Life Enrichment Committee
May 13. 2025
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Jestin D. Johnson FROM: Anh Nguyen
City Administrator ADA Programs Division
Manager
SUBJECT: Mayor’s Commission on Persons With
Disabilities Annual Report
DATE: April 15, 2025
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The Life Enrichment Committee Receive An Informational Report From The Chair Of Oakland Mayor’s Commission On Persons With Disabilities (MCPD) Regarding Their Status And Recent Activities
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This informational report provides the Life Enrichment Committee (LEC) with a listing of the many projects and activities carried out by the MCPD in 2022-23 and describes its strategic planning areas for 2023-24.
BACKGROUND / LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
The MCPD was established by City Ordinance Number 9968 C.M.S. in 1980 as the Commission on Disabled Persons and amended in 1994 by Ordinance Number 11864 C.M.S. It was updated again in 2015 by City Ordinance Number 13334 C.M.S. to its current name, to represent and address the issues of people with disabilities. The commission has at least 51 percent representation by people with disabilities, and the rest have professional or personal experience working with people with disabilities. The MCPD serves the following key roles in Oakland government:
• Advising the Mayor and City Council on matters affecting the disability community; • Reviewing and commenting on City policies, programs, and actions; • Providing advice and assistance to other City boards and commissions; and • Participating at the local, state, and national levels in the advancement of disability rights.
Jestin Johnson (Apr 28, 2025 14:33 PDT)
04/28/2025
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: Mayor’s Commission on Persons With Disabilities Annual Report Date: April 15, 2025 Page 2
Life Enrichment Committee
May 13, 2025
ANALYSIS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES
Citywide Priorities are built into the MCPD strategic planning areas with City Operations aligned with priorities 1 and 4, Service Navigation with priority 4, Housing with priority 2, and Transportation with priority 3.
1. Holistic community safety
2. Housing, economic, and cultural security
3. Vibrant, sustainable infrastructure
4. Responsive, trustworthy government
FISCAL IMPACT
This item is for informational purposes only and has no fiscal impact until LEC decides to take action.
PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST
This item is for informational purposes only and does not require public outreach beyond the standard City Council agenda noticing procedures.
COORDINATION
ADA Programs Division staff coordinated the preparation of this report.
SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES
Economic: The work of the ADA Programs division and all-volunteer commission effectively reduces the City's exposure to disability discrimination claims and provides a mechanism for amicable and cost-effective resolution of complaints that do arise.
Environmental: Persons with disabilities can be more susceptible to severe negative health impacts from exposure to environmental pollution than the general population.
Race & Equity: The lack of ADA accessibility to city programs and services has an inordinate impact on communities of color, who live in areas with poorer infrastructure and may have limited or non-existent internet access to information and services.
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: Mayor’s Commission on Persons With Disabilities Annual Report Date: April 15, 2025 Page 3
Life Enrichment Committee
May 13, 2025
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The Life Enrichment Committee Receive An Informational Report And Presentation From Oakland Mayor’s Commission on Persons with Disabilities Regarding Their Status and Recent Activities
For questions regarding this report, please contact Anh Nguyen, ADA Programs Division Manager, at 510-238-7915 or [email protected].
Respectfully submitted,
Anh Nguyen
Anh Nguyen
ADA Programs Division Manager
Prepared by:
Mark Romoser, Program Analyst I
ADA Programs Division
Attachments (1):
A: Mayor’s Commission on Persons with Disabilities Annual Report 2024-25