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(1) Approval of Letter from the Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) to City Council Regarding the Abilities Carnival and Resource Fair and DAC Biannual Report; (2) Authorization of Transmittal of the Letter to the City Council; and (3) If Desired, Selection of Member to Deliver an Update Directly from the DAC at an Upcoming City Council Meeting
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Meeting Date: June 11, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Jesse Roth/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6472
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas - Disability Advisory Committee (06/05/2025); (Email) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (06/05/2025)
Department Approval: Ted Stevens, PRCS Director (06/05/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) (1) approve the letter from the DAC to City Council Regarding the Abilities Carnival and Resource Fair and DAC Biannual Report; (2) authorize transmittal of the letter to the City Council; and (3) if desired, select a member to deliver an update directly from the DAC at an upcoming City Council meeting.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
At the February 12, 2025, regular meeting, the DAC received a report from staff providing them with the options the committee had for communicating recommendations to City Council. Among the options presented to the DAC was the ability to select a Member to attend a City Council meeting to deliver an announcement or update directly from the DAC, and to write a letter to the City Council, transmitted by staff, explaining their goals or notifying them of information. Following discussion of the options, the committee voted to form the City Council Communication Ad Hoc Subcommittee, whose purpose would be to compose correspondence to City Council on behalf of DAC for later review and approval by the full committee at a future meeting.
The City Council Communication Ad Hoc Subcommittee met with staff in the months that followed to compose a draft letter to City Council, with staff agendizing the draft for review and authorization for transmission at the June 11, 2025, regular meeting. Staff have prepared this report to give the committee an opportunity to review the draft letter and make comments and updates, if any. The draft letter is provided with this report as Attachment 1.
Delivering Updates in Person at City Council Meetings
The DAC can select a member of the DAC to attend a City Council meeting as their collective representative and deliver a previously approved announcement or update. The message must be agreed upon by the majority of the DAC through voting during a prior meeting of the DAC. Once the message has been approved, staff will notify the City Clerk that the DAC has an update during the agenda item “Community Announcements by Members/Updates from Commission, Boards, and/or Committees/Information Items from Staff.”
Recommended motion: That the DAC approves the language and/or update to be delivered to City Council and selects _____________________ to attend a City Council meeting and deliver the approved update as the representative of the DAC.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this discussion.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2025-06-11 - ATT 1 Draft of Letter to City Council
MOTION
That the Disability Advisory Committee:
1. Approve the letter from the DAC to the City Council Regarding the Abilities Carnival and Resource Fair and DAC Biannual Report, with updates, if any;
2. Authorize transmittal of the letter to the City Council; and
3. If desired, select a member to deliver an update directly from the DAC at an upcoming City Council meeting.