City of Santa Fe Mayor's Committee on Disability met June 7.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. May 03, 2023 Meeting Minutes and CART Transcript.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (15 MINUTES TOTAL)
a. Public Comments from Website or Zoom.
6. PRESENTATIONS
a. Updates on City of Santa Fe Acquisition and Proposed Training to Use and Utilize ADA Kits During Emergencies and Community Events (Brian Williams, Emergency Management Director; Eli Fresquez)
7. ACTION ITEMS
a. Voting for MCD Chair and Vice-Chair for 2023-2025 Term (Regina Wheeler, Halona Crowe, Kathlyne Gish)
b. Voting to Create MCD Assistance Subcommittees: Examples and Ideas: Minutes and Transcripts Subcommittee, Inclusive City Access Subcommittee, Social Media and Website Subcommittee, Inclusive Meetings Subcommittee, ADA Coordinator Selection Subcommittee, ADA Grievance Process Oversight Subcommittee, etc. (Kathlyne Gish)
c. Updates for posting MCD position (Kathlyne Gish)
d. Summer Commemoration Event, to Celebrate and Give Awards to Selected City Staff and Others Who Have Supported the Disability Community (Eli Fresquez, Kendra Garcia, Angelique Montoya-Chavez)
e. Continued Discussion on updated ADA Coordinator Job Position, Description and Process to Hire, and Interviews (Kathlyne Gish, Kendra Garcia, Eli Fresquez, Regina Wheeler, Director of Public Works)
f. Discussion and Plan to Implement Inclusive City Meetings, Accommodations Process, Zoom/Hybrid Meetings, ASL, CART, Languages, LOOP System in City Buildings, Ongoing Need to Correct and Update Community Access (Pam Parfitt, Kathlyne Gish)
g. Public Library Access process for obtaining physical materials for homebound/physically limited patrons (Kathlyne Gish)
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS-NO ACTION
a. Ice and Weed Removal in the City of Santa Fe as ADA Compliance Issue (Eli Fresquez)
b. ADA Compliance Process upon Receipt of a Verbal, Written, Mailed, E Mailed, etc. Complaint/Request for an Accommodation (Kathlyne Gish)
c. Continued Discussion of Appropriate City Placement for ADA Coordinator and Mayor’s Committee on Disability (Aurore Bleck and Kathlyne Gish, Regina Wheeler, Director of Public Works)
d. Continued Discussion of Updates on New City Website. (Kathlyne Gish, Eli Fresquez, Regina Wheeler, Public Works Director)
e. MCD Sub-Committee Reports.
9. MATTERS FROM STAFF
a. A link to the video recording of this meeting will be added to the Meeting Minutes for this meeting.
10. MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTEE
11. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
12. ADJOURN
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