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AGENDA
Regular Meeting of
Mayor’s Disability Council
Friday, June 19, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 400
1:00 p.m.
1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
2. ACTION ITEM: Reading and Approval of the Agenda.
3. ROLL CALL
4. ACTION ITEM: Approval of the April and May 2009 Minutes.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
6. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Chair.
7. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability.
8. INFORMATION ITEM: Peer Mentoring Program. The San Francisco IHSS Public Authority Peer Mentoring Support Program connects people with disabilities who are living successfully in the community with people who are living in institutions, in order to facilitate their successful transition to independent living. Presentation by Sergio Alunan, Policy and Program Development Director, IHSS Public Authority.
[Public Comment is welcome]
9. INFORMATION ITEM: The Rights & Responsibilities of People with Service or Support Animals. Presentation by MDC Member Raphaella Bennin.
[Public Comment is welcome]
2:30 BREAK – The Council will take a 10-minute break.
10. ACTION ITEM: MDC Resolution Endorsing Mayor’s Office on Disability Recommendations for Revisions to ADA Transition Plan Priorities at San Francisco General Hospital. [Public Comment is welcome]
11. ACTION ITEM: Approval of MDC letter to the MTA regarding discontinuing service of the MUNI Route 89 Bus serving Laguna Honda.
[Public Comment is welcome]
12. INFORMATION ITEM: Mayor’s Disability Council Awards for Excellence – Calls for Nominations.
• Awards are given to individuals or organizations who have excelled in furthering disability rights for people with disabilities in San Francisco City Government programs, services, activities, or facilities.
• The awards are given to those who by themselves or in collaboration with others have gone above and beyond to create systems change.
• The award celebrates efforts that have increased the integration of people with disabilities, have improved awareness of disability rights issues, or have otherwise furthered the work of the Mayor’s Disability Council and the Mayor’s Office on Disability.
• Up to three awards may be given to individuals, programs or departments. Nominations will be considered for outstanding work in communication access, programmatic access, or architectural access.
Deadline for Nominations: June 26, 2009. For a copy of the Nomination Form, or for additional information, please contact the Mayor’s Office on Disability, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 300, SF, CA 94102, Email: [email protected], Phone: 415 554-6789, 554-6799 (TTY). Nomination Form Online: sfgov.org/mod
13. INFORMATION ITEM: Announcement of ADA Anniversary Celebration and Presentation of the MDC Awards for Excellence, Friday July 24, 11-1 pm, City Hall, South Light Court.
14. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee.
15. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Physical Access Committee.
16. PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
17. DISCUSSION ITEM: Correspondence.
18. DISCUSSION ITEM: Council Member comments and announcements.
19. ADJOURNMENT
Please Note That There Will Be No Regular MDC Meeting in July or August
Next Regular Meeting: Friday, September 18, 2009
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]
Accessible Meeting Information
City Hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other disabilities. The Polk Street/ Carlton B. Goodlett entrance is accessible via a ramp and a wheelchair lift. The other three entrances are accessible via ramps. 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 the Council Clerk, Howard O. Wong, 554-6789 (V), 554-6799 (TTY). 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’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to perfumes and various other chemical-based scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
For inquiries or requests for accommodations, please call 554-6789 (V), 554-6799 (TTY)
Meeting Broadcast & Webcast
For persons with disabilities or others who cannot attend in person, meetings are broadcast (open captioned) on SFGTV Channel 26. Call 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. Written minutes in accessible formats are available at 401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 300, San Francisco, California.
Telephone Bridge 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 554-9632. Up to thirty persons may listen on this conference line, and may be recognized to speak during public comment periods. Call 554-9632 after 1:00 p.m. and a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate times on the agenda.
Please Note That There Will Be No Regular MDC Meeting in July or August
Next Regular Meeting: Friday, September 18, 2009
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