{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-01-24", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJanuary 24, 2005\nPresent: Berger, Bunker, Chair Cooney, Fort, Gwynne, Longley-Cook, McCoy, McGaughey,\nAbsent/Excused: Chadow, McCoy\nGuests: Anne Steiner\n1.\nMINUTES: The minutes of December 6, 2004 where approved with the following\ncorrections: 1) Oral Communications, Item #3 - change \"Commissioner Ed Cooney stated\nthat AC transit buses are not able to align with the bus stop location due to the existing\nmetered parking space.\" to \"Commissioner Ed Cooney stated that AC transit buses are not\nable to align with the bus stop location on Santa Clara Avenue fronting City Hall due to the\nexisting metered parking space.\" and 2) Oral Communications, Item #5 - change\n\"Commissioner Steffens stated that a chair should be provided in the City Clerk's Office\nfront counter area for refuge if needed.\" to \"Commissioner Elaine McCoy stated that a chair\nshould be provided in the City Clerk's Office front counter area for refuge if needed.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. February agenda item - Commissioner Charles Bunker will inform the Commission on the\nstatus of the Disaster Plan.\n2. February agenda item - Commissioner Gina McGaughey would like a status on the Webster\nStreet Renaissance project. It was requested that temporary sidewalk relocations and barrier\nlocations during construction take into consideration the visually impaired. Secretary to\nfollow up.\n3. Commissioner Angela Steffens asked if the City has a policy on sidewalk solicitation policy\nas in one instance it resulted in accessibility problem.\n4. A motion carried that Old Business, Item #1, Election of Vice-Chair be taken out of order.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Election of Vice-Chair: Commissioner James Gwynne was elected Vice-Chair.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-01-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-01-24", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJanuary 24, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 2\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Audible Signal Grant:\nThe secretary informed the Commission that the Public Works Department is applying for a\ngrant application for audible traffic signal equipment and requested the Commissions'\nbacking. A letter supporting the grant application was approved. Commissioner Gina\nMcGaughey expressed her concern that push buttons be located at the curb crosswalk, not\ndistant from the crossing, so as not to impede the visually impaired or wheelchair/walker\nusers. Guest Anne Steiner suggested that the grant application make reference to inter-model\ntransportation. Should the City obtain the grant, the Commission would like to review any\nproposed locations and design.\n2. Committee Bylaw Change:\nA motion failed to change the current bylaw term limits for the Chair and Vice-Chair from\n\"one (1) year term or until successors are appointed\" to \"two (2) consecutive one (1) year\nterms. It was mentioned that officers are elected, not appointed as stated in the bylaws.\nSecretary will follow up.\n3.\nPolicy Research, Writing and Implementation:\nA motion carried to establish a sub-committee to address policy. Sub-committee members\nare Commissioners Ed Cooney, Charles Bunker, James Gwynne, Steve Fort, and Gina\nMcGaughey. The Commission approved a letter from Chair Ed Cooney to Mayor Johnson\non the City's ability to procure accessibility assistance to disabled citizens attending City\nmeetings and hearings (i.e. Braille, speech/hearing impaired interpreters). Secretary\ninformed the Commission that the Public Works staff is meeting with other City staff to\nestablish a plan and would welcome any information from the Commissioners (i.e. Braille\ntranscriber, interpreter contacts).\nOLD BUSINESS:\n2. Alameda Journal Calendar:\nSecretary informed the Commissioners that agenda's are provided to the Alameda Journal.\nA\nCommissioner stated that the City's CATV channel has Room 360 listed for meetings and\nshould be changed to Room 391. Secretary will follow up.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-01-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-01-24", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJanuary 24, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\n3. Oak Street City Hall Entrance: Secretary informed the Committee that the kick plate door\nopeners at the Oak Street Alameda City Hall door are functioning. A Commissioner stated\nthat the toe kick plate only operates if pressed at a certain location. Secretary will follow up.\n4. City Hall Bus Stop: Secretary informed the Commission that Public Works is continuing to\nresolve the accessibility to the bus stop in front of City Hall (blockage by a metered parking\nspace). A Commissioner stated that the existing bench location might also hinder\naccessibility.\n5. Breakers at Bayport 64-unit development Secretary will provide status on the Breakers\nat Bayport 64-unit development. Secretary has not seen any plans. Will report at February\nmeeting.\n6. Lower Washington Park Parking Accessible Parking Stall: Secretary informed the\nCommission that the addition of a disabled parking stall at lower Washington Park adjacent\nto the dog park will need to go before the Transportation Technical Team (TTT), possible on\nFebruary agenda. Commissioner James Gwynne stated that the existing two disabled spaces\nneed to be restriped to conform to the latest ADA standards. Secretary is aware.\n7. City Clerk's Office Reception Area Seating: The secretary investigated Commissioner\nStephen's observation of the need for a chair in the reception area of the City Clerk's office.\nDue to space limitation in the reception area, at the secretary's request, the Public Works\nMaintenance staff fabricated a sign \"seating available upon request\" which will be displayed\nat the front counter. The Commission found this to be an acceptable solution and suggested\nthat similar signs be placed in other departments where permanent guest seating cannot be\nprovided.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:20p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, February 28th in Room\n391, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nBy:\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\PUBWORKS\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2005/0124min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-01-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-02-28", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nFebruary 28, 2005\nPresent: Berger, Bunker, Chadow, Chair Cooney, Fort, Gwynne, Longley-Cook, McGaughey,\nAbsent/Excused: McCoy, Steffens\nGuests: Anne Steiner\n1. MINUTES: The minutes of January 24, 2004 where approved with the following\ncorrections: 1) Attendance - change Commissioner McCoy from present to absent, add\nCommissioner Steffens as present, and 2) Oral Communications, Item #1 - change\n\"Commissioner Charles Bunker will inform the Commission on the status of the Disaster\nPlan\" to \"\nDisaster Registry.\"\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Toby Berger shared an article that appeared in the Oakland Tribune that Mark\nBreimhorst had been named the executive director of the World Institute on Disability\n(WID). WID is an Oakland based nonprofit research and public policy center promoting the\ncivil rights and full societal inclusion of people with disabilities. She suggested the\ncommission might want to have Mr. Breimhorst make a presentation.\n2. Commissioner Toby Berger informed the commission on the proposed school parcel tax per\nan article in the Alameda Journal. Currently there is a senior citizen exclusion on the\nexisting parcel tax and would like that there be an exclusion for disabled persons.\n3.\nCommissioner Jody Moore informed the commission that the month of February is Autism\nAwareness Month and that next year the commission or City could recognize this with some\nkind of activity. Commissioner Toby Berger stated that the commission promotes the month\nof October as Disability Awareness Month and that this year 's activities could include\nautism.\n4. Commissioner Gina McGaughey will provide the commission with written copies of\nDisability Rights Advocates open door pamphlet.\n5. Secretary received a note from Mayor Beverly Johnson requesting that a commissioner\nvolunteer to serve on the Alameda County Commission on Aging. Commissioner Adrienne\nLongley-Cook volunteered.\n6. Secretary informed the commission that there will be a groundbreaking ceremony for the\nNew Library and that two temporary disabled parking spaces will be provided.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-02-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-02-28", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nFebruary 28,\n2005 Minutes\nPage 2 of 2\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Bus Shelter (Buena Vista Avenue fronting Marina Cove):\nChair Ed Cooney and secretary Ed Sommerauer briefed the commission on the new bus\nshelter at Buena Vista Avenue in front of the Marina Cove development (between Paru\nStreet and Ohlone Street). The location was acceptable.\n2. Disaster Registry Program:\nCommissioner Charles Bunker briefed the new members about the disaster registry program.\nCurrently there are 16 disabled citizens registered in the program. Additional participants\nwill be sought through advertising (i.e. Meals on Wheels, AP&T Flash newsletter, etc.).\n3. Webster Street Renaissance Construction Status:\nCommissioners Gina McGaughey and Charles Bunker briefed the commission on their\nmeeting with the City construction inspector and contractor in maintaining sidewalk\naccessibility for the visually impaired and wheelchair/walker users along Webster Street and\nthe side streets during construction of the Webster Street Renaissance project.\nCommissioner Alysa Chadow stated that a guide dog is trained to walk perpendicular across\nthe street and that any sidewalk detouring which is parallel to and within the street pavement\narea creates confusion to the dog. Guest Anne Steiner informed the commission that the\nCity of Berkeley has guidelines for pedestrian detouring. Secretary informed the\ncommission that pedestrian accessibility is required at all times during construction and it is\nthe contractors' responsibility to maintain access to the approval of the City. Secretary will\ncontact Berkeley.\n4. Solicitation Policy:\nIn response to Commissioner Angela Steffens' question at the January meeting \"Does the\nCity have a solicitation policy on distribution of flyers within public sidewalk areas\", the\nsecretary informed the commission that City's Municipal Code Sections 6-2-2 and 6-2-3\nprohibits distribution of handbills and advertising material unless the recipient is asked and\nwilling to accept the handbill.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Policy research, writing and implementation:\n3.\nChair Ed Cooney briefed the commission on the sub-committee's progress in developing\npolicy consideration for procedures and resources on providing alternate auxiliary aids for\nthe visually impaired and/or hearing impaired. The commission viewed limiting aids to the", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-02-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-02-28", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nFebruary 28,\n2005 Minutes\nPage 3 of 3\nvisually impaired and/or hearing impaired as to narrow and that the language should be\nbroadened to cover all areas of disability. A motion carried to disband the sub-committee\nand create a new sub-committee consisting of commissioners Toby Berger, Adrienne\nLongley-Cook, Gina McGauhey and Alysa Chadow. Secretary asked the commissioners if\nthey could assist in updating the City's contact resource list. Commissioner Gina McGauhey\nvolunteered.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, March 28th in Room\n391, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nBy:\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\PUBWORKS\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2005\\0228min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-02-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-03-28", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nMarch 28, 2005\nPresent: Berger, Chadow, Chair Cooney, Fort, Gwynne, Longley-Cook, McGaughey,\nAbsent/Excused: McCoy, Steffens, Bunker\nGuests: Michele Bevel\n1.\nMINUTES: The minutes of February 28, 2005 where approved.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. The Secretary listed the locations for the pedestrian lighting grants. They are; Park Street\nat\nWebb Avenue, Park Street at Central Avenue; Park Street at Santa Clara Avenue, Park Street\nat mid-block between Santa Clara Avenue and Central Avenue, Park Street at San Antonio\nAvenue, Webster Street at Taylor Avenue, Buena Vista Avenue at Chestnut Street, Otis\nDrive at Sandcreek Way, Pacific Avenue at 4th Street and Fernside Boulevard at San Jose\nAvenue.\n2. Members expressed concerns about the following items; signs in the City Hall elevator\nshould also be in Braille, the handicap door post to City Hall at Oak Street is not functioning\nproperly, the sign to Alameda on the Ron Cowen Parkway is missing and should be reset\nwhere it can't be damaged.\n3. There was general consensus that commission members should be given identification\nbadges.\n4. Commissioner Chadow reported that Adobe Illustrator could produce plans with raised lines.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Chairman Edwin Cooney presented a letter he received from the Interim City Manager\nresponding to his concerns about providing Braille and interpreter assistance at City\nmeetings.\n2. Commissioner Longley-Cook presented a list of real time captioning service providers and\nonsite interpreting service providers that are used by the City of San Francisco.\n3. Commissioner Longley-Cook presented a letter from Pedestrian Friendly Alameda\nexpressing concern about the proposed State Senate Bill, No. 810.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-03-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-03-28", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMarch 28, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 2\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Bridgeside Shopping Center:\nThe Secretary described the planned development for the Bridgeside Shopping Center.\n2. Southshore Shopping Center;\nThe secretary described the status of the construction of the shopping center and plans for\nfuture development.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Policy research, writing and implementation:\n3.\nCommissioner Toby Berger presented to the commission the sub-committee's proposed\nrecommendations for ADA policies for providing effective communications and reasonable\naccommodations for persons with disabilities. The commission will consider adoption of the\nrecommendations at the next scheduled meeting.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, April 25th in Room\n391, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nBy:\nRobert Claire\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nRC:lc\nG:\\PUBWORKS\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2005\\0328min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-03-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-04-25", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nApril 25, 2005\nPresent: Berger, Bunker, Chadow, Chair Cooney, Fort, Vice-Chair Gwynne, Longley-Cook,\nMcGaughey, Steffens,\nAbsent/Excused: McCoy, Moore\nGuests: Jackie Krause (Mastick Senior Center Senior Services Manager), Barbara Hawkins\n(Supervising Civil Engineer, Public Works Department), Anne Steiner\nMINUTES: The minutes of March 28, 2005 where approved.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Adrienne Langley-Cook informed the commission that Crosstown\nCoffee House would have an art, crafts and flower sale to benefit the Community\nCenter on April 30th\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Paratransit:\nMs. Jackie Krause, Senior Services Manager Mastick Senior Center, discussed the proposed\nMeasure B Paratransit funding application program for fiscal year 2005/2006 to the\ncommission. Hi-lights of the program will include subsidized taxi services for ADA\nregistered applicants who do not always have effective access to East Bay Paratransit\nServices at certain times of the day or from certain out of reach locations when East Bay\nParatransit is not available. The City will also offer taxi service for those needing immediate\ntransportation services to medical appointments during the 21-day certification period.\nJackie distributed an Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA)\n\"Accessible Transit Services in Alameda County' booklet to the commissioners. She also\ndistributed Paratransit applications and that assistance in completing the applications is\navailable at Mastic Senior Center. In a call to questions regarding improvements to the\nprogram, Commissioner Gina McGaughey stated that route scheduling could be better\ncoordinated between multiple pickups. Jackie suggested that she could arrange for a\nrepresentative from Paratransit to meet with the commission, but that any meeting would\nhave to be during the day, not evening. Vice-Chair James Gwynne informed the commission\nthat there will be a mobility exposition November 18-20 in Santa Clara and asked Jackie if\narrangements could be made for a Paratransit service to the expedition. Jackie stated that\nthat is a possibility but would need to know the time and number of people planning to\nattend.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-04-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-04-25", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nApril 25, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 2\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Transportation Master Plan Policies:\nMs. Barbara Hawkins, Supervising Civil Engineer, Public Works Department, discussed the\nTransportation Master Plan Policies document with the commission as they relate to the\ndisabled community. The commission moved approval of the document with the following\nmodifications: a):\n2. Policy research, writing and implementation:\nChair Ed Cooney recommended that the sub-committee's proposed recommendations for\nADA policies for providing effective communications and reasonable accommodations for\npersons with disabilities be adopted. The commission moved adoption of the\nrecommendations with minor modifications. a) Change I.b. \"\nvision, mobility and\nlanguage impairments\" to \" vision, mobility, language and cognitive impairments.\" b)\nChange II. a. \" language and mobility impairments.' To\nmobility, language and\ncognitive impairments.\" c) Change Procedures, 1st sentence \" this communications and\naccess policy.' to \" this Communications and Access Policy (CAP)\" and d) Procedures, c.,\nchange \" w/c accessibility \"to \"wheelchair accessibility\n\"\n2. Bus Shelters:\nCommissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook informed the commissioners that she and the\nsecretary had inspected the recently installed bus shelters and compiled a list of shelters that\nneeded the benches slightly relocated to the right or left to better facilitate wheelchair users.\nThe list was provided to Public Works.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: None\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. The City's CATV channel scrolling has the wrong meeting time listed for the commission.\nSecretary to follow up.\n2. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook informed the commission on upcoming Alameda\nCollaborative events: a) Alameda Walk in conjunction with Recreation and Parks Dept and\nPedestrian Friendly Alameda on May 7th and b) Festival of Families at South Shore Center\nMay 7th\n3. Commissioner Charles Bunker stated that ACI's trash receptacle is blocking the handicap", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-04-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-04-25", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nApril 25, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\nramp at McKay Avenue and Central Avenue. Secretary to follow up.\n4. Commissioner Alysa Chadow informed the commission that Adobe Illustrator software has\nthe capability for Braille conversion for embossing printers.\n5.\nCommissioner Toby Burger informed the commission that the Alameda Journal is not listing\nthe commission meeting dates in the calendar. Secretary to follow up.\n6. Chair Edwin Cooney stated that U.S. mailboxes are being removed throughout the City\nmaking it difficult for the disabled and would like to agendize for discussion at the May\ncommissioner's meeting.\n7. The commission would like that meeting agendas and minutes be provided in Braille.\nSecretary to follow up.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, May 23rd in Room\n391, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nBy:\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\PUBWORKS\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2005\\0425min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-04-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-05-23", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nMay 23, 2005\nPresent: Berger, Bunker, Chadow, Chair Cooney, Fort, Vice-Chair Gwynne, Longley-Cook,\nMcGaughey, Moore, Steffens\nAbsent/Excused: None\nGuests: Greg Stoia, City Senior Construction Inspector\nMary Louis Lambert\nMINUTES: The minutes of April 28, 2005 where approved.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Event Parking:\nCommissioner Toby Berger informed the commission that the East Bay Regional Park\nDistrict would again provide additional disabled parking spaces for the summer concert\nevents scheduled for the 2nd Friday of June, July and August. Secretary to provide revised\ntable sign.\n2. Curbside Mailbox Reductions:\nChair Ed Cooney concerned about the reduction in street mailbox locations contacted the\nPostal Agency (748-4156). They informed him that if contacted they will provide the\nlocation of the nearest box. They also informed him that a person could make arrangements\nwith the postal delivery person to have the mail picked up. A commissioner suggested that\nBraille be provided in the inside of the door flap as to pick-up times, etc.\n3. Pedestrian Access During Construction Projects:\nCommissioners and Greg Stoia, City's Senior Construction Inspector, discussed pedestrian\naccess during the Webster Street project. Though contractor assistance is available to\nprovide assistance to the public during working hours, it is sometimes difficult during non-\nworking hours for the visually impaired to ascertain the location of bus stops or street\ncrossings. The committee made some suggestions and discussed forming a subcommittee to\nmake additional recommendations on current and future projects.