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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 b...
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