HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ADA Access Advisory Committee Appointment____________________________________________________________________________________
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
Council Meeting: January 21, 2025
Disposition: Approved appointment of Ted Jackson to an unexpired four-year term on the ADA
Access Advisory Committee through the end of April 2028 due to the expiration of term of
Timothy Lord
Agenda Item No: 4.c
Meeting Date: January 21, 2025
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Department: City Clerk
Prepared by: Lindsay Lara, City Clerk City Manager Approval: ___________
TOPIC: ADA ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT OF TED JACKSON TO AN UNEXPIRED FOUR-YEAR
TERM ON THE ADA ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE THROUGH THE
END OF APRIL 2028 DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF TERM OF TIMOTHY
LORD
RECOMMENDATION:
Appoint Ted Jackson to an Unexpired Four-Year Term on the ADA Access Advisory
Committee Through the End of April 2028 Due to the Expiration of the Term of Timothy
Lord.
BACKGROUND:
The term of Timothy Lord expired in April of 2024 and was left vacant due to a lack of
applications received for the ADA Access Advisory Committee. The City Clerk’s office
recruited for applications and received one (1) application from Ted Jackson, who is
eligible to serve under the Bylaws eligibility requirement 2.2.4 and represent the San
Rafael business community interest.
The ADA Access Advisory Committee provides valuable input in determining disability
policy for the City of San Rafael. The ADA Access Advisory Committee provides input,
advises the City on matters relating to people with disabilities. It is also a primary public
networking resource between persons with disabilities, disability service agencies,
representatives from government agencies, and others. Members of the committee
represent a broad cross-section of members of the community with disabilities, reflecting
multiple disabilities and the cultural and gender diversity of the wider disability community.
The ADA Access Advisory Committee works in conjunction with the City of San Rafael.
Meetings are held on the First Wednesday of March, June, September, and December at
2:00 p.m.
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 2
ANALYSIS:
The City Clerk’s office recruited for the ADA Access Advisory Committee vacancy and
received one (1) application. Staff recommends that the City Council appoint Ted Jackson
effective immediately and until the end of April 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
The call for applications for the ADA Access Advisory Committee was advertised through
mass email notification, the City website, social media platforms, Marin IJ, and physical
posting at City facilities.
ATTACHMENTS:
1.One (1) Application
2.Bylaws
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Q1
Contact Information / Información del contacto
First and Last Name / Nombre y Apellido Ted Jackson
Address / Dirección
Address 2 / Dirección 2
City / Ciudad San Rafael
State / estado California
ZIP/Postal Code / Código postal 94901
Email Address / Dirección de correo electrónico
Phone Number / Número de teléfono
Q2
What district do you currently live in?¿En qué distrito vive
actualmente?
District 2/Western / Distrito 2/Oeste
Q3
How long have you lived in San Rafael?
I have worked at Marin CIL for 1 yr and 8 months
Q4
Business Information
Company Marin Center for Independent Living
Address 710 Fourth Street
City/Town San Rafael
ZIP/Postal Code 94901
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Q5
How did you hear about this vac ant position?
Other (please s pec ify ):
colleague referral
Q6
What Board would you like to apply to?¿A c uál te gus taría
aplicar?
ADA Access Advisory Committee
Q18
Do you partic ipate in any c iv ic ac tivities? If s o, what are they?
Yes , I organiz e regularly with the groups lis t ed in t he next answer. We organiz e and partic ipate in ev ents regularly, for example I
rec ently hosted an emergency preparednes s training with Rachel Kertz for caregiv ers, during the summer we organiz ed dis ability pride
ev ents and a s creening and panel of Keey s Bags Names Words (a doc umentary on caregiving f or people with dementia), organiz ed a
y ear long campaign with partners to increas e the Marin Count y IHSS c are prov ider wage, organizing with Marin Parks and disabilit y
and family adv ocates to develop an acces s ible playground at Mc Innis Park (on-going), and dev eloping anti-ableis m trainings .
Q19
Lis t any civ ic organizations of which y ou are a m ember:
Marin County HHS Integrated Aging Study Stak eholder Work group, older Adult Community Housing workgroup, Marin County
Commis ion on Aging Legis lativ e Adv ocac y Sub Committee, Marin Count y Voter Registrar Voter Acc essibilit y Advisory Committee,
Marin Organiz ing Committ ee, Aging Action I nitiative, Marin Aging and Disabilit y Ins t itute.
Q20
Education:
Univers it y of Exeter (UK)
Univers it y of Cincinnati
Northern Kentucky University
Q21
Why are you interested in s erving on a board or c om m iss ion?
