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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Committee For Persons With Disabilities - 03/02/2011Committee For Persons With Disabilit ' 7E I Summary of Minutes for March 2, 2011 1. CALL TO ORDER A FI ) � I y ' Chairperson Abel Alonzo called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. A. ROLL CALL — NO QUORUM LCTY SECRETARY'S OFF,] [Mr. Alonzo continued the meeting with Item #3 Public Comments-Approved by Legal Counsel] 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS (LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES} Jack Rylant from Green-N-Go Cabs commented on the services the company provides for people with disabilities. The following information was provided to Committee members, OSSS' TRANSPORTATION ORA GREEN-N-00 CAR ORA SUPER YELLOW CAR P.O. BOX 5566 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78465 OREENGOCARCACOM 60,19N IV— 0. ", CABS SIMN6 THE 18V An A I VIO a 361-2994999 361-855.5555 361-653-0757 DISPATCH FAX 361-804-6456 ADMIX FAX • Friendly, reliable and knowledgeable drivers and dispatchers • Conipti(criyed disIxilching • Clean, Dependable Vehicles • Mini -vans available for parties or .s and 6 • Environmentally friendly 2(K16 -- 2009 Toyckla Prins' available • We accept Vi s-'), MasterCard, American Express, and Discover 24/7 • Secure in car credit card swipes • Timely service • Reservations available by pholle or nali at • Resci vations 1)qs, Weeks or Monflis in advance • Airport and this Station service available • 61 Tracking with real tinic tracking • We are open 24 hours a clay, 7 dkiyS n week, 365 days it year • Corporate and personal ace,)" Nvelconle • All dc ivers have passed a (Anpos ('11 p l)cpakjjljc,t background check • ADA Approved Wheelchair' van available • State of1he Art monthly billi Page I of 8 [Mr. Alonzo asked Mr. Rylant to pause and requested to return to Item 1.A. Roll Call] A. ROLL CALL Committee Members Present: Abel Alonzo Thomas Dreyer Alana Manrow Bertha Romero Harvey Salinas Committee Members Absent: Darren Bates(Excused) Irene Martinez(Excused) Carlos Vargas(Excused) Dr. Candelario Huerta Staff Members Present: Leon Bazar (Human Relations) Patsy Garcia (Human Relations) Monica Bryan (Parks & Recreation) Stephen Draper (Police/Parking Control) Jamie Pyle (Engineering) Brian Narvaez (Legal) Staff Members Absent: Marc Denson (PolicelParking Control) [A quorum was confirmed at 3:04 p.m.] Mr. Rylant continued with his Public Comment, B. REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES [._MOTION Motion to excuse Darren Bates, Irene Martinez and Carlos Vargas for the March 2, 2011 meeting made by Harvey Salinas and seconded by Thomas Dreyer. Motion passed. 2. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF 02/02111 MO TION Motion to approve the February 2, 2011 meeting minutes made by Harvey Salinas and seconded by Bertha Romero. Motion passed. [Mr. Alonzo continued the meeting with Item #4 Presentations] 4. PRESENTATIONS A. South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind Overview, Programs/Services — Alana D. Manrow Committee member Alana Manrow presented a PowerPoint presentation regarding the South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, The presentation was as follows: Page 2 of 8 Our Mission Our Facilities Manufacturing Corpus Christi, TX Victoria, TX Base Supply