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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2006-04-24 | 2 | Commission on Disability Issues April 24, 2006 Minutes Page 2 of 3 - There should no restrictions on the number of trips. - The rider should pay on a 1:4 ratio (25%) of the fare, similar to the BART program. - The current MRTIP program that provides trips to passengers free of charge should continue unchanged. A motion to have Chairman Cooney write a letter describing the Commission's recommendations was proposed by Charles Bunker and second by Adrienne Longly-Cook The motion passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Status of Accommodation Recommendations: Chair Cooney will present report on providing costs of various Braille transcriptions/sign language interpreters at the next Commission meeting. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS: 1. Ed Sommerauer discussed accessibility to the newly opened Ortez Restaurant on Webster Street. The main entrance to the restaurant is from the parking lot off Pacific Street. Currently there is a decal on the door opening onto Webster Street directing people to the accessible entrance of the parking lot. The Commission recommended a sign, not a decal, would be used to direct disabled people to the main entrance. 2. Ed Sommerauer handed out a flyer describing the theater project. The Commission's contributions to the project were acknowledged in the flyer ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: 1. Chairman Ed Cooney received a phone call from a woman who requested that the curb in front of her residence be painted blue. The item will be placed on the agenda for the next meeting. 2. Commissioner Jody Moore volunteered to man a booth at the Festival of Families on May 13. 3. Commissioner Adrienne Longley-Cook said construction during the renovation of the Towne Center has created accessibility problems. | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2006-04-24.pdf |