TACOMA AREA COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES AGENDA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016 – 4:00-5:45 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 4:10 Liaison Report – Sandy Davis – Commission Vacancies 4:15 HR Director Report – Joy St. Germain PRESENTATIONS 4:20 Strategic Plan / Tacoma 2025 – Tanisha Jumper o How are the goals and strategies related to equity and social services specifically taking into account the needs of persons with disabilities? 4:45 Open Public Meeting Act – Martha Lantz COMMITTEE REPORT 5:15 Mental Health Research Committee Update – JoAnn Fritsche BUSINESS 5:20 NONE CLOSING 5:25 Agenda Building - November – Retreat – November 18, 12:00pm -4:00pm at - Tacoma Nature Center - November meeting cancelled - December 5:30 Good of the Order/Announcements /Impact Stories 5:45 Meeting Adjourned COMING MEETINGS Commission on Disabilities Retreat – November 18, 12:00pm -4:00pm Effective Communications – October 19, 3:30pm-4:45pm, TACID, Rm21 (3rd Wed) Mental Health Research Committee – December 26, 3:30pm-5:00 pm, TACID (4th Mon) Projects: City-Led Project Liaisons Commission Projects Emergency Mgt – Todd Holloway Taxi Cabs – Krystal Monteros Public Works – Roxanne Miles Equity & Human Rights – Sheryl Ellis Closed Captioning in Public Establishments – Devon Myers Neighborhood & Comm Services – JoAnn Fritsche City Events Commission – Krystal Monteros Committees ADA Transition Plan – Roxanne Miles Effective Communications – Luke Byram Mental Health Research – JoAnn Fritsche Retreat Agenda: 1) What is our vision for the Commission? 2) How does that vision align with the City’s commitment to Equity & Empowerment? 3) How is the vision different from our current state? 4) What steps can we take to ‘get there’ from here? 5) Based on our vision and action plan, how should we structure ourselves? What are the liaison positions, projects and committees we need for 2017? COD Members: Roxanne Miles, Chair; Krystal Monteros, Vice Chair; Luke Byram, Sheryl Ellis, JoAnn Fritsche, Todd Holloway, Michael Maratas, Devin Myers 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 Sandy Davis at 253-591-5452, or 711, or Washington Relay Services 1-800-833-6384.