SAN FRANCISCO

MAYOR’S DISABILITY COUNCIL

 

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR

 

Friday, October 16, 2020

1 P.M. – 4 P.M.

Virtual location because of COVID

 

                           If you have an accessibility problem with the meeting, send an email to MOD@SFGov.org with the subject 

                          line: MDC meeting accessibility problem. 

                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

REGULAR MEETING

 

MDC COUNCIL MEMBERS

Alex Madrid, Co-Chair

Helen Pelzman, Co-Chair

Denise Senhaux

Tiffany Yu

Orkid Sassouni

Helen Smolinski

Kate Williams

Neo VeaVea

 

NICOLE BOHN, DIRECTOR

MAYOR’S OFFICE ON DISABILITY

        

We welcome the public’s participation during public comment periods.  There will be an opportunity for public comment at the beginning and end of the meeting, as well as after items on today’s agenda. Each comment is limited to 3 minutes and the Council will respond to your comments following the meeting if you provide your contact information by email message to MOD@sfgov.org with the subject “MDC comment reply request”.

You can watch the cable cast on your television by going to Channel 26 or live streaming at SFGov.TV. When you are ready for your public testimony, please turn your television down. That way, you'll be able to follow the prompts on your telephone.

You can listen to the meeting and be in sync with the live meeting when you make your comments. To provide your comments, dial the telephone number below. When you hear the prompt, enter the meeting I.D.  Press pound twice, and you'll have joined the proceedings as a listener.  You will be prompted when it’s your turn to make comments.

Public Comment Telephone Line   415-655-0001

I.D. number    146 484 5905##

For Deaf individuals and others who are unable to use the telephone for making public comment, you can send an email message to MOD@sfgov.org with your comment.  It will be read aloud during the public comment segment of the Council meeting.  Please type “Public Comment” on the email subject line. 

 

  

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

1.    WELCOME, INTRODUCTION, and ROLL CALL.

 

2.    ACTION ITEM:  Reading and Approval of the Agenda.

 

3.    PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on the agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. 
 

4.    INFORMATION ITEM: Co-Chair Report.

 

5.    INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Mayor’s Office on Disability. Please note that the Director’s reports can be found in the “What’s New” section of MOD’s website at http://sfgov.org/sfmdc/whats-new

 

6.    INFORMATION ITEM:  Public transit changes related to COVID and the impact on people with disabilities.  Presentation on Muni Core Services by Sandra Padilla, MTA and on Essential Trip Card and Paratransit by Erin McAuliff and Jonathan Cheng, MTA.

 [Public Comment Is Welcome]

            [BREAK: The Council will take a 15 minute break]

7.    INFORMATION ITEM:  The closure of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park.  Presentation by Sara Jones, MTA and Sarah Madland and Lucas Tobin, Rec and Parks. 

[Public Comment Is Welcome]

8.    PUBLIC COMMENT:  Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. 

            9.    INFORMATION ITEM:  Correspondence.

           10.  DISCUSSION ITEM:  Council Member comments and announcements.

           11.  ADJOURNED.

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 provided through a wheelchair lift. Assistive listening devices are available and the meeting itself will be real-time captioned and sign language interpreted. 
 
Please make your requests for agendas in alternative format or additional accommodations to the Council Clerk at 1 + (415) 554-6789 (V), or e-mail mod@sfgov.org. 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, the 49 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, 5-Fulton, 6, 7, and 21-Hayes. 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.

Please follow this link to MOD’s Director’s Report
http://sfgov.org/sfmdc/whats-new . The reports will be uploaded for review the Monday following the MDC meetings.

Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon request. Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible. To request assistance with these services please contact the Council Clerk at (415) 554-6789 or mod@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.  Late requests will be fulfilled if possible. 

Chinese 語言服務

根據語言服務條例（三藩市行政法典第91章），中文、西班牙語和/或菲律賓語（泰加洛語）傳譯人員在收到要求後將會提供傳譯服務。其他語言協助在可能的情況下也將可提供。上述的要求，請於會議前最少48小時致電 (415) 554-6789或電郵至 mod@sfgov.org向會議秘書 提出。逾期提出的請求，若可能的話，亦會被考慮接納。

Spanish ACCESO A IDIOMAS
     
De acuerdo con la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas (Capítulo 91 del Código Administrativo de San Francisco), habrá intérpretes de Chino, Español y/o Filipino (Tagalo) disponibles de ser requeridos. La asistencia en otros idiomas será tomada en consideración siempre y cuando sea posible. Para solicitar asistencia con estos servicios por favor comuníquese con el Secretario del Concilio al (415) 554-6789, o mod@sfgov.org por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión. Las solicitudes tardías serán tomadas en consideración de ser posible. 

Filipino PAG-ACCESS SA WIKA
   
Ayon sa Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 ng San Francisco Administrative Code), maaaring mag-request ng mga tagapagsalin sa wikang Tsino, Espanyol, at/o Filipino (Tagalog). Maaaring humingi ng tulong sa ibang wika. Sa mga ganitong uri na kahilingan, mangyaring tumawag sa Council Clerk sa (415) 554-6789, o mod@sfgov.org  sa hindi bababa sa 48 oras bago ng pagpupulong. Kung maaari, ang mga late na hiling ay pagbibigyan. 

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 1 + (415) 554-6789, Voice or email mod@sfgov.org 

Meeting Broadcast & Webcast

For persons with disabilities or others who cannot attend in person, meetings are broadcast (open captioned) on SFGTV Channel 26.  Call 1 + (415) 554-4188 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 1 + (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 1 + (415) 554-9632.  Up to thirty persons may listen on this conference line, and may be recognized to speak during public comment periods.  Call 1 + (415) 554-9632 after 1:00 p.m. and a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate times on the agenda.

Please be aware that the Bridge Line audio arrives ahead of the television broadcast. For audience members who would like to participate during public comment periods, the suggested action is to turn down the television or computer audio and listen to the Bridge Line audio instead.