City of Santa Monica Disabilities Commission

AGENDA- Regular Meeting

Monday February 5, 2007 * 6:30 PM

Ken Edwards Center * 1527 4th Street, Santa Monica

 

Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the Disabilities Commission will be held at 6:30 pm on Monday, February 5, 2007, at Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street, Santa Monica, for the purpose of conducting the following business:

 

1.            Call to Order

 

2.            Roll Call

 

3.            Approval of minutes of the January 2, 2007 meeting

 

4.            Westside Center for Independent Living (WCIL) update: Discussion of and possible action on items presented by Julie West, WCIL

 

5.            Announcements and Correspondence

 

6.            Public Input: The Commission will hear from the public on topics of interest to the Commission that are not on this agenda.  Each speaker is limited to two (2) minutes. 

 

7.            Report from Commission Liaisons

 

8.            Old Business:  

A.         Request of Chair Knauf for discussion of and possible action on amendments to the Rules for the Santa Monica Disabilities Commission

B.         Request of Commissioner Parker for discussion of and possible action on City guidelines for accessibility of public events, including expanding distribution of the guidelines to neighborhood councils

C.         Request of Commissioner Agate for discussion of and possible action on City sidewalk repairs

D.         Request of Commissioner Parker for discussion of and possible action on accessible playgrounds

E.         Request of Vice Chair Arroyo for discussion of and possible action on City response to Commission’s request for staff sensitivity trainings

 

9.            New Business:

A.         Request of City staff for discussion of and possible action on salient issues related to the City’s Funding Rationale for the Community Development Grant Program; review of recent evaluations of school-based mental health services and homeless services, and community input from the Community Voices Planning process

B.         Request of Stephanie Negriff, Director of Transit Services, Big Blue Bus Department, for discussion of and possible action on community transit, fare proposal and wheelchair restraint policy changes

C.         Request of Commissioner Agate for discussion of and possible action on development of concept and script for Boards and Commissions Dinner video

D.         Future agenda items

 

10.       Adjournment

 

The Ken Edwards Center is wheelchair accessible.  To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact Julia Brown at (310) 458-8701 or TTY (310) 458-8696 or email julia.brown@smgov.net.  This document is available in alternate format upon request. To provide access for people with chemical sensitivities, please refrain from using any scented personal products. The Ken Edwards Center is served by Big Blue Bus lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 9; call (310) 451-5444 or TTY (310) 395-6024 for additional transportation information.

 

Please note that this agenda is subject to change up to 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.  We encourage you to check the agenda 72 hours prior to the meeting.