City of Santa Fe Mayor's Committee on Disability met Sept. 6.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 3:08 pm by Chair Gish.
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Member Aurore Bleck
Member Kendra Garcia
Member Kathlyne Gish
Member Pam Parfitt
Member Angelique Montoya-Chavez
Member Meriam Jawhar
Member Jose "Eli" Fresquez
Members Excused:
Member Christopher Pommier
Others Attending:
Don Miller
Gina Maria Opalescent
Regina Wheeler, Public Works Director
Halona Crowe, MCD Committee Liaison
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Member Bleck moved, seconded by Member Garcia, to Approve the Agenda with the following amendments:
Include items 8b, 8c, and 8d:
8b – Updates on Vacant MCD Position (Kathlyne Gish)
8c – Continued Discussion of Updates to City Website; The City Website Features and Accessibility (Kathlyne Gish)
8d – MCD Sub-Committee Reports
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Bleck, Member Garcia, Member Gish, Member Parfitt, Member Montoya-Chavez, Member Fresquez
Against: None
Abstain: Member Jawhar (audio difficulties)
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. August 2, 2023 Meeting Minutes and CART Transcript.
MOTION: Member Bleck moved, seconded by Member Parfitt, to Approve the 08/02/23 MCD meeting minutes with the following corrections:
– Page 1, “Brian”
– Page 13, para 2: “Lensic”
– Page 14, para 5: “Dale Ball” and para 7: “Conservation Homestead”
– Page 30, para 3: “Wirth”
– Page 38, para 2: “Genoveva Chavez”
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Bleck, Member Garcia, Member Gish, Member Parfitt, Member Montoya-Chavez, Member Fresquez
Against: None
Abstain: Member Jawhar (audio difficulties)
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (15 MINUTES TOTAL)
a. Public Comments from Website or Zoom
No Public Comments from Website or Zoom.
6. PRESENTATIONS
a. None
7. ACTION ITEMS
a. Questions for City Candidates, Current City Council Candidates and the November 7, 2023 Election (Kathlyne Gish)
b. Library Disability Pride Month books displays found, and Purchasing and Planning for 2024 Events, awareness, resources, etc. (Kathlyne Gish, Angelique Montoya-Chavez)
c. ADA Emergency Kits and Urgent Need for Trainings and City of Santa Fe Emergency Planning (Pam Parfitt, Eli Fresquez, Kathlyne Gish)
d. 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)
e. Planning and Creation of Disability Non-profit to Support City Outreach, Inclusion Efforts, Fundraising, etc. (Eli Fresquez, Kathlyne Gish, GinaMaria Opalescent, Angelique Montoya-Chavez)
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS - NO ACTION
a. Continued Discussion on Updated ADA Coordinator Job Description and Continued Discussion of Appropriate City Placement for ADA Coordinator and Mayor’s Committee on Disability (Aurore Bleck and Kathlyne Gish, Kendra Garcia, Eli Fresquez Regina Wheeler, Director of Public Works)
b. Updates on Vacant MCD Position (Kathlyne Gish)
c. Continued Discussion of Updates on City Website; The City Website Features and Accessibility (Kathlyne Gish, Eli Fresquez, Regina Wheeler, Public Works Director)
d. 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:
https://santafenm-gov.zoom.us/rec/share/PCPNe2CrqGlk753_J8hwt lhB_O3cqAbKzH7vGcea2bYadIhcGuDKhtAQT8VNAQs.diXc5wXneoH3LXnQ?star tTime=1694034501000
10. MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTEE
11. NEXT MEETING: October 04, 2023
12. ADJOURN
Meeting adjourned by Chair Gish at 4:59 pm.
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