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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2018-07-11 | 7 | COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MINUTES Wednesday July 11, 2018 6:30 p.m. Albert Lin: It's a great question, unfortunately as of now, we do not. Arnold Brillinger: I just want to tell the rest of the commission that cities like Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco, are looking into various vehicles, some of them being trikes. Or for people who are disabled like below the waist, that they would be hand-powered bikes and stuff like that. Not to start anything right here in Alameda, but I think that we'll be able to get some information as they go through their selection process, and also have some good ideas on what to do here in Alameda also. Chair Beth Kenny: Commissioner Brillinger, in the interview process, I actually sat next to the gentleman who does this sort of stuff for the City of Oakland, and he was telling me that the City of Oakland has partnered with BORP [Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program], and that's how they're starting to think about doing the accessible Bike-Share. I think that you're right on. Anyways, I wanted to share that information with you. Rochelle Wheeler: Also from the City's perspective, that's something that I think we would like to see going forward too, and we will continue to work with Lime or whoever the provider is on that, for Dockless Bike Share, on bringing that into the program, bringing accessible vehicles in. It reminds me too of two things, one is that, this is a pretty rapidly evolving field and technology, and so one of the things that we'll continue to do during this whole contract period is continue to monitor what the direction is of this technology, what's new, what's coming in, what's feasible, and then responding to that as we can. This would be a two-year contract, is what we've committed to with the possibility of extending it for two more years. And so, that two years really is kind of a window where we thought after two years, we might be in a very different place and we might want to do another RFP, or change things up and have different requirements and that might be to have accessible bikes. Rochelle Wheeler: The other piece I just wanted to mention is that when we have done an RFP, and we'll have an agreement. There is no direct cost to the City for dock-less bike share. The City is not paying for this service. And in fact, LimeBike is paying the City some fees to help cover our management of it and if we have to remove bikes, they would pay for us to do that. I'm open to your other questions. Arnold Brillinger: I think I'll pass it. Chair Beth Kenny: Thank you, Commissioner Roloff. Jennifer Rolloff: I had a question and I just lost my train of thought. So I'm going to pass, but I might jump back in. Chair Beth Kenny: Sure. Vice Chair Barrett. Jenn Barrett, Vice Chair: I'm really excited to hear about these potential strategies. I think that'll help a lot in eliminating bike parking issues. I think the major issue is when it's parked in a sidewalk and it's no longer accessible for people who are in wheelchairs or mobility issues or just a number 09/12/18 Page 7 of 29 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2018-07-11.pdf |