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AGENDA
Regular Meeting of
Mayor’s Disability Council
Friday, November 20, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 400
1:00 p.m.
- WELCOME, INTRODUCTION, and ROLL CALL
2. ACTION ITEM: Reading and Approval of the Agenda.
3. ACTION ITEM: Approval of the October Minutes.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
5. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Chair.
6. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability; including announcement of Special Joint Meeting of the Mayor’s Disability Council and Small Business Commission Regarding SB 1608, which provides a New Approach for Access to Small Businesses. To be held on Monday, November 30, 6:00-8:00, Room 400 City Hall.
7. INFORMATION ITEM: Major Muni Changes Effective December 5th. Report on 89 LHH replacement and overview of changes by Julie Kirschbaum, SF Municipal Transportation Agency.
8. INFORMATION ITEM: In Home Support Services (IHSS) Update – Outline of new restrictions on IHSS providers and recipients, and update on local and state advocacy efforts. Presentation by Donna Willmott, Consumer Rights for Community Living (CRCL).
[Public Comment is welcome]
9. INFORMATION ITEM: San Francisco’s Better Streets Plan: An Update & Next Steps. Presentation by Better Streets Plan Project Manager Adam Varat, Planning Department.
The Better Streets Plan creates a unified set of standards, guidelines, and implementation strategies to improve how the City designs, builds, and maintains its pedestrian environment for all users. The City has incorporated not only access requirements but principles of Universal Design. This is an informational item to discuss revisions to the draft plan, next steps, and strategies for delivering Better Streets improvements.
[Public Comment is welcome]
2:30 BREAK – The Council will take a 10-minute break.
10. Information Item: Draft Ordinance Prohibiting Smoking in Enclosed Areas, Certain Unenclosed Areas, and Sports Stadiums. Presentation by Legislative Assistant Lin-Shao Chin, Office of Supervisor Eric Mar; Alyonik Hrushow and Mele Lau-Smith, Department of Public Health.
[Public Comment is welcome]
11. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Physical Access Committee.
12. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee.
13. PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
14. DISCUSSION ITEM: Correspondence.
15. DISCUSSION ITEM: Council Member comments and announcements.
Next Regular Meeting: Friday, December 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. 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, Mabel Martinez, 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.
Regular Meetings – Third Fridays of the month (please confirm dates)
Next Regular Meeting: Next Regular Meeting: Friday, December 18, 2009