City of Santa Monica Disabilities Commission

AGENDA- Regular Meeting

Monday, June 1, 2009, 6:30 pm

Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4^th Street, Santa Monica

Notice is hereby given that a Meeting of the Disabilities Commission will be held at 6:30 pm on Monday, June 1, 2009, at Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4^th Street, Santa Monica, for the purpose of conducting the following business:

1. Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of minutes of the Monday May 4, 2009 meeting

2. 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.

3. Announcements and Correspondence

4. Westside Center for Independent Living update presented by Julie West

5. Report from Commission Liaisons

6. Report from Commission Staff Liaison

§ Report from Shannon Leonard, Public Works Inspector, regarding access during construction projects

§ Request for visit from Councilwoman Gleam Davis

§ Report from Staff Liaison Hand on beach accessibility

7. Old Business:

A. Development of talking points for the Commission (Chair Knauf and Vice Chair Hill)

B. Discussion of Commission input at City Budget adoption meeting (Chair Knauf, Vice Chair Hill)

C. Discussion of disability awareness training for staff (Staff Liaison Hand)

D. Discussion of visitability (Vice Chair Hill and Commissioner Arroyo)

8. New Business

A. Development of FY 2009-10 Commission budget

9. Future agenda items

10. Adjournment

The Ken Edwards Center is wheelchair accessible. To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact Priscilla Navarro at (310) 458-8644 or TTY (310) 458-8696 or email priscilla.navarro@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 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and the Tide Ride; 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. All documents produced by the City which are related to an item on an open session agenda and which are distributed to a majority of the Disabilities Commission within 72 hours of a regular meeting are available to the public at the time the document is distributed to a majority of the body, at the Human Services Division, City Hall 1685 Main St., Room 212.

Any member of the public unable to attend a meeting but wishing to comment on a(n) item listed on the agenda may submit written comments prior to the meeting by mailing them to Disabilities Commission, Human Services Division, City of Santa Monica, 1685 Main St., Rm. 212, Santa Monica CA, 90401. Comments may also be emailed to DC@SMGOV.NET.