TACOMA AREA COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES
AGENDA
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016 – 4:00 PM – 5:45PM
TACID Center – 6315 South 19th Street, Tacoma, WA

WELCOME
4:00	Call to Order 

4:02	Adoption of Agenda

4:03	Acceptance of the Minutes

PUBLIC COMMENT
4:05	Public Comment 

REPORTS
4:20	Liaison Report – Sandy Davis – Commission Vacancies

4:25	HR Director Report – Joy St. Germain / Update on ADA Transition Plan

4:30	Other Reports (TACID/CFI)

PRESENTATIONS 
4:30	June Presentation – Integrated Healthcare and Supported Employment 
o MDC – Gregory Kleiner, Vice-President for Healthcare, and Ginger Peck, Director of Asset Building

COMMITTEE REPORT 
5:00	Effective Communications Committee Update – Gary Peterson for 
                       Luke Byram



* Ethnic Fest Outreach
* Disability Advocates Awards
* Closed Captioning Ordinance
* Community Outreach

BUSINESS
5:20 	None

CLOSING
5:20	Agenda Building 
- July Committee Report – Ethnic Fest Prep
- August – Emergency Mgt - Confirmed
- Sept - Tanisha Jumper  – Overview of Tacoma 2025 Strategic Plan 
- Gail & Kurtis - Public Works/Pierce Transit Update 
- October – Open Public Meetings Training
- November - Retreat

5:35	Good of the Order/Announcements /Impact Stories

5:45	Meeting Adjourned

UPCOMING MEETINGS
Commission on Disabilities Meeting – Thurs, July 14, 4:00 pm – 5:45pm
Effective Communication – Wed, June 15, 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm, TACID, Room 21 
                                                     (3rd Wed)
Mental Health Research Committee – Mon, June 27, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, TACID 
                                                                        (4th Mon, Every other month)






Projects: 
City-Led Project Liaisons
Commission Projects
Emergency Mgt – Todd Holloway
Taxi Cabs – Krystal Monteros

Strategic Plan – Roxanne Miles

Accessible Communities Grant Application – Gerrit Nyland
Parking Enforcement – TBD
Closed Captioning in Public Establishments – Devon Myers
Public Works – Roxanne Miles

Equity & Human Rights – Sheryl Ellis
Committees
Neighborhood & Comm Services – JoAnn Fritsche
Effective Communications – Luke Byram

Mental Health Research – JoAnn Fritsche



COD Members: Roxanne Miles, Chair; Krystal Monteros, Vice Chair; Luke Byram, Sheryl Ellis, JoAnn Fritsche, Todd Holloway, Michael Maratas, Devin Meyers, Gerrit Nyland, Gary Peterson
City of Tacoma • Committees, Boards and Commissions
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