AGENDA
Regular Meeting of
Mayor’s Disability Council
Friday, September 19, 2014
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 Co-Chair Zarda.
5. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability.
6. INFORMATION ITEM: Transportation 2030: Presentation on the Mayor’s Transportation Task Force 2030 findings and recommendations, including a $500 million Transportation and Road Improvement General Obligation Bond on the November 2014 ballot. Funding identified by the Mayor’s Transportation Task Force 2030 would pay for critical transportation infrastructure projects, including accessibility improvements. Presentation by Alicia John-Baptiste, Chief of Staff, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
BREAK – The Council will take a 10-minute break.
7. INFORMATION ITEM: Lyft Accessibility: Lyft is a mobile application matching local community drivers with passengers seeking rides. Lyft will share details of their technology and how their services can support customers with disabilities. Presentation by Emily Castor, Director of Community Relations, Lyft.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
8. INFORMATION ITEM: Better Market Street Transit Priority: Proposal for improvements to the surface transit facilities on Market Street between Octavia Boulevard and Steuart Street, including new stop spacing and locations for buses travelling on Market Street. Presentation by Simon Bertrang, Project Manager, Department of Public Works and Britt Tanner, Project Manager at San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
9. ACTION ITEM: Co-Chair Elections. In accordance with the Mayor’s Disability Council Bylaws, Article III Section 1, there shall be two Co-Chairs elected to serve as officers of the Council and elections will be staggered by at least three months. The present election will be to elect a Co-Chair to the position currently held by Co-Chair Supanich whose term just expired.
10. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee (DDPC).
11. PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
12. INFORMATION ITEM: Correspondence.
13. DISCUSSION ITEM: Council Members’ comments and announcements.
14. ADJOURN.
Accessible Meeting Information
City Hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Wheelchair access is provided at the Grove, Van Ness and McAllister streets via ramps. Wheelchair access at the Polk Street/ Carlton B. Goodlett entrance is provided through a wheelchair lift. 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 Donna Adkins at 415-554-6789 (V), 415-554-6799 (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.
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 staff will handle requests to speak at the appropriate times on the agenda.