TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary
SUBJECT: Suspension of the Accessibility Advisory Committee
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider the adoption of Resolution No. 23-021 suspending the AC Transit Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) and direct the General Manager to establish a committee to advise on accessible services matters.
Staff Contact:
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Prioritize Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Initiative - Internal and External Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Programs and Priorities
If the action requested in this report is approved, the District will once again have an open dialogue and feedback loop on accessibility matters affecting seniors and people with disabilities.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budgetary or fiscal impact associated with this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The AAC was established by the Board of Directors in 1990 to review, comment, and advise the Board of Directors regarding the implementation of District planning, programs and services for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Advisory bodies, such as the AAC, that are established by the legislative body of a local agency are subject to the Brown Act. Since the implementation of the teleconference procedures imposed by AB 2449, the AAC been unable to meet because it cannot assemble a quorum of its members in a single physical location in order to allow the remaining members to teleconference to the meeting without disclosing their home address. Members of the AAC have expressed concern with the requirement to notice their teleconference location on meeting agendas, which is often their home address, for health, safety and security reasons.
A committee formed by the General Manager would not be subject to the Brown...
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