City of Houston Commission on Disabilities met Oct. 14

City of Houston Commission on Disabilities met Oct. 14.

Here is the agenda provided by the commission:

Special Online Meeting

I. Call to Order (Dr. Kimberly Aguillard, Chair) 

II. Roll Call (Eileen Edmonds and Mark Potts, Co-Secretaries) 

III. Review and Approval of September Minutes (Eileen Edmonds and Mark Potts, Co-Secretaries) 

IV. Public Comments (Names of those who have indicated their interest in speaking will be called, each speaker will have a maximum of 3 minutes to speak) 

V. Medicare and Medicaid (Patricia Aguirre, Medicare Advisor, WellCare/Centene) 

VI. MOPD Report to the HCOD (Gabe Cazares, Director, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, Angel Ponce, Senior Community Engagement Liaison, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities) 

VII. MMSC Report to the HCOD (Chuck French, Administration Manager, Houston Parks and Recreation Department) 

VIII. Committee Updates 

a. Community Access, Transit, and Housing (Tina Williams, Chair)

b. Emergency Preparedness, Response, and First Responder Training (Ricky Harris, Chair) 

c. Employment and Transition to Employment (Meredith Silcox, Chair) 

d. Education (Mark Potts and Ana Calvo, Co-Chairs) 

e. Immigration and Refugee Services (Ismael Garcia Cantu, Chair) 

f. Planning, Membership, and Community Engagement (Annie Bacon and Eileen Edmonds, Co-Chairs)

IX. ADA Update (Marshall Watson, Administrative Coordinator – ADA, City of Houston, Human Resources Department, Civil Service & EEO Division) 

X. Commissioners Comments 

XI. Adjourn