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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2008-10-23 | 3 | Regular Minutes of the SSHRB, October 23, 2008 Meeting Page 3 Keliher - It is the Navy who is responsible for clean-up, not SunCal. The Navy is working on it; SunCal has no agreement with the Navy. Nielsen - Back to transportation, will you move or eliminate the ferry across the estuary? Keliher - The plan is to move the ferry to a transportation terminal in the old seaplane lagoon. Speaker - Doug Biggs, Director of Alameda Point Collaborative (APC), addressed the Board and stated that his organization has begun a working closely with staff and SunCal to make the transition as smooth as possible for their agency and residents. He recommended that a consultant be hired to help coordinate the complex process of relocating APC. He also thanked the Board for looking at the Needs Assessment and comparing it to this concept plan. He reminded that Board that there are a lot of coordinated services already at Alameda Point, specifically he mentioned the Alameda Food Bank warehouse, the American Red Cross-Alameda Service Center, and APC. He suggested that development be careful to support, rather than hurt, the already existing collaborations and safety net support structures. He also suggested that development be attentive to support emerging and growing needs for seniors downsizing and new families starting out. Speaker - Adrienne Longley-Cook, Member of the Commission on Disability Issues, addressed the Board and SunCal about the need for accessible ground floor units within the housing to be built. She requested that all parks and paths be accessible for wheelchairs and walkers who might need flat surfaces. She further suggested that all walkways include benches for those with physical disabilities who may need to sit down on their walks and that the sports field is accessible to ensure that people with wheelchairs can observe the games and participate. Walkways should also include picnic tables that are wheelchair accessible. She stated that the five-minute walk to transit was a wonderful idea for disabled people. Potter - Staff is consolidating all comments and suggestions from the Boards and Commissions by November 5th and will compile them and report them to Council in a staff report. Jones - She will compile all issues addressed here tonight and provide them for the report. No action was taken. 3-B. RECOMMENDATION REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC SERVICE FUNDING FOR FY2008-09: Staff member Jones provided the Board a recap on the CDBG process. There is an additional $11,500 for public services at this time. She reminded the Board that they requested that any re-programming decisions be made based on the most recent data available because of the changing economic outlook. When public service funding was last discussed, the Board was concerned about how Alameda might be impacted by the national increase in foreclosures. Since then, data has been released that Alameda is has the 6th lowest number of foreclosures in California. Jones further explained that in order to determine other emerging needs, staff contacted safety net providers currently funded by CDBG: Alameda Red Cross-Alameda Service Center (who administers an eviction prevention program) and the Alameda Food Bank. Because Bananas has received re- programming dollars over the several years, they were also contacted. Each agency was asked to | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2008-10-23.pdf |