Thank you.

Good evening and welcome to the February 5th, 2025, Disabilities Advisory Commission

meeting.

The meeting is now called to order.

Will the clerk please call the roll to establish a quorum?

Thank you, Chair.

Commissioner Zip, you can please unmute your microphones.

Commissioner Greenbaum.

Present.

Commissioner Dyson.

Present.

Commissioner Tuzon Boid.

Present.

Commissioner Mercer.

Present.

Vice Chair Ellis.

Present.

Commissioner Carr.

Present.

Commissioner Crowley has noted she would be absent this meeting and Chair Kramer.

Present.

Thank you.

We have a quorum.

I would like to remind members of the public in chambers that if you would like to speak

on an agenda item, please turn in a speaker slip when the item begins.

You will have two minutes to speak once you are called on after the first speaker.

We will no longer accept speaker slips.

We will now proceed with today's agenda.

If you can all stand up for the land acknowledgement and pledge of allegiance.

To the original people of this land, the Nissan people, the southern Maidu Valley and Plains

Mewak, Pat Wynne Wyntum peoples and the people of the Wilton, Rancheria Sacramento's

only federally recognized tribe.

May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside

us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice

of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples history, contributions

and lives.

Thank you.

Now if you will please rise for the pledge of allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for

which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Before we begin with today's consent calendar, I would like to move public comment before

consent calendar.

Thank you chair.

At this time we have no speakers for matters not on the agenda.

Thank you clerk.

Our first business today is approval of the consent calendar.

Clerk, are there any members of the public who wish to speak on the consent calendar?

Thank you chair, we have no speakers for the consent calendar.

Thank you.

Members of the committee, I have heard that the cities in the process of hiring its language

access coordinator, which was something we had gotten a presentation on, the language

access policy and the coordinator was part of that plan.

And I'm wondering if it would be possible to add an invitation to that new hire once they

are on board and obviously learning the lay of the land to just come to one of our meetings

and introduce themselves.

Think some of the captioning and sign language and other things that we've talked about in

regards to meeting accessibility fall under that umbrella.

I can follow up on that.

Do you happen to know which department is it?

I'm going to guess that they placed it under human resources, but I don't know that to

be fact.

If I find out, I can let you know.

If there's no more commissioners who wish to speak, I would like, is there a motion?

Motion to approve the consent calendar.

Do we have a second?

Okay.

I'm sorry.

Will the clerk please call the roll for the vote?

Yes, thank you, Chair.

That was to confirm we have a motion by Vice Chair Ellis and a second by Commissioner

Tuzon Boit.

Commissioner, if you can please unmute your microphones.

Commissioner Greenbaum?

I approve.

Yes.

Commissioner Dyson?

Yes.

Commissioner Tuzon Boit.

Aye.

Commissioner Mercer.

Aye.

Vice Chair Ellis?

Aye.

Commissioner Carr?

Aye.

Commissioner Crowley is absent and Chair Kramer.

Aye.

Thank you, the motion passes.

We will now proceed to the discussion calendar.

Item number one is the Morrison Creek Revitalization Trail update.

Is there a staff presentation?

Good evening, Chairman and Commissioners of the Disabilities Advisory Commission.

I'm James Craig and I am here to present to you an update regarding the Morrison Creek

Revitalization Study.

The purchase of this study is to create the framework that outlines the community's

desired and viable amenities, estimate the specific technical, environmental, and

financial aspects of the project, and identify project partners along Morrison Creek for

project coordination.

The end result of this study will be a planning level document that formally defines the

scope of the Morrison Creek Revitalization Project.

The study area is in District 6 along Morrison Creek from 63rd Street on the left side to

power and road on the right.

This section of Morrison Creek is 1.2 miles long near Will C. Wood Middle School and

Elder Creek Elementary School.

In 2016, leaders from the Avendale Glen Elder Neighborhood Association and the Capital

Regional Organizing Project initiated this project starting as a simple cleanup effort.

This quickly evolved into a comprehensive community-driven plan to revitalize Morrison Creek.

Over the course of a year, the community came together to plan and set clear goals and

outcomes for the Creek's restoration.

In 2019, the City of Sacramento in partnership with the Sacramento Community Land Trust received

a grant through the California Department of Water Resources Urban Streams Restoration

Program.

During this study, the project team is not only developing feasible design concepts in

line with the goals and outcomes defined in the community-led plan, but also in coordination

with the Sacramento Department of Utilities, Sacramento Unified School District, Sacramento

Department of Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment, and of course the grantee, the

California Department of Water Resources.

As the grantee, the Department of Water Resources has set the primary goals of the Morrison Creek

Revitalization Study according to the requirements of the Urban Stream Restoration Grant Program.