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-05-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-05-23", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMay 23, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 2\n4. Bylaws - Absences:\nDiscussion on number of absences allowed per the commission bylaws was tabled.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. The Secretary informed the Commissioners that Commissioner Elaine McCoy had resigned.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioners Toby Berger and Alysa Chadow shared information on audible signal\nproducts through their discussions with Mr. Ed Campbell, an audible signal supplier.\nSecretary informed the commission that Mr. Campbell has provided audible signal products\nto the City in the past via bidding process, the most recent being the audible signal upgrades\nat the intersection of Park Street at Santa Clara Avenue and Park Street at Otis Drive.\n2. Commissioner Jody Moore would like that the local newspaper(s) publish an article on\ndisability awareness. Commissioner Toby Berger stated that this could coincide with\nDisability Awareness Month, which is held annually in October, and that it be placed on the\nSeptember agenda for further discussion.\n3. Guest Ms. Mary Louis Lambert informed the commission that there is a video relay system\nthat works that interfaces with the internet to provide video sign language translation for the\nhearing impaired, similar to TTY's which is a phone line based interface. The video relay\nsystem requires a 256MB uplink that is available only with the \"business' level cable service.\nThe \"business level service is available by AP&T for an additional $10/month above the\nBasic package. A commissioner suggested if AP&T could provide a medical discount.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-05-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-05-23", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMay 23, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, June 27th in Room\n391, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nBy:\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\PUBWORKS\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2005\\0523min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-05-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-08-22", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nAugust 22, 2005\nPresent: Berger, Bunker, Chadow, Chair Cooney, Fort, Vice-Chair Gwynne, Longley-Cook, Moore,\nAbsent/Excused: McGaughey, Seffens\nGuests: Audrey Lard-Hausman\nMINUTES: The minutes of May 23, 2005 where approved.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\nNone\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Pedestrian Access During Construction Projects:\nCommissioner Toby Berger commented on the draft standards for pedestrian access during\nconstruction projects and suggested several changes. These changes included stipulating that surfacing\nbe non-slippery when wet. The Commission agreed to present comments on the draft standards to the\nsecretary to incorporate into the final version. The secretary will check with other Cities about their\nnotification procedures.\n2. Alameda Theater:\nThe acting secretary presented the proposed access plans for the renovated theater. There was\nunanimous consent that the renovations are not adequate for a wide range of disabilities. The acting\nsecretary proposed that the Architect for the theater renovation attend the next meeting to discuss\naccessibility issues.\n3. Handicap Parking Spaces for Park Street Farmers Market:\nThe acting secretary stated that vehicles with handicap placard or plates can park at any metered\nspace. Temporary signs designating handicap spaces are available for events, such as the Farmer's\nMarket. Secretary to follow up. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook stated that the current\nFarmer's Market is not accessible friendly.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-08-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-08-22", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nAugust 22, 2005 Minutes\nPage 2\n4. Disability Awareness Month:\nThe acting secretary read the proposed proclamation to be read by Mayor Beverly Johnson at a City\nCouncil meeting next month. A commissioner suggested that a press release be issued about the Alameda\nHospital Health Fair scheduled for October 15th\nOLD BUSINESS:\n5. Abilities EXPO:\nVice-Chair James Gwynne updated the Commission on the upcoming abilities EXPO on November\n18th in Santa Clara. The Chair informed the vice-chair that there needed to be a clarification as to who\nwould get transportation to and from the EXPO. The Mastick Senior Center was prepared to provide\ntransportation only for members of the commission. Any misunderstanding or miscommunications\nshould be clarified as soon as possible.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: None\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Guest Audrey Lard-Hausman said the members of the Police Academy ticket illegally parked vehicles\nin spaces designated for handicap parking as well as vehicles parked on sidewalks. They will respond\nto calls.\n2. Commissioner Jody Moore volunteered to prepare handout information on disability issues for\nchildren.\n3. A commissioner suggested an award for construction projects that provide good accessibility.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, September 26th in Room 391,\nCity Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nRobert Claire\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nRC:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LT\\MCI Disability Committee/2005/0822min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-08-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nDecember 12, 2005\nPresent: Berger, Bunker, Chadow, Chair Cooney, Fort, Vice-Chair Gwynne, Longley-Cook,\nLord-Hausman, Moore, McGaughey,\nAbsent/Excused: Steffens\nGuests: Firena Paulina\nMINUTES: The minutes of August 22, 2005 where approved.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Free Shoppers Shuttle for Seniors:\nSecretary distributed leaflet on \"free shoppers shuttle for seniors' schedule and pick up\nlocations. Commission questioned why limited to 75 years or older and to include service\nanimals.\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair: (Chair Cooney)\nCommission moved election of 2006 officers to the January 2006 meeting to conform the\nbylaws.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Alameda Theater:\nCommission reviewed City's/architects October 24, 2005 response to the Commission's\nquestions and made the following additional recommendations: 1) conduct additional\nresearch into descriptive video applications by contacting Eric Lane at 1-800-443-0728,2) is\nstadium seating still allowed under ADA guidelines and/or is there new ADA policy.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-12-12.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nAugust 22, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 2\n2. Pedestrian Access During Construction Projects:\nCommission moved their recommended \"standards for pedestrian access during construction\nprojects' with a minor correction. Secretary will forward to City Engineer.\n3. Bylaw modifications:\nThe commission made the following draft modifications to the bylaws: 1) Article III.C.c.\nchange \"Failure to attend 75% of the meetings held during any 12-month period, whether\nexcused or not excused.\" to \"Three unexcused absences within a calendar year will require a\nreminder that one subsequent missed meeting could result in a dismissal from the\nCommission.\" b) Relabel 'a' to 'C'; \"b\" to 'a'; and 'C' to \"b'. 2) Article IV, C change \"The\nChair and Vice-Chair shall be elected by the Commission from its membership at the first\nmeeting of each year when the Commission is fully constituted.\" To \"The Chair and Vice-\nChair shall be elected by the Commission from its membership at the December meeting of\neach year. Term of office shall start in January.\" and 3) Article V., A, change \"The\nCommission shall meet at least once per year as necessary, on the fourth Monday of January,\nat 7:30 p.m.\" to \"The Commission shall meet at least once per year as necessary, on the\nfourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m.\"\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\nSecretary informed the Commissioners that the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Webster Street is\nbeing redesigned to eliminate the traffic island.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commission Toby Berger informed the commission on Abilities Expo.\n2. Commissioners would like a tour of the old Alameda Theater.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-12-12.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nAugust 22, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 3\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, January 23rd , 2006 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nEd Somemrauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LTMCD Disability Committee/2005\\1212min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-12-12.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-01-23", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJanuary 23, 2006\nPresent: Chair Cooney, Fort, Longley-Cook, Lord-Hausman, Moore, McGaughey\nAbsent/Excused: Berger, Bunker, Vice-Chair Gwynne, Steffens\nGuests: Sean Lynch (APD)\nMINUTES: The minutes of December 12, 2005 where approved with the following\ncorrection: Change Oral Communications Item No. 1 \"Commission questioned why limited\nto 75 years or older and to include service animals.\" to \"Commissioner questioned\n\"\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: none\nNEW BUSINESS:\nElection of Chair and Vice-Chair: (Chair Cooney)\nCommission elected Ed Cooney - Chair and Jody Moore - Vice-Chair as 2006 officers.\nAyes 5, Nays 0.\nOLD BUSINESS:\nStatus of Accommodation Recommendations and Accessibility during Construction\nGuidelines and Policy Document:\nSecretary informed commission that Public Works is reviewing the construction form. Chair\nCooney will assist staff in providing costs of various Braille transcription/sign language\ninterpreters.\nBvlaws Modification:\nCommission reviewed and verified proposed changes to the bylaws. Needs City Council\napproval. Secretary to follow up.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-01-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-01-23", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJanuary 23,\n2006 Minutes\nPage 2 of3\n3. APD Volunteer Program:\nCommissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman and Officer Sean Lynch informed the commissioners\nof the Alameda Police Department's volunteer program that allows participants to issue\nparking citations to vehicles illegally parked in disabled parking spaces. Volunteers must be\ngraduates of the City's 10-week police academy program. The participants are also\ncompiling an inventory of locations of disabled parking spaces and any maintenance\nrequirements throughout the City.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: none\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook updated the commission informational flyer and\nrequested staff to final changes.\n2. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook attended the January 18 Alameda Youth\nCollaborative meeting and informed the commission on the Alameda Safe School\nEnvironmental Team (ASSET) program whereby adults assist at-risk students.\n3. A youth film festival will be held on February 25, 2006 at the Bay Theatre, Alameda Pointe.\n4. Chair Ed Cooney reported that the audible signal at Park Street and Santa Clara Avenue\nintersection is not loud enough.\n5. Commissioner Gina McGaughey informed the commissioners that she will be resigning from\nthe commission.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-01-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-01-23", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJanuary 23,\n2006 Minutes\nPage 3 of3\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, February 27, 2006 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nEd Somemrauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2006\\123min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-01-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-02-27", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nFebruary 27, 2006\nPresent: Chair Cooney, Berger, Bunker, Fort, Longley-Cook, Lord-Hausman, Moore\nAbsent/Excused: Vice-Chair Gwynne, Steffens\nGuests: Barry Bergman (Alameda Public Works), Susan Decker (Alameda Transit Advocates)\nRob Bonta (Social Services Human Relations Board), Alex Plumb (Bike Alameda)\nMINUTES: The minutes of December 12, 2005 where approved with the following\ncorrection: Change Old Business Item No. 1 by capitalizing Commission and change Oral\nCommunications Item No. 3 \"A youth film festival will be held on February 25, 2006 at the\nBay\nTheatre, Alameda Pointe.' to \"A youth film festival will be held on February 25, 2006\nat the Auctions by the Bay, Bay Theatre, Alameda Point.\"\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: none\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Alameda Transit Advocates:\nMs. Susan Decker, a member of Alameda Transit Advocates (ATA), stated that the aims\nof ATA were convenient, reliable Public Transportation. Other aims are to get more bus\nshelters and more red curbs at bus stops. The ATA has quarterly meetings, the next one\nbeing next month. She handed out flyers describing their next meeting.\n2. Potential Project Locations for Pedestrian Plan:\nBarry Bergman, Program Specialist, Described the pedestrian plan that is just getting started\nand solicited input from the Commission on problem intersections. The Commission\nidentified the following intersections; 1- - Atlantic and Webster, 2- Central and Webster, 3-\nTaylor and Webster, 4- Lincoln and Park St., 5- Otis and Park St., 6- Central and Chestnut,\n7- Central and Page, 8- Broadway and Blanding, 9- Island Drive at the Safeway exit, 10-\nMcCartney and Ironwood, 11 - Webster and Buena Vista, 12- Atlantic between Webster and\nConstitution, 13- - Pacific and Constitution, 14 8th and Lincoln, 15- Constitution and Marina\nVillage Parkway.\n3. Social Services Human Relations Board:\nRob Bonta, President of the Social Services Human Relations Board, described the purpose\nof the Board. The Board communicates to the Council, public needs and interacts with\npublic programs. They work with Alameda Hospital, Recreation and Parks, police and the\nMastick", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-02-27.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-02-27", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nFebruary 27,\n2006 Minutes\nPage 2 of2\nSenior Center. He presented the results of a recent survey about percentages of families that\nhave members with disabilities and people that have stress anxieties and suffer depression.\nOLD BUSINESS:\nStatus of Accommodation Recommendations:\nChair Cooney will present report on providing costs of various Braille\ntranscription/sign language interpreters at the next Commission meeting.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: none\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman read a courtesy notice that can be placed on cars that\npark on the sidewalks.\n2. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook reported on the Alameda Point Collaborative\nmeeting and their plans for a bicycle repair program.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, March 27, 2006 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nRobert Claire\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nRC:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2006/227min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-02-27.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-04-24", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nApril 24, 2006\nPresent: Chair Cooney, Berger, Bunker, Fort, Longley-Cook, Lord-Hausman, Vice Chair Moore\nAbsent/Excused: Gwynne, Steffens\nGuests: Ed Sommerauer (Alameda Public Works), Paullina Kirola\nMINUTES: The minutes of February 27, 2006 were approved.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Paratransit Advisory Meeting:\nChair Cooney reported on the April 24th meeting of the Paratransit Advisory Planning\nCommittee (PAPCo) held in Hayward. PAPCo was agreeable to use grant monies for signal\ncountdowns and sidewalk accessibility but were less favorable to using paratransit monies\nfor audible crossings since it was considered a secondary issue. However, ACTEA was\nmore agreeable for using grant monies for audibles.\n2. Paratrasit Annual Program:\nEd Sommerauer, Associate Civil Engineer, presented to the Commission on Disability Issues\na proposed modification to the City of Alameda Paratransit Program. The City is proposing\na taxi scrip program to augment the existing program. There will be approximately $60,000\nper year for this program. The Commission agreed to support a program that would\nmaximize the mobility of persons with disabilities.\nThe Commission also agreed that the program should consider the following:\n-The program should serve seniors and persons with disabilities\n-People over the age of 70 and disabled persons that qualify for East Bay Paratransit\nService would also qualify for the taxi scrip program.\n-There should be no restrictions on the types of trips.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-04-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-04-24", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nApril 24, 2006\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 3\n- There should no restrictions on the number of trips.\n-\nThe rider should pay on a 1:4 ratio (25%) of the fare, similar to the BART program.\n- The current MRTIP program that provides trips to passengers free of charge should\ncontinue unchanged.\nA motion to have Chairman Cooney write a letter describing the Commission's\nrecommendations was proposed by Charles Bunker and second by Adrienne Longly-Cook\nThe motion passed unanimously.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Status of Accommodation Recommendations:\nChair Cooney will present report on providing costs of various Braille transcriptions/sign\nlanguage interpreters at the next Commission meeting.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Ed Sommerauer discussed accessibility to the newly opened Ortez Restaurant on Webster\nStreet. The main entrance to the restaurant is from the parking lot off Pacific Street.\nCurrently there is a decal on the door opening onto Webster Street directing people to the\naccessible entrance of the parking lot. The Commission recommended a sign, not a decal,\nwould be used to direct disabled people to the main entrance.\n2. Ed Sommerauer handed out a flyer describing the theater project. The Commission's\ncontributions to the project were acknowledged in the flyer\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Chairman Ed Cooney received a phone call from a woman who requested that the curb in\nfront of her residence be painted blue. The item will be placed on the agenda for the next\nmeeting.\n2. Commissioner Jody Moore volunteered to man a booth at the Festival of Families on May\n13.\n3. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook said construction during the renovation of the\nTowne Center has created accessibility problems.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-04-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-04-24", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nApril 24, 2006\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\n4. Commissioner Toby Berger mentioned that the first Concert at the Cove for this year would\nbe held on June 9. The commission will have a booth. Additional concerts will be in July\nand August.\n5. Commissioner Charles Bunker mentioned that the Pier 29 Restaurant would relocate to the\nformer Wale's Tail Restaurant located on Bellina Boulevard.\n6.\nCommissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman reminded the Commission that Meet Your Public\nOfficials event will occur on April 28th between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, May 22, 2006 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nRobert Claire\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nRC:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2006/424min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-04-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-06-26", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJune 26, 2006\nPresent: Berger, Bunker, Chair Cooney, Fort, Longley-Cook, Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Moore\nAbsent/Excused: Gwynne, Steffens\nGuests: Peggy Hakanson, Paulina Kirola, and Elvira Brochier\nMINUTES: The minutes of April 24, 2006 where approved with the following corrections: a) New\nBusiness, Item No. 2, change title from \"Paratrasit\n\" to \"Paratransit\n\"\nand\n1st\nsentence of last\nparagraph\nand second \"to\" \" and seconded\n\";b) Staff Communications, Item No. 1, change\n\"\nOrtez\n\"to\" Otaez c) Staff Communications, Item No. 5, change \"\nformer Wale's Tail\nBellina Boulevard\" to \"\nformer Whale's Tail\nBallena Boulevard.\"\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Axis Dance Company, an Oakland based dance company composed of disabled and non-\ndisabled dancers has been promoting dance and disability awareness and would like to\nperform for the City during Disability Awareness Month in October. Vice-Chair Jodie\nMoore and Commissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman will report back at the Commission's July\nmeeting with further information.\n2. Resources for Community Development will be having a grand opening of the Breakers at\nBayport Development located at 459 Neptune Garden on Thursday, June 29 from 4:00-6:00\np.m.\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Parking:\nGuest Ms. Elvira Brochier requested that a blue disabled parking space be provided on\nMelrose Avenue in front of her Garden Isle residence as she is disabled and has difficulty\nfinding a vacant nearby parking space on the street. She informed the commission that she\nhas a garage accessible from Mangrove Avenue which is occupied by her other vehicle and\nthat she rotates the vehicles in order not to wear down the car batteries. She also stated that\nwhile there is guest parking within the private development there are no spaces allocated for\nthe disabled. Chair Ed Cooney informed her that the commission does not have the authority\nto establish policy and can only make recommendations. The commission provided the", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-06-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-06-26", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJune 26,2006\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 3\nfollowing suggestions: 1) That she write a letter to the Homeowner's Association requesting\nthat a guest parking space(s) be converted to a handicap parking space(s) and that she may\nwant to get the backing of other homeowners who may also have disabled parking space\nproblems and 2) that she contact Friends of Alameda who could possibly assist her in\nrotating her vehicles. The commission also informed her that blue zones are not created for\npersonal parking spaces but can be used by any person displaying a disabled parking placard\nor disabled license plate.