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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2018-05-09 | 27 | COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MUTES OF Wednesday May 9, 2018 6:30 p.m. However, I believe they're doing something on the seaplane new ferry terminal this Monday, so hopefully I'll attend that. And then, I just want to make one comment about the event that We Are Alameda at the Faction brewing, they had someone from Alameda Hospital who announced that we just got, as of May 1st, Anthem Insurance in network there, which is huge, so I was excited to hear that. Beth Kenny: Commissioner Hall? Lisa Hall: Ongoing issues with the housing authority. Unfortunately, no cause evictions are still happening. And a senior disabled lady was in the family getting evicted, and the woman had a heart attack and died. And you didn't really hear anything about that in the newspaper or anything else, which is just a sad fact of what we're going through. Again, disabled and senior people are our most vulnerable, and it's a crisis in our city. Many of the churches are trying to get together to set up a warming center, which would help the homeless people at night, but also perhaps other people that may end up needing it. It has a great model from the Midway Shelter, same people that run Midway Shelter, and they have a warming center in San Leandro, and hopefully with a lot of support that we've already got in Alameda, it looks like it's going to come together. Hopefully, we're going to end up having a warming center for these people to go at nighttime. Hopefully that will happen. Beth Kenny: Great, thank you. Commissioner Aghapekian? Anto Aghapekian: And last thing is, it's been about half a year now, the Mastick Senior Center set up a exercise courtyard, exercise equipment that anybody can use, and it's become very popular, extremely popular, for who have issues moving their bodies. They do exercise, and it's a delight to see. I help out with making the bocce ball court and the golf putting court accessible. They didn't have any handrail over the curb. I worked with them on that and all credit should be given to the Rec and Parks Administration. They're very conscientious assisting. And that's all I have to report. I haven't been to the planning board meetings. I've been following them, but I haven't been personally. The planning board, they start around 7:00, I think, and they keep going on and on and on and on, and for topics that are absolutely of no interest to this commission. And so I try to follow up on the minutes. And I have never been to a rec and park meeting. I know the guy there by the name of Ron Limoges. Jennifer Roloff: He might be the chair. Anto Aghapekian: He's a friend of mine, we see each other very often and we do talk. But we're friends, I haven't spoken with him about business, but if there is anything that I can do, let me know. I'm more than happy, more than happy to help. Jennifer Roloff: And also, as far as the city goes, Mastick rolls into Parks and Rec, so you can talk to him directly about all of the Mastick stuff. Anto Aghapekian: And I have a met Amy Wooldridge. She's the director. And I have a good meeting. Anytime I can be of help. I'm dying to see that place. Susan Deutsch: I brought my husband there after I saw it. I just had to visit the playground. He was 05/30/18 Page 27 of 32 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2018-05-09.pdf |