Meeting Minutes- Approved 10/13/05
Date: Thursday,
July 14, 2005
Time: Noon-1:
30p.m.
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
12:08 p.m.
2.0 Roll Call
Present: Bob
McGaw , Charles Stone, Erik Edmonds,
Peter Heylin, Joseph Quigg
Excused: Michael
Bush, Chris Lewis
Guest(s): Thom Onan - CCCIL, Jeanette Cosentino
Staff: Andrea
Smith
3.0 Announcements
Thom Onan distributed the CCCIL 2004
Annual Report. He also announced that the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported the
impending closing of care facility, Brommer Manor.
Erik Edmonds announced that the VA Clinic in Capitola is
scheduled to close. Community involvement is needed to prevent closure.
Attempting to contact Sam Farr and the Sentinel.
4.0 Minutes
ACTION:
The Commission approved minutes for the June meeting.
msp Edmonds/Quigg
5.0 Additions/Deletions
6.0 Oral Communications
Jeanette Cosentino reported that a registered attendee for
the Universal Conference cancelled due to unavailability of accessible lodging
in Santa Cruz. She also reported on a task group to assess bariatric client
(persons with BMI of 300 lbs. or more) services. Cosentino reported she is
working on a project through the hospital using legal services to have a
centralized place to get work experience and to help recycle used equipment
into the community.
7.0 Reports
7.1
Commissioners Reports
Commissioner Heylin
reported that Mission Tile has been reported to the County Compliance
Officer for failure to comply with access requirements.
Commissioner Edmonds reported that the compassionate
choice bill is dead until next year.
Vice Chair Quigg reported that progress on the
change in the building code
ACTION: The commission will send a letter through Assemblymember Laird’s office to support building code changes for elevators.
Msp Quigg/Mcgaw
Chair Stone reported:
·
SB 840 is working it’s way through the Legislature and
Health Care for All supporters will be
on KUSP. Chair Stone will be on
pirate radio 7pm .
·
He was awarded a scholarship from Community Television to
take courses including digital editing and producing. Chair Stone will use
skills to produce his new show – “At Disability 101”, which he plans to share
with universities and rehab centers
·
The Doran center just received a 50,000 grant to expand
services. Chair Stone will participate on a citizen action committee to
determine needs.
·
The Central Coast Alliance on Health is also hosting a
citizen action committee to address prescription co-pays that will go into
effect in January 2006.
·
He attended the June 13th & 14th Spring Conference on
IHSS
·
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported that Watsonville Hospital
in financial trouble and interestingly, the CEO received an $11 million salary
last year.
7.2 Coordinator’s Report
·
The Annual Job Fair is scheduled for October
·
The County Budget was approved with no changes to the
Commission.
·
No meeting in August
8.0 Ongoing business
8.1 Updates
Inclusive Home Design/Universal Access: Vice
Chair Quigg reported that changes to the building code regarding elevators
has stalled. The Coordinator will contact Assembly member Laird’s office about
requesting if there is anything that can be done to make it a priority.
Accessible Parking Enforcement: The Coordinator reported that there had been
numerous calls from various departments in response to the letter to the Board
requesting that Accessible Parking Enforcement be a priority in the coming
year.
Legislation: Chair Stone reported on
SB 840
Disability Awareness/Cultural Competency: Chair
Stone reported he is working on designing a format for a community
television program to be called “At Disability 101”.
Terry Brickley Education Enhancement Scholarship (Cabrillo
College Foundation): The Coordinator
will find out the recipient of the 2005 scholarship.
8.2 Commission vacancy update
Commissioners discussed possible commissioner candidates.
9.0 New Business
Next meeting’s agenda:
Meeting adjourned 1:25p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Andrea Smith, Commission Coordinator