\nOLD BUSINESS\n1. Status of Accommodation Recommendations:\nUpon discussion on the status of the commission's \"Recommendations for ADA Policies'\nwith the Secretary, the commission moved that Public Works staff make a presentation at the\ncommission's July 24 meeting as the commission would like to forward it's recommendation\nto the City Council in September.\n2. Paratransit Annual Program:\nChair Cooney updated the commission on the Alameda County Paratransit Advisory &\nPlanning Committee (PAPCO) meeting he attended along with City staff. The proposed\nfiscal year paratransit plan, which included funding for audible traffic signal upgrades along\ntransit routes, was approved by PAPCO Senior Center.\n3.\nAtlantic Avenue/Webster Street Intersection Improvements:\nThe commission reviewed the plans for the proposed intersection modifications at Atlantic\nAvenue and Webster Street which includes removal of the existing traffic right turn islands\nnear the college, a curb bulb-out on Webster Street adjacent to the senior housing complex,\ncross-walks having texture treatment as an aid to the visually impaired, audible signals,\nincreased ped-signal walk time for pedestrian intersection crossing, and removal of the\nexisting free right turn from southbound Webster Street onto west bound Ralph Appezzato\nMemorial Parkway adjacent to the college. Commissioner's Ed Cooney and Steve Fort\nrequested that the drawing exhibit be enhanced with texture treatment so that they could\nhave a better understanding of the proposed improvements. Secretary will provide enhanced\nplan at the July commissioner's meeting.\n4. Bayport Park:\nThe commission reviewed the proposed Bayport Park improvements and by motion\napproved that the Chair write a letter to the Acting Director of the Recreation & Parks\nDepartment. The commission's recommendations are: a) walkways and a hardscape area be\nprovided at the baseball fields within the vicinity of the infield fence area as the current\nproposal indicates only lawn between the parking lot sidewalk and the field, 2) walkway and\nhardscape areas should also be provided for the soccer field at various locations, and 3) some\nof the playground equipment components should be usable by the disabled.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: None", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-06-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-06-26", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJune 26, 2006\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook reported that she attended the Alameda Point\nCollaborative meeting and that 1) the 10th year anniversary of the collaborative will be\nheld on November 21st and suggested that the commission might want to provide an item\nfor the proposed time capsule and 2) the teen program provided the following website\nsfbaycareerrmap.org to \"explore your interests, discover your career direction'.\n2. Commissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman stated that she would attend the Transportation\nCommission meeting this Thursday regarding the Towne Centre renovation project. The\ncommission was in agreement that accessibility during the renovations could be\nimproved.\n3 Commissioner's Toby Berger and Adrienne Longley-Cook staffed the commission booth\nat the Crab Cove summer concert program and provided information to several\npasserby's. The next concert is scheduled for July 14, 2006.\n4. Vice-Chair Jody Moore provided an informational source on heavy metal toxicity.\n5. Chair Ed Cooney would like to discuss availability to staff reports at the next meeting.\nSecretary informed the commission that City Council and Planning Board meeting staff\nreports are available to the public at the City Clerk's office.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, July 24th, 2006 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2006/626min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-06-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-07-24", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJuly 24, 2006\nPresent: Berger, Bunker, Chair Cooney, Fort, Longley-Cook, Lord-Hausman, Kirola, Vice-Chair\nMoore (left at 8:15)\nAbsent/Excused: Crone, Steffens\nGuests: None\nMINUTES: The minutes of April 24, 2006 were approved with the following corrections: a) \"were\napproved\" not \"where approved\" in Minutes section.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Disability Awareness Month Activities.\nThe commissioners discussed the proposed performance of Axis Dance Company, which is directed\nby Molly McFarlane, an Alameda resident. The group will be doing performances in San Francisco\nand Oakland, and has asked for a $500 stipend from those cities, but are willing to work with\nAlameda on an alternative amount. Concerns about the performance include the weather in October,\nwhat day to have it, ground surface for the dancers if out-of-doors, size of performance area\n(preferably 30 feet by 20 feet, but 20 feet by 20 feet would be OK), source of funding for stipend and\nother expenses, conflicting events such as Yom Kippur (October 1st), theme, banner proclaiming\n\"Disability Awareness Month\", if there should be speakers such as the Mayor as well, microphone\nand loudspeaker needs, Commissioner and Vice Chairman Moore and Commissioner Lord-Hausman\nwill speak with Ms. McFarlane, the School District, Parks and Recreation, and Debbie Opperud,\nSpecial Olympics Coach, and will have a full proposal for decision making at the August meeting. In\nthe interim, comments among commissioners will be circulated through Chair Cooney. Chair\nCooney will speak with Ed Sommerauer to ensure that the proclamation by Council is requested in a\ntimely manner.\n2. Availability of Staff Reports\nStaff presented recommendations: Policy changes are the only comments that go directly to Council.\nEnvironmental document comments go to the Planning Department, to be taken under advisement\nfor their staff comments to Council. Improvement plan comments go to Public Works Department,\nto be taken under advisement for their staff comments to Council. The Commission would like to be\non the leading edge of the planning process, not the tail end. As examples, Chair Cooney mentioned\nthe Washington Dog Park, Webster Street Improvements, and the Theater. There was some question\nas", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-07-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-07-24", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 24, 2006\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 3\nto how to present the improvement projects in a way that is accessible to all members, especially\nthose who cannot see the plan sets. Wooden models are highly appreciated. Sandpaper cutouts on\npaperboard are useful for simple drawings.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Accessibility Policy:\nStaff presented certain changes recommended to make the policy more specific. The changes\nwere met with approval. Staff will make the changes, write up a staff report to accompany it,\nand then submit it to Council for their approval. Staff was directed to come up with a budget\nto implement the policy, and a source of funding. For example, there should be more\nextensive signage of what is available, such as assistive listening devices, in meeting halls.\nThere should be a standardized statement on all agendas as to what is available at meetings\nand in advance of meetings. The agendas and announcements should be available in a variety\nof forms - not everyone has access to the city website, or can read the newspaper. There\nshould be people with disabilities serving on other commissions. The Commissioners\ndiscussed the need to have an ADA expert in each department. Staff informed the\nCommission of the intent by Risk Management to hire an accessibility issues staff person,\nand the Commissioners expressed interest in being involved in the hiring process, budget,\nand accountability related to this new position. The Chair requested that staff provide a copy\nof the ADA and Title 24 in Braille, tape, or screen-readable format for himself, and Braille\nor tape format for Commissioner Fort.\n2. Bayport Park:\nThere is some concern that there may not be enough accessible toilets for women and\nchildren at Bayport Park. Staff will double check and report back.\n3. Events Calendar:\nThe next concert in Crab Cove is August 11th Commissioners Longley-Cook and Berger\nwill again attend and offer information, including a flyer from the Transportation and Land\nUse Coalition entitled \"Alameda for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities\" They will look\ninto obtaining large print and Braille copies as well.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: None\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Langly-Cook attended the Transportation Commission meeting June 29th ,\nand, regarding the Towne Centre renovation project. She was pleased to see the\naccessibility improvements. Commissioner Lord-Hausman will attend next month, when\nSouth Shore will again be discussed.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-07-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-07-24", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 24, 2006\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\n2.\nThe July 20th edition of the Alameda Sun, mentioned Commissioner Langly-Cook in the\narticle \"Where the Sidewalk Ends\"\n3. Commissioner Cooney stated that a policy on construction was passed last March and\nsent out to contractors, to the best of his knowledge. He would like staff to double check\nthis.\n4. The Miracle League Baseball group is partnering with Alameda Rotary. The local\nrepresentative is Roberta Rockwell. This involves a modified, rubberized field that is\naccessible to players with disabilities. They have 300 eligible kids. Catellus has offered\nsome land, and the Giants and A's are interested in participating. The construction date\nis planned for the Spring of 2008. The Commission would like a representative to speak\nat their next meeting. Commissioner Lord-Hausman will follow up, and request that Ms.\nRockwell be allowed to speak as the first item of business.\n5. Commissioner Steffans has not attended the last few meetings. Chair Cooney will ask\nfor her resignation.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, August 28, 2006 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nLaurie Kozisek\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nLK:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2006\\724min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-07-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-09-25", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nSeptember 25, 2006\nPresent: Berger, Bunker, Longley-Cook, Chair Cooney, Fort, and Lord-Hausman\nAbsent/Excused: Vice-Chair Moore, Kirola\nGuests: Lucy Gigli, Joan Steber (Bike Alameda)\nMINUTES: The minutes of August 28, 2006 were approved as submitted.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: none\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Bike Alameda.\nGuest Ms. Gigli and Steber informed the commission on Bike Alameda's campaign for an\nalternative Estuary crossing, as the existing tube is not bike or pedestrian user friendly. Bike\nAlameda is hopeful that a water shuttle/taxi between Alameda Landing and Jack London\nSquare will be implemented and is seeking support from the commission and other interest\ngroups. Though the commission did not disagree on the concept they did have some\nreservations. In general once disembarking from the water shuttle there are no other transit\nor disability accessible facilities on either end for the disabled. Chair Ed Cooney's opinion\nwas that the shuttle was not relevant to the disabled. Commissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman\nwas concern about accessibility on the shuttle and once one disembarks where does one go.\nCommissioner Charles Bunker stated that access from the dock at Jack London Village is\nvery steep. Commissioner Toby Berger thought the shuttle is a great idea but how does a\ndisabled person get to the shuttle. Commissioner Steve Fort thought it was important that\nthe commission provide input now. Commissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman withdrew her\nmotion to support Bike Alameda's endeavor, as she was not sure that that was within the\ncommission's roles and responsibility.\n2. Ninth Street Remodeling Project\nCommissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the commission on her attending the\nhistorical advisory meeting regarding remodeling of an existing 3-unit building on Ninth\nStreet. Though she did not represent the commission she had spoken with the owner on\nmaking the building more ADA accessible. The owner was very open and appreciated her\nsuggestions.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-09-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-09-25", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nSeptember 25,2006\n2006 Minutes\nPage 2 of 3\n3. Press Release\nChair Ed Cooney and commissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman will met and discuss items for a\npress release on October Disability Awareness month. October is also white cane and\ndisability employment awareness month. A Disability Awareness Month proclamation will\nbe presented by the City Council at the council meeting of October 3rd\n4. Alameda Hospital Health Fair: (Lord-Hausman)\nCommissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the commission about the October 21st,\n2006 Alameda Hospital Annual Community Health Fair. The event will be held from 9:00\na.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the hospital. Commissioner's Adrienne Longley-Cook and Audrey will\ncontact the director of relations for a Commission table at the event.\n5. Assembly Bill 1234 Ethics Training: (Secretary)\nThe secretary informed the commission on the City's mandatory ethics training requirements\nfor all elected and appointed officials. Deadline for completing the training and taking the\nexam is January 1, 2007. The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is providing\ntraining on December 11th from 10 a.m. to noon. Secretary informed the commissioners that\nPublic Works will provide assistance to attend the ABAG training if commission members\ncan not do the training and testing on their own. Chair Ed Cooney, commissioners Charles\nBunker and Toby Berger stated that they would like to attend.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Status of Accommodation Recommendations:\nThe secretary reviewed the public works proposed changes to the Commission's\n\"Recommendations for ADA Policies'. Commissioner Toby Berger was not satisfied with\nthe proposed changes and will discuss further at the October meeting.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: None\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook informed the commission about the upcoming\nNovember 15th Alameda Youth Collaborative meeting. A time capsule commemorating\nthe 10th year of the collaborative will be buried and the Collaborative is requesting items\nfor inclusion into the time capsule. Commissioner suggested roster and a photo.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-09-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-09-25", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nSeptember 25,2006\n2006 Minutes\nPage 2 of 3\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, October 23, 2006 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LTMMDDD Disability Committee/2006/821min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-09-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-10-23", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nOctober 23, 2006\nPRESENT: Berger, Bunker, Longley-Cook, Chair Cooney, Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Moore\nABSENT/EXCUSED: Fort, Kirola\nGUESTS: Stefany Pittman, City Manager Debra Kurita\nCity Manager Debra Kurita introduced herself to the Commission, gave a background of her career\nand education, and thanked the Commissioners for volunteering their time. Chair Ed Cooney and\nthe Commissioners then expressed their concerns, especially the lack of pedestrian access along the\nexisting Oak Street sidewalk at the proposed parking garage site. The Commissioners suggested\nmaking Oak Street a one-way street or removal of parking on the west side temporarily in order to\naccommodate pedestrians adjacent to the construction site. The Secretary informed the Commission\nthat traffic implications to the neighboring streets and turning restrictions onto Central Avenue and\nSanta Clara Avenue from Oak Street would need to be assessed. The Secretary informed the\nCommission that the City has hired a new Assistant Risk Manager, Lucretia Akil, who will also be\nthe City's ADA coordinator and that their concerns should be presented to her.\nMINUTES: The minutes of September 25, 2006 were approved with the following corrections: 1)\nNew Business Item #3, Press Release - change \"met\" to \"meet\", and 2) New Business, Item #4,\nAlameda Hospital Health Fair, change \"Commissioner's Adrienne Longley-Cook and Audrey Lord-\nHausman\nwill contact to \"Commissioner's Adrienne Longley-Cook and Toby Berger will staff\nthe table at the event\".\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Internet Service Rates and Speed.\nTabled because interested Alameda resident Ms. Marylouise Lambert was not in attendance\nat the meeting.\n2. Audible Traffic Signals\nTabled because interested Alameda resident Ms. Marylouise Lambert was not in attendance\nat the meeting.\n3. In-pavement Lights at Various Crosswalk Locations\nThe proposed secretary discussed the in-pavement crosswalk light construction plans with", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-10-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-10-23", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nOctober 23,2006\n2006 Minutes\nPage 2\nCommission. The proposed locations are: a) Park Street at Pacific Avenue, b) Park Street at\nWebb Avenue/Times Way, c) Park Street mid-street crosswalk between Santa Clara Avenue\nand Central, and d) Webster Street at Taylor Avenue. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-\nCook asked why the locations selected for the inpavement lights were only along Park Street\nand Webster Street. In particular she questioned why locations at Shore Line Drive and\nWillow Street were not selected. The Secretary informed the Commission that the project is\ngrant funded and that these locations cannot be changed. The Secretary will forward\nsuggested location to staff for future consideration. Commissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman\nstated that the community needs to be better informed on the intent and purpose of the\nlighted crosswalks, that they should not be treated like a crosswalk at a traffic signal. A\nsuggestion was made that AP&T CATV Channel 31 be used as an outreach and training aid.\nCommissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook stated that some of the lights at the Eighth\nStreet/Portola Street lighted crosswalk are not working. The Secretary will inform\nMaintenance staff.\n4. Pedestrian Access during Construction of Parking Garage:\nSee minutes under Guest above for comments of pedestrian access. Commissioner\nAdrienne Longley-Cook stated that pedestrians, including a large number of high school\nstudents, are walking in the middle of Oak Street and not using the open west side sidewalk.\nMotion carried to recommend that temporary access be provided for safe access on the east\nside of Oak Street.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n5. Cineplex Theater:\nThe Secretary reviewed the Cineplex building plans with the Commission. Most of the\neleven suggestions by the Commission's October 24, 2005 have been included in the design.\nCommissioner Charles Bunker was still concerned that disabled seating locations were too\nclose to the screen. The Secretary informed Mr. Bunker that these locations are the standard\nlocations for a stadium seating style Cineplex. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook\nstated that there was an insufficient number of assisted living devices provided for each\nauditorium. The Secretary will contact the architect to discuss how the numbers of assisted\nliving devices was determined. The Secretary assumes that they conform to ADA standards.\n6. Alameda Hospital Health Fair:\nCommission will have a table at the fair.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-10-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-10-23", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nOctober 23,2006\n2006 Minutes\nPage 3\n7. Alameda Youth Collaborative:\nCommissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook informed the Commission about the Collaborative\nquestionnaire informational slip which will be included in the Collaborative 10th year time\ncapsule. The Commission moved that the following information will be provided in the time\ncapsule: 1) Name - Commission on Disability Issues; 2) Size - The number will be based on\nthe 1996 census report, 10,000 disabled and 2006 census report, 12,500; 3) Benefits -\ninforming various City and Civic groups on the needs of the disabled community. Making\ngroups and agencies aware of accessibility needs to all public events; and 4) include photos\nof the City Hall parking lot ramp and the Park Street/Santa Clara Avenue intersection\ncountdown pedestrian signal.\n8. Press Release:\nChair Ed Cooney reviewed the October Disability Awareness month press release.\nCommission approved without corrections.\n9. Assembly Bill 1234-Ethics - Training: (Secretary)\nThe Commission moved for a special meeting on November 13th at 7:30 p.m. to take the\nethics training and exam. Secretary to reserve City Hall Room 360.\n10. Status of Accommodation Recommendations:\nTabled. Policy recommendations to be part of Assistant Risk Manager/ADA coordinator's\ntransition plan.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: None\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Vice-Chair Jody Moore would like to have the Albany School District Superintendent\naddress the Commission at a future meeting on the districts blue ribbon Commission on\nAutism.\n2. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook informed the Commission that the Santa Clara\nConvention Center will be hosting its annual Disability Exposition on November 3-5th\n3. Commission Audrey Lord-Hausman stated that she will be attending a luncheon given by the\nInternational Council of Shopping Centers that will include a guest speaker on \"Changes in\nADA'.