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COUNTY OF MONTEREY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES welcomes and encourages all

interested persons to attend and participate in the discussion. Meetings are held on the last Monday

of every other month at 2:00 p.m. in the County of Monterey Government Center, 1441 Schilling

Place, 1st Floor – Cayenne Room, Salinas, CA 93901. All meetings are conducted in compliance with

the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code §54950, et seq.

ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION on Agenda or Non-agenda topics

may do so at the appropriate time after receiving recognition from the Chairperson. Persons doing so

should state their name and address or organization/ agency, prior to making their comments or

asking questions. Persons speaking on Non-agenda topics should do so only during the section of the

Agenda reserved for “Public Comments and Petitions.” Persons wishing to comment on an Agenda

topic should do so when that topic has been reached on the Agenda. Comments should be brief and

limited to the subject matter. Reasonable time limitations may be imposed at the discretion of the

Chairperson. An emergency item (as defined by the Brown Act) may be added to the agenda only by

vote of the Commission.

DISABILITY ACCESS: The Cayenne Room, 1st Floor is wheelchair accessible. The following

services are available when requests are made by Wednesday before the Commission meeting:

American Sign Language interpreters or use of a reader during a meeting; large print agenda or

minutes in alternative format; assistive listening devices. Please contact the Civil Rights Office (831)

755-5117, if you need assistance in order to participate in a public meeting or if you need the agenda

and public documents modified as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION: Documents related to agenda items that are distributed to the

Commission less than 72 hours prior to the meeting shall be available for public inspection at the

Civil Rights Office, 1441 Schilling Place,

Salinas, CA 93901. Documents distributed to the Commission at the meeting by Staff will be

available at the meeting; documents distributed to the Commission by members of the public shall be

made available after the meeting.

Members of the Public may participate in meetings in one of two ways:

1. You may attend the meeting in person; or,

2. You may observe the live stream of the meeting via computer by clicking on the following Zoom

webinar link:

PLEASE NOTE: IF ALL PARTICIPATING COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE PRESENT IN

PERSON, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BY ZOOM IS FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY AND IS NOT

REQUIRED BY LAW. IF THE ZOOM FEED IS LOST FOR ANY REASON, THE MEETING

MAY BE PAUSED WHILE A FIX IS ATTEMPTED BUT THE MEETING MAY CONTINUE AT

THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRPERSON.

https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/93329755658?pwd=RcNlgJ4p1EXaAWlx3fjvWfuR10AQLn.1

or the public may listen via phone by dialing 1-669-219-2599 and then when prompted, entering the

Meeting ID 933 2975 5658 Access Code and Password 670693. You do not need a Participant ID to

join the meeting, press the pound key (#) again and you will be automatically connected.

3. If a member of the public wishes to comment on a particular agenda item, the public is strongly

encouraged to submit their comments in writing via email to the Civil Rights Office at

CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov by 2:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the meeting. To assist

County staff in identifying the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public is requested to

indicate the Commission on Disabilities date and agenda item in the subject line. Comments received

by the 2:00 p.m. Wednesday deadline will be distributed to the Commission and will be placed in the

record.

4. Members of the public wishing to comment on a specific agenda item while the matter is being

heard may participate by any of the following means:

a. When the Chairperson calls for public comment on an agenda item, Civil Rights Office staff will

first ascertain who wants to testify (among those who are in the meeting electronically or

telephonically) and will then call on

speakers and unmute their device one at a time. Public speakers may be broadcast in audio form

only.

b. If speakers or other members of the public have documents they wish to distribute to the

Commission for an agenda item, they are encouraged to submit such documents by 2:00 p.m. on

Wednesday before the meeting to: CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. To assist staff in identifying

the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Commission on

Disabilities date and agenda number in the subject line.

c. If members of the public want to present documents/Power Point presentations while speaking,

they should submit the document by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday before the meeting at

CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov (If submitted after that deadline, staff will make best efforts, but

cannot guarantee, to make it available to present at the Commission meeting.)

d. While the matter is being heard, a member of the public may submit a comment via email,

preferably limited to 250 words or less, to Civil Rights Office staff at

CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. To assist staff in identifying the agenda item to which the

comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Commission on Disabilities date and agenda

number in the subject line. If the comment is received prior to close of public comment on an agenda

item, every effort will be made to read the comment into the record, but some comments may not be

read out loud due to time limitations or length of the comment (if the comment exceeds 250 words).

Comments received prior to the close of the public comment period on an agenda item will be made

part of the record for that item.

5. Members of the public who wish to make a general public comment for items not on the day’s

agenda may submit their comment via email, preferably limited to 250 words or less, to Civil Rights

Office staff at CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. The Commission on Disabilities meeting date and

“general comment” should be indicated in the subject line. The comment will be placed on the record

for the meeting, and every effort will be made to read the comment into the record at the appropriate

time on the agenda.

6. Individuals with disabilities who desire to request a reasonable accommodation or modification to

observe or participate in the meeting may make such request by sending an email to

CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. The request should

be made no later than noon on the Monday prior to the Commission meeting in order to provide time

for County to address the request.

7. The Chairperson and/or Vice-Chairperson may set reasonable rules as needed to conduct the

meeting in an orderly manner.

NOTE: All agenda titles related to numbered items are live web links. Click on the title to be

directed to the corresponding Commission Report.

2:00 P.M. Call to Order

Roll Call and Greeting of Visitors

Public Comment Period

This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Commission on any matter

not on this agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Commission.

Action Item: Approval of Minutes

Approve the draft Action Minutes of March 30, 2026

Attachments:

CoD Minutes 3-30-26

Commission Matters

Review, Discuss, and Approve Revised CoD Meeting Schedule/Location - Natalie Alfaro, Civil Rights

Office

Attachments:

Revised CoD Meeting Schedule/Location

Receive an Update on Global Accessibility Awareness Day Event with the Blind and Visually Impaired

Center of Monterey County - Chairperson Macias

Receive an Update on the Reasonable Accommodation Policy Presentation - Natalie Alfaro, Civil

Rights Office

Announcements

Future Agenda Items

a. Annual Report

Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting

Monday, July 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at 1441 Schilling Place - Civil Rights Office Conference

Room, Salinas, Ca. 93901

Adjournment