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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Committee for Persons with Disabilities - 03/01/2023 w 1201 Leopard Street City of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi,TX 78401 cctexas.com Meeting Minutes - Final Committee for Persons with Disabilities Wednesday,March 1,2023 3:00 PM City Hall City Council Chambers The City of Corpus Christi promotes participation regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability or political belief. Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For assistance or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact (361) 826-3300 at least 48 hours in advance. Upon request, this information can be available in larger print and/or in electronic format. The committee for persons with disabilities is hereby established for the purpose of carrying on a program to encourage, assist, and enable persons with disabilities to participate in the social and economic life of the city; to achieve maximum personal independence; to become gainfully employed; and to enjoy fully and use all public and private facilities available within the community. (Ord. No. 24364, § 1, 2-13-2001) A. Call To Order Chairperson Dr. Jennifer Scott called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. B. Moment of Reflection Conducted C. Pledge of Allegiance Conducted D. Roll Call Staff Members Present— Jennifer Buxton, Ricardo Rodriguez, Lisa Oliver Staff Members Absent—Mai Bernal, Michael Dice, Nora Vargas Present: 5- Imelda Trevino,Vice Chair Melanie R. Gomez,Angela Brengman, Olivia Allan, and Jennifer Scott Excused: 3- Ashley Voggt, Kelsey Dahlbeck, and Sandra Flores E. Public Comment None City of Corpus Christi Page 1 Printed on 4/27/2023 Committee for Persons with Meeting Minutes -Final March 1,2023 Disabilities F. Approval of Minutes and Action on Absences Minutes approved. 23®0358 Approval of the January 04, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes Attachments: CFPWD Meeting Minutes FEB 2023 A motion was made by Board Member Angela Brengman, seconded by Vice Chair Melanie R. Gomez, that the Minutes be approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. G. Staff Reports Neighborhood Services: Juan Ramirez reported on three ADA calls. First call was located at 545 N Upper Broadway ADA parking. Staff reported there is not a work order for this area in the next 2 years for the Engineering Department. The complaint has been closed. Second call was located at 4818 Shopper's Way. The complaint was related to no signage present. Conducted on site visit and confirmed the number of parking spaces. Property was compliant with 3 accessible parking and only required 1 accessible parking spot and 1 van accessible parking spot. The complaint has been closed. Last call was located at 2600 Ocean Drive, Cole Park. Location did not have the proper ADA signage. Staff conducted 2 on site visits and were able to verify 149 parking spaces at location. The current number of ADA accessible parking is 4 and 1 van accessible. Vice chairperson, Melanie Gomez, commented on 2600 Ocean Drive regarding if additional parking lot on the opposite side of the park was entered in the initial parking spot survey. Staff is working with the Parks and Recreation Department to resolve the issue on location. Staff provided an update on 6113 Saratoga Boulevard. The ADA signage work has been completed by the property owner. The owner installed signage and fixtures. Complaint has been closed out. CCPD Parking Enforcement: Ricardo Rodriguez reported on the ADA Citation report. There were 116 citations for disabled parking, 6 citations were issued for blocking architectural design, and 91 for blocking sidewalk. Mr. Rodriguez reported there is one officer that is assigned to just enforcing disabled parking. However, in the next couple of months they are looking to add another officer during the whole week. Mr. Rodriguez stated they are also asking to add one more for the blocking sidewalk calls. H. Presentations Alana Manrow— Director of Public Affairs & Development at South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind /CCPD Senior Officer with the Bomb Squad, Mat Weischwill reported on the Beeping Eggstravaganza being held on April 1, 2023, at the Texas State Aquarium. CCPD Senior Officer, Weischwill stated the special Easter egg hunt is for the children who are blind to visually impaired and their immediate family. Alana reported they are not in need of volunteers but taking donations for stuffed animals and candy to fill up the City of Corpus Christi Page 2 Printed on 4/27/2023 Committee for Persons with Meeting Minutes -Final March 1,2023 Disabilities Easter baskets. Alana also reported two future events called Rubber Duck Round Up at Water's Edge Park on July 19, 2023 and Birdies for the Blind Golf Tournament on November 3, 2023. I. Committee Liaison Report None J. Chairperson's Report Round Table Discussion 1. Closed-Caption Project— No update— pending review from Communications Department. 2. Committee Workshop — No update. 3. Protected Bike Paths— Resolution submitted. 4. Adding Events and speaking engagements to the calendar—Angela Brengman spoke on the air show, Buc days, superhero 5k, and truck festival. Angela will submit e-mail to Dr. Scott. 5. Goals for 2023 discussion — PSA's and upcoming workshops. K. New Business 23-0359 Resolution in support of the Cole Park Master Plan and Labonte Park Master Plan being developed by the City of Corpus Christi and encouraging the City Council to ensure that improvements to City parks increases access and enjoyment of parks by persons with disabilities. Attachments: Parks Resolution CFPWD FINAL Resolution in support of the Cole Park Master Plan and Labonte Park Master Plan being developed by the City of Corpus Christi and encouraging the City Council to ensure that improvement to City parks increases access and enjoyment of parks by persons with disabilities -The committee members recommends the City Council to ensure that park improvements are inclusive to all through features and such a solid surface, trails, ramps to scenic area, playground equipment, and many other park improvement be inclusive to all abilities. Lisa oliver reported community engagement phase for Labonte Park is still pending. 23-0360 Resolution in support of the design, funding and construction of protected bike paths in areas of high vehicular traffic in the City of Corpus Christi, recommending the coordination of protected bike paths on state highways or frontage roads, and recommending that the City Council direct City staff to City of Corpus Christi Page 3 Printed on 4/27/2023 Committee for Persons with Meeting Minutes -Final March 1,2023 Disabilities pursue available resources to implement plans for protected bike paths. Attachments: Protected Bike Paths ResolutionFINAL Resolution in support of the design, funding and construction of protected bike paths in areas of high vehicular traffic in the City of Corpus Christi, recommending the coordination of protected bike paths on state highways or frontage roads, and recommending that the City Council direct City staff to pursue available resources to implement plans for protected bike paths. 23-0364 Approve revisions to Bylaws Attachments: CFPWD Bylaws REVISIONS Approve revisions to Bylaws. L. Subcommittee Reports • Engineering Subcommittee (ENG) — no update. • Public Service Announcement Subcommittee (PSA) — no update •Accessible Recreation Playgrounds Subcommittee (ARP)— no update. • Community Volunteer Involvement (CVI)—Oliva Allen volunteered to attend the Beeping Eggstravaganza M. Future Agenda Items T-shirts Introduction of new committee members Subcommittees N. Adjournment Olivia Allan motioned to adjourn/Angela Brengman second at 3:49 p.m. This meeting may be held via videoconference call pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.127. If this meeting is held via videoconference call or other remote method of meeting, then a member of this governmental body presiding over this meeting will be physically present at the location of this meeting unless this meeting is held pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.125 due to an emergency or other public necessity pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.045. City of Corpus Christi Page 4 Printed on 4/27/2023