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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Committee For Persons With Disabilities - 11/01/2006 �3g56789 i , CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI—COMMITTEE FOR PERSONS WITH DISAB4TIES 1--a toms SUMMARY MINUTES: November 1,2006(Wednesday) Chairperson Linda Fallwell-Stover called the meeting to order at 3:42 p.m. Ne I. Call to Order/roll Call/Requests for Excused Absences: 4tEZ zt' '' In attendance at start of meeting: Absent: • Linda Fallwell-Stover * Mary Saenz • David Walker • Eloy Soza • Abel Alonzo • James Duerr • Brian Watson Post Roll Call Arrivals: Staff Members Present: • Roberto Flores(3.44 p.m.) * Leon Bazar • Toni Padilla(3:52 p.m.) * April Moffett * Billy Delgado *Lupe Rocha Excused Absences: • Mary Saenz—requested excuse for October due to out-of-town for work Leon Bazar shared that Ms. Saenz has informed him that she will be submitting her resignation from the Committee in the near future. • Eloy Son—requested excuse due to other conflicting activity today. MOTION to excuse Mr.Son(by Brian Watson,2 by David Walker)passed. II.Approval of Minutes: Minutes of October 4,2006 • Brian Watson requested an amendment to his suggestion of contacting Rice University's Design Affiance to solicit their support in the construction and reconstruction of homes through the City's Home program • Chairperson Linda Fallwell-Stover clarified the previous referenced motion to designate the Accessibility Coalition of the Coastal Bend as a"pass through" organization for funds designated for the Barbara Jordan Media Awards Banquet • MOTION to approve the Minutes of October 4,2006 as amended(by David Walker, 2"by James Duerr)passed. IIL Public Comments/Presentations: • No Public Comment • Two guests—Diane Staley and Harvey Salinas,per suggestion of Member Abel Alonzo,were invited to sit with the Committee at the table. Change of Agenda—Chairperson opened the floor to discuss CFPWD Meeting Structure(item under VIII.New Business) and asked Leon Bazar to share responses from City Secretary relative to questions posed that confirmed the following points that included: (with a handoutO • The notice defines your agenda time limits • If there is no ending time,then you end it when the Committee elects to or when the agenda is over • If you lose your quorum,you cannot continue the meeting SCANNED • The Committee can make a motion at any time and end the meeting • If you post and"end time"and you finish the agenda before then,you must wait until that"end lime"before Discussion included: • L.Stover—have asked Staff to provide discussion items or presentation materials in meeting packet to review before hand—getting that at the table makes it a little more difficult to accomplish things in a timely manner • A.Alonzo—expressed concern that we should not be imposing on city employees and their departments to be responsible for comp time or overtime for being at our CFPWD meeting beyond 5 p.m.and that we should trust our Sub-Committee to meet and present critical summaries at our meetings • D.Walker—he does not want to be bound by a restrictive ending time but would like a sense of commitment where we can strive to end by 5 p.m.and prioritize the agenda and any action items at a time when we can have a quorum • L.Bazar—Director and Chairperson will meet within a week after the meeting to review the minutes and begin the development of the agenda for the next meeting • L.Stover—concern that we are expected to make decisions on items with minimal time to review and respond and encouraged everyone to take responsibility of posing questions or concern to staff or department reps prior to the meeting to get answers for discussion if necessary MOTION: to strive to end the meeting by 5 p.m. but not post an ending time(by David Walker and 2 b Toni Padilla). Motion passed • Some discussion continued after the motion but no change was made to the motion • Agreed that we would ask Staff to bring printed summary in case we do not get to them by 5 p.m.and they can leave and agreed that requests for agenda itema/questions for Staff come through the Chairperson or Leon Bazar for response IV. Chairperson's Report Deferred for today V. Sub-Committee Reports A.Title I/Employment Comprehensive • L.Bazar—Human Resources has agreed to meet on a quarterly basis with the CFPWD Sub-Committee to review 30 job descriptions relative to ADA concerns. Sylvia Wilson will be the point of contact from Human Resources. Toni Padilla will provide some available meeting dates and times and Leon will coordinate to arrange a mutual time with Human Resources for this meeting and will advise the Chairperson of this meeting when it is set. B. Engineering Sub-Committee • L.Rocha—provided an update on the Whitecap project on the Island that included a street overlay with ADA Compliant curb ramps on Park Road 22 to Whitecap,west of the Water Treatment Plant. This is funded by Bond election funds and there will only be sidewalk on the north side of the road with a completion date of march 2007. The question was asked if this is in response to a threat of a lawsuit and Mr.Rocha responded he was not aware of any lawsuit. • L.Stover—concern about completion of Weber street project and Mr.Rocha shared that Engineering Services is working to resolve some contractor issues