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FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
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REPORT REGARDING EFFORTS TO MAKE THE TRAINING INSTITUTE MORE
SUBJECT: HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Express the Board' s appreciation to County staff and the
staff of the Community College District for being able to
cooperatively work out a satisfactory solution to the access
concerns which had been raised by the Human Relations
Commission in regard to the Training Institute at the George
Gordon Education Center.
2 . Authorize the Chairman to send a letter to the Community
College District Board of Trustees and Chancellor,
expressing the Board' s appreciation for the cooperative
manner in which this matter has been handled.
3 . Remove this item as a referral to our Committee.
BACKGROUND:
On February 26, 1991 the Board of Supervisors referred to our
Committee a letter from the Chair of the Human Relations
Commission expressing the Commission' s concerns about the
difficulty being experienced by some disabled individuals in
gaining access to the Training Institute on the second floor of
the George Gordon Education Center.
On May 7, 1991 our Committee made a status report to the Board
and requested that staff make a concerted effort to address the
concerns which had been expressed.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHME ff- YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY A NI RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE O E
SIGNATURE S: RO SCHRO R SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK
ACTION OF BOARD ON Aifgust 6, 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: ATTESTED
August 6, 1991
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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On July 22, 1991 our Committee met with the Coordinator for the
Human Relations Commission and staff from the County
Administrator' s Office. We received and reviewed the attached
staff report indicating the steps which have been taken or agreed
to in an effort to make the Training Institute as accessible to
the handicapped as possible. All parties present were pleased
with the manner in which this item has been resolved. We are,
therefore, asking that the Board express its appreciation to
staff and the Community College District for their cooperation in
successfully resolving this issue. No further action by our
Committee or the Board appears needed at this time.
cc: County Administrator
County Counsel
Director of Personnel
DeRoyce Bell, Deputy County Administrator
Ami Mezahav, Coordinator
Human Relations Commission
OFFICE OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Administration Building
Martinez, California
To: Internal Operations Committee Date: July 10, 1991
(Supervisors Schroder and McPeak)
From:Caropital Subject: George Gordon
FaciVft�eps A�Analyst Center Access
In accordance with the April 22, 1991 Board Order, staff from the
Human Relations Commission and the County Administrator's office
met with Community College District staff to review issues
regarding the accessibility of the George Gordon Center, 500
Court Street, Martinez, CA. County representatives met with
Thomas Beckett, Director of Facilities Maintenance for the Contra
Costa Community College District.
The results of the meeting are as follows:
1. Increase nighttime lighting at the first floor entrance. Mr.
Beckett advised that the building has outside lighting.
However, due to the usual non-occupancy of the building after
5:00 p.m. and implementation of energy conservation measures,
the outside lights are not routinely turned on in the
evenings. There is one control switch for the lights and it
is located in the mechanical room. Mr. Beckett offered to
locate and label another control switch outside the mechanical
room in the first floor area. Sponsors of evening meetings
will then have direct access to the control switch.
2. Keep the elevators unlocked during office hours and evening
meetings to assure ready access to the second floor. Mr.
Beckett advised that several years ago, the elevators were
unlocked during office hours. However, there were incidents
of persons coming to the County second floor operations and
then roaming through the College District operations on the
other floors. Mr. Beckett agreed to another trial basis of
unlocking the elevators during office hours. In order to
discourage persons from roaming through the building, the
College District will install a sign in the elevator
indicating the location of the County Training Institute and
the County will post a notice on the second floor that users
of the training facilities are restricted to the first and
second floors only. However, should any problems arise due to
the elevators being unlocked to the second floor, the College
District reserves the right to lock the elevators again.
The elevator to the second floor could also remain unlocked
for evening meetings. However, for security reasons, the
first floor entrance doors cannot remain unlocked during
evening meetings. When the Community College Governing Board
holds its monthly meetings, the College District has a
representative stationed in the lobby. The door is unlocked
prior to the start of meeting time. However, the door is
then locked once the meeting begins and the District
representative remains in the lobby during and after the
meeting to .provide access and monitor exit from the building.
Any County department scheduling evening meetings would be
required to follow these same procedures.
3. Eliminating the restriction that only those with disabilities
can use the elevator. Since the elevators to the second floor
will be unlocked, persons will have direct access to them and
will. not be required to disclose any disability.
The Community College District was very cooperative in developing
the solutions to the issues described above. It is anticipated
that this same spirit of cooperation will follow as the new
procedures are implemented.
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cc: Director of Personnel
Chancellor, Community College District (via CAO)
President, Board of Trustees (via CAO)
Chair, Human Relations Commission
Ami Mezahav, Coordinator Human Relations Commission