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-10-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-10-23", "page": 4, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nOctober 23,2006\n2006 Minutes\nPage 4\n4. Commissioner Charles Bunker informed the Commission; a) that the shrubs that where\nprotruding into the pedestrian/bike path along Constitution Way have been trimmed, and b)\nthe Red Cross will be meeting this Tuesday on the Disaster Registry program.\n5.\nCommissioner Toby Berger informed the Commission that Disability Sports USA has\nopened a baseball field, which was made possible through many contributions. The\ninformation will be forwarded to Ms. Roberta Rockwell via Audrey Lord-Hausman.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, November 27th, 2006\nin Room 360, City Hall. A special meeting for ethics training will be held on November 13th, , room\nto be determined.\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2006\\1023min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-10-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-12-11", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nDecember 11, 2006\nPRESENT:\nBerger, Bunker, Longley-Cook, Chair Cooney, Fort, Hakanson, Lord-Hausman,\nKirola, and Vice-Chair Moore\nABSENT/EXCUSED:\nGUESTS: Marie Asejo and Alain Lacambra\nMINUTES: The minutes of October 23, 2006 were approved with the following corrections: 1)\nunder guest change their concerns 'to ' their concerns and frustrations\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\nThe secretary informed the Commission that Assistant Risk Manager Ms. Lucretia Akil will\nbe taking over as Commission Secretary as of March 2007 and will also be the City's ADA\ncoordinator. Commissioner Toby Berger recommended that the suggested Commission\nADA policy recommendations and the \"pedestrian access during construction' criteria be\ntabled until Lucretia takes over.\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair\nThe Commissioners elected Audrey Lord-Hausman for Chair and re-elected Jody Moore for\nVice-Chair for 2007. Chair Ed Cooney thanked the commission for their contributions\nthroughout the year and providing him with assistance and backing during his term as Chair.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n2. Cineplex Theater:\nThe Secretary informed the Commission of the architect's response to the following\nsuggestions raised by the Commission: a) The number of assisted listening devices for each\ntheater was based on ADA and Title 24 requirements. Commissioner Toby Berger was still\nconcerned and would like to know if the audible system allows for increasing the number of\ndevices should their be a demand in the future. Secretary to follow up, b) A fold down\nchanging table has been provided in the men's restroom, c) Towel dispensers will have built", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-12-11.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-12-11", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nDecember\n11,2006\n2006 Minutes\nPage 2 of 3\nin trash receptacles, d) Hooks have been installed in all stalls. Commissioner Toby Berger\nrecommended that the hooks be close to the water closet in the stalls, e) Other than the\ndisabled stall, no additional grab bars will be installed in the other men's stalls. Placement\nof grab bars in the other stalls would require that these stalls be made totally ADA\naccessible.\nChair Ed Cooney reported on his meeting with City staff and the parking garage contractor\nregarding pedestrian access along the Oak Street construction site. The Commission is\naware that there is no pedestrian access along the east side of Oak Street. The contractor has\nrelocated the construction fence closer to the curb and provided a coned refuge area along\nthe side of the construction fence, should pedestrians disregard the 'sidewalk closed' signs.\n3. Alameda Hospital Health Fair:\nCommissioner Toby Berger informed the Commission that she and Commissioner Adrienne\nLongley-Cook had a table and represented the Commission at the health fair. Numerous\npeople asked questions. She recommended that the Commission continue to participate in\nthe annual fair.\n4. Alameda Youth Collaborative:\nCommissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the Commission that Commissioner\nAdrienne Longley-Cook provided the information to the Alameda Youth Collaborative for\nthe 10th year time capsule.\n5. Disaster Registry Program:\nCommissioner Charles Bunker informed the Commission that the disaster registry\napplication has been revised to make it easier to fill out. There are currently twenty-five\napplications on record.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: none\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Charles Bunker stated that the sidewalk has been uplifted at the Ballena\nBoulevard Bridge. Secretary will follow up.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-12-11.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2006-12-11", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nDecember\n11,2006\n2006 Minutes\nPage 3 of 3\n2. Commissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the Commission that; a) there is an ADA\nBest\nPractices\nTool\nKit\nfor\nState\nand\nLocal\nGovernments\nat\nwww.usdoj.gov/ada/pcatoolkit/abouttoolkit.htm, and b) Disability Rights Advocates has\nfiled a lawsuit against the California Department of Transportation. The lawsuit seeks to fix\naccess barriers along pedestrian rights-of-way, including sidewalks, crosswalks, pathways,\nand Park and Ride facilities under the control of Caltrans.\n3. Commissioner Jody Moore informed the Commission a green light was given for the\nAlameda Landing development and that the Miracle League field is closer to becoming a\nreality.\n4. Chair Ed Cooney informed the Commissioners that they are invited to the City's\nDevelopment Services groundbreaking ceremonies for the Habitat for Humanity eight\nresidential homes site at 626 Buena Vista Avenue on Tuesday, December 12.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, January 29th, 2007 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LT\\MCD Disability Committee/2006\\1211min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-12-11.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-01-29", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJanuary 29, 2007\nPRESENT: Berger, Bunker, Longley-Cook, Cooney, Chair Lord-Hausman, and Vice-Chair\nMoore\nABSENT/EXCUSED: Fort, Hakanson, Kirola\nGUESTS: Lucretia Akil, Assistant Risk Manager\nMINUTES: The minutes of December 11, 2006 were approved with the following corrections: 1)\nper Commissioner Charles Bunker change the October 23, 2006 minutes under guest from '\ntheir\n,\nc\nconcerns\nto\ntheir concerns and frustrations on their recommendations\nand 2) Old\nBusiness, Item #5 change\n'\napplication has been\n'to'\napplication will be\nand \"The City\nAttorney's office has revised the application wording'\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: none\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Grand Marina Master Plan:\nThe secretary informed the Commission of the proposed 40-unit residential development at\nthe north end of Grand Street. Commissioner Toby Berger stated that some of the dwellings\nwill be available for various lower income levels and suggested that the Commission meet\nwith the architects during the design to make accessibility recommends. Secretary will\nnotify staff planner regarding Toby's suggestion.\n2. Commissioner Duties:\nCommissioner Ed Cooney suggested that the Commission take the initiative to track City\nprojects so that the Commission can make suggestions during the initial phases of projects\nrather than in the latter stages. Chair Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the Commission of\nthe focus of various City commissions, boards and committees. The Secretary, Assistant\nRisk Manager and Audrey will meet to determine which commission, boards and committees\nmeeting agendas would best benefit the Disability Commission.\n3. Staff Transition: The secretary informed the Commission that Lucretia Akil, Assistant\nRisk Manager, will be taking over the duties of secretary from the Public Works Department\nstarting in March, 2007.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-01-29.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-01-29", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJanuary 29, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 2\nOLD BUSINESS: none\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: none\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook stated that the Alameda Youth Collaborative will\nhold a \"2007 Season for Nonviolence Speech Contest' for middle and high school students\non January 17-19 and a Citywide speech contest on March 17. The \"Season for\nNonviolence' is held annually every January 30-April 4, honoring the work of Dr. Martin\nLuther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi.\n2. Chair Audrey Lord-Hausman would like to have the two vacant seats on the Commission\nfilled. Secretary will inform the City Clerk.\n3. Chair Audrey Lord-Hausman recommended that the City's website on the Disability\nCommission include links to other disability references and information or dissemination\nweb sites. The web site wheelchairtrails.net has a listing of trails that are accessible to\nwheelchair users.\n4. Chair Audrey Lord-Hausman passed out a pamphlet entitled 'East Bay Innovations', that\nlisted resources providing services to people with disabilities in Alameda County. It was\nsuggested that a representative from East Bay Innovations attend the March Commission\nmeeting to discuss the program.\n5. Commissioner Ed Cooney informed the Commission that the City is looking for a volunteer\nto serve on the PAPCO committee. For more information contact Barry Bergman of the\nPublic Works Department at 749-5916.\n6. Members were asked to bring to the next meeting a list of websites organizations to be\nconsidered for inclusion.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, February 26th, 2007 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LTMCD Disability Committee/2007\\129min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-01-29.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-02-26", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nFebruary 26, 2007\nPRESENT: Berger, Bunker, Longley-Cook, Cooney, Fort, Hakanson, Chair Lord-Hausman, and\nKirola\nABSENT/EXCUSED: Vice-Chair Moore\nGUESTS: Tom Heinz (Eastbay Innovations), Cathy Nielson (SSHRB), Robbie Kritz\nMINUTES: The minutes of January 29, 2007 were approved as submitted.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. City Needs Assessment:\nSocial Services Human Relations Board member Ms. Cathy Nielsen distributed copies and\nprovided a brief overview of the City's 2005-2006 Needs Assessment. The Needs\nAssessment evaluated the social service and human relations needs and resources of\nAlamedans. The study was comprised of two parts; a survey of Alameda households and a\nseries of focus groups. Of the 531 residents who completed the survey slightly more than\n28% said they or someone in their family has a disability. In response to a question by\nCommissioner Ed Cooney, Ms. Nielson informed the Commission that the SSHRB would be\nincreasing their outreach methods (i.e. Alameda Collaborative). Commissioner Toby Berger\ninquired about the results of prior assessments to which Ms. Nielson replied that the\nAlameda Food Bank and Alameda Collaborative are two examples of what was achieved\nfrom the prior assessment.\n2. East Bay Innovations:\nMr. Tom Heinz, Executive Director, East Bay Innovations (EBI), informed the Commission\nEBI is a private non-profit organization which offers a variety of services to help persons\nwith disabilities live and work independently. The services provided are: 1) supported\nliving services, 2) independent living services and 3) supported employment. For additional\ninformation East Bay Innovations can be reached at (510) 618-1580 or\nwww.eastbayInnovations.com", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-02-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-02-26", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nFebruary 26, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 3\nOLD BUSINESS:\n3)\nCommissioner Duties: (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nThe discussion about the Commissioner's roles in taking responsibility to inform the\nCommission of other City Boards and Committees agendas as they relate to ADA was\ntabled.\n4)\nPAPCO:\nChair Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the Commission that the City is still seeking\na\nvolunteer to serve on the PAPCO Commission. To qualify, volunteers must be eligible for\nparatransit.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS: none\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Charles Bunker informed the Commission that he needs a ride to the\nmeetings.\n2. Chair Audrey Lord-Hausman stated that the City Clerk thus far has not received any\napplications for candidacy to fill the two vacant seats on the Commission.\n3. Chair Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the Commission that the City Council approved the\nsolicitation of bids for Audible Traffic Signal at Various Locations and asked that an item be\nplaced on the March Commission agenda for information purposes.\n4.\nCommissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook informed the Commission that this year's Crab Cove\nsummer concerts would be held on June 8th, July 13th and August 10th", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-02-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-02-26", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nFebruary 26, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, March 26th, 2007 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LTMMD Disability Committee/2007/226min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-02-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-03-26", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nMarch 26, 2007\nPRESENT: Longley-Cook, Cooney, Hakanson, Chair Lord-Hausman, and Kirola\nABSENT/EXCUSED: Berger, Bunker, Fort, Vice-Chair Moore\nGUESTS: Mary Louise Lambert, Barry Bergman (Alameda Public Works)\nMINUTES: The minutes of February 26, 2007 were approved as submitted.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Audible Traffic Signal Project:\nChair Lord-Hausman read a letter from Trung Nguyan Assistant Engineer, Alameda Public\nWorks requesting a training session for the new Countdown Pedestrian Head and Audible\nPedestrian Signals at 25 intersections. Chair Lord-Hausman then read her response\nsupporting the instructional training and agreeing to agendize a regular meeting of the\nCommission to include the training. The proposed new signals will not include tactile plates\nbecause of funding constraints. Commissioner Cooney suggested that Linda Myers would be\na good source for information regarding tactile signals. Mary Louise Lambert was requested\nto send a letter to the Commission suggesting intersections that would be candidates for\ntactile signals.\n2. Paratransit Program Annual Submittal:\nMr. Barry Bergman gave an overview of last year's paratransit funding from measure B and\ndiscussed ideas for expanding the program. The existing program includes purchasing of\nEast Bay Paratransit coupons, providing taxi trips for riders to return home from medical\nfacilities, providing service to areas not served by East Bay Paratransit, offering group trips\nthrough the Mastick Senior Center, and providing transit scholarships for the poor. The\nexpanded program would include opening up the taxi program to all seniors age 75 and\nolder, and those 70 and up without a driver's license. Mr. Bergman then requested any\nsuggestions for new program ideas and for providing additional outreach. The Commission\nsuggested the following: College of Alameda, the Commission's booth at the Concerts at the\nCove, Alameda Hospital Health Fare, Regional Center, Special Olympics, East Bay\nInnovations, City web site, World Institute on Disability (WID) and AP&T. Chair Lord-\nHausman requested that any additional suggestions be sent to her.\nOLD BUSINESS:", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-03-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-03-26", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMarch 26, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 3\n3. Commissioner Duties: (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Lord-Hausman requested volunteers to monitor other City Boards and Committees.\nCommissioner Longly-Cook volunteered to monitor the Transportation Commission and\nChair Lord-Hausman volunteered to monitor the Planning Board. Commissioner Cooney\nwill review the Agenda of the City Council meetings to see if there are any issues that would\ninterest the Commission.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\n4. Acting Secretary showed a model of the intersection of Webster Street and Atlantic Avenue.\nThe Commission requested additional information about the planned changes to the\nintersection. Commissioner Cooney requested that similar models be made of other\nintersections.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Longley-Cook informed the Commission of the Arthritis Expo at the Hyatt\nRegency in Burlingame on September 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n2. Commissioner Cooney suggested that planning begin for the Disability Awareness Month\nin October.\n3. Mary Louise Lambert suggested that special Religious Education (SPRED) be contacted for\npossible new Commissioners.\n4. Chair Lord-Hausman informed the Commission that the League of Woman Voters would be\nholding its Meet Your Public Officials event on April 26 and all Commissioners should be\nreceiving invitations.\n5. Chair Lord -Hausman suggested that Mike Corbett from Harsh Management be invited to\nthe April meeting to discuss the improvements to the Towne Centre. Commissioner Cooney\nwould like to review the model of the Centre.\n6. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that the Market Place parking lot on Buena Vista Avenue has 26\nspaces, none of which are marked for the disabled. Parking near the Alameda Marina\nappears to have insufficient disabled parking spaces. The new parking spaces at Alameda\nHigh, Walnut Street entrance, are poorly marked.\n7. Chair Lord-Hausman presented information about the standard Taxi that can accommodate\nwheelchairs and scooters.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-03-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-03-26", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMarch 26, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\n8. Chair Lord-Hausman suggested that there should be Disability Friendly Business Awards.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, April 23, 2007 in\nRoom 360 at City Hall.\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nRobert Claire\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nRC:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LTMCD Disability Committee/2007/326min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-03-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-04-23", "page": 1, "text": "OF\nCity of Alameda\nCalifornia\n$\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nApril 23, 2007\nPRESENT: Berger, Bunker, Fort, Vice-Chair Moore, Longley-Cook, Cooney, Chair Lord-\nHausman, and Kirola\nABSENT/EXCUSED: Hakanson\nGUESTS: Lucretia Akil (Assistant Risk Manager)\nMINUTES: The minutes of March 26, 2007 were approved as submitted.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. The agenda and minutes of the Social Service Human Relations Board were read by the\nsecretary.\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1.\nDraft Transportation Element for General Plan Amendment California Environmental\nQuality Act Review:\nThe draft Transportation Element (TE) was distributed to the Commissioners. The\ntransportation element consists of the following five items: 1) draft Multimodal Circulation\nPlan goals and policies, 2) draft Pedestrian Plan policies, 3) draft policies regarding the\nreview of environmental impact reports (EIRs), 4) draft Street Functional Classification\nSystem, and 5) draft TSM/TDM policies. Commissioner Ed Cooney informed the\nCommission that he had attended past meetings and reviewed the draft and hadn't found\nanything that would be of interest to the commission or anything against the element.\nHowever, each commissioner should review and provide any comments at the May meeting.\nA copy should be made available in audio format.\n2. Concerts at the Cove:\nCommissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook informed the Commission about the East Bay\nRegional Park Crown Beach Concerts summer schedule to be held June 8, July 13, and\nAugust 10. As in previous years, the Commission will staff the event and have a table\nfor disability awareness. Commissioners Moore and Longley - Cook will attend the June\n8th concert. Commissioner Longley-Cook will also attend the two other concerts.\nCommissioners should contact Adrienne Longley-Cook or Toby Berger if they plan to\nassist.\n'ublic Works Department\n950 West Mall Square, Room 110\nAlameda, California 94501-7575\n510.749.5840\nFax 510.749.5867\nTDD 510.522.7538\nPrinted on Recycled Paper", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-04-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-04-23", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nApril 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 3\n3. Disability Awareness Month Planning:\nA subcommittee was formed with Vice-Chair Jody Moore as chair to discuss planning\noptions for the October \"Disability Awareness Month' activities. She will provide an\nupdate at the May meeting regarding the field of dreams baseball field at Alameda\nPoint.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Bus Shelters: (Commissioner Longley-Cook)\nCommissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook informed the Commission on the April 3, 2007\nCity Council item \"Proposed Bus Shelter Design Standard for All Future Installations in\nthe City of Alameda'. The secretary distributed copies of the staff report to the\nCommissioners. Commissioner Ed Cooney requested that the report also be provided\nin audio and e-mail. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook will attend the April 25\nTransportation Commission meeting and report back to the Commission at the May\nmeeting. The Commission requested that they be notified of any future bus shelter\ninstallations so that they can provide assistance in placement.\n2. PAPCO:\nStaff is still soliciting for a PAPCO volunteer. Chair Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the\nCommission that she will contact staff regarding the status of the vacancy on the PAPCO\nCommission. PAPCO's meeting location has changed from Hayward to Oakland.