Meetings - September 18, 2015 - Agenda
Meeting Date:
September 18, 2015 (All day)
SAN FRANCISCO
MAYOR’S DISABILITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
Friday, September 18, 2015
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
Harriet C. Wong
Roland Wong
MAYOR’S OFFICE ON DISABILITY
Carla Johnson, CBO, CASp.
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: Report from Co-Chair Senhaux.
5. INFORMATION ITEM: Food, Nutrition and Other Resources for Adults with Disabilities. Information about low cost resources available in the City to address food security and other needs for adults with disabilities. Presentation by Linda Lau, Nutritionist, Department of Aging and Adult Services, Office on the Aging and Jason Adamek, Intake Services Manager, Department of Aging and Adult Services.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
6. INFORMATION ITEM: Food Security in San Francisco. A plan to increase food security in San Francisco by the year 2020. Presentation by Anne Quaintance, Member, San Francisco Food Security Task Force and Chief Programs and Government Affairs Officer, Meals On Wheels of San Francisco.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
7. INFORMATION ITEM: Understanding the Links Between Food Insecurity and Health. Medically-tailored meals to individuals with critical, chronic illnesses are crucial to maintaining health, especially for seniors and adults with disabilities. Nutrition is vital to the health stabilization across all communities served. Presentation by Simon Pitchford, Ph.D., Co-Chief Executive Officer, Project Open Hand.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
BREAK – The Council will take a 10-minute break.
8. INFORMATION ITEM: ADA Transition Plan Capital Projects for Fiscal Year 2015-2016. An annual update on requested capital funds to provide design and construction on the remainder of the City’s ADA Transition Plan projects. Information on other ADA Transition Plan projects that are currently in design and construction. Presentation by Arfaraz Khambatta, Deputy Director for Physical Access, Mayor’s Office on Disability.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
9. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability.
10. INFORMATION ITEM: Co-Chair Election. In
accordance with the Mayor’s Disability Council By laws, 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 someone to the position currently held by Co-Chair Chip Supanich.
11. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee.
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.
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 1 +(415) 554-6789 (V), 1 + (415) 554-6799 (TTY), 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 1 +(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 1 +(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 1 +(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 1 +(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, TTY: 1 +(415) 554-6799, 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.
MAYOR’S DISABILITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
Friday, September 18, 2015
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
Harriet C. Wong
Roland Wong
MAYOR’S OFFICE ON DISABILITY
Carla Johnson, CBO, CASp.
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: Report from Co-Chair Senhaux.
5. INFORMATION ITEM: Food, Nutrition and Other Resources for Adults with Disabilities. Information about low cost resources available in the City to address food security and other needs for adults with disabilities. Presentation by Linda Lau, Nutritionist, Department of Aging and Adult Services, Office on the Aging and Jason Adamek, Intake Services Manager, Department of Aging and Adult Services.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
6. INFORMATION ITEM: Food Security in San Francisco. A plan to increase food security in San Francisco by the year 2020. Presentation by Anne Quaintance, Member, San Francisco Food Security Task Force and Chief Programs and Government Affairs Officer, Meals On Wheels of San Francisco.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
7. INFORMATION ITEM: Understanding the Links Between Food Insecurity and Health. Medically-tailored meals to individuals with critical, chronic illnesses are crucial to maintaining health, especially for seniors and adults with disabilities. Nutrition is vital to the health stabilization across all communities served. Presentation by Simon Pitchford, Ph.D., Co-Chief Executive Officer, Project Open Hand.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
BREAK – The Council will take a 10-minute break.
8. INFORMATION ITEM: ADA Transition Plan Capital Projects for Fiscal Year 2015-2016. An annual update on requested capital funds to provide design and construction on the remainder of the City’s ADA Transition Plan projects. Information on other ADA Transition Plan projects that are currently in design and construction. Presentation by Arfaraz Khambatta, Deputy Director for Physical Access, Mayor’s Office on Disability.
[Public Comment Is Welcome]
9. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability.
10. INFORMATION ITEM: Co-Chair Election. In
accordance with the Mayor’s Disability Council By laws, 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 someone to the position currently held by Co-Chair Chip Supanich.
11. INFORMATION ITEM: Report from the Disability Disaster Preparedness Committee.
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.
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 1 +(415) 554-6789 (V), 1 + (415) 554-6799 (TTY), 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 1 +(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 1 +(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 1 +(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 1 +(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, TTY: 1 +(415) 554-6799, 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.