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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2017-04-12 | 27 | ITEM 2-B COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES MEETING MINUTES OF Wednesday, April 12, 2017 6:30 p.m. going to do it whether we do or not, I'm sure. But it just sounds like it would be better if it came from us. Beth Kenny: It does come from us. Arnold Brillinger: Okay. Beth Kenny: It does and Jody was interested in doing it, and so I made the decision to have her go ahead and accept it on behalf, as a former commissioner of the Commission on Disability. Arnold Brillinger: Okay. No problem. Kerry Parker: That raises a great point. I do know that Tony was interested last year in having a proclamation for White Cane Day. Beth Kenny: Yes. White Cane Month which is also October. Kerry Parker: Or month, which is also October, but we could include that in a proclamation language. That gets in front of me every year, "Is this what you want to say?" And I looked at the proclamation for Autism Awareness Month, as well. So if anyone wanted to take up the cause of If there is any proclamations we would like in council, that's something that needs to be written, scheduled, approved. Submit something to me, and I can look at what that schedule would look like. They're not going to want a whole waterfall of proclamations, but if we spaced them out thoughtfully we could certainly do that. Beth Kenny: Yes, and also in October, we do have a proclamation that the city does annually for Disability Employment Awareness Month which we can share the language with that with the commission. Maybe we can send that out to everybody? Does anyone else have any announcements they'd like to make? Arnold Brillinger: Well, I'm not necessarily anyone else, but [chuckle] I just wanted to say, that I think that Beth suggested to the Transportation group in Mastick, that I be on the committee that is looking at the new contracts for the next four years for which provider to use. So, we've got our work set out for us. We've got six different proposals from companies. I just want to say that Victoria Williams who was here at our last meeting is working on the shuttle which is the Alameda Loop. That's their new name that they've decided on. I've even got posters on the sides on my wheelchair and stuff. "Ride the Free Alameda Shuttle" or "Ride the Free Loop" and things like that. People come up and they say, "What is that?' because they think I'm giving free rides on my wheelchair. [chuckle] Arnold Brillinger: I said, no. It's this bus that comes around here on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, that no one really seems to see because it just blends in with everything else. At the last meeting, we suggested that they do a like a bus wrap. Getting the word, "free" on it. Making it colorful and so it stands out. Whatever. Myself, I've just taken it around a couple times. I went on the loop that goes out to Alameda Landing and that area. The Westside, I believe. And like I reported to 05/24/17 Page 27 of 29 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2017-04-12.pdf |