2008-07-03 Committee on People with Disabilities Minutes

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because she doesn’t work with Title III issues. She suggested that MCPD members who wish to review these regulations to reply as individuals or the committee can decide to reply. Input is being solicited from people who have either worked with the regulations or people who have disabilities. Deadline is August 18, 2008 to submit any comments. Once the rules become law, it will become the new ADAAG. She prepared a summary of the questions and briefly reviewed them. MCPD suggested that J. Viernes forward the summary of questions to them. D. PARKS AND RECREATION REPORT – A. MITCHENER J. Navarro acknowledged A. Mitchener for providing training for direct service workers at Laupahoehoe Pool and in Kohala. She trained caregivers how to access the pool correctly with your participants and water safety. E. ADA TRAINING FOR EMPLOYERS – M. GLEASON No report. NEW BUSINESS A. ELECTION OF OFFICERS L. Tobosa reported that the terms of MCPD members will end with the Mayor’s term in December. She suggested that the current officers remain the same and when the new Mayor comes in, then new officers will be reelected. J. Souza made a motion to continue on with the current officers until the new Mayor takes office. J. Navarro seconded the motion. J. Navarro asked if MCPD members’ appointments change with the new Mayor. L. Tobosa said that MCPD members need to reapply to serve on the committee. The motion was passed. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ISSUES J. Conent reported that she has been volunteering at the pier for three years and there was always a county bus that comes through the pier which has accommodated people in wheelchairs. The taxi drivers got upset and felt that the county bus was taking their business away. The taxi drivers went to the county council and got them to deny allowing the bus to come on to the pier. Therefore, Tom Brown started a new Keaukaha route which goes along Kalanianaole Avenue and the people have to walk out to the street which is very unsafe. T. Spinola-Campbell contacted Washington, D.C. and they considered the boat to be a ferry which is wrong. J. Conent will get a petition started next month for the business people in town to reinstate the old downtown bus. She asked MCPD to support this petition and she would like to see people that are disabled accommodated also. J. Kirkendall asked if the county council was aware of this problem. She suggested that J. Conent talk to the council members individually. J. Conent responded that the county council listened to the taxi drivers and they didn’t even ask for any input. When a large foreign ship comes in, there are not enough taxis even with the county bus. 3