Commission on Persons with Disabilities

City of Alameda Meeting Agenda Commission on Disability Wednesday, April 11, 2018 6:30 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council Chambers, Alameda, CA 94501 Meetings held on the second Wednesday every other month at 6:30 p.m 1 ROLL CALL 2 MINUTES 3 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT) 4 NEW BUSINESS 4-A 2018-5447 Changing Commission meeting dates to second Wednesday of odd months, starting in May or July. New meeting months will be January, March, May, July, September, and November. 4-B 2018-5448 Presentation: Karen Nakamura, Chair of Haas Institute’s Disability Studies Cluster, UC Berkeley. Attachments: 4-B Bio Karen Nakamura & Haas Institute 4-C 2018-5449 Overview of City of Alameda service request system: See Click Fix (City Staff) 4-D 2018-5450 Overview of “211” system Alameda County social service referral line (City Staff) 5 OLD BUSINESS 5-A 2018-5451 Commission and Board Liaison Report (All Commissioners) 5-B 2018-5452 Subcommittees report and schedule 6 STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS 8 ADJOURNMENT City of Alameda Page 1 Printed on 4/3/2018 Commission on Disability Meeting Agenda April 11, 2018 ****NOTE****•Translators or sign language interpreters will be available upon request. Please contact Laurie Kozisek, Staff Liaison at (510) 747-7940 or (510) 522-7538 (TDD number) at least 48 hours before the meeting to request a tanslator or interpreter. •Minutes of the meeting are available in enlarged print. •Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) is available. •Please contact Laurie Kozisek, Staff Liaison at (510) 747-7940 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to request agenda materials in an alternative format, or any other reasonable accommodation that may be necessary to participate in and enjoy the benefits of the meeting. •Materials related to an item on the agenda submitted to the Commission on Disability Issues after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the office of the Public Works Department, 950 W. Mall Sq. Room 110, during normal business hours. • KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE: Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City of Alameda exist to conduct the citizen of Alameda’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. • FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION: the address is 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Room 380, Alameda, CA, 94501; phone number is 510-747-4800; fax number is 510-865-4048, e-mail address is lweisiger@alamedaca.gov and contact is Lara Weisiger, City Clerk. • In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals. City of Alameda Page 2 Printed on 4/3/2018