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DRAFT MINUTES – Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Page 2 Friday, November 22, 2024 3. Approval of the October 18, 2024, Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Meeting Minutes Motion made by Committee Member Julia Althoff to approve the October 18, 2024, meeting minutes as written. Committee Member ReBecca Bennett seconded the motion. No discussion. 6 votes Aye, 0 votes No. 4. Public Testimony on Agenda Items No public testimony 5. Annual Report to the Mayor; Finalization and Approval Committee member Zahava Zaidoff made a motion to approve the Annual Report to the Mayor, and to open it up for discussion. Committee member Julia Althoff seconded the motion. Committee member Julia Althoff asked the Committee if the section of the report under Progress and Accomplishments where it states, Communication Card Project: Support for the Communication Card Project has been secured, with funding pledged by Councilmembers Jenn Kagiwada and Sue Lee Loy, should be taken out of the report. Committee member Zahava Zaidoff made a motion to amend the report to remove under Progress and Accomplishments, the piece about the communication card. Committee member ReBecca Bennett seconded the motion. No discussion. Motion carries. Vice-Chair Christen Zulli explained that any changes to the annual report will be made prior to sending it to the Mayor, or the change will be included in the cover letter to the Mayor. Motion made by Committee member ReBecca Bennett to approve the Mayor’s report as amended. Committee member Zahava Zaidoff seconded the motion. 6 votes Aye and 0 votes No. 6. Committee Wrap-Up: Overview of Committee’s Efforts During Mayor’s Term Vice-Chair Christen Zulli spoke about the overview of the Committee’s efforts during the Mayor’s term to include the revision of the MCPD bylaws, remote accessibility for the MCPD meetings with Zoom translation, having a MCPD meeting in Kona, and under our emergency preparedness, Mayor Mitch Roth had asked the Hawaii County Civil Defense to participate in a statewide effort to update the 2009 Interagency Action Plan for the emergency preparedness of the people with disabilities and special health needs. Vice-Chair Christen Zulli explained that we have also included under the MCPD accomplishments, our outreach to community organizations and our UH students by coordinating with UH Hilo and other community organizations to promote awareness of the Committee, and to foster interest among people with lived experience of disability. County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.