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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2015-07-27 | 1 | COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES MEETING MINUTES OF Monday, July 27, 2015 6:30 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. Present: Chair Harp, Vice-Chair Kenny, Commissioners Wilkinson, Deutsche, Franco, Fort Lord-Hausman and Warren. Absent: None 2. MINUTES The April 27, 2015 minutes were approved with no changes. 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT) 3-A. Jackie Johnson-Daly, representative of Ala Costa Center, which serves youth with developmental disabilities, acknowledged the opening of the local Ala Costa Center in Alameda and is partnering with Alameda Recreation and Park Department (ARPD) and would like to continue to collaborate with the City. 4. NEW BUSINESS 4-A. CDI Organization (Amy Wooldridge, Interim Assistant City Manager) Board Secretary Akil stated that the purpose of the topic will be to seek input from the Commission and that the goal was to have a productive discussion on how best to move forward with the CDI, which would be led by Amy Wooldridge, Interim Assistant City Manager. Ms. Wooldridge stated that the initial discussion started with a brainstorm meeting with staff in June about the reorganization efforts and role of the CDI. This process was started with a desire for the City to better serve the CDI and address issues raised by Commissioners, such as whether to add aging. Ms. Wooldridge addressed several items including: Number of members: Possibility to reduce the Commission from nine to seven members. Given that it is the largest member City Commission, she asked for feedback on why Commissioners feel it should remain with nine members. Number of meetings: The Commission currently meets quarterly and Ms. Wooldridge asked for feedback on whether to increase that to every other month. The Commissioners all agreed that they preferred bi-monthly or monthly. Workgroups: Ms. Wooldridge recognized that CDI has been holding informal work group meetings. She clarified that a work group meeting only needs to be formally noticed if there is a quorum or more of Commissioners present. She also offered the idea to address the issue of a diversity of perspectives on the Commission by having ambassadors who are not formally appointed but participate in work groups. | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2015-07-27.pdf |