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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2010-09-27 | 1 | APPROVED COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF September 27, 2010 LOCATION: City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Conference Room 360 Note: If you are not able to attend the meeting, please contact Lucretia Akil at (510) 747-4762 and leave a message by the morning of the meeting date. 1. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 6:35 P.M. Present: Chair Krongold, Vice-Chair Tam, Commissioners Fort, Harp, Lord-Hausman, Moore and Warren. Absent: Commissioner Kirola. 2. MINUTES Approval of the August 23, 2010 Commission minutes. 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT) 3-A. Susan Deutsch , Alameda resident and occupational therapist expressed her interest in joining the CDI. 4. NEW BUSINESS 4-A. Community Development Update (Andrew Thomas, Planning Services Manager): Andrew Thomas provided an overview of development planning and accessibility, including adhering to rules, regulations, historic requirements and standards to address particular communities and goals. Mr. Thomas addressed techniques and methods, including community engagement to get things done. Specific aspects include retail, office and community gathering buildings, and parking lots. The City meets all accessible guidelines with respect to new development. Mr. Thomas acknowledged that residential development and accessibility issues should be discussed more amongst the community and staff. Mr. Thomas stated that there are two ways to approach this: 1) Comprehensive approach: develop city-wide ordinances, policies and rules that stipulate a specific goal or objective, e.g. that the CDI may have a specific interest in. | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2010-09-27.pdf |