Meeting Minutes- Approved 1/12/06

Date: Thursday, November 10, 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 12:05 p.m.

2.0 Roll Call

Present: Bob McGaw , Charles Stone, Peter Heylin, Jessie Schecter, Michael Bush , Joseph Quigg, Jeanette Cosentino

Excused:

Guest(s):

Staff: Andrea Smith

3.0 Announcements

Chair Stone reported that he would be joining the members advisory group for the CCAH.

4.0 Minutes

ACTION: The Commission approved minutes for the October meeting.

Msp Quigg/Bush

5.0 Additions/Deletions

6.0 Oral Communications

7.0 Reports

7.1 Commissioners Reports

Commissioner Heylin announced that the Accessible Parking Violator Resource Card distributed by the Commission needs to be updated to reflect phone number changes. He also obtained a sample form letter to send to violators from an Attorney named Frankovich.

Chair Stone reported that he attended low vision conference.

Commissioner Cosentino reported that Karen Gosling at Domincan has been gathering medical equipment to send to Katrina survivors. There are two large metal storage containers full of equipment and supplies ready to go. Ms. Gosling is currently working on securing funding to ship the supplies. She has been a tremendous advocate and lead person in this effort. The Coordinator offered to send a “Thank you” note from the Commission.

Vice Chair Quigg reported that he is making progress on changing State Building Code on elevators to allow for back up elevators, which are more affordable. Currently they are trying to decipher if current code would allow for the less expensive elevator without any changes. Success in this change would provide advantages both financially and physically.

Commissioner Bush reported that he was in contact with the Elections Department on Election Day and there were no incidents of persons complaining that their access to voting was denied.

7.2 Coordinator’s Report

Commissioner packets

· Distributed a Fact Sheet from the 2000 Census on the disability population in Santa Cruz County.

· Letter to the Attorney General will be sent

· Suggested that Commissioners begin thinking about participating in the Reel Work Labor Film Festival in April. The Commission would sponsor an evening featuring a film that related labor and disability.

· There will be no meeting in December

· The Annual 2005 Commission Report to the Board will ready for review at the January 2006 meeting.

· The EEO Department has invited the Commission to participate in an employment summit. Commissioners’ Schecter and Cosentino expressed interest.

8.0 Ongoing business

8.1 Updates

Inclusive Home Design/Universal Access: Commissioners discussed ways people can find out about accessible home improvements. Commissioner Schecter suggested that Sally Jorgenson. Commissioners will start a list.

Accessible Parking Enforcement: No report

Legislation: No report

Accessible Parking Enforcement: No report

Disability Awareness/Cultural Competency: Commissioners discussed preparing a Fact Sheet on the local Disability population and the availability of Contractor referrals for access upgrades.

Terry Brickley Education Enhancement Scholarship (Cabrillo College Foundation): No report

8.2 Commission vacancy update

There are three vacancies.

9.0 New Business

9.1 Letter from John Daugherty & Debra Lane regarding Attorney General Lawsuit

ACTION: The Commission approved a letter to be sent to Mr. Daugherty and Ms. Lane addressing their concerns.

msp Heylin/Mcgaw

9.2 emergency preparedness plan

Chair Stone discussed the need to update the County’s Emergency Preparedness Plan as it relates to persons with disabilities.

Next meeting’s agenda:

Meeting adjourned 1:35p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Andrea Smith, Commissioner Coordinator