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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Committee For Persons With Disabilities - 12/02/2009Committee For Persons With Disabiliti Summary of Minutes for December 2, 2009 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Abel Alonzo called the meeting to order at 3:44 p.m. A. ROLL CALL Committee Members Present: Abel Alonzo Herman Lee Jones Dr. Candelario Huerta Harvey Salinas Committee Members Absent: Will Hinojosa (Excused) Irene Martinez (Excused) Carlos Vargas Staff Members Present: Leon Bazar (Human Relations) Patsy Garcia (Human Relations) Johnny Perales (Development services) Jamie Pyle (Engineering) Staff Members Absent: Deborah Brown (Legal) L FEB 0 1 2010 CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE Thomas Dreyer Rosa M. Valdez (Excused) Stacie Talbert (Parks & Recreation) REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES MOTION Motion to excuse Irene Martinez, Rosa Valdez and Will Hinojosa for the December 2, 2009 meeting made by Harvey Salinas and seconded by Lee Jones. Motion passed. 2. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF 11/04/09 MOTION Motion to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of 11/04/09 made by Harvey Salinas and seconded by Thomas Dreyer, 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS (LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES) — NONE 4. PRESENTATIONS — NONE 5. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT — RTA BOARD APPOINTMENT LETTER REVIEW Mr. Alonzo stated the RTA Board Appointment Letter Review will be delayed until further notice. 6. STAFF REPORTS/COMMENTS A. Human Relations Department 1. Department Monthly Performance Report Leon Bazar provided the Committee with copies of the November 2009 Monthly Performance Report. (A copy of the report is attached to the back of the minutes.) Highlights included: • Closed 3 EEOC cases (Based on Pregnancy, Sexual Harassment and Disability) and expect in excess or close to 20 closures during the month of December • Closed 4 Fair Housing cases • Performed random site audit with Stripes representatives to establish corporate - wide focus on ADA accessibility SCANNED Page 1 of 3 • Meeting witn ADA Master Plan (LNV, Inc.) Contractor to identify inclusion of CFPWD • 2 EEOC settlements with $8,000 in resolution • Completed accessibility enhancements (door operators and additional parking) at Senior Center Mr. Bazar also announced the following upcoming event: • Free Citywide Health Fair sponsored by the NAACP, Saturday, 12.05.09, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Del Mar College South corner of Staples and Kostoryz (A copy of the flyer is attached to the back of the minutes.) B. Development Services Department 1. Overview of Major Developments Johnny Perales reported Mr. Stephen Draper, City Building Official, will be the primary contact for the Development Services Department at the CFPWD meetings. Mr. Draper will begin attending the CFPWD meetings on a regular basis in January 2010, C. Engineering Services Department 1. ADA Master Plan Jamie Pyle provided Committee members with an Engineering Services Staff Report handout which reviewed the following: • LNV Engineering, Inc. was awarded the Contract for Professional Services in the amount of $370,410 to prepare an ADA Master Plan for the City of Corpus Christi. This project is funded partially by a Community Development Block Grant and partially by ADA Bond 2008. • LNV Engineering, Inc. will be consulting with the City of San Antonio to see how they are developing their master plan. After that meeting they will develop a strategy and initiate a design kickoff meeting. • LNV Engineering, Inc. plans to provide information and receive input from the Committee for Persons with Disabilities through out the design process. They will periodically present the master plan to the Committee and will welcome any suggestions or comments the Committee may have. 2. Joint City/RTA/TxDOT Engineering Committee Update Ms. Pyle's report/handout also highlighted the following: • The purpose of this meeting is to coordinate the efforts of the RTA, City and TxDOT. Generally each agency will report current projects that are going on and their status. This gives the other agencies opportunity to express concerns or work out conflicts that may arise. It also keeps the agencies aware of opportunities to resolve current and historical issues. • The last meeting was held on November 5th and was well attended by TxDOT, RTA and the City. A presentation was made by CH2MHill who is the Engineering Consultants on the Kostoryz Road Street Improvement Project. After the presentation there was opportunity for the RTA and TxDOT to discuss problems and future plans for the Kostoryz project limits. RTA was planning several bus stop landing pads which would have been torn out by the Kostoryz construction Page 2 of 3 project. The tax payers were saved about $120,000 by the coordination of this project. • Martin Horst, the Area Engineering for the TOOT Corpus Christi District, gave a presentation of how to track TOOT projects. The website is www.txdot.gov and then proceed to Project Tracker. The information on the website is constantly updated and TOOT staff uses the website for their information as well as being available to the public. • Brigida Gonzalez gave a report on the status of the MPO. She noted that the Metropolitan Transportation Plan is on the MPO website @ www.corpuschristi- mpo.orq. • Sharon Montez of the RTA gave an update on the RTA Bus Stop Landing Pad Project. The RTA has opened bids and selected 2 different contractors to construct the 200 landing pads and numerous curb ramps all over the City. D. Parks and Recreation Department 1. 27th Annual Senior Community Services Holiday Dinner Stacie Talbert announced this year's 27th Annual Holiday Dinner to be held on Thursday, December 17th 2009 from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the American Bank Center Watergarden Room. Ms. Talbert so provided everyone with a Senior Community Services Volunteer Packet/Form and asked anyone interested in volunteering may do so by filling out the form and returning it to the Garden Senior Center by December 3, 2009. (A copy of the flyer is attached to the back of the minutes.) 7. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS A. ADA Title I/Employment Comprehensive Subcommittee — No Report B. Engineering Subcommittee — Presentation of Recommended Curb Ramp Projects for Approval Dr. Huerta reported the Subcommittee met on November 11th and accomplished a lot. The December 2nd meeting was postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date. The Subcommittee is focusing on individual ramp requests, Bond 2008 and ADA Funds. 8. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA • RTA New Routes Presentation 10. ADJOURNMENT MOTION Motion to adjourn made by Harvey Salinas and seconded by Dr. Huerta. Motion passed. The meeting adjourned at approximately 4:39 p.m. Page 3 of 3