TACOMA AREA COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES AGENDA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 – 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 are you looking forward to OR what would you like to leave behind in 2022? 4:12 Adoption of Agenda/Additions/New Business 4:16 Acceptance of the Minutes from January 2022 4:20 Public Comment 4:25 Dialogue: City of Tacoma Public Works, ADA Coordinator, Gail Himes: * Assessing AIRA for blind access and menu reading feedback * Alternatives to Drive-Through Education Campaign 4:45 Feedback and Comments from Commissioners 5:00 Biennium Budget Input and Priority Setting—Reed Bennion, Finance * Presentation and Commissioner Input 5:20 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. Accessible Taxi Update 2. TACOD/Tacoma Police Dept Update 3. Closed Captioning Rollout in 2022 4. ADA Access Drive Through Education Campaign Update 5. Snow Removal from Public Walkways (Will be introduced by Ivan Tudela) 5; 40 Report from Active Subcommittees Public Works—Anthony Caldwell Emergency Management—Todd Holloway 5:45 Ivan Tudela—Access and Functional Needs Pierce County * Building Plan to Address Snow Removal on Public Walkways and Housing Complexes as an ADA issue 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 (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 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 5:59 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.