Meeting Minutes- Approved 1/13/05

Date: October 7, 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 10:44 am.

2.0 Roll Call

Present: Bob McGaw , Charles Stone, Peter Heylin, Erik Edmonds, Joseph Quigg

Excused: Michael Bush, Tearlach Sinclair

Guest(s):

Staff: Andrea Smith

3.0 Announcements

New Commissioner Joseph Quigg introduced himself to the Commission. He is a local developer creating wheelchair accessible housing in Santa Cruz.

4.0 Minutes

ACTION: The Commission approved minutes for the September meeting.

msp McGaw/Quigg

5.0 Additions/Deletions

6.0 Oral Communications

7.0 Reports

7.1 Commissioners Reports

Chair Stone reported the following:

· Requested that a link to www.voter.org be placed on the Commission website.

· Reviewed legislation see letter.

· The IHSS commission has endorsed propositions 71 (Stem Cell Research and 63 (1% tax for mental health services). He also distributed a brochure on Prop 71.

· (County, State ?) Health and Human Services staff have been cut and retraining new intake workers has begun. Quality assurance measures are still not yet in effect. The plan will be to implement a uniform intake process within the state.

· Assemblymember Laird will be attending the next IHSS committee meeting.

· CCAH is moving to Watsonville.

· Chair Stone is signing up for community television classes.

Commissioner Heylin reported that he went to Berkeley and Richmond to investigate their methods of enforcing accessible parking. When they had more staff they used the Unruh Act to more forcefully enforce rights. They sent letters informing businesses that they could be sued due to violations of State and Federal law.

Commissioner Quigg suggested working with the County to streamline the ADA compliance process through the Planning Department.

7.2 Coordinator’s Report

· Coordinator worked a table at the Annual Job Fair - disbursing information on the Commission and voter registration. Also distributed brochures to de-mystify the process to gaining employment at the County.

· Michael Bradshaw of CCCIL suggested the Commission consider initiating a consortium in Santa Cruz of employers who employ persons with disabilities.

· Requested Commissioners consider changing meeting time to be effective in 2005.

· Met a representative from a project called Helping Hand that operates out of Scotts Valley. One day a month a group donates carpentry skills to low income community members to assist with home repairs.

8.0 Ongoing business

8.1 Updates

Inclusive Home Design: No report

Accessible Parking Enforcement: Chair Stone asked if there is a map of blue zones in the City of Santa Cruz. Coord. to call city public works to see if there is a city-wide. still waiting on liability . Commission discussed next step. 1-800 report number research

Legislation: Stone reported next year medical redesign

Cultural Competency Standards: On hold until January

Terry Brickley Education Enhancement Scholarship (Cabrillo College Foundation): The Coordinator reported that she obtained the award recipients address from the Cabrillo College Foundation and has sent a congratulatory letter from the Commission.

8.2Commission vacancy update

Commissioner Sinclair reported he has found a replacement for his position.

8.3 Movie Theatre Listening Devices – tabled

9.0 New Business

Next meeting’s agenda:

The meeting adjourned at Noon

Respectfully Submitted,

Andrea Smith

Commission Coordinator