2014-04-16, Committee on People with Disabilities, Minutes

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MAYOR’S COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES c/o Hawai‘i County Office of Aging, 1055 Kino‘ole Street,Suite 101, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 MINUTES Wednesday, April 16, 2014 The County of Hawai‘i Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities met at 10:20 a.m. at the Aging and Disability Resource Center at 1055 Kino‘ole Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i. MEMBERS PRESENT: Wesley Tanigawa, Vice Chair; Pauline Aughe, Chris Cholas, Janice Mancini, Raelene Souza, Laura Tobosa. ABSENT: Paige De Lima, Jessica Arruda, James Souza, Dr. Ron Wagner-Wright OTHERS PRESENT AND GUESTS: Renee Schoen, Corporation Counsel; Sandra Arriola, Aging; Alisa Mitchener, P&R; Jesse Floyd, DD Council; Sam Nagasawa, Karen Riedel, Paul Pascua, Joy Cash, Ron Amundson CALL TO ORDER W. Tanigawa, Vice Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 2013, MEETING W. Tanigawa called for a motion to accept the minutes of November 20, 2013. L. TobosaC. Cholas moved to accept the minutes. seconded. All were in favor. None opposed. Motion passed. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (Agenda Items) There were no statements from the public. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Review and Approval of Access Ad Hoc Committee’s Report to the Mayor P. Aughe stated that the Access Ad Hoc committee report summarizes what went on in the meetings with DPW, Police Dept., and Mass Transit Agency. Hopefully the Mayor would see what the Committee’s recommendations were to each of those departments and that he would take the initiative on helping encourage those agencies or departments to consider those recommendations L. Tobosa seriously and implement that. stated that it was a very good report. W. TanigawaJ. Mancini called for a motion to accept or decline. made a L Tobosa motion to accept. seconded. All were in favor. None opposed. Motion passed.