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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2018-07-11 | 19 | COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MINUTES Wednesday July 11, 2018 6:30 p.m. Susan Deutsch: Yes. Jennifer Rolloff: Do they have plans for their parks already? That might be another place for this discussion as well. Susan Deutsch: Yes. I know. Yes, thank you. Vice Chair Jenn Barrett: Thank you so much for the presentation. I think it's fantastic, and I would love to see that kind of thing in Alameda. I really like the community ownership, because they relied on the donations and help building it. I think that would be a real strength for our community if we had that as well. I think people would really have some ownership. And yes, I thought it was a really good presentation. I think it will go well with the Parks Department. So I'm excited to see where it goes. Susan Deutsch: I hope so. Anto Aghapekian: Same with me. It's a very nice presentation. Thank you. And I like the item that you have in there, the dollar sign, where it says that it costs $750,000. The Parks and Rec, they look at numbers. And it's doable. And also, the emphasis that everybody uses it, not only for people. It's for everybody. Susan Deutsch: Yes. Anto Aghapekian: That makes life so much easier. It's not very expensive. It can be done. Thank you. Susan Deutsch: Oh, well, it sounds expensive to me. Jenny Linton: I want to thank you as well Susan. I would just reiterate what you both said about it being a community park aspect. I think both looking for donations from community members and the participation of the community is what drives an inclusive park. In 1990, we lived in Davis with a then four-year-old, and the community park was built. I think parents went and worked on it. It had just been opened when we arrived. But David and I were there last weekend and we had to go visit the community park, hadn't been there in 30 years, and there it was all rebuilt. But probably I don't think I saw anything all that inclusive about it. Well, it was chaos. Chair Beth Kenny: Thank you. This is I know something that you've been interested in for a while. Susan Deutsch: Yes. Chair Beth Kenny: So I'm glad that we're here talking about it, and this is great stuff. I echo what everybody says about getting the community involvement. I think that's what can make this really special. And I have a few ideas of places or organizations that might be interested. The Alameda Special Education Parents Group is a great organization. And they have talked about wanting to 09/12/18 Page 19 of 29 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2018-07-11.pdf |