TACOMA AREA COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES AGENDA FRIDAY, JULY 14, 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: “With some hot few days ahead, recall a time where you have been “super cool”. Tell us about that moment and you can interpret “cool” in any way you want. 4:15 Adoption of Agenda/Additions/New Business 4:18 Acceptance of the Minutes from April 2023 4:20 Public Comment 4:25 Chair Reports * Tony Amin Hester, Chair * Aimee Sidhu, Vice Chair 4:35 Liaison Report – Office of Equity & Human Rights – Lucas Smiraldo 1. Accessible Taxi Report Update 2. Report on the Joint Commission Meeting with Chief Avery Moore and June Invite to Meet with Community Engagement Officer Bervin Smith 3. Internal committee--digital accessibility in the city of Tacoma Update 4. Public Works Subcommittee 64th and Pacific Celebration 2023 5. Racial Equity Action Plan relaunch update 4:50 Report from Active Subcommittees Public Works—Anthony Caldwell 5:00 Emergency Management—Todd Holloway (upcoming hot spell?) 5:10 Ivan Tudela—Pierce County Human Services 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 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 5:30 Individual Commissioner Reports 5:40 Invitation for community input 5:45 New Business or Good of the Order 5:50 Meeting Adjourned Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities Committee Minutes Hybrid Meeting, hosted virtually via Zoom and in person at Emergency Operations Center for Pierce County Friday April 14, 2023 Call to Order Chair Monteros called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM Staff Liaison Lucas Smiraldo helped facilitate the meeting. Commissioners Present: Chair Krystal Monteros Luke Byram Tony Caldwell Aime Sidhu Kristy Willet Tony Hester Todd Holloway Commissioners Absent Commissioners Parson, Willet, and Williams were absent. City Staff Present Drena Sellers, Lucas Smiraldo, and Shelby Fritz Guests Present – Community Haley Edick, Tara from the Rainbow Center, Ivan Tudela and Julian Wheeler Ice Breaker The Spring is associated with many scents and fragrances including the scent of different foods and flowers. What is your favorite scent, smell or fragrance associated with Spring? Acceptance of Minutes Commissioner Sidhu made a motion to adopt the March 10 minutes. Commissioner Halloway seconded the motion. The ayes have it and the March 10 Minutes were approved. Adoption of Agenda Commissioner Hester made a motion to adopt the April 14 Agenda. Commissioner Sidhu seconded the motion. The ayes have it and minutes were adopted. Public Comment Julian Wheeler had public comment: July ADA anniversary Oct Disability history month. Misses doing outreach due to moving out of State. Nominations for Chair and Vice Chair for 2023 Nominations for Chair: Commissioner Hester and pending nomination for Commissioner Byram. Commissioner Holloway made a motion to nominate Commissioner Byram as a candidate for TACOD Chair Commissioner Sidhu seconded the motion. The ayes have it and Commissioner Byram is nominated as a candidate for the chair position. Nominations for Vice Chair: Chair Monteros and Commissioner Sidhu Poll tool was used in Zoom to capture votes. Seven commissioners voted. Commissioner Hester was voted to be the Chair of TACOD. Commissioner Sidhu was voted to be the Vice Chair of TACOD. Class and Comp Update Presentation Presentation on the City of Tacoma Class & Compensation Study given by Shelby Fritz, Director Human Resources Presentation attached in the PDF Version of the Minutes. Chair Reports * Krystal Monteros, Outgoing Chair Will possibly do training with the Fair Department on Equity will be working with Lawrence Garret who is a consultant * Luke Byram, Outgoing Vice Chair Let incoming Chair & Vice Chair know that his door is always open if they need advice. * Chair Hester, Incoming Chair Went to webinar accessibly trails on 4/12, ACAC meeting on 4/14 a workgroup meeting submitted for a retirement community. * Vice Chair Sidhu, Incoming Vice Chair Thinking about Nero-Diversity month and bring awareness to it. Liaison Report – Office of Equity & Human Rights – Lucas Smiraldo Taxi report update moving forward Upcoming TPD convening 4/26 meeting will be hybrid New internal committee to address internal digital accessibility for COT Celebration for Public Works 64th and Pacific sidewalk on May 25th, Commissioner Coldwell also shared about the event. Looking for nominations for City of Destiny Awards Emergency Management— Todd Holloway Commissioner Holloway shared on emergency preparedness training and staffing on functional services team at the State level. Access and Functional Needs Pierce County —Ivan Tudela Ivan Tudela shared update that the Pierce County Aging Disability Advisor Board is seeking new members, and information about the Senior Farmers Market program. Lucas Smiraldo announced that Ivan Tudela is now with Pierce County Human Services. Invitation for Community Input Tara Deputy Director from Rainbow Center shared about the Rainbow Center Guest Hayley Edick shared, interested in applying for commission. New Business or Good of the Order No new business. Adjournment Vice Chair Sidhu moved to adjourned, and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Hester. Meeting adjourned 6:05 pm COD Members:, Chair; Amin Tony Hester, Vice Chair: Aimee Sidhu, Krystal Monteros, Luke Byram, 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.