Division of the State Architect (DSA) Stakeholder Forum

A Stakeholder Forum will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 from 10:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Division of the State Architect (DSA), Headquarters Office located at 1102 Q Street, Suite 5100 Sacramento CA 95811 in Conference Room B. This meeting will be available via video conference from all DSA regional offices.

Visit DSA’s Access 2016 Web page for the meeting agenda and supporting documents.
http://www.dgs.ca.gov/dsa/Programs/progAccess/access2016.aspx

DSA is preparing the update of California’s 2016 building code for accessibility and is seeking input and comments from accessibility stakeholders, interested parties and the general public through a series of Access Code Forums to be held in April and May of 2015. This Forum is the first of three planned for the 2015 Triennial Code Adoption Cycle.
The meeting facilities are accessible. This material is available in alternate formats upon request. Requests for alternate formats and special accommodations (assisted listening device, teleconference equipment, etc.) should be directed to Susan Moe at (916) 323-1687 or by e-mail to DSAAccess2016@DGS.CA.Gov no later than 7 working days before the meeting date.

Each item will have a short presentation followed by a discussion period with questions.

AGENDA

Morning Session 10:15 am – 12:15 pm
1. Call to Order/Introductions
2. Overview of the Stakeholder Forum
3. Various code proposals

Afternoon Session 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
4. Various code proposals continued
5. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
6. General Public Comments
7. Next

Participation via video conference is available at the following locations:
Video Conference
DSA – Oakland
Suite 1201
1515 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 622-3103

Video Conference
DSA – Los Angeles
700 N. Alameda Street
Suite 5-500
Conf. Room 5-599
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 897-3995

Video Conference
DSA – San Diego
10920 Via Frontera
Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92127
(858) 674-5400

Real Time Captioning:
Real Time Captioning will be provided at the Forum location and videoconference sites. It may also be accessed through the Internet by logging on to the following link:
http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=dsa  The service will be active 10 minutes prior to the event start time.

Participation via teleconference is available by using the following numbers:
Dial-in number: (888) 204-5984 and Participant Code: 8458753
Please call in 5 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
Teleconference participants who wish to view the draft language as it is displayed during the discussions at the Forum location and videoconference sites may do so via WebEx meeting by requesting an invitation by email to DSAAccess2016@dgs.ca.gov no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, April 20, 2015.

Comments are welcome prior to the meeting as well as afterwards. Comments relating to each stakeholder forum are encouraged to be submitted as soon as possible after the forum discussing the topic to which they are related and should be sent to DSAAccess2016@DGS.CA.Gov.

Should technical assistance be needed to participate in the Stakeholder Forum, please contact Sue Moe at 916-323-1687.