City of Houston Commission on Disabilities met March 10

City of Houston Commission on Disabilities met March 10.

Here is the agenda provided by the commission:

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

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

III. Review and Approval of February 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. HCOD Ordinance Changes (Gabe Cazares, MOPD Director) 

VI. MOPD Report to the HCOD (Gabe Cazares, Director, 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

https://www.houstontx.gov/disabilities/agenda-2022march-english.pdf