The Council will take a 10-minute break.
8. INFORMATION ITEM: San Francisco’s ADA Transition Plan for Curb Ramps: Progress Updates & Future Projects. Presentation by Ken Spielman, Project Manager, San Francisco Department of Public Works.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
9. INFORMATION ITEM: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency program updates.
• Paratransit program updates. Presentation by Kate Toran, Paratransit Manager, SFMTA Accessible Services Program.
• Progress update on accessible key stops for the light-rail system. Presentation by Annette Williams, Manager, SFMTA Accessible Services Program.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
10. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability.
11. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee. Presentation by Council Member Denise Senhaux.
12. PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
13. INFORMATION ITEM: Correspondence.
14. DISCUSSION ITEM: Council Member comments and announcements.
15. ADJOURN
Accessible Meeting Information
City Hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Wheelchair access is provided at the Grove, Van Ness and McAllister streets via ramps. Wheelchair access at the Polk Street/ Carlton B. Goodlett entrance is temporarily interrupted due to extensive wheelchair lift repairs. We appreciate your patience during this time, and ask that you use any of the remaining entrances when visiting City Hall. Assistive listening devices are available and the meeting itself will be real-time captioned and sign language interpreted. Agendas are available in large print and Braille. Other materials are available in alternative formats upon request.
Please make your requests for alternative format or additional accommodations to Acting Council Clerk Heather Kittel, 415 554-6789 (V), 554-6799 (TTY), or e-mail
[email protected] Requesting accommodations at least 72 hours prior to the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center Plaza at the intersection of Market, Grove, and Hyde Streets. The accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, and N (Civic Center Station or Van Ness Avenue Station). MUNI bus lines serving the area are the 47 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, and the 6, 7, 71 Haight/ Noriega. Accessible curbside parking is available on 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
In order to assist the City in accommodating persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, please refrain from wearing scented products to MDC Meetings or when visiting the MOD Office. This includes perfume, scented lotions, detergents, or hairsprays, etc. Thank you for helping us to provide meetings that are fully accessible to all people with disabilities.
Mayor’s Disability Council Accessible Documents Policy
Please note that no materials may be distributed for consideration or review by Council Members at a meeting, unless these materials have been provided to MOD Staff in electronic format at least two days (and preferably four days) prior to the meeting.
For further information, please call or contact the Mayor’s Office on Disability at
415 554-6789, TTY: 554-6799, or email
[email protected]
Meeting Broadcast & Webcast
For persons with disabilities or others who cannot attend in person, meetings are broadcast (open captioned) on SFGTV Channel 26. Call 415 557-4293 for listings. MDC Meetings are also video streamed live and are archived at: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=17
Videotapes of the three most recent MDC meetings are made available ten days after the meeting date in the Main Public Library.
Telephone Bridge Line at (415) 554-9632.
Members of the public, who wish to listen to and/or participate in this meeting but are unable to physically attend, may call into the Council’s ‘Telephone Bridge Line’ at 415 554-9632. Up to thirty persons may listen on this conference line, and may be recognized to speak during public comment periods. Call 415 554-9632 after 1:00 P.M. and a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate times on the agenda.