2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 Gavin Newsom
Mayor
Susan Mizner
Director
Jack Fagan
Jul Lynn Parsons
Co-Chairs
Raphaella Bennin
Norma Block
Elizabeth Grigsby
Tatiana Kostanian
Sarah Estes Merrell
Richard Ow
Denise Senhaux
Amy Wishnie
F. Ross Woodall
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of
Mayor’s Disability Council
Friday, May 18, 2007
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 2007 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 Co-Chairs
7. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability.
8. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEM: Disability Rights Issues in the City’s Homeless Shelter System
A. Introduction - Joanna Fraguli, Mayor’s Office on Disability, and Denise Senhaux, Mayor’s Disability Council.
B. Human Services Agency Proposal to Enhance ADA Compliance in City Shelters. Presentation by Gregory Katz, Deputy Director, Housing and Homeless Programs, Human Services Agency.
C. Public Comment
D. Council Discussion
3:00 BREAK – The Council will take a 10-minute break.
9. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEM: San Francisco's Behavioral Health Court, Report-Back on Phase One of Study: The Effectiveness of a Mental Health Court for Reducing Criminal Recidivism and Violence. Presentations by Dr. Dale McNiel and CCSF Deputy Public Defender Jennifer Johnson. The Behavioral Health Court is an innovative approach for people with mental disabilities in the criminal justice system. (20 Minutes)
[Comments from the public are welcome]
10. INFORMATION ITEM: Free HICAP Medicare Counseling Available. Presentation by Senior Action Network.
SF HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program) is pleased to announce a counseling site at the Mayor’s Office on Disability, 401 Van Ness, Suite 300. People who have Medicare due to a disability are encouraged to contact HICAP for a counseling appointment. All HICAP services are free. HICAP counselors meet with present and prospective Medicare beneficiaries to help them understand their Medicare benefits and rights. Senior Action Network is the sponsor for San Francisco HICAP, which serves all of San Francisco counties. HICAP has 11 counseling sites located throughout San Francisco, including the Mayor’s Office on Disability.
All counseling sessions are by appointment only. To make an appointment to meet with a counselor, please call SF HICAP at 1-800-434-0222 (or local 415-546-2087).
11. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee.
12. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Employment 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.
16. ADJOURNMENT
[Estimated Times Are Only Guidelines]
Next Regular Meeting: Friday, June 15, 2007
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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 Bridgeat (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 15, 2007