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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2016-06-08 | 9 | Susan Deutsch: I was just wondering if there's enough ridership on that Harbor Bay ferry to increase the number of ferries. It seems like really limited ferry service over there. So, you do have to drive through Harbor Bay, and through Alameda if you want to get a ferry, or you just have to drive to get to your destination, because ferry service is being limited. Gail Payne: I know that the ferry operators are looking at wanting to increase the ferry services at both Harbor Bay and Main Street. The issues that we're having are accessing the ferries, especially we just had a big City Council meeting last night on that topic for Harbor Bay, and that it's really impacting the adjacent neighborhood, neighbors living right next to the Harbor Bay ferry terminal, that people are parking in front of their homes. So we have some of the issues to work out with that. Fortunately Harbor Bay, it's really easy to walk around Harbor Bay, crime rate's low, it's easy to bike, there's a great San Francisco bike trail right there. And they do have the Harbor Bay, the Line 21 that goes there. So, slowly, we're trying to work out the kinks, and make it a We're trying not to do it slowly, but we're working out the kinks and trying to make it better work for everybody. Anto Aghapekian: And I have, I don't know if it's a question. What I find missing in here is what the expectations are for people who are going to be 60, 70, 80 years old, how many of these people we expect to have in Alameda, and how are we going to help them move around? I don't see anything in this or that, and I'd like to see something. Gail Payne: Okay. Anto Aghapekian: And there is a very small comment about the ADA, which seems to be consistent with every other presentation that I have gone to, and I'd like that to be more visible, to be part of every report that we put out. And the more information we have specially, because from what I have gathered, we're going to have more retired people on this island, and they're going to need probably more better transit, more personalized public transit and parking spaces. Those are the items that I'd like to see in the report, projections in five years, 10 years, 20 years from now. Thank you. Gail Payne: Okay, thank you. Beth Kenny: Do any of the other commissioners have questions at this time? Great, do we have any public comment on this? Well, thank you very much, Gail. 5. OLD BUSINESS Beth Kenny: I'm going to start out by doing a summary of the current Universal Design Ordinance discussion. Kerry and I thought that this would be good to do, because not everybody is familiar with Universal Design, it is an issue that the Commission has been working on for quite some time, and we're hopeful that it will be going in front of City Council in the fall. So, if you were able to read the document that I sent out about it Yes, and if you don't, Kerry has copies. Universal Design is a concept that can be applied to many different things. We are looking at it in the housing context. And so, the basic idea of Universal Design is that things should be made in a way that they are accessible to the most number of people; people who are disabled, people who aren't disabled, people who are old, and people who are young, short and tall. 08/17/16 Page 9 of 19 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2016-06-08.pdf |