NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR

Friday, September 16, 2016
1 P.M. – 4 P.M.
Room 400,  City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

REGULAR MEETING

MDC COUNCIL MEMBERS

Chip Supanich, Co-Chair
Denise Senhaux, Co-Chair
Tatiana Kostanian
Paulette Penzvalto

MAYOR’S OFFICE ON DISABILITY

ARFARAZ KHAMBATTA
INTERIM DIRECTOR

ORDER OF BUSINESS

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: Co-Chair Report.

5.    INFORMATON ITEM:  San Francisco Department of Aging & Adult Services. The SF Department of Aging & Adult Services provides social services for seniors and adults with disabilities through programs operated directly by the Department and also via partnerships with community-based organizations. The DAAS Executive Director will highlight key services and provide an overview of future directions for the department. Presentation by Shireen McSpadden, Executive Director, San Francisco Department of Aging & Adult Services.

[Public Comment Is Welcome]

6.    INFORMATION ITEM: The SF Public Authority Today.  The current state of the Public Authority, our programs, resources and efforts to connect low income seniors and people with disabilities to qualified IHSS providers so that they may live healthier, happier and safer lives at home, engaged in the community. Presentation by Kelly Dearman, Executive Director, San Francisco In-Home Support Services (IHSS) Public Authority.

[Public Comment Is Welcome]

[BREAK-The Council will take a 15 minute break] 

7.    INFORMATION ITEM:  San Francisco Police Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). The presentation will provide an update on the CIT Curriculum. It will also highlight the efforts of Comdr. Robert Moser, Metro Division, and his ongoing work with AASCEND on creating a training  video  for patrol officers on responding to crisis calls involving community members on the Autism Spectrum. Presentations by Lt. Mario Molina and Sgt. Laura Colin.

 [Public Comment Is Welcome]

8.    INFORMATION ITEM: The Office of Citizen Complaints and its Work with Community Advocates and SFPD to Respond to Crisis Calls. The presentation will provide an overview of the Office of Citizen Complaints, its complaint and investigative process and its role in making recommendations to the Police Commission and the Police Department to improve police-community relations. The almost complete San Francisco Police Department General Order on Crisis Intervention Team response to individuals in crisis will also be highlighted. Presentation by Samara Marion, Policy Attorney for the Office of Citizen Complaints.

[Public Comment Is Welcome]

9.    INFORMATION ITEM:  Collaboration in the Mental Health and Criminal Justice System. The success of San Francisco's CIT program is an example of how criminal justice partners can step outside of their traditional roles to better serve people with mental health disabilities in our community.  Presentation by Jennifer Johnson, Deputy Public Defender, Behavioral Health Court.

[Public Comment Is Welcome]

10. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee.

11.  INFORMATION ITEM:  Report from the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability.

 [Public Comment Is Welcome]

12.  INFORMATION ITEM:  Introducing SignAll - the first automated sign language interpreting software. SignAll developed the first automated sign language interpreting software that translates American Sign Language into English and will launch its service in the US at the end of next year. The Budapest based company is a computer vision based Research & Development start-up having received funding this year from a consortia of international venture capitalists. Presentation by ​Zsolt Robotka, co-founder and CEO, SignAll.us and Nora Szeles, CMO, SignAll.us.

[Public Comment is Welcome]

13.  INFORMATION ITEM:  GyroSet - Smart Wheelchair Controller platform.  Now Technologies has developed the first commercially available smart wheelchair controller integrating a number of assisted living functions from navigation through environmental control to speech synthesis, as well as featuring the GyroSet Glory wireless headset for wheelchair and computer control. GyroSet aims to enable users with high levels of injury to work, create and move again. Presentation by Mark Istvan, Founder and CEO, and Marton Juhasz, Founder and CTO.

[Public Comment is Welcome]

14.  PUBLIC COMMENT:  Items not on today’s agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the MDC.  Each speaker is limited to three minutes.       

15.  INFORMATION ITEM:  Correspondence.

16.  DISCUSSION ITEM:  Council Member comments and announcements.

17.  ADJOURNED.

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 1 + (415) 554-6789 (V), or e-mail mod@sfgov.org. 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, the 49 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, 5-Fulton, 6, 7, and 21-Hayes. 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.

Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon request. Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible. To request assistance with these services please contact the Council Clerk Donna Adkins at (415) 554-6789 or mod@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.  Late requests will be fulfilled if possible.

Chinese 語言服務

根據語言服務條例（三藩市行政法典第91章），中文、西班牙語和/或菲律賓語（泰加洛語）傳譯人員在收到要求後將會提供傳譯服務。其他語言協助在可能的情況下也將可提供。上述的要求，請於會議前最少48小時致電 (415) 554-6789或電郵至 mod@sfgov.org向會議秘書 Donna Adkins提出。逾期提出的請求，若可能的話，亦會被考慮接納。

Spanish ACCESO A IDIOMAS     

De acuerdo con la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas (Capítulo 91 del Código Administrativo de San Francisco), habrá intérpretes de Chino, Español y/o Filipino (Tagalo) disponibles de ser requeridos. La asistencia en otros idiomas será tomada en consideración siempre y cuando sea posible. Para solicitar asistencia con estos servicios por favor comuníquese con el Secretario del Concilio Donna Adkins al (415) 554-6789, o mod@sfgov.org por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión. Las solicitudes tardías serán tomadas en consideración de ser posible.

Filipino PAG-ACCESS SA WIKA   

Ayon sa Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 ng San Francisco Administrative Code), maaaring mag-request ng mga tagapagsalin sa wikang Tsino, Espanyol, at/o Filipino (Tagalog). Maaaring humingi ng tulong sa ibang wika. Sa mga ganitong uri na kahilingan, mangyaring tumawag sa Council Clerk  Donna Adkins sa (415) 554-6789, o mod@sfgov.org  sa hindi bababa sa 48 oras bago ng pagpupulong. Kung maaari, ang mga late na hiling ay pagbibigyan.

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 1 + (415) 554-6789, Voice or email MOD@sfgov.org

Meeting Broadcast & Webcast

For persons with disabilities or others who cannot attend in person, meetings are broadcast (open captioned) on SFGTV Channel 26.  Call 1 + (415) 554-4188 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 1 + (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 1 + (415) 554-9632.  Up to thirty persons may listen on this conference line, and may be recognized to speak during public comment periods.  Call 1 + (415) 554-9632 after 1:00 p.m. and a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate times on the agenda.