Meeting Minutes- Approved 10/7/04
Date: September
2, 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 , Charles Stone, Tearlach Sinclair, Peter Heylin, Erik Edmonds
Excused:
Michael Bush
Guest(s): Jennifer Hutchinson
Staff: Andrea
Smith
3.0 Announcements
4.0 Minutes
ACTION:
The Commission approved July’s meeting minutes.
msp McGaw/ Sinclair
5.0 Additions/Deletions
Add 9.1 letter to Wes Chesbro
Add 9.2 letter to Gary Trudeau
6.0 Oral Communications
7.0 Reports
7.1
Commissioners Reports
Chair Stone reported that he attended a HICAP
forum on Medicare. Highlights from the forum include:
·
Medi-Gap formerly covered what Medicare wouldn’t cover but
that may no longer be the case.
·
There are currently 85 Prescription Drug Discount Cards from
which consumers must choose.
·
Representative Sam Farr stated that Medicare was designed to
fail.
·
The law does not allow the purchase of prescription drugs
from Canada or Mexico, however the top ten drugs prescribed are processed
outside of this country.
·
The advice was to purchase Long Term Care Insurance.
Chair Stone also reported that PHAT
(Progressive Housing Advocates T?) issued a letter naming the Commission as one
of the sources they reported their discontent of the local housing situation.
Commissioner Sinclair reported that there is a Los
Angeles woman trying to gain a temporary disability parking permit to use after
she has her nails done.
New Commissioner Edmonds introduced himself. He is 24
years old living in Santa Cruz and became interested in disability rights when
he became disabled from an accident. He works in Assembly member Laird’s office.
New Commissioner Heylin introduced himself to the
group. He is a long-time resident of Brookdale and has been involved in
environmental issues. He discovered the Commission when he called to complain
about a parking and access issue with a local business and was told there was
an opening.
7.2 Coordinator’s Report
The Commission intern is tabulating results from the Parking
Lot survey. Results should be available in November.
8.0 Ongoing business
8.1 Updates
Inclusive Home Design: No report
Accessible Parking Enforcement: The program is still waiting on liability insurance.
The Commission discussed the next step and possible alternatives. The
Coordinator and Commissioner Heylin will research a 1-800 report number
program available in other counties.
Legislation: Chair Stone reported
that next year would mark the beginning of the MediCal redesign.
Cultural Competency Standards: On hold
until January
Terry Brickley Education Enhancement Scholarship (Cabrillo
College Foundation): The Coordinator reported that she is waiting to
hear back from the Cabrillo College Foundation on the award recipient.
8.2 Commission vacancy update
Commissioner Sinclair reported that he has found a
replacement for when his position is vacated.
8.3 Movie Theatres – tabled.
9.0 New Business
9.1 Wes Chesbro
Action: The Commission approved a thank you letter to
Senator Wes Chesbro for his work on SB 1365, which serves to enforce the
Olmstead decision. Send copies to Belshe and the Board of Supervisors.
Msp: Stone/Mcgaw
9.2 Gary Trudeau
Action: The Commission approved a thank you letter to Gary
Trudeau for his honest portrayal of disability in his comic strip
Msp: Stone/Mcgaw
Next meeting’s agenda:
The meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m.
Andrea Smith
Commission Coordinator