To repres ent Marin CIL for increasing community acc es s for older adults and disabled persons .
Q22
Describe pos sible areas in whic h you may have a conflict of interest with the City:
I c an not think of one.
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Q23
Upload your resume.
Ted%20Jackson%20Resume%20October%202024%20(1).pdf (132.1KB)
Q24
Ethnicity / Raza/etnia:
Q25
To which gender do you most identify?¿Con qué género se
identifica más?
Q26
How old are you?¿Cuántos años tienes?
Page 5: Demographics / Datos demográficos
Ted Jackson
Pronouns:He,Him,His
Executive Leadership and Management,LGBTQ &Disability Political,
GOTV &Voter Engagement,Voter Protection,Volunteer Recruitment and
Management,Public Relations,ADA Accessibility Management,
Workshops and Training
Experience
2023-Present
Director of Public Policy and Community Engagement,
Marin
Provide leadership and guidance in strategic,tactical and
agreed upon methods for advancing the public policy goals of
MarinCIL and its regional,statewide and national partners.
Attend various internal and external meetings as assigned.
Provide public policy analysis,information and communication,
conduct training and develop strategies to achieve policy change that
supports the community living and independence goals of persons
with disabilities.Support MarinCIL CEO,Board of Directors and other
principals with policy analysis and progress updates.Engage with
municipal,state and federal policymakers and administrative
appointees and operatives for advancing pro-disability-related policy.
Supervise the Systems Change Community Organizer (SCCO),for
systems change advocacy and community organizing for developing
and implementing Marin CIL’s systems advocacy and policy change
plan.Supervise Community Resilience Navigator and Marin CIL’s
Emergency Management program.Supervise Assistive Technology
Advocate and Marin CIL’s Assistive Technology program.
2022 Executive Director,The Center for Independent Living,Inc.
(CIL)
Chief Executive Officer of an internationally esteemed non-profit
organization serving people with disabilities and leading
advocacy to achieve Independent Living.Directing day-to-day
and long-term strategic operations for a government and
privately funded organization with a $4 million budget and $8
million endowment,with 30+staff providing services disabled
persons in Berkeley,CA.Increased service productivity by
365%in 8 months.
2021 -Present
American University,School of Public Affairs,Adjunct
Faculty (Washington,D.C.-Remote)
Coursework explores the Americans with Disabilities Act,its
implementation and current disability policy advocacy to break barriers
to access,the cultural evolution of the disability social justice and
Independent Living movement and civic engagement of disabled
Americans.
2020-2021
59th Presidential Inaugural Committee,Accessibility Advisor,
Associate Director
Coalitions-Disability Engagement (Washington,D.C.-Remote)
Advised on accessibility,useability and accommodations for Deaf and
disabled participants and audience of inaugural virtual events,
including communication access,program advance communication
and program planning for all aspects of the Presidential
Inauguration.Directed inclusive disability community engagement for
participation in the Presidential Inaugural virtual events,including
coalition building,organizational and community relations,program
communication and disabled principal recruitment.
2020 Democratic National Committee,Senior Advisor
Accessibility and Disability Political Engagement
(Washington,DC -Remote)
Advised on election cycle political operations for ADA accessibility and
disabled voter engagement,including communications,event
logistics,state party and coordinated campaign relations,volunteer
recruitment and retention and GOTV.Organized nearly 100 disability
leaders covering over 30 states,collaborated with Biden for President
Victory 2020 to train over 2000 Democratic activists in accessibility
and disability voting rights.Managed accessibility and
disability-focused voter protection operations including building ADA
Legal Election Day deployment teams.Staffed the DNC Disability
Council,constituency chairs and principal surrogates.
2019-Democratic National Convention Committee,
Director of Accessibility 2020 and Disability Engagement
(Milwaukee,WI)
Directed accessibility operations for the 2020 Democratic National
Convention in Milwaukee,WI,the first national virtual political
convention of its kind.Senior staff position managing accessibility
planning and logistics for all aspects disabled delegate and guest
participant experience (in-person,virtual,digital,physical and
communication access)from pre-convention processing and
committee meetings to official convention proceedings and
constituency and allied partner events.Conducted the DNCC’s
first-ever request-for-proposal process for American Sign Language
(ASL),live captioning and audio description.Managed ADA
accommodation requests that increased by over 500%and
accessibility staff which grew by 600%from the 2016 convention.
Engagement efforts resulted in a diverse coalition of 25 local and
regional disability organizations for assisting with accessibility
planning.Intersectional disabled leaders also represented civic,
LGBTQ,people of color,academic and legal advocacy communities.
