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Mayor
Susan Mizner
Director
Jack Fagan
Co-Chair
Raphaella Bennin
Norma Block
Elizabeth Grigsby
Tatiana Kostanian
Sarah Estes Merrell
Richard Ow
Jul Lynn Parsons
Denise Senhaux
Amy Wishnie
F. Ross Woodall
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of
Mayor’s Disability Council
Friday, July 20, 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 June 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-Chair
7. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability.
8. ACTION ITEM: Election of MDC Co-Chair
[Comments from the public are welcome]
9. CEREMONIAL ITEM: Mayor’s Disability Council Awards for Excellence
MDC Awards for Excellence Criteria: Awards are presented to persons and organizations who have excelled in furthering disability rights for people with disabilities in San Francisco City government services, activities, programs and facilities.
- Anita Aaron, Executive Director LightHouse for the Blind and Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., Executive Director / CEO, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) – Award for collaboration to ensure that the City of San Francisco has an outstanding program for installing Accessible Pedestrian Signals.
- Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS) – Award for providing training, as well as affordable accessible sailing opportunities on San Francisco Bay.
- “We Wanna Dance!” and John Le Tourneau, Department of Recreation and Parks. Award for their successful collaboration in establishing and sustaining monthly nighttime dances for adults with disabilities.
[Public Comment is Welcome]
10. INFORMATION ITEM: Access San Francisco Guide. Presentation by Bonnie Lewkowicz, Access Northern California. The 2007 edition of Access San Francisco is now available, offering essential information to help plan a barrier free visit to San Francisco. It includes useful information about accessible lodging, restaurants, transportation and things to do. This free guide is available from the San Francisco Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, [email protected] (415) 391-2000. Guides on tape and large print will be available from the Mayor’s Office on Disability in late July. The guide is funded by the Mayor’s Office on Disability, San Francisco Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, Weaver Publications and the Christopher Reeve Foundation.
2:30 BREAK – The Council will take a 10-minute break.
11. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEM: Accessible Pedestrian Signals. Report by Cristina Olea, Department of Parking and Traffic.
12. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee.
13. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Employment Committee.
14. PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
15. DISCUSSION ITEM: Correspondence
16. DISCUSSION ITEM: Council Member comments and announcements.
17. ADJOURNMENT – In memory of Vincent Behan, who served on the MDC
from July 2001 – March 2004.
[Estimated Times Are Only Guidelines]
Next Regular Meeting: Friday, September 21, 2007
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, September 21, 2007