Stores NAS Corpus Christ! NAS Kingsville Travis Air Force Base (CA) NAS Meridian (MS) 'Colum4us AFB (MS) Sand Island (1-11) Page 3 of 8 , ly stores, we sell office Ay products to military Our Serv ices We are in the process of restructuring of our Services Department. We are currently working on a program to provide Braille menus to local restaurants along with other Braille signage, 1111'e also provide educational presentations to local schools, civic groups, and others to enlighten them about vision lass and create awareness,' Our Philosophy We believe that persons who are blind or visually impaired, or may have any other disability, can be independent and lead fulfilling lives. It is our hope that by providing good job opportunities with goad benefits, that we are able to help not just those who live with vision loss, but our community as a whole, to be successful:. "Vision Beyond Sight" Page 4 of 8 Learn More Follow us on FaceBook (search for South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind). Ms. Manrow stated if anyone had any additional questions, comments added to the "Focus" mailing list, etc., please contact her at: [Jaime Pyle arrived at 3:10 p.m.] [Stephen Draper arrived at 3:21 p.m.] 5. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT A. Retiring City Manager Acknowledgements Mr. Alonzo attended the City Manager's Retirement Party and stated he was sad to See Mr. Escobar retire. Mr. Alonzo stated Mr. Escobar always had an open door policy and worked very hard to help ensure the City of Corpus Christi was ADA Compliant. Mr. Bazar and Ms. Pyle also made comments regarding Mr. Escobar's tenure with the City, 6. STAFF REPORTS/COMMENTS A. Human Relations Department 1. Budget Process and Schedule Leon Bazar provided the Committee members with copies of the February 2011 Monthly Performance Report, Highlights were shared with the Committee. The department has already completed the budget forecast for the year and presented the revenues for next year. The first City Council Meeting of the month is dedicated to budget discussions. The next meeting will be held on March 8, 2011 at 8:30 am. Page 5 of 8 - HUM RE LA TIONS mouth: H "e1t:201:1 - MISSION AND SERVICE STRATEGY With a goal of "rosterillg Diverse slid Equitable Euvirounients With Resp and Pr the Ilutuan Relations Department s %jll� _�. CnildllCl aC1C1 ellfk,�t ;e fl } €j„Cit1Ye h}rOgfaDill Of1DC }ll dl6cri11Difta°ltlntl iID 1;1D11)ln'Iflefit, Ilnusilig, l?►lbhc f ccnllullndation, and C:0114)hailce 44'1111 the ATnCi'!C'iills 4vllli D1 Pt llYlt$tL'S A,Cf ( ADA) tvilhln 1}1C 0;h' col Tl1b` C` isLi. ; We will also make rep arld TCcOmineltdati(n 10 0.114 C.`.16, Z', I i11141 dt }l4fi`s , tt3F4 X111 t }le bettel -Op of Iron ) am niter -L'd' iu i 1'elationsta is wit u 1 L1'1C communit. . MAJOR PR OG12-4hTS AN SERVICES: A. Non- DiscaiminadonPrograDn I 1. hitakC,. 11yCS[ig4f.iVC, Mid n'1ethati0fliR.CSOI :ie iVlCeS Z. Conuiluility Outreach, Educati011, and i tw 1.feneSS 3. TeC}nhc a11Ct :`t €hnilll..tratlYe aJ`e1Vlt'eS .. B. ADA Compliance 1..ALf tress andmonilcrr DADA compliance, and related lrsucs, thl accouaucdat.iorl rer ateAS a rltl citizen coot rlaints; Community Education and Awareness; and'l'4c11nic 1t ALlruizlistlative Assistance. `�. C oc)rdniatiou of nnplenient atioit i1101lltnrillg, alld update of the Citywide ADA Tl 'ailSlfinfD Plan PERFORNUNCL MEASURE OBJECTIVE, S