City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Agenda  
Disabilities Commission  
Thursday, November 14, 2024  
3:00 PM  
City Hall  
Regular  
Council Chambers  
701 East Broadway  
Columbia, Missouri  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
INTRODUCTIONS  
II.  
Statement by Chair on Virtual Participation  
III.  
IV.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
DRAFT October 10, 2024 Disabilities Commission Meeting Minutes  
SPECIAL ITEMS  
V.  
Discussion on Housing with Randy Cole, CEO of the Columbia Housing  
Authority, and Rebecca Thompson, Housing and Neighborhood Services  
Director for the City  
VI.  
OLD BUSINESS  
Disability Issues Candidate Forum on October 28  
VII.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Elections - Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary  
Discussion on accessibility concerns with downtown sidewalks, including  
feedback from Encircle  
Transit Training on ADA and Title VI  
Remembering Dawn Zeterberg  
VIII.  
REPORTS  
Future Agenda Items  
Chair  
Staff  
Public Transit Advisory Commission  
MU Chancellor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities  
Safe Streets for All Working Group  
Airport Steering Committee  
IX.  
X.  
GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
NEXT MEETING DATE  
December 12, 2024  
XI.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Virtual participation in this meeting is available for any individuals reasonably prevented  
from in-person attendance pursuant to City Council Bill 371-21. In order to request  
virtual participation, please email disabilityservices@como.gov or call (573) 817-5024.  
The City asks that you make your request for virtual participation 24 hours in advance,  
or as soon as possible. All virtual participants are required to have the camera on in  
order to participate in the meeting.  
Members of the public may attend any open meeting. For requests for  
accommodations related to disability, please call 573-874-CITY (573-874-2489) or  
email CITY@CoMo.gov. In order to assist staff in making the appropriate arrangements  
for your accommodation, please make your request as far in advance of the posted  
meeting date as possible.  
USB DRIVES PROHIBITED: Due to cybersecurity concerns, flash drives and other media  
devices are no longer permitted for delivering files or presentation materials. A speaker  
who desires to display a presentation must upload the presentation, in advance, to the  
city network using an upload portal. To upload your files and learn more, visit  
CoMo.gov/upload. (Effective Jan. 1, 2023)