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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Committee For Persons With Disabilities - 06/02/2021COMMITTEE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Summary of Minutes for Meeting on June 2, 2021 Via WebEx CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE MEMBERS ADMINSTRATRIVE STAFF Anthony Navarrette (ARP²) Dr. Anthony Zoccolillo (CVI¹) Tracey Lawson – Human Resources VICE CHAIRPERSON Christina Buttler (ARP¹) Lisa Oliver – Parks and Recreation Vanessa Nisbet (PSA¹) Huxley Smith (ENG¹) Mai Bernal – Engineering Services SECRETARY Jennifer Gracia (ENG²) Michael Dice – Development Serv. Melanie Gomez (PSA²) Dr. Jennifer Scott (CVI²) Kristyn Dixon - CCPD Dirk Hillard (CVI²) Lisa Aguilar - Legal 1. Call to order @ 3:06pm 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 Anthony Navarrette, Melanie Gomez, Dr. Anthony Zoccolillo, Christina Buttler, Jennifer Gracia, Dr. Jennifer Scott, Dirk Hillard ii. Committee Members Absent – Vanessa Nisbet, Huxley Smith iii. Staff Members Present – Tracey Lawson (Human Resources), Mai Bernal (Engineering Services), Lisa Oliver (Parks and Recreation), Kristyn Dixon (CCPD Parking Control), Michael Dice (Development Services), iv. Staff Members Absent –Lisa Aguilar (Legal) b. Requests and approvals for Excused Absences – Vanessa Nisbet, Huxley Smith Motion – Melanie Gomez Second – Christina Buttler Action – Motion Passed 5. Minutes – Minutes approved Motion – Dr. Jennifer Scott Second – Christina Buttler Action – Motion Passed 6. Public Comments – None 7. Presentations (Limited to 10 minutes): a. Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority, B-Line – Melanie Gomez Melanie Gomez provided information of the services provided by B-Line. B-Line is a paratransit service that is for persons with disabilities who are unable to use the fixed-route as a result of their disability. There is an eligibility process involved with determining eligibility for B-Line service. An application must be completed by the applicant and a licensed medical professional who is familiar with the applicant’s diagnosis and/or disability. An in-person interview and assessment must be completed also. Due to COVID, the assessment process has temporarily changed and interviews are being conducted over telephone. Once the interview is completed, the applicant is granted temporary service until the decision has been made. Eligibility can be anywhere from three months to three years. Ms. Gomez provide additional information about the service and how it works. Questions about the service were answered, as well. 8. Staff Reports for the period: a. Human Resources – No updates. b. Development Services Dept. – Michael Dice advised that the proclamation for the ramp fee waiver program will be on June 15th. The draft proclamation and invites will be sent to members. c. Engineering Services – Mai Bernal provided an update on the construction project on Brawner Parkway from Carroll Lane to Kostoryz Road. Resources were also provided for additional information. d. Parks and Recreation Dept. – Lisa Oliver had to leave the meeting but Tracey Lawson was able to provide an update. The Rotary Club is working with the Parks and Recreation Department to install an ADA swing at West Guth Park. A concrete sidewalk and a pour-n-play safety fall zone. The project will be initiated in about eight months. Dirk Hillard recommended installing ASL signage and/or Braille. There was also discussion regarding other parks and accessibility features. e. CCPD Parking Control – Kristyn Dixon provided the number of citations issued for the month of May. Citations included 11 for disabled parking violations, 10 blocking the architectural design and 39 blocking the sidewalks. The decrease in citations may have been due to being short-handed two officers for the month of May. Four new parking enforcement officer positions will be getting posted shortly. 9. Subcommittee Reports: a. Engineering Subcommittee (ENG) – No updates. b. Public Service Announcement Subcommittee (PSA) – Melanie Gomez provide an update on the ADA Parking PSA video with the committee. Tracey Lawson confirmed that the original video is currently on the CCTV YouTube channel. Melanie will be in contact with the Multimedia Manager of the City’s IT Department as they will assist with re-recording the audio. The script has been typed up and a date will be set up to work on the audio. Melanie provided an update on the committee’s Facebook page. Administrative rights have been given to Melanie so that changes can be made to the page. Advised the committee to share the page or post on the page to get the page more active. Christina Buttler suggested updating the picture with new committee members. c. Accessible Recreation Playgrounds Subcommittee (ARP) – No updates. Dirk Hillard requested to be involved with the Bill Witt Park Plan. d. Community Volunteer Involvement Subcommittee (CVI) – Anthony Navarrete provided an updated regarding the Driscoll Children’s Hospital toy drive. The wish list was shared with the committee. Infants and toddlers are the age groups that have the most need. Anthony suggested collecting donation items through the committee members’ own organization, to begin with. Driscoll Children’s Hospital only requested that their logo not be used when trying to collect donations. Dr. Jennifer Scott offered her facility as a drop off location, if need be. Dr. Zoccolillo offered to clean up the wish list to not have Driscoll’s logo. Dr. Zoccolillo and Anthony will regroup after the meeting. Catch A Special Thrill (C.A.S.T. for Kids) will be coming up on August 21st. Dr. Zoccolillo is working to find out of if vendors or tables will be allowed at this event. Dr. Zoccolillo asked members to keep an ear our for information on the Walk ‘n Roll event. There was discussion regarding the committee’s flyers, promotional swag, canopy, table and tablecloth. Tracey Lawson will try and locate those items. 10. Chairperson’s Report: a. Round Table Discussion – i. Subcommittees – Anthony Navarrette explained his goal with having each member of the committee serve either a primary or secondary role in one of the subcommittees. These primary and secondary roles would serve as points of contact. Committee members were reminded that they are not bound to these subcommittees and are welcomed to assist with any or all of the subcommittees. Anthony asked members to review their assignments and discuss any changes before making a motion. Motion to approve the subcommittee primary and secondary assignments: Motion – Dr. Anthony Zoccolillo Second – Dr. Jennifer Scott Action – Motion Passed ii. City Survey – Anthony Navarrette reported that Dr. Jennifer Scott will lead this project. Dr. Scott reported that she would be scheduling a meeting with her contact at TAMU-CC and more information would be provided later. iii. Beach Day – Anthony Navarrette reported that Dirk Hillard will lead this project. Dirk reported that he’s been in contact with Lisa Oliver and her staff. The Beach Day event would hopefully be on August 7th at the Whitecap Beach area. Anthony asked if sponsors would be needed for this event and Dirk mentioned he would be looking into that. iv. CFPWD Logo Review – Anthony Navarrette again asked for any ideas for a new logo that represents the committee’s goal and purpose. Jennifer Gracia presented a few ideas. Dirk Hillard advised that the deaf community doesn’t like the symbol of the line through the ear to represent the deaf. Dirk will ask the deaf community for feedback regarding this. Dr. Scott suggested using the ASL hands symbol instead. Jennifer advised that all of the icons or symbols can be changed, as well as color scheme. Jennifer also informed the committee that Bernice Gonzalez assisted with the graphics designs of the different logos. Anthony asked that the committee continue to discuss this and get more logos for the next meeting. 11. Identify Items to be placed on next Agenda: a. Discuss progress on annual committee projects - continued b. Discuss changing the logo and review alternate logo proposals – continued c. Presentation from the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center by Dirk Hillard. d. Presentation from the Je’Sani Smith Foundation. e. Christina Buttler shared that July 26th is the 31st anniversary of the ADA. The Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living (CBCIL) is working on an event, resolution and proclamation for this. More information will be provided later. 12. Motion to Adjourn @ 4:57pm Motion – Melanie Gomez Second – Christina Buttler Action – Motion Passed