Those are to reduce flooding, erosion, and associated property damage, restore, enhance,

or protect the natural ecological values of the stream and promote community involvement,

education, and stewardship.

The images of trees and understory foliage on the side of this slide are samples from

the proposed plant pallets studied for planting along Morrison Creek to these goals.

The grant is also considering how these goals would interface with the city's plans for

a multi-use trail to enhance mobility along Morrison Creek.

Today, Morrison Creek is a channelized waterway maintained by the Department of Utilities

as flood control infrastructure.

Public access is not permitted along the creek.

The creek is engineered for maintenance, accessibility, and water level varies seasonally

and significantly.

On screen, there are two images that show these seasonal flows of Morrison Creek.

The proposed restoration includes a riparian flood plain terrace adjacent to the creek at

George Simpark, planted with native vegetation, which would be sustained by bi-annual flows

from Morrison Creek.

The project team also proposes cultivating native vegetation along the slopes of Morrison

Creek, as illustrated in the rendering shown on the slide, showing trees in the riparian

restoration zone, and native flowers, bushes, and grasses on the restored slopes.

This project involves not only creek restoration, but also a 1.2 mile long shared-use trail.

The green dashed line on this slide shows the proposed trail location.

The trail would start with the replacement of the 63rd Street pedestrian bridge on

the left of the slide, then cross this 65th street with a pedestrian signal.

From there, the trail would continue east, where another pedestrian bridge would be installed

at Gold Moon Court.

Next there would be curb extensions installed at the trail crossing over Logan Street.

The trail would then integrate into the George Simpark area above the riparian restoration

area.

The 3rd pedestrian bridge is proposed on the east of George Simpark, and a gate could

be installed at the rear fence of Elder Creek Elementary School.

The pedestrian signal to cross power in road would be installed at the end of the trail

as shown on the right of the slide.

I'd like to add a little bit more detail regarding the signalized pedestrian crossings

proposed for the trail intersections with 65th Street and power in road.

These devices are identified in the pedestrian crossing guidelines as mid-block crossing

treatments.

These signals are green until activated by a pedestrian using accessible pedestrian signal

hardware.

At which point, they operate as an ordinary traffic light.

These signals express clear and consistent engineering design language to drivers.

The image on screen shows school children using a similar pedestrian signal to cross

the street.

This is a simplified aerial view of the crossing concept for the signal at 65th Street and

Moors and Creek.

The project team has included a pedestrian refuge island in this particular conceptual crossing

layout.

Moving on to the trail crossing at Logan Street, the team has proposed to install a pinch

point.

A pinch point is comprised of two curb extensions that physically narrow the roadway.

This naturally reduces the crossing distance and therefore reduces the time a person crossing

would be vulnerable to vehicle traffic.

These also prevent parked cars from blocking curb ramps, enhancing visibility for drivers

while visually narrowing the road.

The image on screen shows a person crossing a street at a crosswalk fitted with a pinch

point.

This is a simplified aerial view of the crossing concept for the pinch point at Logan Street

and Moors and Creek, showing how the pinch point reduces the crossing distance by nearly

40% over this two lane local street.

Moving back to the proposed trail, the project team proposes a 12 foot wide trail with a

five foot buffer between the path and the slope of Moors and Creek.

The trail would be made of asphalt.

The renderings on this slide illustrate what the trail may look like compared to the utility

maintenance access path that exists today.

This is a cross section view of how the restoration trail in George Sim Park area could be

cohesively implemented in a stream restoration plan.

In this drawing, the slope of the creek has been widened into the park and benched.

Native vegetation has been planted.

The 12 foot wide trail is located behind the restored creek slope with decomposed granite

paths connecting the trail to the park through native landscaping.

Thank you.

Thank you so very much for your presentation, Mr. Kay.

Craig, are there any members of the public who wish to speak on this item?

Thank you, Chair.

We have no speakers for this item.

Thank you.

Are there any commissioners who wish to speak on this item?

I would like to thank you.

Why?

Vice Chair.

Vice Chair Ellis?

Thank you.

Forgive my ignorance.

I'm a little like map challenge, we'll say.

So the only part of Moors and Creek that I'm kind of familiar with is adjacent near the

light rail station that goes down to the Summars River College.

I'm assuming this is, since you said power in, this is a good deal away from that project.

Is that correct?

This is in district six.

Okay.

I'm not familiar with that particular light rail station, but from 63rd Street to power

and road along Moors and Creek.

Okay.

So it's more towards power in.

Okay.

Thank you.

Commissioner Greenbone?

I just wanted to thank you for presentation.

And I really like the graphics and just wanted to relay that.

You're my thanks for that.

Thank you.

