TACOMA AREA COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES AGENDA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 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: As we enter a holiday season what is a memorable family/friend gathering from the recent or even more distant past? 4:15 Adoption of Agenda/Additions/New Business 4:18 Acceptance of the Minutes from October 2022 4:20 Public Comment 4:25 Update South Tacoma Access Project—Katie Drewel, Govt and Community Relations Officer 4:40 Question and Dialogue with Commissioners 4:55 Time for Commissioners to Pause and Reflect (Recommended by Commissioner Caldwell and Supported by Commissioners at a previous meeting.) What do you feel is worthy of celebration, either as a commission or in your personal life? (Round Robin with all commissioners checking in) 5:25 Chair Reports * Krystal Monteros, Chair * Luke Byram, Vice Chair (Update from Larchmont School on Braille access) 5:35 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 (Meeting to be scheduled in December) 4. Support Letter from Chair to address support for accessible transportation action in Olympia in partnership with City of Tacoma Legislative Liaison. 5:40 Report from Active Subcommittees Public Works—Anthony Caldwell 5:45 Emergency Management—Todd Holloway 5:50 Ivan Tudela—Access and Functional Needs Pierce County 5:55 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 5:57 Invitation for community input 5:58 New Business or Good of the Order 6:00 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.