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Draft Minutes of the Regular Meeting, March 26, 2015
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DRAFT
Social Service Human Relations Board
Minutes of the Regular Meeting, March 26, 2015
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
President Biggs called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Present were Vice President Villareal, and members Williams, Hyman, Radding, Blake, and Sorensen.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting of February 26, 2015 were approved as presented.
M/S Hyman / Sorensen Unanimous
3. AGENDA ITEMS
3.-A SEASON FOR NONVIOLENCE DAILY READING
President Biggs shared that A Season for Nonviolence (SNV) began in 1998, as a grassroots campaign inspired by the 50th and 30th memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He read the daily reading based on the principle of "Release" and added that this reading was also presented this morning in our schools.
3.-B CITY OF ALAMEDA PARATRANSIT SHUTTLE SERVICE MODIFICATION --PRESENTATION BY GAIL PAYNE, TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR -
CITY OF ALAMEDA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
This is an INFORMATION and ACTION item with a suggested time limit of 20 minutes.
Ms. Payne explained that each year Public Works staff conducts a review of the City of Alameda's Paratransit Shuttle and Taxi Service. She presented a PowerPoint which contained an overview of the program's services, proposed program changes, the program's budget, and an overview of Public Works planning process. (ATTACHMENT A)
Ms. Payne shared that this year, thanks to last year's election, program funding has doubled because of an increase in transportation sales tax from $.005 to $.01. Ten percent of those funds go to the Paratransit program.
These funds support four services:
* The paratransit shuttle program, which does an hour loop on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
It is open to anyone, but focuses on seniors and people with disabilities.
* Two taxi service programs that are subsidized, ...
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