Again, thank you for your presentation, Mr. Craig.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

The next item on our agenda is the ADA rights away implementation plan.

This is presented by Jessie Gothen.

So thank you.

So yeah, we want to present the 2024 or 25th perspective plan.

But before getting started, Mr. Gale, would you like to do your presentation before or after mine?

I can go ahead and just give a kind of a high level review of the bargaining case.

If that's what, yeah, I can go ahead and do that first.

That's fine.

As you recall, as part of the work plan, there was a request by Commissioner Greenbone

to have an overview of the bargaining plan.

And so I thought this would be a good opportunity for the City Attorney's Office to do that.

And so Paul gave his presentation and then I can go over the details of the perspective

plan.

So I'll just go ahead and do that from here.

This is really just going to be a high level review of the case.

The case was filed in 1999.

So it's over 25 years old that it was filed.

So there was a group of plaintiffs in 1999 that filed in a federal district court, a class

action lawsuit against the city alleging both violations of the Americans with Disabilities

Act Title II and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1990.

So it was in 1973.

So essentially, the allegations and the complaint provided that Title II of the ADA requires

that when a public entity alters an existing facility that affects usability, the altered

portion must be made accessible.

And also, the allegations alleged that Title II requires public entities to prepare self-evaluation

and transition plan.

And concerning the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, that prohibits discrimination against people

with disabilities by recipients of federal funding.

So in the complaint and a subsequent amended complaint, the plaintiffs alleged there was

no transition plan that the city didn't have a transition plan as required by law.

And that such items as curb ramps were required to be installed when streets were resurfaced.

I think the primary point of contention was whether or not sidewalks were considered

a program service or activity.

So that was one of the areas of real disagreement, I think, at the time.

The litigation proceeded through various motions and appeals.

I think there was a writ filed with the US Supreme Court, so, and there was a lot of interest

from other cities that can be imagined, because it would affect not just Sacramento, it

would affect other cities.

In 2003, the parties reached a settlement concerning the litigation, which is the BART

Inc. settlement.

The city's obligated to dedicate funding equal to 20% of its annual transportation fund

for the installation of curb compliance, curb ramps as well as the removal of accessible

barriers.

The length of that obligation is 30 years, so it's been approximately two thirds performed,

so there's probably about another eight years under that settlement agreement.

Under the settlement agreement, the city has to provide a report, a prospective plan,

which is what Jesse is doing tonight.

Ideally, the report is first to come to this committee, or excuse me, commission, and

then it's to go to city council for approval, and then it's subsequently sent to the

class council after its approved.

I know there's, in the settlement, if there's disagreements, there's mechanisms where they

can claim that the city's not doing what it's supposed to be doing, but I think there's

been any issues for the last several years since it's been implemented.

I would try to answer questions, but that's pretty much all I know on this.

This was almost 25 years ago of litigation.

Thank you.

I'm going to pause right there if there's any questions.

I can proceed with the prospective plan, and if any questions come up, we can address

them as part of this item.

Just rehearsing what Mr. Gail spoke about, this goes back to the original settlement agreement.

Starting of 20% of annual transportation funds on accessibility improvements in the

public right away for the duration.

The city prepares this plan of specifically showing which projects that we are proposing

to expand the funds.

So our estimated obligation for this year is $6,969,000, and the plan proposes to expand

$7,223,000 on several program areas.

So here's just a high level summary of the areas that we are proposing to expand the funds.

$2,289,000 with curb ramps, detectable warning tiles on sidewalk, $177,000 with the citizen

request program, another $193,000 with audible signals phase 2.

That'll be for the design effort.

And preview, we are going to have an overview of the citizen request program at the March

meeting.

And at that meeting, one of our engineers, Devin Paulson, will be presenting on audible

signals phase 2, which is an outcome of the citizen request program.

So the other are part of other capital improvements.

There's 4,564,000.

So here's just an overview of those programs and now some details on the specific projects.

So quite a few intersections identified with the audible signals phase 2.

So save your questions for next month on that.

Devin's working really hard on this project.

Both throughout the city with the new accessible pedestrian system push buttons.

And so then any curb ramps that are not compliant will be brought into compliance as part

of this project.

So just a list of the projects, two rivers trail phase 2.

You'll see that project is partially constructed.

Some Randolph has been here a couple times presenting on that trail.

The Franklin Boulevard Gap Closure Project.

That project is going to be advertised I think in the next two months.

It will be going out for bid.

The downtown mobility project has a phase that has yet to be constructed.

And then quite a few safety projects.

And I don't know if you are recognizing the HCIP acronym, but we talked about the highway

safety improvement program.

And one of our work plan items is to write a letter to CalTrans with respect to that program.

