FINAL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of
Mayor’s Disability Council
Friday, November 16, 2012
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. PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
4. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Chair.
5. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability.
6. INFORMATION ITEM: SF Countywide Transportation Plan (SFTP) Update. Presentation of the SFTP online public input-gathering tool at www.sfbudgetczar.com. Presentation by Colin Dentel-Post, SF County Transportation Authority.
7. INFORMATION ITEM: Community Perspectives on Supportive Housing and SROs
Presentation by:
A. Joanna Fraguli, Mayor’s Office on Disability
B. Jessica Lehman, Senior and Disability Action
C. Josh Vining, Mission SRO Collaborative
.
[Public Comment is Welcome]
3:00 P.M. BREAK – The Council will take a 10-minute break.
8. ACTION ITEM: Co-Chair Election.
[Public Comment is Welcome]
9. ACTION ITEM: Proposed Amendments to the MDC Bylaws (See Attachment page 3)
A. Proposed Amendment to the MDC Bylaws establishing Term Limits for MDC Co-Chairs.
B. Proposed Amendment to the MDC Bylaws to allow a Co-Chair to make a Temporary Appointment of an MDC Co-Chair in the absence of the other Co-Chair.
[Public Comment is Welcome]
10. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
11. INFORMATION ITEM: SFMTA Multimodal Accessibility Advisory Committee (SFMTA MAAC) Update. Presentation by MDC Council Member Roland Wong.
12. PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
13. INFORMATION ITEM: Correspondence.
14. DISCUSSION ITEM: Council Member comments and announcements.
15. ADJOURN
Regular Meetings – Third Friday of the month
Next Regular Meeting: Friday, January 18, 2013, 1-4 P.M., City Hall, Room 400
Mayor’s Disability Council
AGENDA ATTACHMENT
Regular Meeting of
Mayor’s Disability Council
Friday, November 16, 2012
1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
City Hall, Room 400
ITEM 10. ACTION ITEM: Proposed Amendments to the MDC Bylaws
A. Proposed Amendment to the MDC Bylaws establishing Term Limits for MDC
Co-Chairs.
B. Proposed Amendment to the MDC Bylaws to allow a Co-Chair to make a
temporary Appointment of an MDC Co-Chair in the absence of the other
Co-Chair.
[Public Comment is Welcome]
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MDC BYLAWS / PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Existing Bylaws:
ARTICLE III.
Section 1. OFFICERS: There shall be two Co-Chairs to serve as officers of the Council. The Council shall elect these officers. Officer terms shall be one year. Terms of Co-Chairs shall be staggered by not less than three months.
Section 2. DUTIES: The Co-Chairs shall preside over all meetings held by the Council.
Section 3. CO-CHAIR: If no Co-Chair is present at a meeting, the meeting shall be chaired by another member of the council.
Proposed Amendments (Underlined and in bold):
A. CO-CHAIRS: Co-Chairs may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.
If no Co-Chair is present at a meeting, the meeting shall be chaired by another member of the council.
B. If one of the Co-Chairs cannot attend one or more meetings, the other
Co-Chair may appoint a temporary Co-Chair at his or her discretion.
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 Council Clerk Ken Stein, 415 554-6789 (V), 554-6799 (TTY), or e-mail
[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 in accommodating persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, please refrain from wearing scented products to MDC Meetings or when visiting the MOD Office. This includes perfume, scented lotions, detergents, or hairsprays, etc. Thank you for helping us to provide meetings that are fully accessible to all people with disabilities.
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]
Meeting Broadcast & Webcast
For persons with disabilities or others who cannot attend in person, meetings are broadcast (open captioned) on SFGTV Channel 26. Call 415 557-4293 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.
Regular Meetings – Third Friday of the month
Next Regular Meeting: Friday, January 13, 2013, 1-4 P.M., City Hall, Room 400
Telephone Bridge Line 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 415 554-9632. Up to thirty persons may listen on this conference line, and may be recognized to speak during public comment periods. Call 415 554-9632 after 1:00 P.M. and a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate times on the agenda.
[WCR Access] [ASL] [Open Cap] [Large Print] [ALDs] [Braille]
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