TACOMA AREA COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES
AGENDA
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 – 4:00-6:00 PM
Remote Online Meeting Via Zoom

WELCOME 

4:00 	Call to Order /Roll Call

4:03 	Introduction of New OEHR Administrator, Samantha Kaauamo!

4:04 	Ice Breaker – “What is your favorite plant or flower in the spring garden?”

4:12 	Adoption of Agenda/Additions/New Business

4:16 	Acceptance of the Minutes from February 2021

4:20 	Public Comment

4:25	Update from Pierce Transit BRT Project	Penny Grellier

5:00	Chair Report and Vice Chair Report 	
* Krystal Monteros, Chair
* Luke Byram, Vice Chair





5:20	Liaison Report – Office of Equity & Human Rights –
Lucas Smiraldo
1. City of Destiny Award Recipients:  (June 26, 6 PM via zoom)
* Anthony Caldwell, The Lori Allison Individual Advocate Award
* Toni Amin Hester, The Disability Professional Development Award
* Dylan O’Catherine, Youth Advocate Award
2. Advisory Sub Group with Police Liaison Lt. Corey Darlington (March)
3. Accessible Taxi—Contract status
4. Public Works presentation reports from Commissioners Byram, and Monteros and Caldwell
5. COT and TSD Advisory Group—Still to be scheduled

5:30	Julian Wheeler—Report from Pierce County

5:40 PM 	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. (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 Hines
Effective Communication: Tony Caldwell, Luke Byram and Todd Holloway
Employment –  Dylan O’Catherine and Luke Byram

IT/Website – Lukas Barfield, and Luke Byram

City Events Commission/CEC – Krystal Monteros and Luke Byram
Committees
Education and Access Subcommittee will soon form
Anti-Stigma Campaign –
James Williams,  Krystal Monteros, Dylan O’Catherine
Closed Captioning in Public Establishments – 
Todd Holloway, Luke Byram, Dylan O’Catherine, Krystal Monteros

5:45   Invitation for community input
5:50   New Business or Good of the Order
6:OO   Meeting Adjourned























COD Members: Todd Holloway, Chair; Krystal Monteros Vice Chair, Luke Byram, Anthony Caldwell, Rebecca Parson, James Williams, Dylan O’Catherine, Lukas Barfield, Amin Tony Hester, Richard Smaby, Aimee Sidhu and Kristy Willet 

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