TACOMA AREA COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES AGENDA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2022 – 4:00-6:00 PM Remote Online Meeting Via Zoom and Live at Pierce County Emergency Operations Center, 2501 S. 35th St. Suite D Tacoma, WA 98409 WELCOME Land Acknowledgement: “We gratefully acknowledge that we rest on the traditional lands of the Puyallup People where they make their home and speak the Lushootseed language.”    Tacoma and TPU main campuses are both on these traditional lands. Even though none of us participated in taking indigenous land, those of us who are not native still benefit from the fact that it happened.  4:00 Call to Order /Roll Call 4:04 Ice Breaker: Tell us what one example of “comfort music” for you. It can be an artist, group or musical genre that you love. 4:15 Adoption of Agenda/Additions/New Business 4:18 Acceptance of the Minutes from September 2022 4:20 Public Comment 4:25 Lucas—Appreciation to Ivan Tudela and Pierce County Government for Providing Live Venue for TACOD meetings 4:30 Chair Reports * Krystal Monteros, Chair * Luke Byram, Vice Chair 4:40 Liaison Report – Office of Equity & Human Rights – Lucas Smiraldo 1. Accessible Taxi Report Update 2. Sidewalk assessment grant with help of AARP consultant. City Leadership: Jennifer Kammerzell, Carrie Wilhelme, Liz Kaster 3. Public Works Subcommittee Work a. Proposed Date(s) for Celebration: Postponed till Spring. Participants from City: TACOD Chairs Monteros and Caldwell and other available commissioners. From Public Works Staff: Chris Storey (Project Manager), Jacob Hammes (Engineer), Kurtis Kingsolver (former PW Director, acting Asst. City Mgr), Josh Diekmann (Acting PW Director) other PW Staff and Councilmembers and Mayor. b. Preliminary Meeting to discuss potential support to look at plan to invest in sidewalks in need of greatest investment will happen later this month 5:00 Report from Active Subcommittees Public Works—Anthony Caldwell * 64th and Pacific Intersection Upgrade Recognition Event (see above) * Drive Through Alternatives Campaign (TBD) * Sidewalk assessment in low opportunity areas of Tacoma (See above) 5:05 Emergency Management—Todd Holloway 5:10 Ivan Tudela—Access and Functional Needs Pierce County 5:20 Tony Hester—Report from PCAC COMMITTEE REPORTS—CURRENTLY ACTIVE COMMITTEES * Accessible Taxi—Rebecca Parson, Lukas Barfield, Krystal Monteros, Todd Holloway—(Report Integrated Into Liaison Report Above) * Public Works—Advisory Meeting Report—Tony Caldwell and other members including Richard Smaby, Krystal Monteros and Luke Byram. * Tacoma Police Advisory Subcommittee Sub Committees: City-Led Project Liaisons Commission Projects Emergency Mgmt – Todd Holloway with Ute Weber Accessible Taxi – Rebecca Parson, Krystal Monteros, Lukas Barfield and Todd Holloway Public Works – Tony Caldwell, Richard Smaby and Krystal Monteros, with staff Gail Himes Effective Communication: Tony Caldwell, Luke Byram and Todd Holloway Employment – Luke Byram Tacoma/TACOD Police Advisory, Byram Chair, Hester, Monteros, Smaby, Sidhu, Williams IT/Website – Lukas Barfield, and Luke Byram with Gail Himes City Events Commission/CEC – Krystal Monteros and Luke Byram Anti-Stigma Campaign – James Williams, Krystal Monteros Closed Captioning in Public Establishments – Todd Holloway, Luke Byram, , Krystal Monteros 5:25 Invitation for community input 5:30 New Business or Good of the Order 5:35 Meeting Adjourned COD Members:, Chair; Krystal Monteros, Vice Chair, Luke Byram, Anthony Caldwell, Rebecca Parson, Todd Holloway, James Williams, Lukas Barfield, Amin Tony Hester, Richard Smaby, Aimee Sidhu and Kristy Willet City of Tacoma • Committees, Boards and Commissions cityoftacoma.org/cbc • 747 Market Street, 12th Floor • Tacoma, WA 98402-3701 The views and opinions expressed herein do not reflect the official position of the City of Tacoma or City Council, and shall not be used to endorse a candidate for office or ballot measure. If you need this information in an alternative format, please contact Lucas Smiraldo at 253-591-5048, or 711, or Washington Relay Services 1-800-833-6384.