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B. RECREATION LIAISON € L. SCADDEN <br />No report. <br />C.TRANSPORTATION LIAISON € D. COWDREY <br />T. Spinola-Campbell reported that she attended the Hawaii Disability Rights Meeting <br />at the Hawaii Community College and Karen Kane raised concerns about public <br />transportation on the island. T. Spinola-Campbell said she brought K. Kanes <br />questions to T. Brown and she received a response from him. Response from <br />T. Brown is attached. <br />D. Cowdrey reported that she has represented MCPD at the Interagency Action Plan <br />Work Group for disaster preparedness. This group worked on preparing the 2007 <br />Interagency Action Plan on Emergency Preparedness. Part of what came up in the <br />workinggroupis the transportation needs and how to identify and make sure people <br />with disabilities wouldbeable toaccess the emergency evacuation centers. At the <br />meeting held last week, transportation agencies were contacted on the various <br />islands to find out what transportation things are in place on the various islands. A <br />grant was secured in order to put on a workshop on each island. The DD Council on <br />eachislandwasgiventhetaskofinvitingpeopletothesefreeworkshops. <br />L. Scadden said that there will be an EmergencyPreparedness of Persons with <br />Disabilities and Special Health Needs Workshop to be held on October 16, 2007 at <br />the King Kamehameha Hotel in Kona and another workshop to be held on <br />October 18, 2007 at the State Office Building in Hilo. Due to limited space, this is an <br />invitation only event and limited to 60 registrants in Kona and in Hilo. An electronic <br />copy will be forwarded to interested MCPD members. <br />T. Spinola-Campbell reported that T. Brown invited her to attend a meeting. The <br />county has made arrangements with all the private transportation providers and bus <br />companies to utilize their vehicles to evacuate in an emergency. <br />R. Wagner-Wright said that he is interested in actual transportation and availability <br />for people in Hilo. T. Brown told him that there was a handi-van service, but it was <br />only to take people from their home to doctors appointments. There is a program <br />with federal monies that you can buy tickets from the transportation office that can <br />be redeemed with participating taxi companies. He has no problem catching the bus <br />if the bus would come near where he lives. But, the bus does not even come to his <br />home. He requested for assistance from T. Spinola-Campbell or MCPD to get a <br />handi-van service that can take disabled people to their appointments or meetings. <br />What can we do to get decent transportation? <br />T. Spinola-Campbell responded that because we do not have a fixed route transit <br />system in the county on the island, there is no legal requirement under the ADA for a <br />paratransit system. She suggested that MCPD members attend the Transportation <br />Commission meeting in October to express their concerns about the bus service. If <br />2 <br /> <br />