TACOMA AREA COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES AGENDA FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023 – 4:00-6:00 PM Remote Online Meeting Via Zoom and Live at Tacoma Municipal Building 747 Market Street, Conf. Room 248 Tacoma, WA 98402 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: “Who is someone, or what is something that you look after? “ Examples could include family, friends, neighbors, pets, a garden, house plants, a neighborhood, etc.” 4:15 Adoption of Agenda/Additions/New Business 4:18 Acceptance of the Minutes from July 2023 4:20 Public Comment 4:25: Meet and Greet OEHR’s new Assistant Director, Mariama Suwaneh. Self-Introduction followed by questions and conversation. 4:50 Chair Reports * Tony Amin Hester, Chair * Aimee Sidhu, Vice Chair 5:00 Liaison Report – Office of Equity & Human Rights – Lucas Smiraldo 1. Follow Up on Commissioner Barfield Request from July 2. Feasibility Study and Aging and Livability Plan in 2024 3. Accessible Taxi (See above) 4. Update on Commissioner Orientation Curriculum and Open Government Training at State Attorney General Site 5. Internal committee--digital accessibility in the city of Tacoma Update 6. Racial Equity Action Plan relaunch update 5:15 Report from Active Subcommittees Public Works—Anthony Caldwell 5:20 Emergency Management—Todd Holloway 5:25 Ivan Tudela—Pierce County Human Services 5:30 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 Tony Amin Hester, Krystal Monteros and Luke Byram. 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 – Caldwell, Hester, Byram and 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, Sidhu, Williams IT/Website – Barfield, Hester and 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 5:35 Individual Commissioner Reports 5:40 Invitation for community input 5:45 New Business or Good of the Order 5:50 Meeting Adjourned COD Members:, Chair; Amin Tony Hester, Vice Chair: Aimee Sidhu, Anthony Caldwell, Todd Holloway, James Williams, Lukas Barfield, 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.