ADA Advisory Committee

                                                                Meeting Minutes

                                                                October 5, 2000

                                                                 5:15 p.m., SAIL

Education Committee

I.          Roll Call

Members Present:    Ken Dean, Pamela Mueller-Guy, Earl Clark, Cheryl Hull, Matt Kemp, Lolus Westbrooks, Beau Kelly

 

Members Absent:     Rita Bowen, Robert Gregovich

Staff Present:             John Kern, Transit Manager

Others Present:         Ariane Williams, Interpreter

Doug Bridges, Care-A-Van

The meeting was called to order at 5:15 p.m. at the office of SAIL by Hull, Chair.  A quorum was present.  Mueller-Guy arrives at 5:30 p.m. and Kelly arrives at 5:35 p.m.

II           Public Participation on Non-agenda Items:           None

III.         Approval of Agenda: Add new item B. New Business: Site for ADA Meeting; change current item B to C.

IV.        Approval of Minutes - September 7, 2000 approved unanimously.

V.        New Business

A.        Increased Care-A-Van Summer Service - Kern introduces the issue.  Doug Bridges discusses impacts of summer tourist season.  Other users include tourists from the ships and independent visitors to Juneau.

MOTION:         by Dean; . Send a letter to Capital Transit recommending increased Care-A-Van summer service as part of the increase in Capital Transit service. .   Passes unanimously.

B.        Site for ADA Meeting - Hull proposes meeting at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library.  Motion is made and passed.

New time will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.  Motion is made and passed.

                        These will begin with the November meeting.

C.        Election of Officers - It is decided that nominations and discussion for election of officers will occur in November with election occurring in December.

VI.        Old Business

A.        Subcommittee Reports

1.         Recognition Meeting - Hull is working on putting together a program.

2.         Education Committee - No report, Gregovich is out of town.  Clark reports that Gregovich is in Seattle for medical reasons.

3.         TTY Phones - Mueller-Guy reports the next step will be the Nugget, Jordan Creek and Mendenhall Malls to encourage TTY installation.  Westbrooks brings up phones at play fields throughout community.

Chair Report - Hull reports her proposal for a new meeting site arose from a call from the public.

VIII.      Agenda Items for Next Meeting

Nominations for Office

Cruise Ship Passenger head Tax

Revenues for TTY Phones

IX.        Adjournment - This regular meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.  The next meeting will be November 2, 2000.