Outreach included accessibility technical assistance programs and
materials for DNCC staff,vendors and suppliers,civic and community
partners,progressive allies and Democratic State Party delegations.
Disabled participation in convention meetings and events increased
by over 400%from the 2016 convention.
2019 Democratic National Committee,Accessibility Coordinator,
National Disability and LGBTQ Political Director,
(Washington,DC)
Coordinated Democratic Party accessibility operations and logistics
including DNC meetings and events,sister committee events on
request,and the 2019 Presidential Democratic Primary Debates.
Developed ADA accessibility curriculum and conducted training for
over 1500 Democratic party operatives and activists including DNC
and DNCC staff,presidential and down ticket campaign staff,
candidates,Democratic State Party staff,the Association of State
Democratic Chairs and grassroots leaders and volunteers.
Participated in the DNC Chair ’s 2020 convention technical advisory
group to evaluate applicant cities for hosting the 2020 Democratic
National Convention.
Managed the Disability and LGBTQ national political portfolios.
Increased disability constituency membership by 50%and LGBTQ
Caucus advisory body by over 100 leaders.Managed grassroots
engagement events in Washington,DC and across the nation
including Georgia,California,Ohio,Texas and Florida.Preparing and
staffing principal surrogates.Maintained regular leadership and
constituency programming,reports to DNC leadership,list building
and communications support.
2017 -2018
California Foundation for Independent Living Centers,
Remote Consultant,Disability Organizing Network
(California-Statewide)
Managed a network of disability community organizers in 58 counties
for federally funded public education advocacy campaigns affecting
accessibility policy change and implementation.Conducted regular
strategy and training events for local,regional and statewide network
members,partner organizations and volunteers.Directed advocacy
actions to increase access to healthcare,education,transportation,
housing and voting for Californians with disabilities.
2017-2018
Women’s March,Inc.,Remote Consultant,Accessibility
Director &Power to the Polls Political Co-Director
(Washington,DC -New York,NY -National)
Managed and planned accessibility logistics and disabled participant
ADA accommodation requests for actions and events including the
Women’s March (Washington,D.C.2017),NRA-2-DOJ March (VA-DC
2018),The Women’s Convention (Detroit 2018),Women’s March J21
Anniversary (Las Vegas January 2018).Collaborated with partner
organizations,local authorities,vendors and contractors,and
supervised the volunteer workforce.
Co-managed the Power To The Polls campaign,the organization’s
electoral strategy for the 2018 midterm election.Duties included
supervising operations for multi-state tour,chapter engagement,
on-site training program development,tool kit and educational
materials and resources development,GOTV strategy,outreach and
digital tools and data management.
2017 Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies,National
Membership Organizing Director (Washington,DC -National)
Developed a disability and senior community outreach strategy to
grow individual and organizational membership for a national disaster
preparedness collaborative.Increased the organizational membership
capacity to include 38 state and territory coalitions for executing
accessible emergency management readiness and recovery response
actions.
2016 Democratic National Committee &Hillary For America Victory
2016,National Director of Disability Community Engagement
(Washington,DC -National)Served as disability community and
accessibility advisor for the presidential campaign,coordinated
campaign and Democratic Party,including volunteer capacity building,
GOTV,voter protection and support for digital and media
communications.Managed nationwide disability voter education and
GOTV in 22 states with 250 leaders and over 2500 volunteers.Also
responsible for staffing principal surrogates for events.Coordinated
and conducted regular training,weekly national organizing
teleconferences and constituency-specific programs.
2016 Democratic National Convention Committee,Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA)&Disability Community Engagement
Specialist (Philadelphia,PA)Managed ADA systemic and individual
accessibility plans and disability focused programming for the 2016
Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia,PA.Supervised
interns and volunteers to provide reasonable accommodations,
functional needs,usability features and program access for 1,300
disabled delegates and approximately 10,000 public attendees with
disabilities.Advised on plans for transportation (airport,train,fixed
route and charter,paratransit and parking),security,website and
media communications,lodging,training,disabled delegate seating
plans,partner program events and disabled principal and campaign
surrogate experience.
2011-2016
California Foundation for Independent Living
Centers,Community Organizing Director (California
-Statewide)
Directed community engagement and policy advocacy for a statewide
membership organization for California’s 28 Independent Living
Centers (ILCs),including 30 staff organizers,200 coalition partners
and over 1700 individual volunteer members.Increased network
program participation capacity by 560%.Managed a $375,000.00
annual federal grant to provide resources,technical assistance and
training for disability community leaders and organizations for systems
change advocacy.•Managed logistics and accessibility for over 30
large trainings,summits and conferences for 100+participants plus an
annual advocacy day at the California State Capitol attended by over
3500 participants with disabilities or allies.Raised approximately
$150,000.00 to support non-grant funded events and established an
annual event sustainability fund.Policy and accessibility advocacy
achievements include:California Online Voter Registration website
accessibility (first completely ADA compliant system in the nation);
Accessible redesign of the Bay Area Rapid Transit “Fleet of the
Future”train cars;California’s Healthcare Benefits Exchange (Covered
California)program accessibility;California Voter ’s Choice Act
(SB450).
