City of Jacksonville Commission on Disabilities and Human Relations met June 6.
Here is the minutes provided by the commission:
Present: Alan Bradish (Vice Chairman), Guy Crumley, Eddie Lowe (Secretary), Ralph Hastie, Larry Whewell (Chairman), Ruth Lanier, Nancy Harper.
Absent: Salina Masas, Mary Watts, Joan Engelmann
Guests: Damon Wheeler
1. WELCOME AND CALL TO ORDER 4:00 PM
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: To approve the minutes of May 2nd
Motion by: Ralph
Seconded by: Ruth
Discussion: None
Carried: Unanimous
3. OLD BUSINESS
• Brochure
Eddie presented the completed JCDHR brochure to the Commission. Members circulated copies to be distributed at local service agency's.
• Sidewalk
Alan discussed he and Nancy's findings and recommendations regarding the Lincoln Avenue and Morton Street sidewalk. It was determined by the City to be too costly to construct a sidewalk at the southwest corner of Lincoln at Morton but they were open to suggestions. As an option, Alan and Mary suggested that the council present a proposal to the City to provide new flashing crosswalk signage and new painted crosswalks at the intersections of Wall Street and Superior on Lincoln Avenue. After discussion the Commission agreed with Alan and Mary's findings with the addition of curb cut outs at the intersection sidewalks on Lincoln at Superior. If these intersections can be updated, there will be no need for any changes to the crosswalk that is behind Midland Farm and Home and runs adjacent to Cody Buchanan Funeral Home. It was also suggested by Guy that there be signage at the south west intersection of Morton and Lincoln to notify pedestrians that the sidewalk for south bound foot traffic can be accessed by crossing to the east side of Lincoln.
Motion: To present to the Mayor that crossings be established at the intersections of Wall Street at Lincoln and Superior at Lincoln that are updated with new crosswalk painting and flashing pedestrian crossing signs. In addition the Commission would recommend adding curb cut outs to the intersection sidewalks on Lincoln at Wall Street. And if possible the addition of a sign at the south west intersection of Morton and Lincoln to notify pedestrians that the sidewalk for south bound traffic can be accessed by crossing to the east side of Lincoln.
Motion by: Alan Bradish
Seconded by: Ralph Hastie
Discussion: None
Carried: Unanimous
4. NEW BUSINESS
• Damon Wheeler
Damon is doing an internship for MacMurray College at Jacksonville Center for Independent Living. As part of his internship he is required to complete a disability awareness project. He noted during a recent restaurant visit that a blind patron had to have the menu read to her in a loud and crowded environment. He recognized a need for a braille menu in order to accommodate the needs of the visually handicapped community. During early development of his project he visited several local restaurants and found only one offers a braille menu.
Commission members made suggestions that may assist Damon with his project and thanked him for his attention to this issue. Damon will return and present his completed project to the Commission.
• Assignment of subcommittees Outreach, Media and Survey Alan, Larry, and Mary
Health and Human Services and Miscellaneous
Ralph (Chair), Ruth, and Alan
Business, Recreation and Government
Larry (Chair), Mary and Ruth
Physical Accessibility and Transportation
Eddie (Chair), Nancy and Guy
Housing, Education and Employment
Guy (Chair), Nancy and Alan
5. HUMAN RELATIONS ISSUES None
6. MISCELLANEOUS
• Next meeting date: July 11th, 2019
• Review previous survey
Larry will resend the previous survey to members who do not have copies and asked the Commission Members to review the survey prior to our next meeting and provide feed back to Dr Matt.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT None
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION
None
9. ADJOURNMENT 5:04 PM
Motion: To adjourn
Motion by: Alan
Seconded by: Nancy
Carried: Unanimous
https://www.jacksonvilleil.gov/city_government/boards_commissions_and_committees/docs/Boards%20Commissions%20Committees/Disabilities_&_HR_Minutes/2019/Minutes%206.6.19.pdf
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