City of Houston Commission on Disabilities met Sept. 8

City of Houston Commission on Disabilities met Sept. 8.

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 August 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. Desmond Taylor of the City of Houston Government Relations Department to discuss the National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights& April January, Outreach Supervisor at Maximus to discuss the Texas STAR and STAR+ Program 

VI. MOPD Report to the HCOD (Angel Ponce, 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-2022sept-english.pdf