COMMISSION ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
MINUTES FOR REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 24, 2024, CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The regular meeting of the Commission on Persons with Disabilities was called to order at 6:35 PM.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Mullings, Commissioner Bugge, Commissioner Schmitz, Commissioner Bonsmith, Commissioner Beehler, Commissioner Hall
Absent: Commissioner Roloff
Staff: Secretary Sarah Henry
2. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
None
3. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS (labeled as on Meeting Agenda)
4-A Approve the City of Alameda Transportation Program Plan for Seniors and People with Disabilities for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (ACTION ITEM)
* Presented by Kat Kaldis, Paratransit Coordinator, City of Alameda
* Presentation details the following four topics:
o FY 2022/23 Status Summary: Over 900 participants taking over 209,000 rides under Free AC Transit Bus Pass Program; 72% of riders identify as Asian or Asian-American (informational materials have been translated to multiple languages); program users over 50 years old must register for Mastick Senior Center; recommendation to continue Free AC Transit Bus Pass Program for three (3) years with budget of $278,064, an increase of $42,064.
AIM (Uber & Lyft) program pays (partially, or in full) for rides on ride-share services; slow and steady growth because of requirement to sign up for Paratransit first; recommendation to continue current three-year pilot program with $125,000 budget.
o FY 2024/25 Proposed Programs: Customer Support & Outreach, $112,000 decrease of $5,000; Capital Program, $800,000, increase of $225,000; Group Trips, $27,000 budget, Program Management, $97,091, increased budget of $50,980.
o Planning Process: community engagement surveys, Board and City Commissions, City Council
o Budget: revenues $1,391,184; expenditures $1,350,613; reserves $40,572
* Questions
o Commissioner Bugge asked for end date of funding Measure BB
o Commissioner Schmitz asked about bus stop improvements
* Speaker Lisa...
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