But several of these projects are going to construction Valley High, La Mancha, which

is James Craig's other project.

And he's also managing a Lampasa Avenue.

So those have been to the commission at past presentations as they're going to construction.

And so of those total budgets, what's captured here are specifically those items that are

benefiting accessibility.

So two rivers phase 2 shows the limits in River Park.

If you're wondering what's delaying the completion of that, there's an Army Corps flood control

project that needs to be finished prior to this, the rest of the paving being completed.

Franklin Gap closure will be advertising in the next two months.

The downtown mobility project.

Most of this has been completed.

It's actually featured in the annual report this year.

The Valley High in La Mancha, this is really benefiting Kaiser South and the other, that

business district over there, the Macroed Partnership, providing safety improvements,

but also has a significant amount of accessibility improvements included.

And then this is a project in district 2.

A very high rate of collisions out here.

And so it rose on the priority list.

And we secured funding from CalTrans.

And then we secured funding from Saecock.

Because as I've noted in the past, HZFUNs have a way of not funding accessibility.

And so we've discussed that a little bit in the past, but maybe we could write a letter

and kind of bring some more awareness to CalTrans about that funding issue.

But we closed the gap to make sure we were doing all the curb ramps by getting funds

from Saecock for this project.

And then HZFUN, pedestrian crossing enhancements.

These are known areas that the city wanted to improve the safety at.

And so installing the flashing beacons.

This is James Craig's project as well.

And so this project is going to construction.

And so anyway, other projects in the queue, Broadway Vision Zero, Jack Rabbit Trail,

crossing Vision Zero School Safety, pedestrian crossings at R21930th.

All of these have been presented, I think, with the exception of Jack Rabbit Trail and Vision

Zero School Safety, those two have not come to the commission.

But all of these others have.

So with that, I hope that gives you the context of why we bring the prospective plan before

you every year.

And with that, I'd be happy to answer any questions.

Thank you so very much for your presentations.

I have Commissioner Boyd.

I'm excited.

It's great to see all the projects ongoing to help make Sacramento and ADA friendly

city.

And I know there's a lot more to do.

And I know, I understand there's sometimes limitations.

Like you said, right now, there's an issue with making.

The area with the Creek ADA Access Board, I know, due to the Army depot.

And hopefully we can work something out with them.

At least have a workaround for the time being until they're done with their project.

And we'll be far as smooth forward.

Yeah, so that's where we coordinated with them on the sequence of construction.

And so that's been a big coordination effort between the Army Corps and CalTrans.

Because CalTrans is also doing cap city freeway improvements right there.

So you have cap city freeway.

You have the Army Corps with flood control.

And then you have our little bike trail project.

So sequencing them all.

So yeah, maybe I think Adam Randolph will be back here in March.

And if you have detailed questions, he'll be able to answer that.

But yeah, we intend on completing it.

And then there's actually, we call it phase three, but the segment of the trail that goes

from the center landing park over to the SAC Northern bike trail over to the river district.

We have that in design right now.

So we don't have the construction funds, but we have the design for that.

So yeah, light going on.

Thank you.

I will now turn it over to our fellow commissioners.

Yes, before we move to commissioner comments, we have one speaker.

Yes, if we can please have Michael.

Good evening commissioners.

My name is Michael Barnbaum.

And I am still an applicant for the seat B on this commission.

Wanted to thank staff for the presentation this evening.

And I wanted to comment on a couple of things.

One of them was in the live presentation.

And one of them is in the staff report that was not mentioned.

Thank you for bringing up the, I guess I call it choke point in district two right near

Del Paso Boulevard and the Calvary Christian Center at Lampassas, Rio Linda, right near Del Paso

Boulevard.

It is a very heavily trafficked, odd shaped intersection with multiple streets coming

together there at one point.

And it is in desperate need of help.

So thank you for putting that in the 2024 2025 program.

Also thank you for mentioning in the staff report the potential of a traffic signal and

pedestrian activation signal at 30th and R street northbound and 29th and R street southbound.

I believe that is for next fiscal year beginning July 1st.

I appreciate the report when the meeting adjourns there was a question on the previous

item I like to get together with vice chair Ellis on something that I am familiar with.

But nonetheless with the time shortly concluding this is a very excellent well presented report

and I would recommend moving this report out of the commission and over to the city council

for full consideration in March 2025.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Chair, we have no more speakers.

Thank you and I thank you again to our speaker for their comments.

It is always important to hear from everybody to get a race perspective because we might,

it might be things we might be missing or things that we might not be aware of that we

can hopefully get to or work on.

I will now turn it to our fellow commissioners.

Commissioner Greenbaum.

Thank you chair.

Thank you Mr. Gotham.

