No preview available
HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Committee For Persons With Disabilities - 01/06/2021COMMITTEE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Summary of Minutes for Meeting on January 6, 2021 Via WebEx CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE MEMBERS Richard Balli (ARP, ENG) Dr. Anthony Zoccolillo (CVI, PSA) VICE CHAIRPERSON Melanie Gomez (PSA) Anthony Navarrette (CVI, ENG) Huxley Smith (ENG) SECRETARY Vanessa Nisbet (ARP, PSA) Mary Bustos (ARP) Christina Buttler (CVI) Vacant Due to a change in committee personnel, meeting notes were not available. The below is an approximation of meeting events and times. 1. Call to order @ 3:20pm 2. Moment of Reflection – Conducted 3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and Texas (waived due to WebEx) 4. Roll Call: a. Roll Call: i. Committee Members Present – Richard Balli, Anthony Navarrette, Dr. Anthony Zoccolillo, Melanie Gomez, Huxley Smith ii. Committee Members Absent – Mary Bustos, Christina Butler, Vanessa Nisbet iii. Staff Members Present – Sylvia Gomez (Human Resources); Michael Dice (Development Services); Mai Bernal (Engineering Services); Lisa Oliver (Parks and Recreation) iv. Staff Members Absent – Alex Gonzalez (CCPD Parking Control) v. Request and Approval for Excused Absences – None b. Requests and approvals for Excused Absence – None 5. Minutes – Minutes approved Motion – Dr. Zoccolillo Second – Huxley Smith Action – Motion Passed 6. Public Comments – None 7. Presentation (Limited to 10 minutes) – None 8. Staff Reports for the period: a. Human Resources – No updates b. Development Services Dept. – Mr. Dice provided a personal introduction as a first time participant on the committee and provided a brief department overview. Mr. Navarrette inquired about the impact of the accessible ramp permit waiver. Mr. Dice stated he would look into the matter and provide a report at the next meeting. c. Engineering Services – Mrs. Bernal provided an update on engineering projects throughout the city and identified traffic controls that impact persons with disabilities. Mrs. Gomez and Mr. Navarrette expressed appreciation for the detailed and helpful briefings provided by Mrs. Bernal. d. Parks and Recreation Dept. – Mrs. Oliver provided updates on current inclusive playgrounds and grant requests. Mr. Balli inquired about damages to the ground matting at the Salinas Park location. Mrs. Oliver agreed to look into the matter and provide a report at the next meeting. Mr. Navarrette inquired about the status of planned upgrades to North Beach. Mrs. Oliver agreed to look into the matter and provide a report at the next meeting. e. CCPD Parking Control – No updates 9. Subcommittee Reports: a. Engineering Subcommittee (ENG) – Mr. Balli reported that no action for the month of December was conducted due to the holidays. A subcommittee meeting will be conducted and a report made at the next meeting. b. Public Service Announcement Subcommittee (PSA) – Mrs. Gomez reported that no action for the month of December was conducted due to the holidays. A subcommittee meeting will be conducted and a report made at the next meeting. c. Accessible Recreation Playgrounds Subcommittee (ARP) – Mr. Balli discussed the importance for the city to pursue an Adaptive Sports Field that can be used for various adaptive sporting events to include wheelchair softball for adults. He mentioned that the city had identified a potential field to that could be used for this project, which is located adjacent to the Salinas Park Inclusive Playground location. Mr. Balli reported that this property was, to his knowledge, going to be sold by the city. Mr. Balli asked Mrs. Oliver to look into the potential selling of subject property. Mrs. Oliver stated she would look into the matter and provide an update at the next meeting. d. Community Volunteer Involvement Subcommittee (CVI) – Dr. Zoccolillo reported that he is awaiting additional input from The Rise School of Corpus Christi on the status of the “Rise and Shine 5k” on 2/20/2021. Additional information will be obtained and reported at the next meeting. 10. Chairperson’s Report: a. Round Table Discussion – Recommendation was made to consider replacing our annual participation in the Toys for Tots program with a partnership with Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s Toy Drive. Coordination will be conducted with Driscoll Hospital’s Volunteer Coordinator to request additional information and a committee briefing ahead of the next meeting. 11. Identify Items to be placed on next Agenda: a. Richard Balli requested the Parks and Recreation Department to provide an update on Adaptive Sports/Softball Field. b. Richard Balli requested a presentation by the Driscoll Children’s Hospital Volunteer Coordinator, pending the availability of Driscoll Children Hospital personnel. 12. Motion to Adjourn @ 4:20pm Motion – Huxley Smith Second – Dr. Zoccolillo Action – Motion Passed