Commission on Disabilities

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Agenda — 17 items

1. 1 For information on The Ralph M. Brown Act: Open Meetings please click on the link below: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?division=2.&chapter=9.&part=1.&lawCode=GOV&title=5
2. 2 COUNTY OF MONTEREY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES welcomes and encourages all interested persons to attend and participate in the discussion. Meetings are held on the last Monday of every other month at 2:00 p.m. in the County of Monterey Government Center, 1441 Schilling Place, 1st Floor – Cayenne Room, Salinas, CA 93901. All meetings are conducted in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code §54950, et seq. ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION on Agenda or Non-agenda topics may do so at the appropriate time after receiving recognition from the Chairperson. Persons doing so should state their name and address or organization/ agency, prior to making their comments or asking questions. Persons speaking on Non-agenda topics should do so only during the section of the Agenda reserved for “Public Comments and Petitions.” Persons wishing to comment on an Agenda topic should do so when that topic has been reached on the Agenda. Comments should be brief and limited to the subject matter. Reasonable time limitations may be imposed at the discretion of the Chairperson. An emergency item (as defined by the Brown Act) may be added to the agenda only by vote of the Commission. DISABILITY ACCESS: The Cayenne Room, 1st Floor is wheelchair accessible. The following services are available when requests are made by Wednesday before the Commission meeting: American Sign Language interpreters or use of a reader during a meeting; large print agenda or minutes in alternative format; assistive listening devices. Please contact the Civil Rights Office (831) 755-5117, if you need assistance in order to participate in a public meeting or if you need the agenda and public documents modified as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act. DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION: Documents related to agenda items that are distributed to the Commission less than 72 hours prior to the meeting shall be available for public inspection at the Civil Rights Office, 1441 Schilling Place, Salinas, CA 93901. Documents distributed to the Commission at the meeting by Staff will be available at the meeting; documents distributed to the Commission by members of the public shall be made available after the meeting. Members of the Public may participate in meetings in one of two ways: 1. You may attend the meeting in person; or, 2. You may observe the live stream of the meeting via computer by clicking on the following Zoom webinar link: PLEASE NOTE: IF ALL PARTICIPATING COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE PRESENT IN PERSON, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BY ZOOM IS FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY AND IS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW. IF THE ZOOM FEED IS LOST FOR ANY REASON, THE MEETING MAY BE PAUSED WHILE A FIX IS ATTEMPTED BUT THE MEETING MAY CONTINUE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRPERSON. https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/93329755658?pwd=RcNlgJ4p1EXaAWlx3fjvWfuR10AQLn.1 or the public may listen via phone by dialing 1-669-219-2599 and then when prompted, entering the Meeting ID 933 2975 5658 Access Code and Password 670693. You do not need a Participant ID to join the meeting, press the pound key (#) again and you will be automatically connected. 3. If a member of the public wishes to comment on a particular agenda item, the public is strongly encouraged to submit their comments in writing via email to the Civil Rights Office at CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov by 2:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the meeting. To assist County staff in identifying the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Commission on Disabilities date and agenda item in the subject line. Comments received by the 2:00 p.m. Wednesday deadline will be distributed to the Commission and will be placed in the record. 4. Members of the public wishing to comment on a specific agenda item while the matter is being heard may participate by any of the following means: a. When the Chairperson calls for public comment on an agenda item, Civil Rights Office staff will first ascertain who wants to testify (among those who are in the meeting electronically or telephonically) and will then call on speakers and unmute their device one at a time. Public speakers may be broadcast in audio form only. b. If speakers or other members of the public have documents they wish to distribute to the Commission for an agenda item, they are encouraged to submit such documents by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday before the meeting to: CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. To assist staff in identifying the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Commission on Disabilities date and agenda number in the subject line. c. If members of the public want to present documents/Power Point presentations while speaking, they should submit the document by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday before the meeting at CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov (If submitted after that deadline, staff will make best efforts, but cannot guarantee, to make it available to present at the Commission meeting.) d. While the matter is being heard, a member of the public may submit a comment via email, preferably limited to 250 words or less, to Civil Rights Office staff at CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. To assist staff in identifying the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Commission on Disabilities date and agenda number in the subject line. If the comment is received prior to close of public comment on an agenda item, every effort will be made to read the comment into the record, but some comments may not be read out loud due to time limitations or length of the comment (if the comment exceeds 250 words). Comments received prior to the close of the public comment period on an agenda item will be made part of the record for that item. 5. Members of the public who wish to make a general public comment for items not on the day’s agenda may submit their comment via email, preferably limited to 250 words or less, to Civil Rights Office staff at CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. The Commission on Disabilities meeting date and “general comment” should be indicated in the subject line. The comment will be placed on the record for the meeting, and every effort will be made to read the comment into the record at the appropriate time on the agenda. 6. Individuals with disabilities who desire to request a reasonable accommodation or modification to observe or participate in the meeting may make such request by sending an email to CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. The request should be made no later than noon on the Monday prior to the Commission meeting in order to provide time for County to address the request. 7. The Chairperson and/or Vice-Chairperson may set reasonable rules as needed to conduct the meeting in an orderly manner.
3. 3 PAGE BREAK
4. 4 Attendees
5. 5 2:00 P.M. Call to Order
6. 6 Roll Call and Greeting of Visitors
7. 7 Public Comment Period
8. 8 Action Item: Approval of Minutes
9. 1. Approve the draft Action Minutes of March 30, 2026 26-487
10. 10 Commission Matters
11. 2. Review, Discuss, and Approve Revised CoD Meeting Schedule/Location - Natalie Alfaro, Civil Rights Office 26-489
12. 3. Receive an Update on Global Accessibility Awareness Day Event with the Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County - Chairperson Macias 26-498
13. 4. Receive an Update on the Reasonable Accommodation Policy Presentation - Natalie Alfaro, Civil Rights Office 26-500
14. 14 Announcements
15. 15 Future Agenda Items
16. 16 Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting
17. 17 Adjournment