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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2018-02-14 | 14 | ITEM 2-A COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MINUTES OF Wednesday, February 14, 2018 6:30 p.m. Beth Kenny: Commissioner Hall? Lisa Hall: That you Victoria. Just a ballpark on the financial on the taxi, that it's very liberal as far as the 70%. So people have to qualify by what kind of income on the taxi? Victoria Williams: For the scholarship? Oh, there is no income qualification on the taxi program, none at all. Lisa Hall: There's none? All you have to be is senior or disabled? Victoria Williams: For the MR TIP, you need to be enrolled with East Bay Paratransit and for the Premium, you need to be an Alameda resident and 70 or older or enrolled with East Bay Paratransit. We do have a question about income on our application, not everybody chooses to complete that question and it doesn't matter. Income is not a criteria that we count. Lisa Hall: Okay, so for the taxi then, so you have to be 70 or over, or enrolled in Paratransit. You could be disabled and be under 70. Victoria Williams: Right. As long as you're enrolled with East Bay. And we have those applications and I help people with those too. And we're working on trying to get the recertifications and certification appointments done in Alameda. So far it's in Oakland, but they do provide transportation and I help people with that too if I can. Thank you. Beth Kenny: Commissioner Linton. Jenny Linton: I just want to thank you for coming in and presenting. I was here last year and it's nice to see over the course of a year ridership increasing as well as the number of bus services per day increasing. So, congratulations. Victoria Williams: Thank you. It's been fun. Beth Kenny: And thank you again. You're very right on Commissioner Linton. Transportation has been so willing to work with this commission and it's been something that I've enjoyed my entire four years on the commission and seeing you added to the team has really given it an extra boost. Victoria Williams: Thank you. Beth Kenny: So I want to thank you for all you're doing and I wanted to ask a little bit more about MR TIP being connected to the East Bay Paratransit. Because when Vice Chair Brillinger was talking about people going through dialysis, well, I went through dialysis myself, but I wasn't hooked up with Paratransit when I went through. And so I would have definitely liked to take a taxi. Victoria Williams: Certainly, certainly. Beth Kenny: So I'm wondering, is there a way to broaden it beyond East Bay Paratransit? Could 02/14/18 Page 14 of 24 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2018-02-14.pdf |