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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2014-01-27 | 1 | APPROVED COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES MEETING MINUTES OF Monday, January 27, 2014 6:30 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 6:29 p.m. Present: Chair Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Deutsch, Commissioners Fort, Franco, Fruge, Harp, Tam, and Wilkinson Absent: Commissioner Warren 2. MINUTES 2-A. Approval of Minutes for the October 28, 2013 meeting. 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT) 3-A. Bonnie Leber stated that her developmentally disabled daughter has been experiencing issues with transportation services provided by the Regional Center of the East Bay. Ms. Leber contacted the Regional Center and requested a copy of the contract with MV Transportation with Regional Center and has had no response from the Regional Center or the transportation company and requested if the CDI could assist. The CDI recommended contacting local and county appointed officials for assistance, as well as DREDF. The Chair of the Oakland Mayor's Commission on Persons with Disabilities, Stephen Beard, suggested contacting Sandi Soliday, Coordinator of the County's Developmental Disabilities Council. 4. NEW BUSINESS 4-B. Mr. Thomas discussed the Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance regarding existing housing, whereby anyone with a disability needing to make changes to their home could seek a variance in order to make modifications to accommodate their disability. This proposal could allow the Planning Director to sign off on such items without a full hearing before the Planning Board, as would normally be required for a variance from building codes, so it would make the process of providing home modifications less onerous for seniors and persons with disabilities. Chair Lord-Hausman asked if this would apply to aging in place residents, to which Mr. Thomas confirmed it does apply. Vice-Chair Deutsch asked if it applied to inside and outside, to which Mr. Thomas said it applies to the exterior. | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2014-01-27.pdf |