Meeting Minutes

Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010

Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Place: 1080 Emeline St., Small Basement Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

1.0 Call to Order

Chair Heylin called the meeting to order at 12:40 p.m.

2.0 Roll Call

Present: Peter Heylin, Charles Stone, Jeannette Cosentino Workman, Tom Crain, John Dougherty, Deborah Lane

Absent: Jerry MacAllister,

Excused: Robert McGaw, Joe Quigg

Guests: Charles Dixon, Doug Proctor

Staff: Mary Thuerwachter, Commission Coordinator

3.0 Minutes

November meeting minutes and December meeting summary were unanimously accepted.

4.0 Oral Communication

Charles Dixon reported that the Regional Transportation Commission approved $1.1 million for the Arana Gulch trails. The Master Plan will probably go before the Coastal Commission in March.

Doug Proctor reported that he was the caregiver for his 93 year old mother. He said that there was a handicapped parking problem at Dominican Hospital building located at 1575 Soquel Drive. Motion: The Commission will write a letter to Dominican to inform them of the problem for persons with disabilities. Msp: JD/JCW

Coordinators Report

The draft of the Annual Report for 2009 was reviewed, modified to correct Vice Chair and retreat attendance and approved. Msp: JD/CS

5.0 Ongoing Business

Rory O’Shea will be proposed for the Reel Work Labor Film Festival. Commissioner Daugherty will attend the planning sessions to give the Commission’s viewpoint and participate in the planning process. There was a discussion of whether to honor accessible business at the film festival or at a separate event. It was agreed that UCSC should be an award recipient for the accessibility modifications to the Performing Arts Center.

A motion was made to commission a logo for the commission. The bare idea was a person in a wheelchair on a surfboard. Chair Heylin has been in conversations with Tim Walsh. The commission voted to allocate up to $500 for a logo design. Rough ideas will be circulated for comments via e-mail. Msp JD/TC

There was no interest expressed in revising the Commission’s Bylaws.

Commissioner Stone will contact Gail Pellerin about being on the Voting Access Advisory Body.

Commissioner Lane brought to the attention of the Commission problems for MediCare recipients under the age of 65. Secure Horizons is charging Medi-Medi recipients (persons who are on both MediCal and MediCare) retroactive premiums. MediCal eligibility should qualify recipients for coverage without premiums. Commissioner Lane believes that recipients with “expensive conditions” are being targeted. She has contacted DREDF, CIL (Berkeley) and Protection and Advocacy about this problem. The Commission authorized her to further investigate this problem on behalf of the Commission. Msp CS/TC

The vacancy of the Vice Chair will be discussed at the next meeting.

A full discussion for the “Safety In Your Home Survey” will be on the agenda for the next meeting.

Meeting adjourned 2:10 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Mary Thuerwachter

Commission Coordinator