2013-03-27, Committee on People with Disabilities, Minutes

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order of what is done first, second and third so that the access trail from the building to the mobi mats are highest priority. Alisa was asked to move her office from Richardson’s back to Aunty Sally. There were some issues with hazardous materials and funding to move the restrooms to make it accessible to the end of the house instead of where it is. I have been given approval to continue with the beach access program that we’ve been doing. T. Spinola-Campbell stated that the project is one of the 20 that’s supposed to be completed in four years. They have a consultant, they’ve been working on it and the court is looking at it because it’s under our Consent Decree. Part of the building is used for Department of Education programs that go on there for kids. So part of that is making that accessible too, but I don’t have the breakdown of the step-by-step which stage will be done and when. Chris said the breakdown would be good to know. The committee discussed the letter that was supposed to have been written a while back regarding that. Janice said she was supposed to do that but she got sick and dropped the ball. . R. Schoen stated that she did recall the discussion about a letter, but her recollection was that Teri provided the year end report on the Russell Consent Decree and we articulated where Richardson was. I think that’s perfectly fine that you inform the Mayor that there is an issue at Richardson and the Committee would really like to see it addressed. Parks and Rec Department will probably report back to you and say this is what we’re doing. The problem is that if you change or modify an existing building, you have to comply with the new standards and so you have to make the entire area accessible. So, while that portion may not be accessible now, the department would be concerned with the entire structure according to law and also in accordance with the Consent Decree. So, to the extent that you all communicate to the department that this is an issue and you want it to be addressed, I think that’s completely fine. Renee requested that Janice could draft something and then bring it to the next meeting, you all can look at it and see if that’s what you want, and then it could Review draft be sent out to the mayor. We’ll just agendize it for next time - letter to mayor regarding Richardson. Report by Teri Spinola-Campbell. Teri stated that one project was for automatic entry doors for different departments at the Aupuni Center. The Department of Public Works, Engineering Division completed improvements to sidewalks on Hualalali Street, Kapiolani, and Kilauea Avenue. These were based on requests from the public. Teri conducted a service animal training for Coordinated Services for the Elderly in Hawi. Coordinated Services provides transportation for qualified seniors and persons with disabilities so they must follow the Federal Department of Transportation’s ADA rules, which are different then the Department of Justice’s 4