The j back in the tunnel. My experience on the j was a mix of the good and the bad. So i will say that two years ago, the last time that we did this, i was not actually able to participate on that day but i think my staff waited 45 minutes. There was like a three to five Minute Wait but that was fantastic. I was riding with a woman who recently had hip surgery and now there was a transfer at Church And Market that there was not prepandemic and we had to, you know, i think the experience that a lot of folks with accessibility challenges had where we got off and we have to get across this street that is a very hard street to traverse and then it turns out that the elevator thats supposed to make it possible to get down and make the transfers broken. So then we waited for the sline which is not as frequent and actually involves a fairly rikdy Contraption Crossing to get into it if you are having accessibility challenges in getting in. So anyway, it was interesting to see the extra burdens
Hes been shot. Hes been beat up. He came out. He turned his life around and after everything he went through, he caught covid. He wasnt vaccinated and within less than a months time he was dead. We have another member of our community thats joining us here today. Ms. Cassie cook who lost her son who was in his early 50s and was not vaccinated. And i understand the concerns that a lot of people have around vaccinations specifically in the african american community. We know the history of the Alabama Shear croppers through the tuskeegee experiments. When those people were provided the opportunity to get the cure which at the time in 1977 which was penicillin, they were denied. They went on to infect their wives and others and, in fact, decades later, the government finally acknowledged the crime it committed against those african american sharecroppers. And many some of you know my grandmother who raised me in this community, her family were sharecroppers. Were well aware we didnt have
To participate on that day but i think my staff waited 45 minutes. There was like a three to five Minute Wait but that was fantastic. I was riding with a woman who recently had hip surgery and now there was a transfer at Church And Market that there was not prepandemic and we had to, you know, i think the experience that a lot of folks with accessibility challenges had where we got off and we have to get across this street that is a very hard street to traverse and then it turns out that the elevator thats supposed to make it possible to get down and make the transfers broken. So then we waited for the sline which is not as frequent and actually involves a fairly rikdy Contraption Crossing to get into it if you are having accessibility challenges in getting in. So anyway, it was interesting to see the extra burdens that our system poses for people who may be in a wheelchair or using a walker or a cane and i think that needs to be foremost in our minds as we think about how to make our
Clerk the next order of business is announcements. The next meeting will be held remotely on tuesday, august 27, at 1 00 p. M. During the time for public comment, viewers will be instructed to call 4155540001 and enter meeting i. D. 1464029485, then Pound And Pound again. When you hear, this is the opportunity for you to provide your public comment, and you will have three minutes to provide public comment. The next order of business is item 3, record on actions taken at a previous closed session meeting, if any. There are no items. The next item is item 4, matters of unfinished business. There are no matters of unfinished business. The next is item 5, matters of new business, consisting of consent and regular agenda. Mr. Chair . Madam secretary, do we have any public comment . Clerk if you are listening to us by phone and like to provide public comment, go ahead and press star, three. Allow a few moments. Mr. Chair, at this time, it does not appear there are any members of the public
The first item. Clerk item 1 is roll call. Commissioners, please respond when i call your name. [roll call] clerk the next order of business is announcements. The next meeting will be held remotely on tuesday, august 27, at 1 00 p. M. During the time for public comment, viewers will be instructed to call 4155540001 and enter meeting i. D. 1464029485, then Pound And Pound again. When you hear, this is the opportunity for you to provide your public comment, and you will have three minutes to provide public comment. The next order of business is item 3, record on actions taken at a previous closed session meeting, if any. There are no items. The next item is item 4, matters of unfinished business. There are no matters of unfinished business. The next is item 5, matters of new business, consisting of consent and regular agenda. Mr. Chair . Madam secretary, do we have any public comment . Clerk if you are listening to us by phone and like to provide public comment, go ahead and press star,