DATE: June 15, 2021
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2021 WORK PLAN FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO BPC POLICY NO. 018: BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Under BPC Policy No. 018: Board Advisory Committees, each of the advisory committees shall develop a general work plan with goals for the calendar year. On April 29, 2021, the Accessibility Advisory Committee approved a work plan which is presented to the Board for consideration and approval.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a Resolution approving Calendar Year 2021 Work Plan for the Accessibility Advisory Committee Pursuant to BPC Policy No. 018: Board Advisory Committees.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
This agenda item has no fiscal impact.
COMPASS STRATEGIC GOALS:
The Accessibility Advisory Committee supports the Board in ensuring that all services, programs, and facilities on Port Tidelands are fully usable and accessible to all.
This agenda item supports the following Strategic Goal(s).
* A Port that the public understands and trusts.
* A vibrant waterfront destination where residents and visitors converge.
* A Port with an innovative and motivated workforce.
DISCUSSION:
The Accessibility Advisory Committee is an eight-member committee representing a broad spectrum of disabilities including mental and physical disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Its overall mission is to educate, advise and assist the Board in ensuring that all services, programs and facilities on Port Tidelands are fully usable and accessible to all. The Committee's vision is Universal Design, which is the design of products and environments to be usable by all to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.
In compliance with BPC Policy No. 018, the Accessibility Advisory Committee reviewed and approved its work plan for 2021 at its meeting on April 29, 2021. In support of the District's St...
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