TACOMA AREA COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES AGENDA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 – 4:00-6:00 PM Remote Online Meeting Via Zoom 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 –What is a food dish or a beverage that you associate with autumn? 4:12 Adoption of Agenda/Additions/New Business 4:16 Acceptance of the Minutes from August 2021 4:20 Public Comment 4:25 Pierce County Transit--How BRT accessibility will be incorporated into the system design—Penny Grellier and Tammy Apthorp, Community Development Coordinator 4:40 Input/Questions from Commissioners 4: 55 Pierce County/City of Tacoma Homeless Strategy—Klarissa Monteros 5:15 Commissioner Response 5:25 Chair Report and Vice Chair Report * Krystal Monteros, Chair * Luke Byram, Vice Chair 5:30 Liaison Report – Office of Equity & Human Rights – Lucas Smiraldo 1. Ribbon Cutting Postponement 2. Commission Term Application Update 3. TACOD/TPD Update 4. COT and TSD Update 5:40 Julian Wheeler—Report from Pierce County 5:45 Ivan Tudela—Access and Functional Needs Pierce County 5:50 PM 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. (Report Integrated Into Liaison Report Above) * Tacoma Police Advisory Subcommittee (Report Integrated Into Liaison Report Above) * TACOD/Tacoma Public Schools Joint Subcommittee (Report Integrated Into Liaison Report Above) 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 Hines Effective Communication: Tony Caldwell, Luke Byram and Todd Holloway Employment – Dylan O’Catherine and Luke Byram Tacoma/TACOD Police Advisory, Byram Chair, Hester, Monteros, Smaby, Sidhu, Williams IT/Website – Lukas Barfield, and Luke Byram Tacoma/TPS Joint Committee, O’Catherine, Chair City Events Commission/CEC – Krystal Monteros and Luke Byram Committees Education and Access Subcommittee will soon form Anti-Stigma Campaign – James Williams, Krystal Monteros, Dylan O’Catherine Closed Captioning in Public Establishments – Todd Holloway, Luke Byram, Dylan O’Catherine, Krystal Monteros 5:53 Invitation for community input 5:58 New Business or Good of the Order 6:00 Meeting Adjourned COD Members: Todd Holloway, Chair; Krystal Monteros Vice Chair, Luke Byram, Anthony Caldwell, Rebecca Parson, James Williams, Dylan O’Catherine, 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.