\n3. Audible Traffic Signal Locations:\nThe secretary and Commissioner Ed Cooney informed the Commission on their site\nvisit to the northeast corner of Webster Street and Buena Vista Avenue. It was\nobserved that the current configuration of the intersection and the traffic island would\nrender the existing 45-degree crosswalk unsafe to the visually impaired if signals were\nupgraded with audibles. A Commissioner stated that the intersection of Ironwood and\nIsland Drive is very difficult to cross, as it does not have a traffic signal.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-04-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-04-23", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nApril 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Ms. Lucretia Akil, Risk Manager, distributed invitations and informed the Commission that a\nbreakfast buffet will be held in recognition of the City's volunteers. The buffet will be held\non Thursday, May 31st, 8:30am, at the Grand Pavilion, 300 Island Drive. RSVP to Lucretia\nby May 10th\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commissioner Ed Cooney informed the Commission that he will be resigning from the\ncommission when his term expires in June.\n2. Some of the Commissioners' terms will expire in June. Re-appointments will be necessary.\nSecretary to update Commission at the May Commission meeting.\n3. Commissioner Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the commission that an Oakland Tribune\nMarch 27, 2007 article rated the City of Berkeley as the most accessible city for disabled and\nChicago was the runner-up. She also stated the City of Berkeley will soon have a new center\nfor the disabled: The Ed Roberts Campus, a one-stop-shop for disability services.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, May 21, 2007 in Room\n360 at City Hall.\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nI Eam\nEd Sommerauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nDisability Committee/2007/423min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-04-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-05-21", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nMay 21, 2007\nTIME: The meeting convened at 7:37 P.M.\nPRESENT: Chair Lord-Hausman, Commissioners Berger, Fort, Hakanson and Kirola\nABSENT/EXCUSED: Vice-Chair Moore, Commissioners Cooney, Longley-Cook and Bunker\nMINUTES: The minutes of April 21, 2007 were approved with the following correction:\nCommissioner Berger will be attending the June Concert instead of Commissioner Longley-Cook\nwho will be out of town.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\nNone.\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. ADA/Commission on Disability Internet Link: (Chair Lord-Hausman/Secretary Akil)\nChair Lord-Hausman and Secretary Akil distributed sample handouts of other public agencies\nwebsites with accessibility links. The Board was requested to review the handouts and provide\ncomments and/or suggestions on what they would like to include on the current Commission\nCity web-page. Commission Berger suggested that some of the information be available in\nprinted formats with copies located at various organizations within the City such as the library\nor Mastick Senior Center. She also indicated that a resource guide of all key services and\norganizations be made available as well. Chair Lord-Hausman indicated that she would talk to\nMelissa Jones (SSHRB Board Secretary) in the Development Services Department concerning\nthe type of booklet they disseminate to the public. Commissioner Fort also suggested that\ncopies be available in an audio format. The Board agreed to continue the item to the next\nmeeting.\n2. Changing the Start Time of Board Meetings: (Chair Lord-Hausman/Secretary Akil)\nBoard Secretary Akil distributed handouts of the Commission's Bylaws and reviewed Section V.\n\"Meetings, which specifies the required meeting schedule and time. Secretary Akil also\nacknowledged that the current start time of 7:30 PM requires that some of the members leave\nbefore the meeting is over due to personal time constraints. Secretary Akil suggested the\nmeeting be moved to an earlier start time of 6:30 PM. Chair Lord-Hausman informed the Board\nthat this issue has come up in the past and agreed to bring the matter back to the Board for\nconsideration due to the lateness of the meeting and transportation or schedule constraints when\nthe meeting is adjourned at a later hour. Commissioner Berger stated that Commissioner\nBunker could not attend meetings before 7:30 PM due his attendant's availability to assist him", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-05-21", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMay 21, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 4\n(Commissioner Bunker was absent). Commissioner Hakanson stated that she preferred the\nmeetings start earlier and that 6:30 P.M. works for her. Commissioner Berger stated that a start\ntime of 6:30 P.M. is acceptable, but not any earlier. Commissioner Fort and Kirola and Chair\nLord-Hausman indicated that their schedule is flexible. Board Secretary Akil indicated that she\nwould contact Vice-Chair Moore and Commissioner Bunker for their preference. (Board\nSecretary Akil contacted Vice-Chair Moore regarding the proposed time change via telephone\non June 7, 2007 who confirmed that she fully supports starting the meeting earlier and the\nproposed 6:30 P.M. start time works for her). The Board agreed to continue the item to the\nnext meeting.\n3.\nBrown Act Training: (Secretary Akil):\nBoard Secretary Akil requested that the Commission was due for a formal Brown Act Training,\nfollowing the appointments of the new members in June. Commissioner Kirola expressed some\nconcern as to the restrictions of communication that would be placed upon the Commissioners\nfrom the training. Secretary Akil responded that the purpose of the training was not to\neliminate communication between the Commissioners or any other personal matter, but rather is\na necessary training that all City of Alameda Committees and Commissions must undergo to\nensure compliance with the Brown Act. The Commissioners agreed and set July 23, 2007 as the\ntraining date, which will be conducted by the City Attorney.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Commissioner Duties: (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Lord-Hausman informed the Commissioners that Secretary Akil is in the midst of updating\nthe City's ADA Transition Plan in her role as ADA Coordinator. Secretary Akil stated that the\nCommission would see a draft copy of the updated Plan prior to Council approval. The Item will\nbe continued on the agenda for future discussion.\n2. Crab Cove Concerts (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Lord-Hausman reiterated the need for staffing and participation from the Commissioners\nfor the various weekend concerts. The Board confirmed that there would be representation from\nthe Commission for all of the weekend concert events.\n3. Disability Awareness Month (Vice Chair Moore)\nIn Vice-Chair Moore's absence, it was recommended that the item be continued to the June\n18, 2007 meeting. It was requested that Vice-Chair Moore provide the Board with an update\non the tree planting options and contact with Roberta Rockwell of the Miracle League\nBaseball.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-05-21", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMay 21, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 4\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Secretary Akil reiterated the date and time of the Volunteer Appreciation breakfast buffet,\nwhich is being sponsored by the City Council. The buffet will be held on Thursday, May\n31st, 8:30 A.M. at the Grand Pavilion, 300 Island Drive.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Chair Lord-Hausman reviewed Commissioner Longley-Cook's comments on the\nTransportation Element. The comments addressed the bus stop locations, ADA accessibility\nissues, and curb site access plans. It was also noted that the driveway with the chain across it\nat Lum Elementary School is not wheel chair accessible. These comments will be forwarded\nto Public Works Department staff responsible for addressing these concerns.\n2. Chair Lord-Hausman acknowledged that since the Planning Board meeting is the same night\nas the Commission on Disability Issues meeting, she would follow up with Planning\ndepartment staff for meeting minutes and Commission input.\n3. The Board inquired as to whether or not a budget exists for minor expenditures for Board\nactivities. Secretary Akil stated that she would check to determine if there exists a budget\nand get back to the Board at a later date.\n4. The Board has selected to recognize former Chair Ed Cooney for his many years of service as\nChairman. Secretary Akil will obtain a copy of a Mayoral Proclamation in order to draft one\nin recognition of former Chair Cooney. The Board agreed to present the proclamation to Mr.\nCooney at the July 23, 2007 meeting.\n5. Chair Lord-Hausman requested that the next Board meeting take place on the third Monday\nof June, instead of the fourth Monday, as she will be out of town. The Board agreed to\nchange the next meeting date to June 18, 2007. Board Secretary Akil will contact Vice Chair\nMoore and Commissioners Bunker and Longley-Cook to inform them of the new meeting\ndate.\n6. PAPCO:\nStaff is still soliciting for a PAPCO volunteer. Chair Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the\nCommission that former Chair Ed Cooney is not interested in being a representative on the\nPAPCO Commission. She will check with Barry Bergman of the Public Works Department\nto determine if they have selected a person.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-05-21", "page": 4, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMay 21, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 4 of 4\n7. Commissioner Fort stated that someone tripped and fell at the pedestrian walkway sign at\nWillow and Santa Clara Streets. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that there are two in-pavement\npaddles but the intersection is wide. It was suggested that the paddles be a few inches from\nthe line versus right on the line. Chair Lord-Hausman indicated that she would send an email\nto PW staff informing them of this recommendation.\n8. Guest speaker, Ms. Robbie Krietz, Alameda, asked if the Commission participates in the\nMayor's 4th of July Parade or on special Olympic events. Chair Lord-Hausman replied that\nthe Board volunteers on four Crab Cove events but suggested that Ms. Krietz please keep the\nBoard informed of any possible future events.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, June 18, 2007 in Room\n360 at City Hall.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLucadia Abil\nLucr\u00e9tia Akil\nBoard Secretary", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-06-18", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJune 18, 2007\nTIME\nThe meeting convened at 7:37 P.M.\nPRESENT\nChair Lord-Hausman, Commissioners Berger, Fort, Hakanson and Kirola\nABSENT\nVice-Chair Moore and Commissioner Longley-Cook\nMINUTES\nThe minutes of May 21, 2007 were approved with the following correction: Under Oral\nCommunications, Commissioner Berger stated that the Board volunteers at three Crab Cove Concert\nevents and one Alameda Hospital event.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nThere was no written communication.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1.\nNew Commissioner Appointments: (Chair Lord-Hausman/Secretary Akil)\nChair Lord-Hausman confirmed that the Mayor will make recommendations for nominations to\nthe various Boards and Commissions at the June 19, 2007 City Council meeting and the official\nswearing in will take place at the July 3, 2007 meeting. Board members were encouraged to\nattend the July 3rd meeting for swearing in. Commissioner Fort inquired if the nominee has to\nbe present to be sworn in. Secretary Akil responded that the nominee does not have to be\npresent at the Council meeting, but must be sworn in officially by the City Clerk in order to be\nrecognized as an official Board member.\n2.\nPedestrian Master Plan: (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that she is on the Task Force Committee to create and develop a\nMaster Pedestrian Plan in Alameda, which would be comparable to the City's current Bicycle\nMaster Plan. She distributed a survey which is also on the City's website. She encouraged the\nBoard to complete the survey and inform as many members of the public to provide input as\nwell, as the project is in the beginning stages and more public input is needed. Completed\nsurveys are due by July 13, 2007 to the Public Works Department.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-06-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-06-18", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJune 18,2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 5\nOLD BUSINESS\n1.\nADA/Commission on Disability Internet Link (Chair Lord-Hausman/Secretary Akil)\nSecretary Akil distributed more information on disability resource links for possible inclusion\ninto the update of the Commission's current City webpage. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that\nonce fully updated, the Commission's webpage will provide a definition, purpose and additional\nlinks to various organizations and programs in the City and surrounding areas. The Chair\nrequested that the Board review the latest disability resource link handout and provide any\ncomments on what other information can be added to the existing webpage. The Chair and\nBoard Secretary will meet with the Interim Information Technology Director to get the update\nstarted.\n2. Changing the Start Time of Board Meetings (Chair Lord-Hausman/Secretary Akil)\nThe Board has recommended approving changing the start time of the monthly meetings from\n7:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. beginning July 23, 2007. Secretary Akil will contact the newly appointed\nBoard members to confirm the new start time. Commissioner Bunker contacted Board Secretary\nAkil of his resignation from the Commission, effective June 1, 2007 and therefore would not be\naffected by the time change of the meetings.\n3. Brown Act Training (Secretary Akil)\nThe Board has confirmed the date of the Brown Act training, which will be on July 23, 2007 to\nbe conducted by the City Attorney.\n4.\nCentral Ave Construction Concern (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that the Public Works Department resolved the first portion of the\nconstruction activity concern by directing the contractor to move the construction fence as far\nback (i.e. towards the building) as possible to allow maximum access for pedestrian safety and\nto resolve the ramp structure to prevent tripping. Completion of the sidewalk safety concern\nwill be resolved after the contractor obtains the necessary permits for the installation of a sewer\nlateral and new gas, water and fire services to the building.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-06-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-06-18", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJune 18,2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 5\n5.\nDraft Transportation Element for General Plan Amendment California Environmental\nQuality Act Review (Secretary Akil/Chair Lord-Hausman)\nSecretary Akil distributed the June 19, 2007 City Council staff report, in which the\nrecommendation seeks the Board's comments and input on the Draft Transportation Element for\nGeneral Plan Amendment CEQA review. The latest updates to the draft plan focuses primarily\non policy and procedure for future implementation. The Board was requested to provide all\ncomments on the plan by the next meeting date which is July 23, 2007.\n6. Crab Cove Concerts (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nCommissioner Berger confirmed that she and Commissioner Longley-Cook would staff the July\n13, 2007 weekend concert event. Commissioner Hakanson agreed to staff the August 10, 2007\nevent.\n7.\nDisability Awareness Month (Vice Chair Moore)\nIn Vice-Chair Moore's absence, it was recommended that the item be continued to the July 23,\n2007 meeting. It was requested that Vice-Chair Moore provide the Board with an update on the\ntree planting options and contact with Roberta Rockwell of the Miracle League Baseball.\n8.\nCommissioner Duties (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Lord-Hausman stated she is now on the distribution list to receive the monthly Planning\nBoard minutes. There is no news on the Transportation Commission and the new\nCommissioner appointment dates for the next two Council meetings will be June 19 and July 3,\n2007.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n1. Commission Budget\nThe Board inquired as to whether or not a budget exists for minor expenditures for Board\nactivities. Secretary Akil stated that she would check to determine if there exists a budget and\nget back to the Board at a later date.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-06-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-06-18", "page": 4, "text": "they have identified a possible representative to participate on the PAPCO Commission. She\nwill follow up to confirm that has been done.\n4.\nCommissioner Absences:\nCommissioner Berger reiterated the need for consistent attendance and Chair Lord-Hausman\nreminded that the Commissioners need to call the Board Secretary for non-attendance. Chair\nLord-Hausman stated she would contact those Commissioners who have not abided by these\npolicies.\n5.\nConstruction Safety Complaints:\nCommissioner Berger suggested that we need to educate the public on who to call for possible\nconstruction complaints. Chair Lord-Hausman responded that Pedestrian Friendly Alameda\nhas such a list on its website regarding who to call for these types of complaints and suggested\nthat the list also be included on the Commissioner's webpage.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-06-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-06-18", "page": 5, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJune 18,2007\nMinutes\nPage 5 of 5\n6. AC Transit Access Issues:\nCommissioner Hakanson stated that the curb sites in Alameda are not working out for AC\nTransit bus ramps for wheel chair access. Chair Lord-Hausman responded that she will invite\nSusan Decker, Alameda Transit Advocates and Elsa Ortiz, AC Transit Board of Supervisors to\nthe August 27, 2007 Board meeting to discuss these issues. The Chair indicated that Ms. Decker\nhas worked with the City and AC Transit on bus stops towards increasing red zones for better\naccess.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:20 P.M. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, July 23, 2007, 6:30\nP.M. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nSucsda Akil\nRespectfully submitted,\nLucretia Akil\nBoard Secretary", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-06-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 1, "text": "UNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJuly 23, 2007\nTIME\nThe meeting convened at 6:50 P.M.\nPRESENT\nChair Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Moore and Commissioners Berger, Fort,\nHakanson, Kirola, Robinson and Kreitz.\nABSENT\nNone.\nMINUTES\nThe minutes of the June 18, 2007 meeting were approved with the following correction:\nCommissioner Kirola stated that the word Board should be changed to Commission throughout the\nminutes.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nThere was no written communication.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1. Introduction of New Commission Members (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman introduced and welcomed new Commissioner's John Robinson and\nRoberta Kreitz.\n2.\nRevision of Rehabilitation Program Guidelines to Include Accessibility Modifications\nGrants for Homeowners and Renters (staff):\nMiriam Delagrange, Development Manager from the Development Services Department, gave a\npresentation regarding a change in the existing accessibility modification program. The City's\nCommunity Development Block Grant (CDBG) would provide all funding and the tenant would\nhave to meet the income guidelines. The total program budget is for $50,000 (see Attachment A\nfor key points of program).\nCommissioner Hakanson asked if staff is working with Access California? Miriam responded\nno, but took the information down.\nCommissioner Berger asked if Gallagher and Lindsey were included in this program? Miriam\nresponded that Gallagher and Lindsey is not involved, as their preference is to develop their own\nprograms.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 6\nCommissioner Berger asked if funding was available to restore units back to pre-modification\nstandards? Miriam responded that no funding is available for that type of work.\nCommissioner Longley-Cook stated that if pre-modification funding were available, it would be\nmore of an incentive for property owners to participate in the program.\nCommissioner Hakanson also suggested that the Rent Review Advisory Board be consulted in\nthis pilot program.\nVice-Chair Moore asked what is the incentive of the overall program? Miriam responded that it\nis free to the homeowner and the rent is low.\nChair Lord-Hausman asked how is this information being communicated to landlords? Miriam\nindicated that a press release is in the works, which will be forwarded to local landlords. Vice-\nChair Moore also suggested including the Regional Communication Center.\nCommissioner Kreitz suggested forwarding this information to the Board of Realtors.\nVice-Chair Moore asked how many have signed on to the program? Miriam responded only one,\nas it just started. Commissioner Hakanson asked if there is a designated list of contractors to\nperform the accessibility modifications? Miriam responded, yes.\nMiriam concluded the presentation and thanked the Commissioners for their input.\n3. Blanding Avenue Accessibility Items (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman expressed access concern on Blanding Street, specifically between\nBlanding and Park Street, along the south side, as there is no sidewalk for pedestrian access and\ncars are parked along that path. Chair Lord-Hausman has passed this information to the ADA\nCoordinator (Secretary Akil) to address within the update of the ADA Transition Plan.\nCommissioner Berger asked if there was a penalty that could be imposed on the cars parking\nalong the pedestrian path? Chair Lord-Hausman responded that the APD violation is $15 to $20.\nCommissioner Longley-Cook stated that APD should be notified about the illegal parking. Chair\nLord-Hausman agreed with the suggestion.