Meeting Minutes- Approved 9/2/2004

 

Date:               July 1, 2004

Time:               10:30am-Noon

Place:              1400 Emeline Avenue, Bldg K, Room 206, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

 

1.0       Call to Order

Chair Stone called the meeting to order at 10:41 am.

 

2.0       Roll Call

Present:          Bob McGaw , Michael Bush, Charles Stone, Tearlach Sinclair, Jenny Sarmiento

Excused:        

Guest(s):        

Staff:                Andrea Smith

 

3.0 Announcements

 

4.0 Minutes 

ACTION: The Commission approved June’s meeting minutes.

msp Bush/McGaw

 

5.0 Additions/Deletions

 

6.0 Oral Communications

 

7.0 Reports

            7.1 Commissioners Reports

Chair Stone reported that there was a protest against  proposed IHSS two 2 Sundays ago and was covered by the Santa Cruz Sentinel. He also reported that he has asked a Sentinel reporter to keep a health desk at the newspaper to keep information consistent on the facts for multiple reporters.

 

Commissioner Sarmiento announced that life changes require that she resign from the Commission.

 

7.2 Coordinator’s Report

·          The EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) Department budget, including the Commission, was approved by the Board.

·          The Accessible Parking Lot Survey is almost complete. The Commission intern has reviewed over 77 parking lots and will begin to tally the results.

 

8.0 Ongoing business

8.1 Updates

Inclusive Home Design: No report

Accessible Parking Enforcement: Still waiting to hear from the Sheriff’s Volunteer Coordinator on liability insurance.

Legislation: No report

Cultural Competency Standards: Tabled until January 2005.

Terry Brickley Education Enhancement Scholarship (Cabrillo College Foundation): Commissioners requested that the Coordinator contact the Foundation so that the Commission could forward a congratulatory letter to the award recipient.

 

8.2 Commission Vacancy Update

 

Commissioners discussed contacts for new Commission members.

 

8.3 Movie Theatres (assisted listening devices, other technology) – tabled Commission vacancies are filled.

 

9.0 New Business

 

 

Next meeting’s agenda:

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:35 a.m.

 

 

Respectfully Sumitted

 

Andrea Smith

Commission Coordinator