City of Santa Monica Disabilities Commission

AGENDA- Regular Meeting

Monday, November 7, 2011, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street, Santa Monica

 

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Disabilities Commission will be held 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm on Monday, November 7, 2011, at Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street, Santa Monica, for the purpose of conducting the following business:

 

1.          Call to Order

          Roll Call         

Approval of minutes of the September 9, 2011 special meeting of the Disabilities Commission.

Approval of minutes of the October 3, 2011 regular meeting of the Disabilities Commission.

 

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

 

8.            New Business

 

A.   Review, discussion and formulation of comments on proposed schematic design for the universally accessible playground at Santa Monica State Beach – Judith Meister, Beach Administrator

 

B.   Discussion and possible action related to the process for providing comment on the Santa Monica Housing Authority Annual Plan and Administrative Plan – Chair Arroyo

 

C.   Reschedule January 2012 meeting due to New Year’s holiday – Chair Arroyo

 

9.         Future agenda items

 

10.     Adjournment

 

 

Approved:                                                        

 

 

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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.