before the project continues. • L.Bazar—shared that there had been some concerns from the residents of the Mannheim area about work there and Lupe Rocha shared that a neighborhood meeting had been held with them regarding this$5.2 million project and it was well received. VI. Staff Reports/Comments(Discussion,with possible action) A. Non-Discrimination Ordinance o L.Bazar—Human Relations Dept.is working on setting up training session on architectural barriers with TDLR to involve Engineering Services,Development Services,City Maintenance,and local architects. Problems with getting the video materials have delayed setting up this session and will most likely be schedule for late November or early December. Leon Bazar also shared that the department is avenging 3 to 4 accessibility grievances per day and shared an example of a grievance against that was received yesterday for not having enough aisle space for a person using a wheelchair. The department is also experiencing an increase with homeless individuals,some with disabilities,who are being denied housing so time is being spent in working with shelters and their admissions processes to resolve some of these complaints. Leon Bazar also added that in the meeting packet he had included a reference letter from Engineering reaffirming the commitment to minimizing the use of diagonal curb ramps in city projects. B.Other Items: 1. Parks and Recreations Outreach/Marketing Effort: B.Delgado—shared that they continue to monitor all park cites and have not received any accessibility complaints. Mr.Delgado asked the CFPWD to share with him if there is any specific information they want and to route questions through Leon Bazar for forwarding to Sally Gavik for answering. L.Stover—asked that information be provided on the number of requests for reasonable accommodation requested and confirmation that the Parks&Rec website is accessible and meets the BOBBY ADA standards L.Bazar—shared that the Bond program set aside funds for improving 15 parks a year and it is commendable that in one of the first parks to be worked on,that funding was targeted first to ensuring that sidewalks,tables,and seating are accessible. L.Stover—suggested that any city land that is sold,that was originally intended f or parks,that the profits be used for accommodations and accessibility at existing parks. 2.Development Services Key Projects(no rep attending) L.Bazar—shared that the UDC Sub-Committee are organized and meetings will be held between November S,2006 and December 19,2006 and members from CFPWD should be receiving information—Mr.Walker shared he had already received a packet for a meeting on Nov. 14's L.Stover—shared that she would like for minutes to reflect the CFPWD's concern that access issues are being covered in these UDC Sub-Committees VII. Old Business • Barbara Jordan Media Awards L.Stover -shared that a planning committee meeting is scheduled for November 7's and any CFPWD member is invited to attend. She reminded everyone that entries for recognition can be submitted until the 31"of November. She also shared that SCOOP training at area high schools went very well and that this training is also for college,newspaper,and other different types of media. • Volunteer ADA Parking Program Update N L.Stover—would like to pursue doing a PSA(Public Service Announcement)with Chief Smith on ADA Parking and involve people with disabilities from the community including Mr.Alonzo from our Committee and other individuals like John Taylor from the Paralyzed Veterans. L.Bazar—shared that Public Information has an idea that these would be 5-10 minutes in length on the public access channel and that it is not impossible to consider other forms of media distribution. He suggested that a meeting be set with Chief Smith,Linda Stover,and Ted Nelson to discuss this context of these PSA's L.Stover—she questioned whether any persons with disabilities were in the current Citizens Police Academy and she was informed that David Swartz is participating as is Mr.Duerr from the CFPWD L.Bazar—after discussion on the report of ADA parking violations,it was agreed that Leon Bazar would invite Judge Tamez to our next meeting to discuss these violations and particularly those that are being excused. VI I. New Business • CFPWD Meeting Structure L.Stover—no changes to the structure will be made at this time but she and Leon Bazar will work on the agenda so e-mail any agenda items to wish addressed. IX. Committee Concerns/Requests for Agenda Items: B.Watson—expressed his concern over Mr.Alonzo's behavior and stated he would not come back another term because of this. L.Stover—she shared that she takes responsibility for what goes on during the meetings and asked that we focus on the context of our meetings. She added that she does not have control over anyone's behavior but asked that everyone should work at being civil in our meetings. Agenda items proposed: • Lupe Rocha—(1)update on RTA complaints with bus stops(2)Magee Beach Update(3)Packery Channel Project • Doyle Curtis—update on process for ordinance on universal design • Parks&Rec—number of requests for reasonable accommodation for programs and services • Municipal Court—clarity on ADA parking citation list X. Announcements: None XI. Adjournment MOTION: to adjourn the meeting at 5:20 p.m.(by James Duerr,rd by Brian Watson)