Act Act+}I)tet1 - Ian - - — 200 9-2010 2010- 2011 Ni'1Lir 111cint.h Feb Ciirre111 ttlilnlll — YTD 2t110 2011 A. SERVICE+ LEVEL OBJECTIVE: );1t lo '}, I'aif�tInusm at d Pnbli�t, tl,. ctLizlvdilod�ili41ynnciliatlnff, mnliitor and charge 1�esglutii>1D pkl eisrrres: Outpu EOCI Contract Yr Cl osures Goa Total and %orGoal - 10 /1 to 9/30 108(103%) 1011 7 8 29 27,9 T otal I ntak e Goa ( e erreC to r aG r,) - Total and % of Coal - 10 /1 t.0 9i30 110(100%) 98 9 5 25(25.5% ,... n' H 'a ou5mg omp a-ifit Resoli tlnll. - Tolal - 7l1 /to&'30 - 95 42 _ 2 3 -. 29(533 Mm : ec.ivenesl4 • _ - - KFXX; Cha ilte- Ups (Per ected Charges) corrq) filet aliid sent toSV () iii 8 days or less (as %of) 90 90°0 9l9d(IOt9p °o) 515(100 °°0) 18/25 7YN.) h E(X' C: larges CA osed wil lull 180 L `l ys as °o of tota closures YT1) - 10/1 10 1:30 - 55% 75 % 4/7( 573%) 4 18 50% H/22(616% HUD alll . oil nig C -ofnp anits closed within 100 days as % oftotafl 70% 2 2(100 2/3 {C >6.G °d l8 B, SERVICE LEVEL OBJECTIVE: hrowde "CLaumltanl r C)uheach, EL}ncation, told Awmenesss" illeasures.- O ullial Number ot training sessions, comrnanlly m4e1lligS, and iufonmilioual4v4u1s- 8 /1 /to 7131 98 90 3 5 31 C. SNRVICF, LF,V}•:t.C)R]FCTIVH'..: Provide ADA Accessibility, Acconuuotttilitms, anit'fechnicid Assistance Re uesl resolulion t ' etxl =1 h- , ..° ° . • , , - ADA C`,itizens' i °Om lanits (Accessibility) 115 5 Public Accommodation Re uests r 5 M40 3 2 12 ADA Trash Service Assistance 0 9 7 30 ADA Teetinicall Ai,sislance t8 16 9 71 Plat, RCVle1i'Slsite Visit} .5 5 19 Ke ' Hi ahli =h1s: FH;() {`- char ill ;eirl c ilia; is 163.2 €L3 s - Ic,saret. ever! Avcra e a e �� as in excess of 287 €t t , iu laillf lr + 2005 - F =E {i7C requires s 290 days av , "LEOC closed 3 oldest cases for a 306 day closure average / Wilhout these three, the average closure age is 101,9 d D� sy_ better thali the a ,. _ — >;>;< X.' average of 180 dad's - - "]✓L• C?C -one 1110 fault settlenleDlt of S3,500 - discriltlillafinll alleged denial of empinvmelu Lased oft zDat }anal origin (Mhddle Gastenl - Israe}1l " I' air 11ousing - one conciliation oil alleged discrinihi bas ed ou hus balzd acid wife's disabilities ADA Trash assist added 7 iiew thellts - 11.5 %hicfease to -date — _ f - B. Development Services Department 1. Projects Update Stephen Draper provided a copy of the department's Performance Summary Report. Mr. Draper stated the department is getting a lot of recognition, The department is continuing to make improvements to change the department's image. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Performance Summary Report Catendar Year Method '1st Quarter "Vb CVVV 2010 Variance Permits Issued 5,601 4,503 �,(34 2 4,001 variance Certificate of Occu ant Issued Certificate of Occupancy Issued 395 385 261 216 Plan Reviews Plan Reviews 536 524 350 415 Inspections Performed Inspections Performed 12,406 11,351 8,748 9,549 bconse/Cerfificates Issued License/Gerfificales is sued 541 730 843 448 LicensefGerlificates Revenue License/Cerfificaies Revenue 49.957 5E1,481 76,852 30.470 Permits Dollar Valuation Permits Dollar Valuation $ 382,050,508 1 $ 250,349,996 lnmq!M�L 1 $ 166,956,532 $ 269,873,460 Permits Revenue Generated Epern)L� Revenue Generated --L�- 57� )26 1 $ 465,126 $ 456�1123 $ 571,682 1 _ i 2nd Quarter Permits Issued 5,920 157 �509 'viv 4,096 variance Certificate of Occu ant Issued 458 426 252 283 248 Plan Reviews 