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Regular Meeting of
Mayor’s Disability Council
Friday, May 16, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 400
Jul Lynn Parsons
F. Ross Woodall
Co-Chairs:
Raphaella Bennin
Elizabeth Grigsby
Tatiana Kostanian
Sarah Estes Merrell
Denise Senhaux
Amy Wishnie
1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
2. ACTION ITEM: Reading and Approval of the Agenda.
3. ROLL CALL
4. ACTION ITEM: Approval of the March 21, 2008 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 & DISCUSSION ITEM: Impact of Proposed State Budget Cuts on People with Disabilities. Presentations by:
· The California Disability Community Action Network
· The Aging and Disability Budget Coalition
· The ARC of San Francisco
· The Adult Day Services Network
· The Human Services Network
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
2:30 BREAK – The Council will take a 10-minute break.
9. INFORMATION ITEM: Demonstration of Accessible Voting Machine. Presentation by Charles MacNulty, Voting Outreach Manager, Dept. of Elections. San Francisco’s recently-purchased accessible voting machines will be used for the upcoming June 3 and November 4, 2008 elections, enabling voters with disabilities to vote independently and privately. [Public Comment Is Welcome]
10. ACTION ITEM: Required Open Captioning on Televisions in Public Areas. Resolution in Support of Board of Supervisors’ Ordinance.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
11. ACTION ITEM: Resolution in Support of Mayor’s Disability Council
“Accessible Documents Policy.“ [Public Comment Is Welcome]
12. INFORMATION ITEM: Update on Access Features in Golden Gate Park Areas Closed to Motor Vehicles. Presentation by Susan Mizner, Mayor’s Office on Disability. [Public Comment Is Welcome]
13. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Physical Access Committee.
14. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee.
15. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Employment 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
[Estimated Times Are Only Guidelines]
Next Regular Meeting: Friday, June 20, 2008
Mayor’s Disability Council
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, N and T (Civic Center Station or Van Ness Avenue Station). MUNI bus lines serving the area are the 47 & 49 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.
Regular Meetings – Third Fridays of the month (please confirm dates)
Next Regular Meeting: Friday, June 20, 2008