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 6\nOLD BUSINESS\n1. Discuss Final Changes Regarding the Start Time of Board Meetings (Chair Lord-\nHausman/Secretary Akil):\nSecretary Akil distributed the amended version of the Commission's By-laws to reflect the new\nmeeting start time of 6:30P.M. It was also mentioned that the meeting ending time was changed\nto 8:30 P.M. as the meetings are to last no longer than two hours unless an extension was\nmotioned and voted on by the Commissioners. The Commission accepted these changes.\n2.\nCommission on Disability Internet Link (Chair Lord-Hausman/Secretary Akil):\nChair Lord-Hausman and Secretary Akil informed the Commission that they had a met with\nLeon King, Interim IT Director, regarding the addition of an accessibility link onto the City's\nwebsite. Mr. King presented an outline of what an accessibility website would include and\nprovided an estimate of a minimum cost of $3,000 to get the site up and running. Chair Lord-\nHausman suggested that some of the design work for the website could be completed by outside\nhelp at a less expensive rate, in lieu of the City contracted consultant. Mr. King agreed that was\na viable option, especially since the Commission does not have a budget with the City. Chair\nLord-Hausman inquired if the website could be maintained by staff in order to decrease\nmaintenance cost, to which Mr. King replied it can be managed in-house. Chair Lord-Hausman\nand Secretary Akil agreed to follow up with Mr. King after reviewing what alternatives could be\nachieved in order to reduce cost and would schedule a follow up meeting. Commissioner\nHakanson provided the Chair with other possible links. Vice-Chair Moore responded that the\naccessibility link is extremely important and needs to happen. Chair Lord-Hausman agreed and\nrequested that each Commissioner provide their top three choices for inclusion onto the\naccessibility link, for consideration.\n3. Transportation Element for General Plan Amendment California Environmental Quality\nAct Review (staff):\nThere were no additional comments received from the Commission concerning the draft\nTransportation Element. Commissioner Longley-Cook's comments were previously forwarded\nto PW staff by Chair Lord-Hausman.\n4. Disability Awareness Month (Vice Chair Moore):\nVice-Chair Moore stated that the Commission will have to seek City Council approval in order\nto designate a location for the tree planting. Chair Lord-Hausman suggested that this issue be\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes\\2007AMinutes_072307.0", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 4, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 4 of 6\naddressed through the Public Works Department (PW) and directed Vice-Chair Moore to contact\nEd Sommerauer in PW. Commissioner Berger stated that up to three trees can be purchased for\n$10 from the Arbor Group. Commissioner Berger also asked if anyone had contacted the\nMiracle Baseball League in order to possibly plant a tree? Chair Lord-Hausman responded that\nshe would follow up with Roberta Rockwell from the League.\n5. PAPCO (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nThis item is continued to the August meeting. Previously, Chair Lord-Hausman stated that\nBarry Bergman of the Public Works Department confirmed that they have identified a possible\nrepresentative to participate on the PAPCO Commission. She will follow up to confirm that has\nbeen done.\n6.\nCommissioner Duties (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman encouraged the Commission to look out for other Board packets regarding\ninformation on disability issues as it affects the community.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n1. Commission Budget\nAt the May meeting, the Commission inquired as to whether or not a budget exists for minor\nexpenditures for activities. Secretary Akil contacted Ed Sommerauer, former Secretary,\nregarding past budget practices and Juelle Ann Boyer, Chief Finance Officer, to determine what,\nif any, budgets exist for other Boards and Commissions. Mr. Sommerauer indicated that there\nhas never been a budget set aside for the Commission on Disability Issues and Ms. Boyer\nindicated that none of the City's Volunteer Boards or Commissions are funded, unless\nspecifically earmarked by the Department that oversees it. Commissioner Kreitz asked ifit would\nbe appropriate for the Board to seek grants. Chair Lord-Hausman responded that it may pose a\nconflict and Secretary Akil stated that the Commission would be responsible for accounting for\nthose funds, not the City of Alameda or its staff.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1. San Francisco Mayor's Superfest:\nCommissioner Hakanson distributed information regarding the SF Mayor's Superfest. Chair\nLord-Hausman requested information continue to be shared with the Commission of this\nupcoming event.\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes/2007\\Minutes_072307.d", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 5, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 5 of 6\n2. Lower Washington Park:\nCommissioner Longley-Cook distributed information regarding accessibility issues concerning\nWashington Park. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that she will invite Dale Lillard, Recreation and\nPark Director, to the September meeting.\n3. Gallagher and Lindsey:\nCommissioner Berger shared information from Gallagher and Lindsey regarding free home\nrepairs for senior and physically disadvantaged people in Alameda.\n4. City Sponsored Events:\nVice-Chair Moore suggested that more attention should be given to families with individuals\nwho have special needs or accessibility concerns during City sponsored events, such as Crab\nCove Concerts. Greater visibility should also be made throughout the City to encourage families\nwith disabled children to be included in these events. Chair Lord-Hausman responded that it will\nbe up to the Commission to bring the awareness to the various groups and organizations.\n5. Local Accessibility Issues:\nSanta Clara/Oak Street Barricades\nChair Lord-Hausman discussed the Santa Clara and Oak Street barricades that were adjusted to\naddress any visually impaired or wheelchair bound individuals.\nFarmers Market (Webster Street)\nThe Chair acknowledged that the Webster Street Business Association (WABA) was responsive\nto her request to designate temporary parking spaces for disabled individuals for all future\nFarmer's Market events on the West end of town.\n6. Future Agenda Items:\nThe Commission agreed to agendize the following items for future discussion:\n-\nBrown Act Training - August\n-\nLower Washington Park Accessibility Issues (invite Dale Lillard, Director) -\nSeptember\n-\nAC Transit Access Issues (invite Susan Decker, Alameda Transit Advocates and Elsa\nOrtiz, AC Transit Board of Directors) - October\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes/2007\\Minutes_072307.0", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 6, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 6 of 6\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 8:27P.M. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, August 27, 2007, 6:30\nP.M. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nRespectfully submitted,\nQuantia\nLucretia A. Akil\nCommission Secretary", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 7, "text": "Attachment A\nCDI July 23, 2007 Minutes\nKey Points of Accessibility Modification Program\nWHAT IS THE ALAMEDA ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATION PROGRAM?\nThe City of Alameda Development Services Department (DSD) assists eligible persons\nwith disabilities in making modifications to their residence, allowing the individual to\nattain greater mobility and remain safely in their home. Alameda Accessibility\nModification Program (AAMP) focuses on the person's most immediate needs as they\nrelate to improving safety and accessibility.\nWHO IS ELIGIBLE?\nTo be eligible for AAMP assistance, the following conditions must be met:\nThe applicant is an Alameda resident.\nThe applicant's annual household income must not exceed 80% of the median\nincome for the Oakland Area, as established by the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban\nDevelopment.\nThe property to be modified is the applicant's primary residence.\nA physician or health care provider verifies the applicant's physical disabilities.\nIf rental property, the applicant's landlord must provide written agreement\nallowing the modifications.\nFunding is for one-time use only and may be used primarily for renovations that\nmake the inside of the rental property more accessible to the renter.\nOccupants are allowed a maximum of $5,000 for repairs and modifications. Any\nadditional funds required may be provided by a low-interest secured loan tailored to the\nindividual project.\nWHAT MODIFICATIONS ARE ALLOWED?\nExamples of housing modifications allowed by AAMP include:\nInstallation of bathroom grab-bars, roll-in showers or raised toilet fixtures\nConstruction of wheelchair ramps\nWidening doorways\nWalkway construction\nHearing Assistance devices for doorbells, telephone ringers or smoke detectors\n(strobe indicators)\nHOW AAMP WORKS\nAAMP applicants apply directly to DSD. Staff review applications for program\neligibility and certify that the applicant's household income meets program guidelines.\nThe applicant's physician or other social service professional must submit a Third-Party\nVerification form certifying a medical need exists before work may start. However, the\nspecific nature or severity of the individual's disability is not to be revealed.\nPage 1 of 2\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes/2007\\Minutes_072307_Attch A.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 8, "text": "PROGRAM PROVIDES:\nConstruction management and inspections\nPreparation of detailed work specifications\nHousing and building codes compliance\nCost estimating & competitive bid procurement processes\nManagement of job contracts and contractors\nOTHER INFORMATION\nThe Contractor selected by the Grantee must complete the Contractor Terms &\nConditions and be a cost-reasonable bidder. The Contractor's work must be guaranteed\nfor one year from the date of approved completion. Contact DSD staff at 749-5814 for\ninformation or an application.\nPage 2 of 2\nG:\\Lucretia\\CommDisability\\Minutes\\2007\\Minutes_072307_Attch A.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-08-27", "page": 1, "text": "UNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nAugust 27, 2007\nTIME\nThe meeting convened at 6:40 P.M.\nPRESENT\nChair Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Moore and Commissioners Berger, Fort, Kirola,\nand Longley-Cook.\nABSENT\nCommissioners Hakanson, Robinson and Kreitz.\nMINUTES\nThe minutes of the July 23, 2007 meeting were approved with the following corrections all noted by\nCommissioner Longley-Cook:\nRoll Call:\nCommissioner Longley-Cook stated that she was present at the July 23, 2007 meeting.\nMinutes:\nCommissioner Longley-Cook stated that she made the correction to the June 18, 2007 meeting\nminutes regarding the SSHRB and not Commissioner Kirola.\nOld Business, Item 2:\nIn the first sentence the word \"met\" should be replaced with the word \"meeting;\" and\nStaff Communications:\nThe word \"Board\" should be replaced with the word \"Commission.\"\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nLower Washington Park:\n1. Chair Lord-Hausman discussed the response she received from Dale Lillard, AR&PD Director,\nregarding Lower Washington Park accessibility issues raised by Commissioner Longley-Cook.\nMr. Lillard indicated that the trail in Lower Washington Park ends at the City property line. The\narea in question belongs to the East Bay Regional Park District. Chair Lord-Hausman indicated\nthat she would contact the East Bay Regional Park Supervisor, Anne Rockwell, for possible\nrepairs.\n2. Commissioner Longley-Cook also expressed concern over trying to find disabled parking as well\nas going to visit booths for a disabled person who is not in a motorized wheelchair, during the\nJuly 4th celebration at Rittler Park. Chair Lord-Hausman reviewed Mr. Lillard's written\ncomments to this concern. He indicated that AR&PD have been experimenting with a number of\ndifferent configurations and layouts for the Fun Faire at Rittler Park. During the internal", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-08-27.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-08-27", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nAugust 27, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 5\nevaluation meeting following this year's event, it was determined that both the ticket selling and\nfood booth locations need to be together. They have always provided disabled parking but will\nmake more of an effort to designate the location through the use of directional signs in the\nfuture.\nCarnegie Building:\nChair Lord-Hausman discussed a request from the City's Building Official, Greg McFann, regarding\nefforts to reopen the Carnegie. Mr. McFann indicated that the City is currently working with a\nconsultant to develop a plan to reopen the Carnegie and would like to come before the Commission\nto receive comments on the proposal. Chair Lord-Hausman will contact Mr. McFann for scheduling\na discussion before the Commission.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1. Brown Act Training (Assistant City Attorney):\nAssistant City Attorney Byron Toma conducted a Brown Act Training with the Commissioners.\nThe three main points of the Training discussed the following key points:\nPeople's business must be conducted in public.\nPeople have a right to participate in their government.\nIn order to participate, people must receive adequate\nCommissioner Kirola requested clarification regarding discussion of agenda items with the\n\"\nmajority of members at the same time and place.. during non-meeting\nhours.\nAssistant Attorney Toma responded that any time a majority of the members are gathered\ntogether at any place, (in this case the majority would be five since there are currently nine\nCommissioners) they are prohibited from discussing any action which may be taken by the\ncollective Commission at a future meeting which may influence the outcome of a decision,\nincluding discussing the item in advance of an open meeting and public discussion.\nAssistant Attorney Toma also emphasized that any ceremonial events that the Commission\nsponsors, such as the future scheduled tree planting ceremony, must also be agendized since it is\nan event being sponsored by the Commission and a majority of the members will be in\nattendance.\nOLD BUSINESS\nG:\\Lucretia)CommDisability\\Minutes/(2007\\Minutes_082707.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-08-27.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-08-27", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nAugust 27, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 5\n1. Disability Awareness Month (Vice Chair Moore):\nVice-Chair Moore stated that John McDonald, AR&PD, has confirmed that the Commission\nmay designate one of the redwood trees already planted at Lincoln Park as part of the tree\nplanting ceremony for Disability Awareness Month, as well as place a placard at the bottom of\nthe tree. Mr. McDonald also confirmed that the Commission has the permission do this on a\nyearly basis.\nChair Lord-Hausman requested that Vice-Chair Moore receive written confirmation concerning\nthe placard, S the City just passed a new ordinance banning decals and placards on public\nproperty. The Chair then suggested that the Commission pick a date for the actual ceremony.\nCommissioner Kirola proposed to kick-off the month of October, beginning with the ceremony.\nVice-Chair Moore proposed Saturday, October 6, 2007.\nCommissioner Berger expressed concern over City staffing time for a weekend event.\nVice-Chair Moore responded that she would follow up with Mr. McDonald regarding City\nstaffing.\nThe Commission agreed to have the ceremony on Saturday, October 6, 2007.\nChair Lord-Hausman confirmed that she would check with the Mayor's calendar so that the\nevent may be timed when she is present. The Chair also encouraged the Commissioners to\ninform and invite people to the ceremony.\nCommissioner Berger stated that in the past, the Council has pushed the date back of the\nproclamation for City Council meetings and is concerned that it will happen this year.\nSecretary Akil confirmed that the Council meets the first and third Tuesday of every month and\nthis item should be agendized for the first meeting of the month, which will be October 2, 2007.\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that she would work on not allowing any delays regarding the\nproclamation.\n2. Commission on Disability Internet Link (Chair Lord-Hausman/Secretary Akil):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that she met with a website designer who understands the City's\nlimited budget on getting an accessibility link up and running within the City's website. The\nG:\\Lucretia)CommDisability\\Minutes/2007\\Minutes_082707.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-08-27.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-08-27", "page": 4, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nAugust 27, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 4 of 5\nChair will provide the website designer with an outline of the proposed site and he in return, has\nagreed to provide estimates based on the outline he receives.\nCommissioner Kirola stated her top three accessible links would include parks,, schools and\nhousing and that the list of designated sites be located to the left side of the page.\nCommissioner Berger stated the need to educate others to emphasize what accessibility\nresources are available.\nCommissioner Longley-Cook suggested adding a wheelchair rider's guide, which will provide\nlinks to wheelchair accessible places.\nChair Lord-Hausman asked Commissioner Berger to review AR&PD Summer Activity Guide\nand the Adult School Guide which might offer some information on what accessibility resources\nare currently available in the City.\n3. Commissioner Duties (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman encouraged the members to be mindful of their ongoing duties and\nresponsibilities to increase disability awareness through the City.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\nSecretary Akil acknowledged that Ed Sommerauer would be the Interim Secretary during her\nmaternity leave.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1. Crab Cove Concerts:\nCommissioner Longley-Cook stated that she and Commissioner Hakanson received many\ninquiries regarding the Commission at the last Crab Cove event.\n2. Arthritis Expo:\nCommissioner Longley-Cook shared a flyer regarding the upcoming Arthritis Expo on\nSeptember 15, 2007 in the City of Burlingame at the Hyatt Regency near SFO.\n3. Alameda Hospital Health Fair:\nCommissioner Berger stated the Alameda Hospital Health Fair is scheduled to occur in October.\nChair Lord-Hausman will contact the hospital for the specific date and request that the CDI be\ngiven a table on the inside during the event. This item will be placed on the September 24, 2007\nCDI meeting agenda for continued discussion.\n4. October CDI Meeting:\nG:\\Lucretia)CommDisability\\Minutes)2007\\Minutes_082707.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-08-27.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-08-27", "page": 5, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nAugust 27, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 5 of 5\nChair Lord-Hausman requested that the October 22, 2007 CDI meeting date be changed to\nOctober 15, 2007 as she will be out of town. The Commission agreed to the date change and\nrequested that a notice of the meeting date change be included in the September 24 mailing\npacket.\n5. Farmers Market (Webster Street):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that the Public Works Department would designate handicap\nparking on Taylor Street next to Farmers Market, since Webster Street has heavier traffic flow.\n6. Blanding Avenue Accessibility Issues:\nCommissioner Berger questioned if any action had been taken on the pedestrian access issues\nalong Blanding Avenue. Chair Lord-Hausman stated the issue has been referred to the ADA\nSecretary to be addressed through the on-going ADA Transition Plan update.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 8:40 P.M. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, September 24, 2007,\n6:30 P.M. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLucretia A. Akil\nCommission Secretary\nG:\\Lucretia)CommDisability\\Minutes/2007\\Minutes_082707.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-08-27.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-09-24", "page": 1, "text": "UNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nSeptember 24, 2007\nTIME\nThe meeting was convened at 6:30 p.m.\nPRESENT Chair Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Moore and Commissioners Berger, Fort, Kirola,\nLongley-Cook, Hakanson, Robinson and Kreitz.\nABSENT\nNone\nMINUTES\nThe minutes of the August 27, 2007, meeting were approved with the following correction: New\nBusiness, Item #1, Brown Act Training, 3rd bullet- change \"In order to participate, people must\nreceive adequate' to \"In order to participate, people must receive adequate notice'.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nA local citizen sent a letter to the Commission in appreciation for the temporary disabled parking\nspaces provided at the Thursday afternoon farmer's market. They requested that temporary disabled\nparking spaces be provided at other events, as well. Commissioners requested that the October\nagenda include discussion and action on the provision of temporary disabled parking spaces at all\ncommunity events.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1. Paratransit Program:\nTransportation Coordinator Barry Bergman provided an overview of the City's expanded\nparatransit program, a taxi service that supplements East Bay Paratransit's ADA-mandated\nservice. Brochures were distributed to the Commissioners. Additional brochures were requested\nfor distribution by the Commission at upcoming events and facilities. Since all trips are\nprovided by taxi, trips may be scheduled the same day as they will be taken.\nCommissioners stated that East Bay Paratransit, not to be confused with the City's program,\nneeds to improve their dispatching as on numerous occasions a trip to Oakland from Alameda\ninvolves first picking up passengers in Hayward. Barry informed the Commission that,\ndepending upon the type of vehicle dispatched and the passengers' disabilities, or non-disability,\nup to four persons can share a ride to the same destination as one fare if they start from the same\npick-up location. For additional information contact Barry Bergman at 510-749-5916 or the\nCity's website at alamedaparatransit.com. Informational brochures about the program can be\nobtained from Mastick Senior Center, 510-747-7506.