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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Committee For Persons With Disabilities - 03/02/2016 Committee For Persons With Disabilities Summary of Minutes for March 2, 2016 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Balli called the meeting to commence at 3:05 P.M. A. Roll Call Committee Members Present: Richard Balli Donnie Contreras Mary Bustos Dalia Gutierrez Marshall Burns Linda Lindsey Absent Committee Members: None Staff Members Present: Patsy Garcia on behalf of Sylvia Wilson(Human Relations) Ginger Davis (Human Relations) Gene Delauro(Building Official) Luis Rocha on behalf of Bernardo Cantu(Parking Control) Will Bray(Engineering) Lisa Aguilar(Legal) Staff Members Absent: Stacie Anaya(Parks&Recreation) 2. Request and Approvals for Excused Absences - None 3. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of 02.03.16 MOTION Motion — Linda Lindsey Second — Marshall Burns Motion Passed 4. Public Comments - None 5. Presentations (Limited to 10 Minutes) A. City Training on Customer Service Pertaining to Diversity and Sensitivity Training to City Employees — Lisa Wisner and Megan Ysassi of Human Resources discussed what the City is doing to help employees communicate with and accommodate customers with disabilities. Ms. Wisner answered questions from Marshall Burns and suggested that someone from Employee Relations speak to the Committee in the future. A handout was provided that listed the 2016 training courses available. (A copy of the cover is attached and a complete catalog is available upon request.) 6. Discussion/Action on Transportation Network Companies — Patsy Garcia advised that Sylvia Wilson had been informed by City Attorney Miles Risley that the City staff is not to engage in any conversation pertaining to this item. The discussion is to involve only the members of the Committee. Marshall Burns stated that he felt the Transportation Network Company Ordinance is too restrictive on the rideshare companies such as Uber and Lift. He requested the support of the Committee in sending a letter to the City Council advocating the needs of different transit options in Corpus Christi. 7. Discussion/Possible Action on Community Volunteer Involvement — Discussed in Item 11. 8. Discussion/Action on Recommendations to fill three vacancies — Ernest Herrera, one of the applicants, spoke to the Committee and expressed his desire to serve on the Committee. The other bios were reviewed and the Committee voted to recommend Ernest Herrera to fill the vacancy of Bertha Romero. Page 1 of 5 MOTION Motion — Marshall Burns Second — Mary Bustos Motion Passed The Committee voted to recommend Tracy Ferezan to fill the vacancy of Mary Wambach. MOTION Motion — Linda Lindsey Second — Marshall Burns Motion Passed The Committee voted to recommend Dr. Anthony Zoccolillo to fill the vacancy of Diana Ortega-Ferrick. MOTION Motion — Donnie Contreras Second — Marshall Burns Motion Passed 9. Staff Reports/Comments A. Human Relations Division — Performance Report will be provided at next meeting B. Development Services Department— Department Overview Gene Delauro provided copies of the Development Services Residential Construction Summary Report for February 2016 and the Building Construction Summary for February 2016. Mr. Delauro reviewed the reports and answered various questions from the Committee Members. (Copies of the reports are attached at the end of the minutes) C. Engineering Services —Will Bray provided an update on the Ocean Dr. project and ADA components associated with that project. D. Parks and Recreation Department—Adaptive Programs Information No report - Stacie Talbert-Anaya absent E. C.C.P.D. Parking Control Department—ADA Citation Trend Update Luis Rocha was present for Bernardo Cantu and provided the Parking Control Report for 2015 and February 2016. He also answered various questions from the members. (A copy of his report was provided and is attached to the minutes.) 10. Subcommittee Reports A. Engineering Subcommittee — No Update B. Public Service Announcement Subcommittee — Update Marshall Burns provided an update on the progress that had been made on the public service announcements. C. Accessible Recreational Playground Subcommittee — Update Mr. Balli provided an update to the Committee. D. Bylaws Subcommittee — No Update 11. Chairperson's Report A. Round Table Information — Linda Lindsey gave an update on the costs of CFPWD shirts. For information on volunteer work opportunities, committee members were advised to contact Sylvia Wilson. 12. Identify Items to be placed on next agenda • Discussion/Action to nominate Vice-Chair • Discussion/Action on support of Transportation Network Companies 13. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 4:44 p.m. MOTION Motion — Marshall Burns Second — Mary Bustos Motion Passed Page 2 of 5 /l/lUYI/lYll Ih r � � CIT' OF '�Cownis cyFus1"I LEARNING TITUT A IL.h14f1.,Wn of the C ky Wgar p o MW Human Rcsowcus 1DepyI m7C n hup/jeaMhjcc to g '"�r�`>�Yatgmauamiurcrr�rr�naY�r�mnal�R�! � n ....w............„ .,.,,,,w.,,....„. .........m,................. ....................... fffff r i � e itY/bi t Page 3 d 5 P a ',.� rt✓i �� M vim- sP - - - - - - - - - - - - - m R r w. a uj m r w uF, 0. m ........ ...___..., __ ..,.__ _..._ ...... _,.. .,.. .,_.. _...._ ..., rawer .�q u7 u7 4 W �""J, ec a •- 0 m m ud a o o z o sa cad d N n la F U�� U re I vu°i 0 G7 Z J ua yy � I W w a _..........___...._.. _ 2 W u J n n ti r I a m e S J z w IIC U' 5� a d z m *1 `. J AL H U H 9 w T d � � � wi O o p Page 4 of 5 ADA Committee Citation Count Calendar Year 2015 Disabled Parking Blocking Architect Blacking Sidewalk Total Jan I29 4 76 109 Feb 25 1 30 56 Mar 24 1 39 64 Apr 8 3 79 90 May 22 2 49 73 Jun 36 6 40 82 Jul 29 19 404 452 Aug 7 3 130 140 Sep 12 3 104 119 Oct 16 8 93 117 Nov 40 2 40 82 Dec 84 21 50 155 Total 332 73 1134 1539 alander Year 2016 Disabled Parking Blocking Architect Blocking Sidewalk Total Jan 19 8 129 156 Feb 14 3 153 170 Mar 0 Apr 0 May 0 Jun 0 Jul0 Aug..... . q Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 0 Dec 0 otal 33 1.1 282 326 2015 2016 i 452 170 1Sf i 140 109 90 73 82 64 117 119 SF 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.0 1.1 12 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11, 12 Page 5 of 5