NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
 
City of Santa Monica Disabilities Commission

AGENDA- Special Meeting

Monday, September 12, 2011, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street, Santa Monica

 

Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Disabilities Commission will be held 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm on Monday, September 12, 2011, at Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street, Santa Monica, for the purpose of conducting the following business:

 

1.          Call to Order

Oath of Office – Glenda Berg and Jenna Amy Rodman

          Roll Call

Approval of minutes of the August 1, 2011 special 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 report - Julie West

 

5.              Commission Liaison reports

 

6.            Staff Liaison report

    

7.           Old Business: 

 

A.   Discussion and possible action on report from the Disabilities Awareness Month ad hoc committee – Commissioner Knauf

 

B.   Discussion and possible action on Commission goals and workplan for FY2011-2012 – Chair Arroyo

 

C.   Discussion and possible action on ad hoc committees – Chair Arroyo

 

D.   Discussion and possible action relating to deputizing volunteers to enforce disabled parking – Staff Liaison Rowe

 

 

 

8.            New Business

         

A.   Presentation, discussion and possible action on report on the Master Wait List for Affordable Housing – Julie Lansing, Housing Authority Administrator

 

B.   Presentation, discussion and possible action on taxi discounts for seniors and persons with a disability – Salvador Valles, Taxi Franchise Program Coordinator

 

C.   Discussion and possible action related to accessibility at City community gardens – Staff Liaison Rowe

 

D.   Discussion and possible action related to holding a Joint Meeting with the Recreation and Parks Commission on October 3,  2011 – Chair Arroyo

 

9.         Future agenda items

 

10.     Adjournment

 

 

Approved:                                                        

 

 

_____________________________                  

Christofer Arroyo, Chair                                                        

 

 

The Ken Edwards Center is wheelchair accessible.  To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact Adriana Torres at (310) 458-8644 or TTY (310) 458-8696 or email adriana.torres@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 and 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. 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 an item or items 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.