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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Committee For Persons With Disabilities - 05/04/2005 CITY OF CORPUSCHRISTI-COMMITTEE FOR PERSON�H r TIES- ds` Summary Minutes for the Meeting of May 4, 2005 1 I. The Vice-Chairperson called the meeting to orde f-t 06 A. Roll call. t pF06 N Present Committee Members: 041 Ms. Toni Padilla, Mr. Eloy Soza, Mr. Brian Watson, Mr. . • Present Staff Members: Mr. Leon Bazar, Ms. Wanese Butler, Ms. April Moffett B. Excused Absences: none C. Post Roll Call Arrivals: Ms. Mary Saenz, Ms. Crystal Lyons II. Approval of Minutes: (After Quorum was established) MOTION: Upon discussion and changes to the minutes, Mr. Soza moved to approve the minutes with a Second by David Walker. Minutes were approved. III. Presentation and Public Comments: A. American Bank Center 60 Day Update- Following our joint meeting in March, SMG Management presented their 60 day update by several of their dept. heads including: a Employee Training by Charlotte Jones, Human Resources Manager, who shared with the CFPWD the"Persons with Disabilities Training° required for all employees during orientation and as part of annual refresher training. The training includes the PeopleFirst language, understanding types of disabilities and respect in customer service and communications. Copies of the training materials were handed out. • Accessibility Assistance by Marissa Duque, Accounts Manager, who is the designated contact person for persons with disabilities needing assistance at the American Bank Center. Marissa provided a summary handout of several services available that included, wheelchair escort services, assistive listening devices, service animal guidelines, courtesy wheelchairs, accessible restrooms, and designated event seating that is available by dealing directly with the American SCANNED Bank Cent and Marissa. Xavier Villalon, Director of Marketing and Sales, added that all these services and contact information will be available on a new page that is being added to their web site that focuses on assistance and services for persons with disabilities. This page is still under development Crewe 060405 1. nd he shared a draft of this page wife CFPWD. Several suggestions were made to include an accessibility icon to the home page o the web site so the page can be easily referenced and that a "bobby"test be done on the proposed page. The CFPWD also expressed a desire to see specific plans in the future for addressing captioning services at events. • Parking and Facilities Access by Russ Meyers, Parking Manager, addressed the current availability of parking spaces and where they are situated. New changes/improvements include the assistance of CCPD in verifying ownership of accessible parking permits and the set-up of accessible parking on Resaca Street(off Shoreline) to provide access to the box office during the day. Russ also presented a plan he has prepared addressing improvements for the total parking situation at the Bayfront complex as he has 17 parking lots to oversee. These improvements included more accessible parking, guidance/directional signs, resurfacing parking lots, new curb cuts and ramps, and repainting of accessible parking spots. lie has to meet with City Engineering to establish funding and a timeline for getting this plan accomplished. The CFPWD did ask for the development of a basic plan for emergency evacuation of persons with disabilities from the parking lots and that it be presented to the Committee in the future. [4:05 pm Margie Rose arrived] [4:19 PM Mary Saenz arrived] [4:30 PM American Bank Center Staff left] B. Engineering Update by Angel Escobar, Engineering Services Director focused on the ADA Project List and the Bond 2004 Propositions list that were handed-out. He highlighted where curb ramp and sidewalk work is being done, how it is being funded, and what the timelines for completion are. He also noted that when the Bond 2004 street work is being done, Engineering is also including accessibility work as well. The Committee presented the list of 14 items reviewed and prioritized in 2002 and asked for a status ori these. Mr. Escobar agreed to prepare a response on this list for the Committee as he needed to research these items noted on the list. C. Whataburger Field Update by J. J. Gottsch, General Manager, referenced the fact that thru the first 10 day homestand the only problems regarding accessibility involved not having enough accessible parking during the opening night when over 10,000 fans attended. He also talked about the availability of the elevator service, dedicated accessible bathroom, gift shop kiosks at the seating level, CFPWD 060405 2 and the dentified accessible seating (and companion seating). He brought up the web site and gave an overview of the ballpark. He did indicate that work still needs to be done with the accessible routes from the Port parking lot and he is still trying to resolve that. He will inform the CFPWD as to the on-going status of that. IV. Chairperson's Report: (Discussion, with possible action) none V. Sub-Committee Reports:(Discussion, with possible action) none VI. Staff Reports / Comments (Discussion, with possible action) Mr. Bazar handed out the Parks and Recreation Residents' Benefits Packet, Summer 2005 on behalf of Ms. Gavlik. He then reminded the Committee that there is a Special Committee for Persons with Disabilities meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2005. Reference the RTA Securement Policy, VII. Old Business: VIII. New Business: IX. Committee Concerns / Request for Agenda Items: 1. Ms. Lyons recommended that the Committee review the Transition Plan. The complaint from this Committee is that no one has come to this Committee to report what is being done. 2. Ms. Lyons has requested a copy of the award review for the American Bank Center. 3. The Committee members want to cross match the priority list with the Engineering projects. 4. Ms. Lyons is requesting that we address the voting facilities in the city. [6:14 PM Ms. Lyons left] No Quorum X. Announcements: none Xl. Adjournment: No Quorum at 6:14 PM CPPWD 060405 3