I wanted to point out that although I think we as a city have always more to accomplish

in this vein.

I, it is not lost on me and is very appreciated that some of our historically lower income districts

are included in these improvements.

And I think to echo Mr. Bobbom's comments historically will perhaps where that's been

there for a while and it's exciting to see funds allocated there as well as you know our

considerations as wanting to be ADA compliant for all of our districts and communities.

Thank you.

Yeah and I know in a past meeting we did a detailed presentation on Lumpossus with close

up graphics and everything so I'd have to, you can search the archives online and you

can see that presentation.

Commissioner Mercer.

Yeah I just wanted to point out that and make sure that I understand this.

This was at Commissioner Greenbaum's request that we take a look over all at the Barden because

we haven't discussed Barden which is kind of the Mount and the umbrella that we're kind

of operating under and so when you were presenting those specific projects that are coming up

those are projects we have already approved and sent on with our commentary over to whatever

other committees or commissions need to go over and review it like the Lumposs and my correct

over in that.

I think you're correct in that these projects have been before the commission for comment.

Right.

The commission doesn't actually approve projects to move forward but the, yeah you provide

your comments and input on them and so these ones all have accessibility improvements and

so it really it's just showing that you know comments related to APS or curb ramps or other

items were included in these projects and so that's why they're in the perspective

plan and yeah you're right.

So Mr. Gale presented an overview of background on the Barden settlement and that was a request

of Commissioner Greenbaum while we were working on the annual plan.

Okay and so with the further comments that we've gotten over on that specific project

is there a way to govern and I want to make sure that they are included over in that

because it's good to have as much as we know.

I some of the things that the public speaker said were brought up about it being extremely

awkward, dangerous and in an underserved area.

Yeah it's a very challenging project to design.

I think we've been working on it for about four years now.

So yeah so accessibility is at the forefront of that project design if you know that area

lacks frontage improvements.

So much of North Sacramento was annexed into the city and without curb gutter and sidewalk

right.

It was you know predates when you could subdivide lots and not provide everything.

So yeah it's always a challenge in those in fill neighborhoods and so we have a project

that has sidewalks, curb ramps and other accessibility improvements included in it.

But yeah I don't think it's a pre I won't invite James to come back to the commission but

maybe I could report out on specifically what was done.

Or at least let the public know where it's at so that they can govern direct their comments

to make sure that they're included.

But just to let the public know there was a robust discussion at the commission when

it was before I suffer about this and a lot of the things that were brought up.

Yeah and I can look up when that meeting was.

Okay thank you.

Thank you thank you Commissioner Mercer.

Commissioner Boyd.

Thank you thank you Jesse for the presentation and thank you for the overview on the

garden case.

I would like to suggest that whenever the rights of way implementation plan comes to the

DAC that a similar overview be provided.

You know this is in general the dias can change from year to year and I don't think it

hurts to have a reminder of why this commission was actually formed so that was one thing that

wasn't mentioned part of the settlement for Barton was the creation of a commission to

review projects as they pertain to accessibility.

And so that's just one of the reasons why we are sitting up here.

I know that there has been discussion in the past and I can't remember if you were working

with us at the time about bringing this rights away implementation plan before us sooner

than it goes before council because it sounds like it's going to council in March is that

correct?

Okay and is the reason why that doesn't happen or doesn't have to happen is because we

are reviewing all these projects for the most part throughout the course of the year before

this goes before council for approval because it does the argument has been or the concern

has been this is the 2425 plan we're in 25 the fiscal year will start again and just a

couple of months.

And so it always seemed like we were approving or moving because this is something we actually

vote on correct or do we just receive and file this?

I can't remember.

I've seen it both ways.

I'm happy if you want to make a motion to forward and put it that.

Right.

Well and I think it's on the I'm sorry just to clarify the agenda just says receive and

provide feedback.

And I think part of that also was to let us the other ask had been get it earlier and

also let us know specifically when it's going to be on council agenda so if anybody who

is a commissioner or comments on these projects at our meetings is aware that they have that

opportunity to make public comment again I believe it probably it's going to be under.

I would guess it's probably under consent but we can still make public comment so is that

is that an accurate assessment that we did earlier.

I think we did we brought prospective plan as I understand it from staff is we brought

it for kind of later in the year and so one of the commitments we made was to try to

bring it earlier like you're saying but it also is true that any project that's included

in the prospective plan will have come to the commission in a previous specific presentation.

So I think there's truth to that too.

Okay.

So then I think that just should be noted on the record that we while there has been

a request to have this prospective plan come before us earlier in the cycle the fiscal

year cycle that we do have an opportunity or have had an opportunity to view and respond

and provide feedback on the projects that are included and then do you know which meeting

yet in March this will be before council.