625 604 441 523 456 Inspections Performed 13,842 1 1,840 9,516 - 10,779 - bconse/Cerfificates Issued 330 617 426 401 - 349 LicensefGerlificates Revenue 1 $ 33,9?8 $ 53,240 47,92.3 465,4$8 $ 45,498 Permits Dollar Valuation $ 367,760,703 1 294,838,699 $ 192,106,113 T2 $ 16 169,562 562 ,9 9 84 Permits Revenue Generated $ 562,366 $ �683.9�03 1 613,446 -$ 69 $ 535,168 $ 535 3rd Quarter INVI 2uutl zuuv 2010 Variance Permits Issued 5,116 3.964 4,022 4,096 Certificate 2! Occupant Lissued 388 306 251 248 Plan Reviews 505 384 4 456 Inspections Performed 13,218 9,551 10,040 - 9,r,02 LicenselCertificates Issued 370 353 - 406 - 349 Lice nse/Cedificates Revenue 36,639 $ 34,313 $ 44 090 $ 45,498 Fe Dollar Valuation 308,939,§07 $ 2113,668,85 3 $ 195,40111 06 $ 16 169,562 562 ,9 9 84 Permits Revenue 465,246 $ 542,045 $ 532,454 $ 535,168 $ 535 4th Quarter 2007 2008 2009 2010 Variance Permits Issued 4,596 3,130 3,676 6,753 Certificate of �nc Issued _ 435 262 -- TO$ 275 - 310 Plan Reviews 559 1,900 396 - 189 Inspections Performed 12,224 8,426 8.557 8,798 License/Cerlificales Issued 315 413 377 330 License/Gerfificalos Revenue $ 2 9, 1 6 6 47,9 4 37,181 Permits Dollar Valuation $ 252,591,681 $ 175,996,495 221 ,663.435 $ 135,303,745 - Permits Revenue Generated 1 410.119 1 $ 433,921_L$ 4 55 , 206 $ 8 Grand Total for the Year LVVI z1JUG duulf 2010 Variance Permits Issued 21,552 17,408 1 6,616 19.769 Certificate of QLCujaag sued s L_ 1,676 1379 , 057 Plan Reviews 2,314 1,900 �1�,583 Inspections Performed 53,126 41,657 37 38 Lice nse/Cedificate s Issued 1,345 1 ,800 1,635 1,528 Lice nse/Cedificates Revenue $ 133,601 $ 188 791 $ 182,933 $ 159,637 Permits Dollar Valuation $ 1,311,341,899 9 $ 947,854 ,043 $ 776,127,74fl $ 787.807 386 Permits Revenue Generated $ 1,999 $ 2,343,771J_$ 2.214,551J $ 2,685,154 Page 7 of 8 C. Engineering Services Department 1, ADA Improvements Group I and 2 Update Jamie Pyle reported the following: • Group 1 is under construction — Many curb ramps have already been built on Williams and McArdle streets. A sidewalk will also be built to The South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind. S.P.1,D. and Airline will also be constructed soon, • Group 2 is under design — 89% complete, planning on adding a little extra (crosswalk from City Hall across to the RTA Transfer Station) to that project therefore delaying the project, • Negotiating with consultant to start the design on the Group 3 project, D. Parks and Recreation Department 1. Budget Impacts on Summer Projects No Report. E. Corpus Christi Police Department Parking Control 1. Activities Summary V I IT1110-76TOM 7. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS A. ADA Title I/Employment Comprehensive Subcommittee — No Report B. Engineering Subcommittee — No Report [Leon Bazar reported Dr. Candelario Huerta resigned from the CFPWD. Mr. Bazar Stated the CFPWD has to have a recommendation for the vacancy by no later than April 7th. If not, the CFPWD will be unable to appoint a replacement until after the Council Members and Mayor City Election.] 8. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA Review and Approval of Recommendation to replace Committee Member Dr. Candelario Huerta • C.A.S.T. for Kids • Green-N-Go Cabs 9. ADJOURNMENT MOTION otion to adjourn made by Harvey Salinas and seconded by Bertha Romero, Motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.