Notable Previous Overview
2015 Patriot Picture,LGBTQ Media Advisor (California)
Advised on LGBTQ media relations and talent staffing on major
motion picture for film festivals.
2011 Momentum Political,Validity Director (California)
Managed California ballot initiative petition signature verification and
preparation for submission to Country Registrars and the Secretary of
State.
2007-2008
Equality California,Let California Ring Campaign Field
Organizer,No On Prop 8 Senior Regional Field Director
(California -Statewide)
Organized a grassroots public education campaign to increase
support for marriage equality in California,later managed field
operations for San Diego,Imperial,and Riverside Counties for the No
on Prop 8 Campaign during summer 2008.
2005 Caffeine Creative-People for the American Way,
Associate Producer (Washington,DC -Cincinnati,
OH)
Political documentary production (“A Blinding Flash of the Obvious”)
and complimentary educational organizing manual development.
2003-2004
Citizens to Restore Fairness,Field Director (Cincinnati,OH)
Managed field strategy for the successful campaign to repeal
Article XII.The only LGBTQ rights ballot initiative victory in
2004 out of 18 campaigns nationwide.
Appointed and Volunteer Councils and Committees
●2020-2021 LGBTQ Victory Fund Campaign Board,Member
●2020-2021 Fair Fight Action PAC Disability Advisory Council
●2020 Democratic National Committee Convention Technical
Advisory Group,Accessibility Director
●2018 Creating Change Conference Host Committee,
Washington,D.C.●2017 National Equality March,
Accessibility Director &Honorary Co-Chair
●2014-2016 California Secretary of State Voter Accessibility Advisory
Committee ●2015-2016 California New Motor Voter (Automatic Voter
Registration)Implementation Oversight Committee
●2014-2016 National Council on Independent Living Queer Caucus,
Chair,2014-2016 ●2012-2016 National Council on Independent
Living Voting Rights Subcommittee and Education Subcommittee
●2005-2006 Equality Ohio,Founding Member
Education
•Exeter University,Exeter,Devonshire UK,2000-2001,Staging
Shakespeare program,residency at Shakespeare’s Globe,London,
UK.
•University of Cincinnati-College Conservative of Music,Cincinnati,OH,
1994-1995,Theatre Performance major.
•Northern Kentucky University,Highland Heights,KY,1996-1997,Theatre
major.
ADA Access Advisory Committee Bylaws March 20, 2023 1
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
BYLAWS
ARTICLE I. NAME AND PURPOSE
Section 1.1. Name. The name of this body shall be the City of San Rafael Americans
with Disabilities Act Access Advisory Committee, hereinafter referred to as the "ADA
Access Advisory Committee," or the “Committee.”
Section 1.2. Purpose. The ADA Access Advisory Committee provides valuable input
in determining disability policy for the City of San Rafael. The ADA Access Advisory
Committee provides input, advises the City on matters relating to people with disabilities,
and is a primary public networking resource between persons with disabilities, disability
service agencies, representatives from government agencies, and others. Members of
the Committee represent a broad cross-section of members of the community with
disabilities, reflecting multiple disabilities, and the cultural and gender diversity of the
wider disability community. The ADA Access Advisory Committee works in conjunction
with the City of San Rafael.
Section 1.3. Committee Responsibility. The ADA Access Advisory Committee’s
authority is advisory only. The ADA Access Advisory Committee has no power to act on
behalf of the City of San Rafael or any other entity. The ADA Access Advisory
Committee’s responsibilities shall be in accord with these Bylaws, as amended from time-
to-time by the City Council.