\n2. AC Transit Access Issues:\nAC Transit Board member Elsa Ortiz informed the Commission on its services for the disabled\ncommunity. The AC Transit Board meets the second Tuesday of the month in the afternoon. In", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-09-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-09-24", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nSeptember 24, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 3\naddition to the board there are four committees, one of which is an accessory advisory\ncommittee. Ms. Ortiz also meets quarterly with Alameda City Mayor Johnson and\nCouncilmember Matarrese.\nAC Transit participates in the County paratransit program. Reduced fares are provided for\nseniors, persons with disabilities and Medicare cardholders. Free flashcard kits are available\nalerting the driver prior to boarding as follow: a \"lift' card if a lift is needed, a \"kneeler' card to\nreduce step height or a \"wait' card if additional time is required to be seated. Bus identification\nkits in Braille or large print identify the bus line to be taken to the driver are available for\npersons who have difficulty communicating\nMs. Ortiz informed the Commission that the new buses being constructed will be more\naccessible for the disabled community. The Commissioners voiced their concerns particularly;\na) insufficient isle widths for persons with walkers; b) insufficient air circulation; c) newsstand\nracks and recycling bins blocking access; d) reserved senior seats at floor level (not one step up);\nand, e) designated senior seats also for use by pregnant women.\nThe Commission and Ms. Ortiz shared information on other AC Transit services and\nrecommendations for future site improvements. Translink, a real-time computerized schedule,\nbetween AC Transit and Bart, is currently not available in Alameda. The Commission informed\nMs. Ortiz that bus platforms (e.g. Webster Street) should be wider where steps are located\ndirectly across from the platform as a wheelchair or walker user could accidentally go off the\nedge. Any concerns should be directed to Ms. Mallory Nestor-Brush, AC Transit Accessible\nService Manager, at AC Transit's hotline number (510) 891-7213 after 9am.\n3. October Commission Meeting:\nThe Commission moved to change October's meeting from the 22nd to the 15th\nOLD BUSINESS\n1. Disability Awareness Month (Vice Chair Moore):\nVice-Chair Jody Moore updated the Commission on her coordination with the Recreation and\nParks Department for a tree and plaque dedication ceremony October 6, 2007, at Lincoln Park to\ncommemorate October as Disability Awareness Month. Chair Audrey Lord-Hausman urged\nCommissioners to attend the October 2, 2007, City Council meeting to receive the October\nDisability Awareness Month Proclamation.\n2. Commission on Disability Internet Link (Chair ord-Hausman/Secretary Akil):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that the web designers are still working on the site and will get back\nto her.\n3. Commissioner Duties (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nG:\\pubworks\\LTMMDDD Disability Committee/2007/924min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-09-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-09-24", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nSeptember 24, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\nChair Lord-Hausman encouraged the members to be attentive to the meeting agendas of other\nBoards and Commissions that may be of interest to the Commission.\n4. Alameda Hospital Health Fair:\nThe Alameda Hospital Health Fair will be held on October 20'2007, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm.\nThe Commission will have a table at the event.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\nTransportation Coordinator Barry Bergman and the secretary updated the Commission on the\nrecently installed audible/countdown traffic signals. Of the twenty-three intersection locations\nwhere signals have been modified to include audible and pedestrian time countdowns, six locations\nhave had the audible portion deactivated due to adjacent neighborhood noise concerns. City staff is\ninvestigating the installation of push button activators at these locations to reduce the frequency of\noperation. Staff requested that the Commission agendize a future meeting for discussion on\nadditional audible/countdown locations and priority.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1. Chair Lord-Hausman informed the Commission that: a) Mastick Senior Center will be having a\ncarfit training presentation by the American Society on Aging on October 24, 2007, from 10:00 a.m.\nto 2:00 p.m.; and, b) a planning staff person has been contacted to make a presentation at the\nNovember Commission meeting on the Alameda Landing development.\n2. The bus stop at Eighth Street and Central Avenue adjacent to Washington Park is not\naccessible. The Secretary will forward the Commissions concern. Commissioner Fort would like to\nknow what bus line(s) stops at that location.\n3.\nThe Alameda Special Olympics will have a fundraiser in October.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 8:20p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, October 15, 2007, 6:30\np.m. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nRespectfully submitted,\nEd Sommerauer,\nInterim Commission Secretary\nG:\\pubworks\\LTMCD Disability Committee/2007/924min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-09-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-10-15", "page": 1, "text": "UNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nOctober 15,2007\nTIME\nThe meeting was convened at 6:58 p.m.\nPRESENT\nChair Lord-Hausman and Commissioners Berger, Fort, Longley-\nCook, and Kreitz.\nEXCUSED\nCommissioner Kirola\nABSENT\nCommissioners Robinson, Hakanson, and Vice Chair Moore.\nMINUTES\nThe minutes of the September 24, 2007, meeting were approved as submitted.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS- None\nNEW BUSINESS\n1. Carnegie Building:\nMr. Greg McFann, City's Building Official, Ms. Rosemary Muller and Mr. Larry Dreifuss of\nMuller and Caulfield Associates, architectural consultants, informed the Commissioners on the\nproposed uses of the Carnegie Building and challenges that the historic building presents for\nmeeting ADA requirements. The current proposed uses being considered are a one-stop City\nPermit Center with art displays or a historic museum. ADA accessibility to the various building\nlevels will be by a new building addition located at the northwest corner of the building and will\ninclude an elevator, stairwells, and restrooms. The restrooms currently are proposed in the\nbasement level of the building. Exterior access to the new addition will be from Oak Street via a\nlandscaped, concrete-terrazzo walkway. The Commission made the following suggestions: 1)\nadd a bench(s) along the walkway for rest stops; 2) provide grab bars, coat hooks and shelf in the\nnon-ADA restroom stalls; 3) provide fold-up changing tables in both the mens and women's\nrestrooms; 4) provide a small children toilet; and 5) if the restrooms are to be located at different\nfloor levels, the men's facility should be at the basement level and the woman's at the main floor\nlevel for safety concerns. The Commission will be kept informed by Mr. McFann and the\narchitects on the project. A presentation is scheduled to be made to the City Council on\nNovember 20, 2007.\n2. November and December Commission Meetings:\nThe November Commission meeting will be held on November 26th and will include the election\nof the 2008 officers (Chair and Vice-Chair). There will be no December meeting. January's\nmeeting date will be determined at the November meeting is tentatively scheduled for January\n14th or January 28th", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-10-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-10-15", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nOctober 15, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 3\n3. Alameda Landing Development:\nChair Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the Commissioners that Mr. Andrew Thomas, Planning\nServices Manager, will discuss the proposed Alameda Landing development at the November 26\nCommission meeting. Audrey distributed a newspaper article to the Commissioners outlining\nsome issues.\n4. Temporary Disabled Parking at Community Events:\nChair Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the Commissioners that she will discuss with Mr. Obaid\nKhan, Public Works Supervising Civil Engineer, the need to have temporary disabled parking\nspaces at community events and how to establish a procedure. Commissioner Toby Berger\nwould like to know the ratio of disabled parking spaces to standard parking spaces in parking\nlots. Secretary to follow up.\nOLD BUSINESS\n1.\nCommission on Disability Internet Link (CDI) :\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that the web designers are still working on the CDI site and will get\nback to her.\n2. Alameda Hospital Health Fair:\nThe Alameda Hospital Health Fair will be held on October 20, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm.\nThe Commission will have a table at the event. Commissioners Roberta Kreitz and Adrienne\nLongley-Cook will staff the fair.\n3. Bus Stop Accessibility at Eighth Street and Central Avenue:\nThe Secretary informed the Commission that accessibility at bus stop locations is being\nevaluated as part of the ADA transition plan. Chair Lord-Hausman will contact AC Transit and\ninform them of the grass strip between the sidewalk and curb.\n4. East Bay Regional Park Crown Beach Path:\nChair Audrey Lord-Hausman reported that she spoke with Ms. Anne Rockwell of the Regional\nPark District regarding the gap that exists in the existing path behind Washington Park. The\nRegional Park's path and the City's Recreation & Park Department path do not meet. Ms.\nRockwell will get back to Audrey.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS -None\nG:\\pubworks\\LTMCD Disability Committee/2007\\1015min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-10-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-10-15", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nOctober 15,2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1. Commissioner Roberta Kreitz informed the Commissioners that the Special Olympics is looking\nfor dignitaries for their January festivity. She will provide more details at the next meeting.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 8:30p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, November 26, 2007,\n6:30 p.m. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nRespectfully submitted,\nEd Sommerauer,\nInterim Commission Secretary\nDisability Committee/2007/1015min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-10-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-11-26", "page": 1, "text": "OF\nCity of Alameda\nCalifornia\n$\nUNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nRATER\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nNovember 26, 2007\nTIME\nThe meeting was convened at 6:40 p.m.\nPRESENT\nChair Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Moore, Commissioners Berger, Longley-\nCook, Fort, Hakanson, Kirola, Kreitz, and Robinson\nEXCUSED\nABSENT\nnone\nGUESTS\nAndrew Thomas (Planning Services Manager), Aidan Barry (Catellus), Steve Buster\n(Catellus), and Kory Johnson (Catellus)\nMINUTES\nThe minutes of the October 15, 2007 meeting were approved as submitted with the following\ncorrection: New Business, Item #2, change 2nd sentence to \"January's meeting date will be\ndetermined at the November meeting and is tentatively scheduled for January 14th or January 28th.\"\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS- None\nNEW BUSINESS\n1. Alameda Landing Development:\nMr. Andrew Thomas, City's Planning Services Manager, Aidan Barry, Steve Buster and Cory\nJohnson of Catellus, provided an overview of the Alameda Landing project. They will meet with\nthe Commission at a future date, possibly February, to discuss the residential phase of the\ndevelopment.\n2. Election of Officers:\nChair Audrey Lord-Hausman and Vice-Chair Jody Moore were re-elected as officers for 2008.\nNays - 0.\nOLD BUSINESS\n1. Commission on Disability Internet Link (CDI):\nChair Lord-Hausman informed the Commission that the web designer's offices were flooded and\ntherefore have been temporarily delayed on developing the CDI website.\nPublic Works Department\n950 West Mall Square, Room 110\nAlameda, California 94501-7575\n510.749.5840\nFax 510.749.5867\nTDD 510.522.7538\nPrinted on Recycled Paper", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-11-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-11-26", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nNovember 26,2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 3\n2. Alameda Hospital Health Fair:\nCommissioners Roberta Kreitz and Adrienne Longley-Cook informed the Commission that there\nwere a lot of citizen inquiries at their table at the Alameda Hospital Health Fair. The\nCommission agreed to start planning in July for next year's Fair and for October's Disability\nAwareness Month activities. At the suggestion of Vice-Chair Jody Moore the Commission will\ncompile a yearly event calendar.\n3. Bus Stop Accessibility at Eighth Street and Central Avenue:\nChair Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the Commission that the Public Works Department is\ninvestigating this bus stop including the one across the street.\n4. East Bay Regional Park Crown Beach Path:\nChair Audrey Lord-Hausman reported that she spoke with Ms. Anne Rockwell of the Regional\nPark District regarding the gap that exists in the existing path behind Washington Park. The\nDistrict has been in contact with the City's Recreation & Park Department on the matter and\nAudrey is waiting for a response from Ms. Rockwell.\n5. Temporary Disabled Parking at Community Events (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Audrey Lord-Hausman reported that she obtained a blank event permit application form\nfrom the permits office and will discuss with Mr. Obaid Khan, City's Public Works Supervising\nCivil Engineer, on his return, a means to providing temporary disabled parking at community\nevents.\n6. December/January Commission Meeting Dates:\nThe Commission moved that there would not be a December meeting and that the January\nmeeting will be held on the 28th.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS- -None\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1.\nCommissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook informed the Commission that the bus stop at the\nnorthwest corner on Broadway at Tilden Way is not accessible.\n2.\nCommissioner Roberta Kreitz offered to create an annual events calendar and asked\nCommission members to send her any appropriate event names and dates.\n3. Chair Audrey Lord-Hausman informed the Commission that Towne Centre may be developing\na parking garage and that she, not representing the Commission, but as a Pedestrian Friendly\nAlameda representative, will be discussing pedestrian circulation and parking throughout the\nG:\\pubworks\\LTMCD Disability Committee/2007/1126min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-11-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-11-26", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nNovember 26,2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 3\nCentre. She also reported that the City has increased fines for illegal parking in disabled\nparking spaces to $275. Audrey distributed a 1/2 page notice that United Cerebral Palsy has\nreleased a State of Disability in America report, an evaluation of the disability experience in\nAmerica. The 65-page document is available on the web at www.ucp.org/uploads/Stateof\nDisability.pdf.\n4.\nCommissioner Toby Berger stated that the City Hall doors are hard to open.\n5. Commissioner Robbie Kreitz announced that the date of the Special Olympics Bowling\nTournament is January 26, 2008. Chair Lord-Hausman stated she would attend.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, January 28, 2008, 6:30\np.m. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nRespectfully submitted,\nEd someresanes\nEd Sommerauer, by dA\nInterim Commission Secretary\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes(2007\\Minutes_112607.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-11-26.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-01-28", "page": 1, "text": "UNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJanuary 28, 2008\nTIME\nThe meeting convened at 6:40 P.M.\nPRESENT\nChair Lord-Hausman, Commissioners Berger, Kirola, Kreitz and Longley-Cook.\nABSENT\nVice-Chair Moore, Commissioners Hakanson, Robinson and Fort.\nMINUTES\nThe November 2007 minutes were approved as presented.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nThere was no written communication.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1. CDI Meeting Dates (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that she would not be able to attend the February 25, 2008 meeting\nand polled the Commissioners for their availability for February 26, 2008, to which those\nCommissioners present agreed to the date change, if necessary. The Chair indicated that she\nwould check with Vice-Chair Moore to confirm her availability to chair the February 25 meeting\nin the event that the meeting date does not change.\nThe Commission also agreed to move the May 26, 2008 meeting to May 27, 2008 in observance\nof the Memorial Day Holiday. Secretary Akil stated that she would provide the Commission\nwith a 2008 meeting schedule.\n2. 2007 CDI Accomplishments (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman distributed a draft list of accomplishments by the Commission for the 2007\ncalendar meeting year. The Commission asked that the list be revised to include any\naccomplishments from the 2006 meeting year and requested that the final list of\naccomplishments be distributed to Council under cover memo.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-01-28", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJanuary 28, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 4\n3. Atlantic Avenue/Webster/Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway Street Intersection\nImprovements (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman met with Ed Sommerauer and Virendra Patel of the Public Works\nDepartment regarding an update on the Atlantic/Webster/Appezzato Street Intersection\nImprovement project. The bids are in for re-design of the Intersection. The specifics of the\ndesign include audibles and countdown signals, and the crosswalks will be basic stripped. The\nChair may invite Ed Sommerauer to return to the Commission once bids come in.\nOLD BUSINESS\n1. Temporary Disabled Parking at Community Events (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman met with Obaid Khan, Supervising Civil Engineer in the Public Works\nDepartment regarding accessibility parking at City-wide events. Mr. Khan indicated that he\nwould review adding a line-item in applications that addresses \"disabled parking/access\" during\nbig City events. He prepared a list of possible events, which Chair Lord-Hausman read to the\nCommission. Commissioner Kreitz asked about accessibility concerns regarding Thompson\nField. Secretary Akil indicated the field is owned and managed by the Alameda Unified School\nDistrict (AUSD) and any accessibility concerns should be directed to AUSD under individual\nconcerns. The Chair stated she would contact AUSD for possible attendance at a future\nCommission meeting. Secretary Akil reminded the Commission that the City does not have any\nsay with accessibility issues concerning AUSD or any other agency, jurisdiction or along private\nproperty and these concerns should be addressed on an individual basis directly with the\nrespective agency or property owner.\n2. Alameda Landing Development (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman suggested inviting Andrew Thomas, Planning Manager in the Planning and\nBuilding Department to another meeting. The Chair stated that she would check Mr. Thomas'\navailability for either February 25 or 26 and get back to the Commission once the date is\nconfirmed.\n3.\nCommission on Disability Internet Link (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that she would follow up with the web-designer regarding the draft\nthat has already been submitted and will update the Commission with more information at a later\ntime.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\nSecretary Akil informed the Commission that the first draft of the ADA Transition Plan is complete\nand currently under review by the Public Works Department. The final draft will be presented to the\nCommission for review and approval within the next two months.\nG:\\Lucretia\\CommDisability\\Minutes\\2008\\Minutes_Jan 28 2008.00", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-01-28", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJanuary 28, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 4\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1. Yearly Events Calendar:\nCommissioner Kreitz requested the specific summer concert dates for inclusion in the calendar.\nThe dates will be the second Friday of June, July and August 2008. The Chair suggested that\nCommissioner Kreitz check the Park and Recreation website for additional information.\nCommissioner Kreitz suggested including the Art and Wine Festival on the calendar for\nCommission attendance, which was agreed by everyone present. Commissioner Longley-Cook\nstated that space would have to be donated. Commissioner Kreitz will contact the owners of\nTucker's Ice Cream for donating space for the Commission during this event.\n2. Commissioner Kreitz voiced concern about accessibility issues along Harbor Bay. Secretary Akil\nstated that it is private property and suggested that contact be made directly with Harbor Bay\nproperty owners or homeowners association. Commissioner Berger also stated it is private\nproperty and that the issue should be directed to the main home owners association that over sees\nthe entire Harbor Bay.\n3. Commissioner Berger asked if the City Council receives a copy of the Commission minutes to\nwhich Secretary Akil responded that the Council does not; however, they can receive\ncorrespondence from the Commission under cover memo at any time.\n4. Chair Lord-Hausman attended the Special Bowling Olympics and presented awards.\n5. Lower Washington Park:\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that the asphalt path between Crown Memorial Beach and\nWashington Park would be completed by March 15th. The Chair met with Anne Rockwell,\nEBRPD and the Park and Recreation Department to resolve this issue.\n6. Bus Stops at Tilden Way & Eighth & Central\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that she spoke to Barry Bergman, Transportation Specialist in the\nPublic Works Department who indicated that they are in the middle of the CIP process and are\nworking on this accessibility issue.