Committee on Persons with Disabilities

City Hall City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Meeting Agenda Committee on Persons with Disabilities Thursday, May 16, 2019 6:00 PM Council Work Session Room After determining that a quorum is present, the Committee on Persons with Disabilities of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Work Session Room at 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas, at which the following items will be considered: 1. PRESENTATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC Citizens may complete one Request to Speak Card per night for this portion of the meeting and submit it to the Staff Liaison. This time is reserved for citizen comments regarding items not listed on the agenda. No official action can be taken on these items. Presentations from Members of the Public is limited to five speakers per meeting with each speaker allowed a maximum of three (3) minutes. 2. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION A. CPD19-007 Consider the approval of the minutes for the Committee on Persons with Disabilities meeting held on April 18, 2019. Attachments: Exhibit 1-Minutes B. CPD19-008 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding DCTA bus stops and those that are a top priority for improvement. Attachments: Exhibit 1-AIS Exhibit 2-Presentation Exhibit 3-Map C. CPD19-009 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding volunteer opportunities within the City of Denton. Attachments: Exhibit 1-AIS Exhibit 2-presentation D. CPD19-010 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding options for enforcement of accessibility laws by the City. Attachments: Exhibit 1-AIS Exhibit 2-Presentation Exhibit 3-ISR E. CPD19-011 Staff Reports 1. Staff Update Memo 2. Matrix Attachments: Exhibit 1-Memo Exhibit 2-Matrix Page 1 Printed on 6/19/2019 Committee on Persons with Meeting Agenda May 16, 2019 Disabilities 3. CONCLUDING ITEMS A. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the Committee on Persons with Disabilities or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting and under Section 551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda. CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of Denton, Texas, on the ________day of ___________________, 2019 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.) ____________________________________ CITY SECRETARY NOTE: THE CITY OF DENTON COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM IS HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED IF REQUESTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 940/349-8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1-800-RELAY-TX SO THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHEDULED THROUGH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. Page 2 Printed on 6/19/2019