MEETING SUMMARY
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Place: 1060 Emeline, Solarium, Santa Cruz,
CA 95060
1.0 Call to Order
Commissioner Heylin called the meeting to order at 12:40 p.m.
2.0 Roll Call
Present: Peter Heylin, Charles
Stone, Michael Bush, Tom Crain, Paul Ticknor
Absent: Laura Stuart
Absent
Excused: Jeanette Cosentino, Robert
McGaw
Staff: Mary Thuerwachter,
Commission Coordinator
Guests: John
Daugherty, Aaron Spencer, Doug Patrick
3.0 Minutes
4.0 Oral Communication
Commissioner
Crain was welcomed to the Commission.
5.0
Community Presentations
None
Coordinators
Report
Sample
business cards for commissioners were circulated to see what other information
should be included. The Santa Cruz County
Regional Transportation Commission has requested a letter of support regarding
funding to identify deficiencies in routes of travel for pedestrians. A new roster including Commissioner Crain’s
information was distributed. A flyer on
the beginning of the public hearing process on the Housing Element was
circulated. For those commissioners
working on accessible design issues, this might be a time to have accessibility
as a focus for the Housing Element.
6.21 Twin
Lakes – Chair Heylin wrote a letter to Assemblyman Monning and Senator
Simitian requesting that they request an Attorney General Opinion on whether an
RV parking ban supercedes the state law regarding disability placards and
plates . The County appears to be
willing to withdraw its application to the Coastal Commission to ban RV parking
at Twin Lakes Beach. There will also be
a development of the Pleasure Point area including parking. This may be the time to have input on
handicapped and RV parking.
6.22 Salvation Army – Chair Heylin will speak with Salvation
Army about signage.
6.23 Santa Cruz City parking – A copy of a letter from Dan
Garr to the City of Santa Cruz was circulated.
6.31 Survey Assessment Report – Commissioner Patrick reported that he and Karen Gosling from Dominican
Rehabilitation Services will make the presentation to the Board of Supervisors
regarding the COD Report on Services to County Resident with Disabilities on
April 14. Copies of the report were
distributed to all commissioners.
10-12 organizations will also be represented. Members of the audience will also include people with a range of
disabilities. The report will focus on
what will be sacrificed as a result of proposed budget cuts.
6.32 UCSC Performing Arts - Chair
Heylin reported that he received an e-mail from Susan Willats, ADA officer,
that the Risk Services Department of the University will fund handrails at the
Performing Arts Center and all other such venues.
6.33 EDTAC – The next meeting will discuss the service animal policy and route
restoration.
6.4.3 Porter Library – Chair Heylin discovered
that the Porter Library is owned by the County. He informed John Leopold’s office and they will review status
within the next 60 days.
6.44 Website
Accessibility The Commission will send
a letter to the City of Santa Cruz informing them of the results of the
accessibility evaluation done by Commissioner Ticknor.
6.45 Disaster
Preparedness – Former Commissioner
Patrick contacted the local OES and got word that the contractor hired to coordinate
this task force has been discontinued.
Patrick will contact Senator Simitian’s office to get more information.
7.0 Bylaw Revisions –
The following changes were
agreed by consensus.
2. Meetings and Agendas
Section 2
B. The
following items should be mailed (by electronic mail or U.S. Postal Service)
to each Commission member
and local media at least one week prior to each meeting:
1)
An agenda
C. When there is a need to take immediate action on an item
brought to the Commission’s attention subsequent to the agenda being posted, a
vote by either two-thirds of the full Commission or unanimous vote of
Commissioners present may authorize such action.
E. Agendas
for special meetings shall be sent by electronic or postal mail to each member
of the Commission at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Each person who has submitted a written
request to be notified of Commission meetings shall also be mailed agendas at
least 48 hours prior to a special meeting.
Special meeting agendas will be posted on the Commission’s website and
on select bulletin boards at County locations as soon as they are available. No
business other than that listed on the agenda shall be considered at a special
meeting.
F. Add sexual orientation
G. Public participation in Commission meetings
shall be allowed as follows:
1. Opportunities will be provided for
members of the public to address the Commission on matters within the scope of
its responsibilities.
2. Meeting time will be provided for
community oral communication regarding items not on the agenda. Each speaker’s presentation will be limited
to five minutes.
3. The
Commission may establish reasonable limits on the total time to be allotted for
discussion of a particular item. When
further discussion is required, the Commission may vote to allot time in the
agenda of the following meeting
I. The
meetings will be conducted in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order Revised,
unless otherwise specified by the authorizing legislation or the By-laws of this
Commission.
Section 3
B. All
official acts of the Commission comply with the Santa Cruz County Code, Section
2.38.150.
Section 7 Sub-committees –
deleted
Section 8. Membership – Use language from County Code
Delete reference to ex officio member from
the State Dept of Rehabilitation.
The discussion of attendance
requirements will be scheduled for the next meeting.
The last week of September
will be scheduled for the COD retreat to discuss a Plan of Action for the
Commission in accordance with the County Charter with Annual Goals and
Accomplishments.
Meeting
adjourned 2:15 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mary Thuerwachter
Commission Coordinator