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January 2004 Agenda

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Commission on Diabilities General Meeting Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M.         Health Services Agency 225 - 37th Avenue, San Mateo Room 100 (Formerly Rooms A & B)                              AGENDA   I.          INTRODUCTIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS                   A.  WELCOME & INTRODUCTION OF NEW COMMISSIONERS   II.        ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO AGENDA   III.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2003 MEETING*                 IV.      ORAL COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                             (Members of the public may speak on non-agendized issues.             Please complete Request Form and limit your remarks to 3 minutes. The Public may also speak on Agenda Items at the time so              designated on the Agenda.)   V.         PRESENTATION:  “Update on Paratransit Eligibility System”             Guest Presenter:  Bill Welch, Manager, Accessible Services, SamTrans   VI.       STAFF REPORT   VII.      UPDATES ON ISSUES             A.       DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES B.           TRANSPORTATION             C.        CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES             D.        EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES   VIII.            COMMITTEE REPORTS                                                                              A.                EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (1)   Approval of Letter of Support for Disabilities Community Representation on the San Mateo County Housing Endowment and Trust Board.* (2)   Approval of Sponsoring CaptionsOnline Presentation for County Departments.* B.                ADA COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE C.                LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE              D.        CoA/CoD JOINT HOUSING TASKFORCE             E.         IMPLEMENTATION COODINATION COMMITTEE                    F.         SPECIAL EVENTS   IX.        AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS              A.       CoD WEBSITE:  www.smco-cod.org B.           DISABILITIES AWARENESS CURRICULUM C.           SUNSHINE COMMITTEE   X.             LIAISON REPORTS (Approved as one motion to accept)                                     A.                ADULT ABUSE PREVENTION COLLABORATIVE:   Elizabeth Furber B.                IHSS PUBLIC AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Helen Lo C.                COMMISSION ON AGING:  Elizabeth Furber D.                FIRST 5 COMMISSION OF SAN MATEO COUNTY:  Noreen Sommer E.                 HEALTH PLAN OF SAN MATEO:  Katy Rhoades F.                 MEALS ON WHEELS COALITION: Katy Rhoades G.                PARATRANSIT COORDINATING COUNCIL:  Kent Mickelson H.                PENINSULAWORKS ONE STOP CAREER CENTER ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE:  Jeanette Ward I.                   SAN MATEO MAYORS’ COMMITTEE FOR EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:  Jeanette Ward J.                  SUPPORTED EDUCATION TASKFORCE:  Terri Byrne K.                COMMUNITY GATEPATH FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE:  Gerda Cohn L.                 YOUTH COMMISSION:  Roi Reede   XI.       OLD BUSINESS (Commissioners may speak on follow-up issues from previous meeting.)                                                                                                                      XII.     NEW BUSINESS (Commissioners may speak on non-agendized issues)   XIII.   AJOURNMENT     *(Approval of Action Item) **(Ratification of Action-Item)       NEXT MEETING: & CoD RETREAT Thursday, February 26, 2004 PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL TIME 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Room 100    225 37th Avenue, San Mateo   Assistive listening devices are available at this meeting.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II (ADA, Title II), the County will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.  If possible,