I can look that up I don't know which one it'll be at least six weeks out.

Okay so perhaps that could just be message to commissioners and then just for listeners

who aren't familiar with acronyms APS is audible pedestrian signal correct.

Yes.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you for your presentation.

Mr. Jesse Gothen our last item on tonight's meeting is the Tim Haley nominations.

Do we have any public speakers?

Sorry.

I'm not sure if Jesse is presenting or sorry.

The submission boy.

I was going to ask a brandy.

We have a presentation from commissioner Brandy.

Thank you chair.

So this item on the agenda is the Tim Haley award nominations.

This will be the fourth annual Tim Haley awards.

The Tim Haley awards were named after a former commissioner who passed away in early 2020

we wanted to honor his memory as being an advocate for individuals with disabilities.

The idea of these awards is to recognize those in our community that go above and beyond

supporting individuals with disabilities.

And we actually have a commissioner.

Commissioner Caller is a former recipient of these awards.

And the process is pretty open.

So we open it up to the commissioners to bring forth nominations to be included on the

next agenda for discussion.

I believe Mr. Gothen needs those nominations to him within a week.

If we don't feel like that's enough time I think we can push out that discussion as well.

But if you have nominees and I know that a few of us already do have people in mind please

move forward them on to our staff.

There's not really a limit to the number of awards that we can give.

I think the idea was initially that at least every commissioner would put forth at least one nominee.

And then when we discuss it we share with our fellow commissioners the merits upon which we base this nomination.

In 2022 we had seven award recipients.

In 2023 we also had seven and then last year we had three.

We have more folks sitting up here this year.

And I so I think the opportunity to recognize more individuals.

So I guess my pitch to those of you who are sitting on the dias would be to either nominate someone that comes to mind.

On your own or reach out to your networks within the disability community and ask them for recommendations to put forth as potential nominees.

And then I would also say do not limit yourself to one person.

Please share those names and the attributes that they contribute to our community.

And then we will discuss them at our at a future meeting.

Jesse Galton.

So I will send an email out to the commission with a like a form.

And it will include just the key information.

And then you can provide that information.

And I think also you could maybe bring it to the next meeting for discussion.

And then once the candidates are approved by the commission then I'll need the details in like a photo.

And then we can have the ceremony of passing out the awards at a future meeting.

So it could be bring your nominations to the March meeting.

I will email you next week if you can fill it out by Friday.

That would be fantastic.

Otherwise I think you bring it up in discussion on March 5th.

And then I think the goal would be then to present the awards at the April meeting.

Thank you.

And if I remember correctly are the nominations do the nominations have to be residents of Sacramento or can they be residents of California or.

Or surrounding cities.

They must reside within the city limits of Sacramento.

They can be you'll see this in the attachment to the agenda but they can be employees or contractors.

So there might be somebody who works within the city that.

You know might already work with those in the disability community but just goes above and beyond what their daily job duties require.

So the requirements are pretty.

Pretty minimal but being a resident of the city of Sacramento is definitely one of them.

Thank you.

Kirk is there any do we have any public speakers for the item.

Thank you chair we have no speakers for this item.

Thank you.

Without moved commissioner comments.

I'll let commissioner Greenbaum.

Thank you.

I just want to clarify individual or an organization is I am in terms of nominations.

Or in the past we have recognized individuals but.

I wouldn't imagine that an organization.

Would be out of the question.

Okay.

But being a resident is kind of part you know so.

Vice chair Ellis.

I don't want to.

Yeah.

Chair can we clarify are we doing commissioner comments for the Tim Haley item or did we move on to commissioner comments ideas and questions.

We can move to commissioner's.

Commissioner comments and questions.

Okay.

Vice chair Ellis.

Thank you.

So something came that.

There we go.

Okay.

There we go.

Sorry.

I'm not going to get my attention that I thought I would bring up here.

Over the last week I noticed I think it was in the sack beer.

I saw it somewhere about the new bridge going over the American River.

And the active I believe is the active transportation commission.

Made a recommendation of it being their recommendation being that it not be a vehicle bridge that

it be strictly a light rail and pedestrian bridge.

I think it's a topic that I think we should probably agenda is if we haven't already in the past.

Forgive me if this has already come to the commission before my time but I think it's kind of nascent.

Given there seems to be some differences between what that commission has recommended and what.

The city kind of outlined as what is kind of feasible by policy and such.

So I think it's kind of incumbent upon us to see how that fits.

With our scope within in terms of accessibility.

And either we can kind of support their recommendation or kind of give our own feedback on that as a commission as well I think is appropriate.

But other than that I've appreciated all the reports and public comment that we have received this evening.

