AGENDA
Regular
Meeting of
Mayor’s Disability Council
Friday January 15, 2010
1:00 p.m.
- 4:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 400
1:00 p.m.
1. WELCOME, INTRODUCTION, and ROLL CALL
2.
ACTION ITEM: Reading and Approval of the
Agenda.
3. ACTION ITEM: Approval of the October, November, December,
and December MDC / Small Business Commission Joint Meeting
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.
7. INFORMATION ITEM: The Interplay of Historic Preservation and
Disability Rights. Presentation by
Charles Chase and Courtney Damkroger, Co-Chairs, Historic Preservation
Commission.
[Public
Comment is welcome]
8. INFORMATION ITEM: The Van Ness Avenue
Rapid Transit Project – Design Options and Disability Impacts. Presentation by Rachel Hiatt, S.F. County
Transportation Authority.
[Public
Comment is welcome]
3:00 BREAK – The Council
will take a 10-minute break.
9. INFORMATION
ITEM: San Francisco State University (SFSU) Hard of Hearing Program.
Presentation by Maryam Selah.
[Public
Comment is welcome]
10. INFORMATION ITEM:
California Telephone Access Program (CTAP). Presentation by Casey Kho CTAP Outreach
Specialist.
[Public Comment is
welcome]
11. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the
Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee.
12. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the
Physical Access 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. ADJOURN
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Next Regular Meeting: Friday,
February 19, 2010
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), email [email protected] 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: Friday,February 19,
2010