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Try to find the funding for elevator replacements is really whats coming up and i raise this issue because i think that elevator repair and replacement is rapidly becoming the next big issue for the Disability Committee and i know the counsel understand this because this is one of the pieces you included in your housing resolution but i wanted to give you an opportunity to know about a meeting that is coming up. You heard jessica here talking about a meeting next thursday that is addressing food security, but there is another meeting that same day on thursday thats a special meeting to talk about elevators and seniors and people with disabilities who live in single room occupy ancy hotels the time is 3 to 5 p. M. The location is the department of aging and Adult Services office, 1650 mission street. And we hope that some of you may be able to join that discussion next w ....
Or appointments or to visit or to engage so an elevator out age really has a big effect on people. By raising this issue im not trying to single out the Housing Authority because the Housing Authority is really just one example of a Property Owner that is faced with this problem. What we have in San Francisco besides multiStory Building is a lot of older building and the average life span of an elevator is about 35 years and many of our buildings are much older than that and you will see this problem with elevators is repeated in privately owned buildings as well as publicly owned buildings and the challenge to try to find the funding for elevator replacements is really whats coming up and i raise this iss ....
Trapped in their homes or trapped outside of their homes but not able to go to the store or appointments or to visit or to engage so an elevator out age really has a big effect on people. By raising this issue im not trying to single out the Housing Authority because the Housing Authority is really just one example of a Property Owner that is faced with this problem. What we have in San Francisco besides multiStory Building is a lot of older building and the average life span of an elevator is about 35 years and many of our buildings are much older than that and you will see this problem with elevators is repeated in privately owned buildings as well as publicly owned buildings and the challenge to try to ....
An opportunity to participate if thats something that interests you i thank you for your attention to my directors report and at this point id like to turnover the microphone and she would like to tell you about some of the trends that shes seen in these last few months so thank you. Good afternoon councilmembers. In september and october our office received about 270 inquiries about 85 percent of these inquiries were from the public and 15 percent from city departments. We received 8 compliants 22 curb ramp requests and 22 for accommodations. We believe it was due to a flyer that was mailed by the department of public works informing the public about the curb ramp request program. And the make an Mayors Office on disability was also part of that. The majority of our complaints were about non compliant barricades and damaged curb ramp requests. And another denied entry with their service dog and pedestrian signals. Most of the inqu ....