And look forward to the year ahead of as well.

Thank you so much commissioner Ellis commissioner Mercer.

Yes.

I have two issues to comment on the first is in response to the offer comments made by the president and

response to the airplane helicopter crash of her in Washington DC many people have noted the race

of statement of that he made about DEI programs being a cause of the crash.

But he also called that programs at the FAA to accommodate employees with disabilities.

This is a reminder that in addition to targeting Jews, the wrong gaze and political opponents not to eugenics program.

Also sought to eliminate those with disabilities.

They sought to deny their humanity.

But it never stops there eventually this led to the denial of the humanity of everyone including their own citizens who were

reduced to a wretched state.

If we cannot extend respect dignity and humanity to our most vulnerable citizens, we break our contract.

I would say our covenant with ourselves and it is inevitably wipe away the humanity of all of us.

I've got any request for members of the Afticus community.

The city restates commitment to DEIA which would include accessibility.

Which they have affirmed before but in light of recent events.

And I would like to ask that we either add this to our work plan or agenda or hear from staff about efforts in other committees or commissions whose efforts we can support over on this endeavor.

Next up the recent fires in Southern California bring up a critical issue for the disabled community around evacuation and disaster emergency.

I've had to deal with this as the primary caregiver for a person receiving state services because they asked this part of the yearly welfare check on on our plans and an emergency.

When my husband first came home we relied on paratransit services for all travel.

Since then we've been extremely fortunate to acquire wheelchair ban so in an emergency we can take care of the evacuation ourselves.

I remember being a tellt well called 911 and it was a pretty rainy winter and people were being advised to have go bags ready and I wasn't quite sure what was going to happen.

Many in the community do not have this option.

We know from Katrina and from the recent fires that this leads to dead human beings.

I would like to ask the commission look into this.

It's my understanding that there was a presentation to the commission on this topic prior to my tenure here.

I'd like to request the staff for this topic at an upcoming meeting.

Thank you so much for your comment commissioner Mercer.

I heard a heard school out to the families and victims of these tragic events.

Especially with the fires especially there because we have there have been stories of people with disabilities getting left behind or sacrificing themselves in order to save their family members.

I think it is important that we work towards making sure that we can prevent that from happening and I want to I want to acknowledge those that have put their families first.

It's a lot for words but they are heroic and selfless and we should never forget them.

Commissioner Boyd.

Thank you chair.

To follow up on a couple of my colleagues comments.

The commission did receive a presentation on emergency response after the fires and paradise and I do agree that it would be a good idea to revisit how that response looks for individuals with disabilities.

We face the threat of flood and fire and a myriad of things that we've never anticipated that we seem to encounter weather wise in recent years.

Also that I do not believe that we have heard the Truxel Bridge project at the commission.

I do agree that that is something that should come before us.

It's my understanding that the concept for that bridge was meant to be another way to get over the river and so I think disability ability access is an important part of that conversation if we're going to limit use of that bridge to pedestrian and cyclists and people not in cars.

Again my understanding was it was meant to be another escape route in the event of a flooding event.

I was surprised to hear what the active transportation commission said.

Not necessarily opposed to it but was surprised because I don't think that has been part of the discussion in the past.

So the day after our last meeting in January I received an email announcing an access leisure open house two days later in my community.

I was very disappointed especially in light of all the conversations and discussions we've been having up here during this period asking about access leisure what's happening with them to have not had that information for

staff and shared with us so that we could participate meaningfully in that open house and ask our questions of the people that I would assume would know the answers.

I would still love to hear from access leisure and staff from access leisure.

I heard it's been confirmed that one of the positions will not be filled and that that position predated any talks of budget cuts in terms of city staff.

So again I will reiterate what I said last meeting I've been told that the information we've gotten is not accurate I would like the accurate information so I look forward to hopefully hearing from our city parks and rec staff on this issue.

I did have a question about accessibility on the Morrison Creek Trail project and wondering if the hold up around the southern landing accessibility feature.

If that's related to the same issues with the Army Corps of Engineers you may not know the answer to that Jesse but I have heard that the southern landing accessibility project has been installed in some way and it's all was curious if that it's part of that hierarchy of all the people and the players and the pieces that relate to that trail.

So the southern landing is that that's a Yipsey Parks Park's project.

I believe they did come and present to us.

Yeah.

Okay yeah we had to check in with them on the schedule or what might be delaying it.

I know they're working on the master plan and we're working on the two of trail phase three those aren't in construction though.

So I get I had to get back to you on that.

Okay.

I did want to share that local organizations we embrace fly brave United's cerebral palsy have monthly events that are available to everyone in the community south side park continues to have volunteer days and is expanding its features that's the fully inclusive park.