\n7. Commissioner Longley-Cook stated that the green bars at the bus stops along Webster and Santa\nClara had been removed due to bus drivers running into them and questioned if this is in conflict\nto the grant funding that was awarded to the City for the Webster Streetscape Project? Chair\nLord-Hausman stated that she would visit the site and get back to the Commission.\n8. Chair Lord-Hausman stated the City has requested bids for ADA accessible ramps for 27 curb\ncuts at Alameda Point, specifically around the housing areas.\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes\\2008\\Minutes_Jan 28", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-01-28", "page": 4, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJanuary 28, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 4 of 4\nADJOURNMENT\nThe meeting adjourned at 8:10 P.M. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, February 25, 2008, at\n6:00 P.M. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLucretia A. Akil\nCommission Secretary\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes\\2008\\Minutes_Jan 2", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-02-25", "page": 1, "text": "UNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nFebruary 25, 2008\nTIME\nThe meeting convened at 6:05 P.M.\nPRESENT\nVice-Chair Moore, Commissioners Berger, Kirola, Longley-Cook, Robinson and\nFort.\nABSENT\nChair Lord-Hausman, Commissioners Hakanson and Kreitz.\nMINUTES\nThe January 28, 2008 minutes were approved as presented.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nThere was no written communication.\nNEW BUSINESS\nThere was no new business.\nOLD BUSINESS\n1.\nAlameda Landing (Andrew Thomas, Planning & Bldg. Dept.):\nThis item will be scheduled for a future meeting.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\nThere was no staff communication.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1.\nCommissioner Berger stated that the AR&PD Spring 2008 Guide dedicates an entire page for\ninformation regarding paratransit/disability issues within the City of Alameda. Commissioner\nBerger suggested the Commission prepare a draft letter thanking Dale Lillard, AR&PD Director,\nfor the excellent article that highlights accessibility resources in the City.\n2. Commissioner Longley-Cook stated that she and Chair Lord-Hausman attended the Alameda\nCollaborative for Children, Youth & Families monthly February meeting. A presentation was\nmade by Children Now, an organization that focuses on children's issues including health and", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-02-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-02-25", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nFebruary 25, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 2\ndental care, among others. They discussed the large need state-wide of providing dental care for\npre-school children, for example. The website is www.childrennow.org and Commissioner\nLongley-Cook stated that she will bring the report to the next meeting.\nCommissioner Berger requested that the Commission send a letter to Alameda County Dental\nAssociation for local and state support. Secretary Akil stated they could draft a letter for Council\nconsideration to send the letter to the County or, as individuals, send a letter in support of\nchildren dental care issues.\n3. Commissioner Longley-Cook stated that a PTA Council representative indicated she wanted to\nattend the Commission meeting to discuss wording for a proposed education parcel tax. The\nsuggested wording was to look at providing an exemption for seniors and the disabled.\n4. Commissioner Fort inquired about audible pedestrian signals at Lincoln and Willow. Secretary\nAkil responded that intersection may have four-way stop signs.\nADJOURNMENT\nThe meeting adjourned at 6:45 P.M. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, March 24, 2008, at\n6:30 P.M. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nAucudia Abil\nRespectfully submitted,\nLucretia A. Akil\nCommission Secretary\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes\\2008\\Minutes_Feb 2008.00", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-02-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-03-24", "page": 1, "text": "UNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nMarch 24, 2008\nTIME\nThe meeting convened at 6:40 P.M.\nPRESENT\nChair Lord-Hausman, Commissioners Berger, Longley-Cook, and Fort.\nABSENT\nVice-Chair Moore, Commissioners Kirola, Robinson and Kreitz.\nMINUTES\nThe February 25, 2008 minutes were approved with the following corrections: under Oral\nCommunications, item number two, Commissioner Longley-Cook stated that she attended and\nrepresented the Commission at the Alameda Collaborative for Children, Youth and Families monthly\nmeeting; and under item number four, there was one grammatical correction.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nThere was no written communication.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1. 2008/09 Paratransit Service (Gail Payne, Public Works):\nGail Payne, Transportation Coordinator, presented information regarding the annual program\nreview of the City's Paratransit service. Jackie Krause, Mastick Sr. Center Manager, is working\nwith PW during this review period. Ms. Payne reviewed the services offered, objectives,\nconsumer satisfaction survey results, needs identification, planning, marketing and overall\nfunding processes.\nCommissioner Berger asked if there were costs associated with medical return trips, to which\nMs. Payne responded, there is no additional cost.\nCommissioner Longley-Cook asked if the taxi service is available to individuals younger than 50\nyears of age, to which Ms. Payne responded no, as they had just reduced the age limit from 75 to\n50 years of age in an effort to increase ridership.\nCommissioner Berger asked why out of 100 registrants, only 32 responded to the survey, to\nwhich Ms. Payne replied that these responses are not significantly statistical results and they are\nlooking at other ways to increase responses with the forthcoming Consumer Survey.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-03-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-03-24", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMarch 24, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 5\nChair Lord-Hausman asked how are the surveys being conducted, to which Ms. Payne replied\nthat (paper) copies are being mailed to homes.\nChair Lord-Hausman asked if taxi company training included sensitivity to the disabled, to which\nMs. Payne responded yes, but it takes time based on cultural and generation issues.\nCommissioner Fort asked if there had been any feedback from people with disabilities with guide\ndogs, to which Ms. Payne responded it was not a question included in the previous survey, but\nwill be added within the forthcoming one.\nCommissioner Berger asked how many vehicles are there in the program, are the cabs big enough\nfor motorized scooters and are there any additional charges for these type of items? Ms. Payne\nreplied that there are approximately six accessible vans and that there is an extra $20.00 charge\nfor wheelchairs, however the City subsidizes that amount.\nChair Lord-Hausman requested an update in the fall regarding the outcome of the next survey\nand number of reported changes.\nMs. Payne thanked the Commission for their input.\n2. Presentation Regarding New Accessible For-Sale Unit at Buena Vista Commons\n(Dan Lachman, Executive Director, Alameda Development Corporation):\nMr. Dan Lachman discussed the current progress of the new affordable/accessible unit\ndevelopment. Mr. Lachman stated that the project is under construction and will be finished this\nsummer. It is a joint venture with Habitat for Humanity East Bay and applicant selection will be\nconducted based on a lottery format and all individuals must qualify within the stated mandated\nincome guidelines.\nCommissioner Berger asked if any of the family members must be disabled, to which Mr.\nLachman responded no, but one of the units is ADA accessible. There will be a separate lottery\nfor that unit and the selected applicant will be required to provide proof of disability.\nChair Lord-Hausman asked if the downstairs bathroom was accessible, to which Mr. Lachman\nresponded yes, both the upstairs and downstairs bathrooms are equally accessible.\nMr. Lachman requested that the Commission provide suggestions regarding community outreach\nand increased awareness of the project.\nChair Lord-Hausman suggested that they check with the Mastick Senior Center, Cardinal Point,\nMinisterial Association, publicity journals, fliers and posting of various ads.\nG:\\Lucretia\\CommDisability\\Minutes\\2008\\Minutes_Mar 242008.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-03-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-03-24", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMarch 24, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 5\nCommissioner Berger suggested they advertise with the AUSD, College of Alameda, Red Cross,\nany fraternal organizations, the Food Bank, City channels 15 and 31, PSBA, WABA and\nFarmers' Market.\nCommissioner Berger asked if City residency is a requirement, to which Mr. Lachman responded\nthat preference is given to applicants who live or work in the City of Alameda.\nCommissioner Berger asked if there are any future housing projects, to which Mr. Lachman\nreplied it depends on availability of funding and location, as both HUD and the CIC have heavily\nsubsidized the current project.\nMr. Lachman thanked the Commission for its input.\nOLD BUSINESS\n1. 2007 CDI Accomplishments (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that she continues to update the draft list of accomplishments for\nfuture consideration by the Commission.\n2. Path Between Crown & Washington Parks (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated the work is not yet complete per Dale Lillard, AR&PD Director, as\nthey are waiting for the weather to improve. Commissioner Longley-Cook stated that she\nobserved. That work had not yet begun.\n3.\nDisability Parking at City Events (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that during key events, Public Works would provide accessible\nspace and signs and that number will depend upon the event, as each requirement will be\ntailored for the event. There are approximately 15 major City events.\n4.\nCommission Recruitment (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman announced that Commissioner Margaret Hakanson has resigned from the\nCommission as of February 2008.\nCommissioner Berger asked if there was a leave of absence in the by-laws, to which Secretary\nAkil replied she would check and get back to the Commission.\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes)2008\\Minutes_Mar 24 2008.do", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-03-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-03-24", "page": 4, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMarch 24, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 4 of 5\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n1. Secretary Akil reminded the Commissioners that the draft ADA Transition Plan would be\npresented to the Commission at the April 28, 2008 meeting, which would include discussion\nof\nthe Commission's 2006 ADA recommendations. A printed version of the draft Plan would be\navailable for review in several City offices prior to the meeting date. More information will be\nmailed to the Commission several weeks prior to the April meeting date.\n2. Secretary Akil distributed a draft version of the letter prepared by Commissioner Berger, which\naddresses State Budget cuts to local agencies that provide preventive healthcare services\ncurrently offered by the County. Chair Lord-Hausman suggested that the letter be addressed to\nthe Social Services Human Relations Board (SSHRB) as it is currently reviewing health care\nservices in the City of Alameda.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1. Eric Pung and a group of students from San Francisco State University stated they wanted to\nshoot a film at Alameda Point about a disabled student. They were notified by Mike Hampen,\nPM Realty (representing on behalf of the City), that they would be required to take out a permit\nfor such a project, which would cost around $1,000.00. Mr. Pung stated that this is not a\nprofessional project, they are a crew between 15 to 20 people and there is no profit involved.\nThey wanted to know if the CDI could offer any input on how they might proceed in light of the\npermit costs and other license agreement fees that would be imposed if filmed at Alameda Point.\nSecretary Akil stated that Mr. Hampen's notification was proper, as all requests for use of City\nproperty or facilities at Alameda Point must be conducted by an agreement. Chair Lord-\nHausman suggested they contact Sue Russell with DSD as she is the City staff person in charge\nof the Film Commission. The USS Hornet is also an option for the student-group.\n2. Commissioner Berger stated that she would like Public Works to require more accessible parking\non Central Avenue between Oak and Walnut Streets for people attending performances at\nKaufman Auditorium. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that the Alameda Civic light Opera (ACLO)\nshould write a letter to Public Works and the City Council for this request.\n3. Commissioner Longley-Cook stated that the accessible button on the doors at City Hall at the\nOak Street entrance is not working. Secretary Akil responded that she would inform the\nMaintenance Division of the Public Works Department of this issue.\n4. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that there will be an update on the progress of a potential\naccessibility web-page to the City's website on the next CDI agenda.\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes(2008\\Minutes_Mar 24 2008.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-03-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-03-24", "page": 5, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nMarch 24, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 5 of 5\n5. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that the League of Women Voters is sponsoring a \"Meet Your Public\nOfficials\" event on April 24, 2008, 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. at the Harbor Bay Community Center.\nCommission members will receive complimentary tickets in the mail.\n6. Chair Lord-Hausman read information from Virendra Patel, Engineer in the Public Works\nDepartment, regarding an email from a visually impaired citizen regarding audible signals. The\nChair indicated that she would request some feedback from PW regarding the citizens concerns.\nADJOURNMENT\nThe meeting adjourned at 8:15P.M. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, April 28, 2008, at 6:30\nP.M. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nLucidia Respectfully skil\nsubmitted.\nL\u00facretia A. Akil\nCommission Secretary\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes\\2008\\Minutes_Mar 24", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-03-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-04-28", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nApril 28, 2008\nTIME\nThe meeting convened at 6:32 P.M.\nPRESENT\nChair Lord-Hausman, Commissioners Berger, Longley-Cook, Fort, Kirola, Robinson\nand Kreitz.\nABSENT\nVice-Chair Moore\nMINUTES\nThe March 24, 2008 minutes were approved with the following correction: under Old Business,\nitem number two, the last two sentences were deleted, as that was not reflected in the discussions.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nThere was no written communication.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1. Draft Pedestrian Plan (Gail Payne, PW):\nGail Payne, Transportation Coordinator, gave a presentation on the Draft Pedestrian Plan, which\nincluded the executive summary, vision goals and policies, outreach, existing conditions and\nimplementation.\nCommissioner Berger asked if the number of residents with disabled license plate placards were\nincluded in the update, to which Ms. Payne replied they were not, however, they will get that\ninformation from DMV. Chair Lord-Hausman suggested checking with the Census Bureau.\nCommissioner Berger asked what the multi-modal plan includes, to which Ms. Payne responded\nit includes all different types of transit operations.\nCommissioner Kirola asked if the timing at pedestrian signals could be adjusted to extend\nwalking times within the crosswalks, to which Ms. Payne replied yes, and signal timing issues\nare addressed under the Implementation Section.\nCommissioner Berger suggested looking at more recent data under Bus Stop Boards, as the\ncurrent data is two years old, to which Ms. Payne agreed to do.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-04-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-04-28", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nApril 28, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 4\nChair Lord-Hausman asked if the updated information would be implemented over years, to\nwhich Ms. Payne responded yes, as the Plan would not be updated again for another five to ten\nyears. Chair Lord-Hausman requested that PW provide another update to the Commission in the\nfall.\nCommissioner Kirola asked if funding would come from tax and grants, to which Ms. Payne\nresponded that all monies are strictly from transportation funding and not being drawn from the\nGeneral Fund of the City.\nCommissioner Berger asked that the material for the walkway improvements not be slippery, to\nwhich Ms. Payne replied that process will be addressed within the Public Walkway Project and\nPedestrian Guidelines.\nChair Lord-Hausman asked if the proposed improvements along Shoreline Drive be addressed\nsooner than later, to which Ms. Payne replied that Shoreline Drive is not identified as high\npriority due to lack of funding, however, it is considered an important improvement as part of\nthe overall Plan update.\nMs. Payne thanked the Commission for their input.\n2. Estuary Crossing Feasibility Study Update (Gail Payne, PW):\nGail Payne, Transportation Coordinator handed out information regarding the feasibility study\ncurrently underway. The City has selected a consultant to assist in that effort. There is a public\nmeeting scheduled for May 17, 2008 and anticipated it will be completed in the fall.\nCommissioner Berger stated that if Oakland is only contributing $10,000 to the study, is the City\n(Oakland) committed to the project, to which Ms. Payne replied yes. Oakland has the study\nranked as a high priority project in its redevelopment and Bicycle Master Plans. The City has a\ngood relationship with Oakland and, in terms of the estuary study, it is more of Alameda's issue\nas the City (Alameda) is the lead agency.\nOLD BUSINESS\n1. 2007 CDI Accomplishments (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman distributed the updated list of CDI accomplishments from 2006-2007\nand suggested that the Commission review it and provide any further comments to her. The\n2008 accomplishments continue to be worked on.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-04-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-04-28", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nApril 28, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 4\n2. Path Between Crown & Washington Parks (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated the accessibility improvements along the pathway are done and\nlook nice.\n3. Disability Parking at City Events (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that, as part of the agreement with the City, the Earth Day event\nwould include accessible temporary parking.\n4. Commission Recruitment (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman stated she had not received any new applications from prospective\napplicants and encouraged everyone to spread the word about open vacancies on the\nCommission.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n1. Secretary Akil stated the presentation of the draft ADA Transition Plan would be presented to\nthe Commission at the May 27, 2008 meeting and would also be noticed as a community-wide\nmeeting. A printed version of the draft Plan would be available for review in several City\noffices prior to the meeting date. More information will be mailed to the Commission in\nadvance as well. Secretary Akil explained that the delay of the presentation to the CDI was due\nto internal approval and presentation to affected City departments.\n2. Secretary Akil provided information from Barry Bergman, PW Transportation Coordinator,\nrequesting that a representative from the CDI join the Bike Plan Task Force as they begin to\nupdate the Plan.\nCommissioner Longley-Cook asked about the frequency of the meetings, to which Chair Lord-\nHausman responded that it is similar to the Pedestrian Plan Task Force, which does not meet on\na weekly basis, only as needed.\nCommissioner Kreitz agreed to join the Task Force as the CDI representative, to which Secretary\nAkil indicated that she would inform Mr. Bergman.\nORAL OMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1. Cathy Nielsen, SSHRB member, stated she had received the letter that the CDI had sent to the\nSocial Services Human Relations Board (SSHRB) regarding County medical funding for low-\nincome/disabled individuals and wanted to discuss those items.\nChair Lord-Hausman responded that she was not aware if the letter was distributed to all of the\nSSHRB members and requested that she return to a future meeting to discuss that issue, to which\nMs. Nielsen agreed.\nG:\\Lucretia)CommDisability\\Minutes)2008\\Minutes_Apr 28 2008.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-04-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-04-28", "page": 4, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nApril 28, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 4 of 4\n2. Buena Vista Commons:\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that one of the low-income homes would be accessible for a disabled\nhousehold.\n3. Chair Lord-Hausman read and distributed a news article on the California Chamber of\nCommerce regarding the Chamber's urging its members to join its Advancing Disability Access\nCoalition in support of statewide efforts to achieve better compliance with disability access laws.\n4.\nCommissioner Berger stated that there is no buzzer located at the back of the Alameda Free\nLibrary building under the outside handicap placard for assistance. Also, there needs to be\nanother changing table installed in one of the library restrooms to allow more space for the\ndisabled.\nSecretary Akil stated she would send an email to Jane Chisaki regarding these two issues and\nget back to the Commission with the findings.\nADJOURNMENT\nThe meeting adjourned at 8:15 P.M. The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at 6:30\nP.M. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLucretia A. Akil\nCommission Secretary\nG:\\Lucretia)CommDisability\\Minutes)2008\\Minutes_Apr 28 8 2008.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-04-28.pdf"}