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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2016-06-08 | 15 | starting to feel a little wobbly when they walk. There are so many different reasons for having these things. I mean, I've asked to be in on these kinds of things, because I will surely push for getting more and more. Now when we talk about 20% or 25% or 30%, my question is on some of these things, should we just follow the pack, or should we make Alameda stand out? And one day people will look and they'll say, "Look at Alameda, they've got this really great UDO." And, "Let's even surpass them, or get up to them.' Arnold Brillinger: No reason for us to follow the pack, we don't have that many places. It's not like we're in the Midwest where we just keep on spreading out over farmland or something. We only have so many places, we need to say, "Hey, we know that you want to build housing, but if you're going to do it in Alameda, you're going to have to do it in this way." Beth Kenny: Thank you, Arnold. I really appreciate what you had to say. Do any of the other commissioners what to speak? Anto Aghapekian: I really liked the last part that you said, Arnold. Because I've seen some samples of what other cities are doing and what we should do, and I think that Alameda can do better than what other people are doing, or other counties and cities are doing. So I really appreciate what you just said. Arnold Brillinger: We need to be leaders, people ought to say, "Oh, there's a group there that could stick to their guns, and look what they've got. They've got a city where they've got a lot of units now that have visitability. They've got a lot of units that are adaptable for whatever kind of people live in those homes." Because if you buy yourself a place out there at Marina Shores for what, $1.2 million, right? And it's not a real big footprint, but I'm sure they're real nice houses, but I'd like to get inside and see what they look like, and how innovative they are, but I can't get in there. Beth Kenny: Thank you, well said. Do we have any comment on this item? Audrey Lord-Hausman: Hi, my name is Audrey Lord-Hausman, past commissioner of this esteemed Commission. And the UDO has been top of my list for, let's see, since 2012. And I think this is a great information sheet, and a lot of interesting items in here. I think through all of this since 2012, the Commission has educated the community on a number of levels, I will say that. I know more people talk about it now, and there's more interest out there from the general public, but how do we reach them to get them sitting here, getting them to come to the planning meeting, the Planning Board, whatever gatherings in order to speak to this. And I also think people still don't understand it exactly, in terms of it's not just persons with disabilities, it's the aging process, and issues that happen to all ages throughout our lives that are unexpected and change our lives dramatically. Audrey Lord-Hausman: And I think in the design area, that adaptability is key in the discussion, because people will say, "Well, not everybody has a disability, so why do we have to put all of that stuff in there to start?" Well, you don't have to do everything, but it has to be built with adaptability in mind. And so I think that's something that I would encourage the Commission as you're continuing the conversation, don't let some roadblocks come up from developers about, "Well, we can't do this, we can't do that." "Well, wait a minute, why can't you built something with an adaptable design that a young healthy family can move in, and then either something happens or they want to move a parent, or a grandparent in, or they sell it, and I want to move in, and I need to 08/17/16 Page 15 of 19 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2016-06-08.pdf |