And I guess it might be I don't know what district that is.

This is maybe it's councilmember plucky bombs district.

And then finally I just wanted to point out I checked with city staff.

Our last meeting we were supposed to meet two new commissioners commissioner Dyson joined us but the second commissioner has already resigned and never attended a meeting.

So one of the concerns that more than one of us voiced when the city clerk proposed changes to how people are appointed to this council and for this commission in particular was the difficulty in keeping these seats filled.

And so this was a city council appointed person who didn't make it here.

I don't know what the situation is but I would assume it just didn't end up fitting and we know those of us who sit up here whether or not you have a disability or you support somebody who has a disability.

And I think that's the only way that life happens and it's hard to make it but you know it's just again a concern.

We changed the way we seat this commission and the point that several of us made before the PMP has been made by this most recent event.

So I believe there's still open seats and if you know folks in the city council districts that don't have representation please contact those city council members and advocate for more appointments.

Thank you.

Thank you commissioner.

Boyd are there any other commissioners wishing to speak on this subject.

If not I want to apologize to Mr. Gothenax and we stepped over him by moving commissioner comments first so I will give him the floor.

I just a quick update.

We've I should say commissioner Tucson boy works with the sack PD and sack PD has confirmed they'll be coming to present to the May meeting on the return me safe.

So I will will will see we'll hear from them on a future agenda and so I just wanted to make that announcement and as the other announcement is you proved the annual plan.

So I'm sure that the last meeting and we are on the calendar to go to the P P&E committee in April.

And so I'm not sure if it's April 1st or April 8th so we'll confirm that at the next meeting.

So it's early April will confirm that to go to the P P need to have a discussion around the annual report and of course the recommendations right that are included in the work plan.

Finally I hope you all notice the follow up log the formats changed and so I'm going to really treat this like our commission dashboard.

It will have all the recommendations and then the status with respect to the commission and the status with respect to staff.

So I just so keep our transparency there and then and so I think I really like I feel like I feel like I'm on top of the fall blog for the first time.

And also it has our adopted work plan items.

So I I'm going to keep us accountable as best I can to the work plan items and but as new items come up which I you know is within your purview.

And consider those for the next work plan so like I heard a presentation on emergency response you know might be in order.

And so that could be an item that we include as part of our future work plan because we have quite a few things we want to start addressing this year.

And but I'm thinking those will put those like on a parking lot as future work plan items but project specific things like Truxel bridge.

I in fact I just emailed Sparky Harris to see if you wanted to come or if he's available to come to the DAC if that works.

You know typically that is the Truxel bridge is in our early planning phase.

And so typically a project in that phase doesn't necessarily come before the DAC because it's not an active improvement project yet that's managed by engineering services.

So where that's really the project's typically coming for the DAC.

However because the modes of transportation right are kind of the main issue with Truxel and the DAC would like to weigh in I do think it's appropriate so I'll extend the invitation we'll see.

Thank you. Thank you Jesse.

I know I threw a couple new things out there Jesse and I'm going to be leaving the commission up for June which is kind of a mean thing to do.

But some of those things will take a while to get up like the evacuation and an emergency.

I imagine that you probably the staff would need some time to go over and get that together.

Yeah and I don't know I would like to see who did that presentation last time.

It sounds like it's been done in the past. I know the city probably I'm sure the city has an evacuation plan.

But the who would present that that would take time and I think it'd be a good work plan item.

If I may follow that up I believe it was an emergency services department or division.

But I hear what you're saying about adding it to a future work plan but if it is something that might fit in to like just a report not a full blown tell us how it's done I think we did that before with maybe even the Southern landing project.

Where somebody came in and just kind of gave us an overview on how to get more information perhaps that could be.

Satisfied some curiosity on the part of the commission and then find out if more if it needs something more than that's definitely then it becomes a work plan item up in the next year.

Right or even sending information to the commissioners.

Yeah.

I don't know what you're bound with this but like I made a couple ask to but if that includes like you know you sending an email hey there's their clamoring for this information.

Do you have anything that I can share with them or yeah yeah.

Things like reach out to the language coordinator you know that's right yeah yeah.

The language coordinator I believe falls into the realm of a lot of the recommendations that we've made in regards to that.

So it could be part of that.

Yeah.

Thanks so much commissioners for your comments.

Correct. We have any any public any members of the public who wish to speak.

No chair we do not have any members for not on the agenda.

Oh.

This.

Well since we we have no other items on our agenda day so I believe this concludes the our our meeting.

Thank you so very much for members of the public for coming out and and speaking speaking with with us and thank you commissioners.

For for coming and we look forward to seeing a very next next time with that.

The meeting is adjourned.

Thank you.

Excellent.