TACOMA AREA COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES AGENDA FRIDAY, APRIL 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: 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? 4:15 Adoption of Agenda/Additions/New Business 4:18 Acceptance of the Minutes from March 2023 4:20 Public Comment 4:25: Nominations for Chair and Vice Chair for 2023 Current Nominations for Chair: Hester Current Nominations for Vice Chair: Sidhu, Monteros Commissioner Byram has expressed an interest in running for Chair and welcomes a nomination from the floor in advance of a vote. 4:40 Class and Comp Update—Shelby Fritz, Director Human Resources Commissioner Questions and Dialogue 5:10 Chair Reports * Krystal Monteros, Chair * Luke Byram, Vice Chair 5:20 Liaison Report – Office of Equity & Human Rights – Lucas Smiraldo 1. Accessible Taxi Report Update 2. Upcoming meeting with CBC’s with TPD Chief Moore on April 26th at Peace Community Center and remotely via zoom 3. New internal committee to address internal digital accessibility in the city of Tacoma 4. Public Works Subcommittee 64th and Pacific Celebration 2023 5. Nomination for City of Destiny Awards 5:30 Report from Active Subcommittees Public Works—Anthony Caldwell 5:35 Emergency Management—Todd Holloway 5:40 Ivan Tudela—Pierce County Human Services 5:45 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. * 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 – 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 5:50 Invitation for community input 5:55 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.