The ADA Access Advisory Committee may:
1. Act as a liaison between the City and the disabled community living and doing
business in the City of San Rafael;
2. Assist the City with ADA projects including, but not limited to the: Self Evaluation,
Transition Plan, publicity, website content, training, and emergency planning for
persons with disabilities;
3. Solicit public input on city-related ADA projects and programs and provide a public
forum for individuals with disabilities and groups representing people with
disabilities;
4. Facilitate community awareness and advocacy by identifying and articulating
common concerns;
5. Advise and educate members of the disability community, City staff, and the public
about disability rights and accessibility issues;
6. Provide input to the City for the removal of physical barriers in City facilities, on
City property, and the public rights-of-way based upon identified needs and
ADA Access Advisory Committee Bylaws March 20, 2023 2
budget;
7. Work to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities throughout the
community;
8. Promote emerging state and national disability issues relevant to the City;
9. Provide input for prioritizing barrier removal projects that are funded in the Capital
Improvement Plan. The Director of Public Works shall have the final decision over
the approval and authorization of projects;
10. Provide input on Disabled Access Hardship Applications submitted to the Building
Division on permitted projects. The Chief Building Official shall have the final
decision over the Disabled Access Hardship Application.
The ADA Access Advisory Committee is not involved in:
1. ADA compliance related to private development applications, approvals, or
enforcement other than Disabled Access Hardship Applications as described
above. This responsibility is carried out by the Community Development
Department.
2. Grievances under the ADA directed toward the City. Anyone who wishes to file a
complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of
services, activities, programs, or benefits by the City of San Rafael shall fall under
the provisions of the City's grievance procedure.
3. Project review and approval. Existing Boards or Commissions (such as the
Design Review Board or Planning Commission) that are established for public or
private project review and approval, which includes full ADA compliance, shall
remain with those Boards and Commissions.
4. City bids, contracts and agreements. The City has full responsibility to ensure
that all approved bids, contracts and agreements are in full compliance under the
ADA.
Section 1.4. Brown Act. All meetings of the ADA Access Advisory Committee shall
be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the ADA
Access Advisory Committee, except as otherwise provided in the Ralph M. Brown Act.
(Government Code Sections 54950 et seq.) Meetings will be accessible to all, with
accommodations for accessibility issues made upon request. Any person who disrupts
the meeting may be asked to leave and be removed.
ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP
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Section 2.1. Number of Members. The ADA Access Advisory Committee shall
consist of five (5) voting members and one (1) non-voting City staff member who will act
as the Committee Chairperson. The City Council has the authority to appoint alternates
as needed. The City staff member will typically be the City’s ADA Coordinator, but in all
instances shall be the person appointed by the City Manager.
Section 2.2. Eligibility. The five (5) voting ADA Committee members and any
alternate shall consist of the following, each having the same duties and responsibilities:
1. Persons who are, or family members of, City of San Rafael residents with
disabilities; and/or
2. Individuals residing in the City of San Rafael serving persons with disabilities in
Marin County; and/or
3. Property owners, business owners, or individuals residing in the City of San Rafael
with expertise and/or affiliations with private or public organizations concerned with
issues of accessibility and/or other issues of concern to persons with disabilities;
and/or
4. One member of the Committee may represent the San Rafael business community
interest.
Membership on the Committee shall not be limited based on race, religious creed, color,
national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital
status, sex, age or sexual orientation. An effort will be made to ensure that the
membership is balanced and diverse based on the eligibilities above.
Section 2.3. Appointment of Committee Members. Voting Committee members
and any alternate member shall be appointed by the City Council. Appointments shall
be published on the website for the City of San Rafael and as otherwise determined by
the City Clerk. The City Manager shall appoint the non-voting City staff member.
Section 2.4. Terms of Appointment. Each Committee member shall serve a term of
four (4) years but not more than two terms. An effort will be made to ensure that the
terms are staggered, and not all of the appointments expire in the same year.
Section 2.5. Term Limits. Committee members shall be limited to two (2) consecutive
four-year terms. Additional terms may be served if there is a break between terms.
Section 2.6. Absence and Removal. An unexcused absence from two (2)
consecutive Committee meetings without notification to the Chairperson shall be
considered a voluntary resignation from the Commission. Previously dismissed
Commissioners may be eligible for reappointment to the Commission. Commissioners
shall be subject to removal by the affirmative vote of three members of the City Council.
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Section 2.7. Compensation. Committee members serve without compensation.
Section 2.8. Duties of the Chairperson. The Chairperson shall preside over all ADA
Access Advisory Committee meetings and shall be responsible for preparing agendas,
meeting minutes, and maintaining records of documents submitted to the Committee for
consideration at the meeting. If the Chairperson is unable to attend a regularly
scheduled meeting, the regularly scheduled meeting shall be cancelled and resumed at
the next regularly scheduled meeting.
ARTICLE III. MEETINGS
Section 3.1. Time and date of Regular Meeting. Notification of meeting place, date,
and time shall be rendered to the public through posting on the City of San Rafael website.
The Commission shall meet quarterly, unless there is no business to conduct, and shall
be scheduled annually. The schedule for the upcoming year will be set by December of
the previous year.