Committee Agenda for Public Health and Human Services Committee 08/26/2013

CITY OF WORCESTER

Public Health and Human Services Committee Meeting

Monday, August 26, 2013

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

Convened: 4:31 P.M.

Adjourned: 5:39 PM

Mayor Joseph M. Petty	www.worcesterma.gov	Clerk of the City Council David J. Rushford
Committee Members
Chairperson Konstantina B Lukes
Councilor Tony Economou
Councilor Sarai Rivera

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts

	Present Were:	Chairperson Councilor Konstantina B Lukes Councilor Tony Economou Councilor Sarai Rivera

	Also:	Director of Human Rights & Disabilities Jayna Turcheck Assistant City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk Speakers: Chairperson of the Commission on Disabilities Herbert Cremer Jacqueline Norton, Worcester Resident Scott Ricker, Worcester Resident Michael Kennedy, no residence given

ADA Items



1a.	Communication of the City Manager relative to the ADA Transition Plan Update for the City of Worcester. #14A CM September 28, 2004 In Committee January 10, 2005 - Held In Committee May 16, 2005 - Held In Committee September 25, 2006 - Held In Committee February 27, 2008 - Held In Committee October 20, 2009 - Held In Committee June 10, 2013 - Held	Attachments

	Recommend File

	Chairman's Orders
	Request the Chairs of all the City Council Standing Committees notify the Chair of the Commission on Disabilities when any item concerning ADA issues are heard by the committee.
	Request City Manager request the Commission on Disabilities poll their members to determine areas of lack of interest or frustration relative to duties as members of the Commission.
	Request City Manager request the Commission of Parks, Recreation and Cemetery to conduct all their meetings at City Hall or the Worcester Public Library for the purpose of making the location more accessible to public transportation and further, request these meetings be televised.

	Chairman's Resolutions
	That the City Council Standing Committees on Public Health & Human Services and Youth, Parks & Recreation will hereby meet jointly with the consultant to be hired to review the City's ADA Transition Plan and discuss his/her recommendations.


1b.	Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to ADA Audits. # 6.27B CM October 06, 2009	Attachments

	Recommend File


1c.	Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a Pilot Project to Commemorate the 23rd Anniversary of the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act by Offering City Hall Tours to Persons with Disabilities. # 10.20A CM June 18, 2013	Attachments

	Recommend File


1d.	Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to New England ADA Center Field Based Training at City Hall. # 10.20B CM June 18, 2013	Attachments

	Recommend File


1e.	Petition of Scott Ricker request the facilities at the Schwartz Little League Field on Brooks St. be altered to Mass 521 CMR Standards including: access to women's bathroom, concession stand service counter and parking. # 7a CC October 02, 2012	Attachments

	Recommend File

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager report which administrative department is responsible for enforcement of Mass 521 CMR referenced by the petitions filed on October 12, 2012, item # 7a-7c, by Scott Ricker.


1f.	Petition of Scott Ricker request City Council require that all city departments meet minimum Standards of Mass 521 CMR and ADAAG Standards per Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act when improving/renovating city facilities. # 7b CC October 02, 2012	Attachments

	Recommend File


1g.	Petition of Scott Ricker request the City of Worcester adopt a policy that whenever portable bathroom facilities are provided at or on any city property that the requisite number of accessible facilities be provided as per Mass 521 CMR. # 7c CC October 02, 2012	Attachments

	Recommend File

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager request the City Solicitor provide City Council with an opinion as to compliance to the requirements for portable bathroom facilities for activities taking place on the Common or in city parks.
	Request City Manager require the permits issued by the Parks Department be amended so that the requirement for portable bathroom facilities for the disabled includes the words �per cluster�


1h.	Petition of Terry Burke Dotson request City Council find solutions to four problems with handicap access and traffic flow at the DCU Center. # 8dd CC July 16, 2013	Attachments

	Recommend Hold

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager request the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to report whether or not solutions have been found and/or are included in the current rehabilitation at the DCU center referenced by the petition filed on July 16, 2013, item #8dd, by Terry Dotson Burke.


1i.	Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Development of a Voluntary Emergency Preparedness Registry for People Requiring Additional Assistance. # 8.27B CM November 16, 2010	Attachments

	Recommend Hold

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager report who has access to the Voluntary Emergency Preparedness Registry for People Requiring Additional Assistance to ensure this information is not available to the public.