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DRAFT MINUTES – Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Page 3 Friday, October 18, 2024 Office on how they want to handle the Committee’s recommendations to the Mayor. Committee Member Robert Efford asked if accessibility can be listed on the report th as an 8 Key Recommendations for 2024. Committee Member Zahava Zaidoff stated that the key recommendations are from the reports that came in, and without more information is not comfortable as a Committee adding that we need more accessibility at these beaches. These issues were covered by the fact that Committee Member Althoff included the public testimony and included the testifier’s names, so that the Mayor’s Office can reach out to these individuals specifically or send the information to the appropriate County Departments. Chair Michelle Hiraishi suggested that accessibility as item number 8 in the report should be a voting component. Secretary Sandra Schuffler asked if accessibility included in the report will be based on the public testimony that was received, or if it will be specific. Committee Member Robert Efford stated that where there are two individuals that give testimony, he would imagine that the Committee would want include that as a follow-up recommendation. Chair Michelle Hiraishi suggested that the Committee could invite Parks and Recreation and Mass Transit for an update or do a short presentation. Vice Chair Christen Zulli asked if the Committee could broaden the recommendation to say that the Committee suggests that the Mayor’s Office consider clearer, more direct, and more consistent communication to the disability community around accessibility, so the Mayor’s Office will understand the recommendation the Committee is making, is around their direct communication instead of putting the Committee as a middleman and inviting people to come to meetings when the meetings are geared toward making recommendations. Vice Chair Zulli stated that it will be more around the communication, and the Mayor’s Office opening up lines to the public. Committee Member Julia Althoff explained that there is a section in the larger report that has recommendations based on public testimony, so we can add that for them to review the accessibility at those locations. Chair Michelle Hiraishi explained the request from the Committee is for Committee Member Althoff to add to page 5, under Recommendations Based on Public Testimony, about public testifiers concerned with accessibility. Committee Member Julia Althoff will add, review accessibility at beaches and bus stops. Committee Member Zahava Zaidoff spoke about the section in the report which states Collaboration with UH Hilo, and how that reads is that the Committee is actively coordinating with UH Hilo to plan an event because it is listed as an County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.