[NFB-HI] Fwd: FW: Announcement notice of our next CFADAR Bus-Handi-Van Quarterly Meeting for November 14, 2019

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Dianna

*Dianna G. Jones, PhD*
*Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii*

*President*
*National Federation of the Blind, West Hawaii Chapter*

*Phone: 808-238-1426*
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From: Abe, Gavan <GAbe at dhs.hawaii.gov>
Date: Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 10:19 AM
Subject: FW: Announcement notice of our next CFADAR Bus-Handi-Van Quarterly
Meeting for November 14, 2019
To:

Passing along info for CFADAR…

Gavan Abe

Community Services Coordinator/Hawaii Ticket to Work Coordinator

DHS/Division of Vocational Rehabilitation/Ho`opono Services for the Blind

1901 Bachelot Street

Honolulu, HI 96817

(808) 586-5271- direct

(808) 586-5311- fax

gabe at dhs.hawaii.gov

*From:* cfadarhonoluluhi at aol.com [mailto:cfadarhonoluluhi at aol.com]
*Sent:* Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:04 AM
*To:* cfadarhonoluluhi at aol.com
*Subject:* Announcement notice of our next CFADAR Bus-Handi-Van Quarterly
Meeting for November 14, 2019

*Aloha,*

*The group Citizens for a Fair Americans with Disabilities Act Ride
(CFADAR) is having their quarterly meeting with Oahu Transit Services
(OTS)/ TheBus and Paratransit Services (TheHandi-van), the Honolulu City’s
Department of Transportation Services (DTS), at the following: *

*Thursday, November 14, 2019*

*9:45 A.M. to 11:45 A.M.*

*Hawaii State Capitol*

*3rd** Floor Conference Room No 309 *

*415 South Beretania Street*

*Honolulu, HI 96814*

*For more information, please call 808-291-1740*

*Or*

*Email: *cfadarhonoluluhi at aol.com

*This will be our fourth and final quarterly meeting for this year, and we
would greatly appreciate if you can attend, to be able to observe, and to
find a common ground in trying to resolve the challenging ongoing issues
that we as consumers have to endure on a daily basis with our City’s public
transportation services.*

*Also, the following attach and body of this email contains a copy of our
meeting agenda for your reference.*

*Thank you, and please share this notice with others in your network who
may be interested in attending our meeting. *

*Sincerely, *

*Donald Sakamoto*

*President CFADAR *

*Agenda for CFADAR Quarterly Meeting *

*Thursday, November 14, 2019 *

*9:45 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.*

*Hawaii State Capitol *

*3rd** Floor Conference Room No. 309*

*415 South Beretania Street*

*Honolulu, Hawaii 96814*

*I.*     *Call to order 9:45 A.M.*

·         *9:46 A.M. SHORT Invocation: By President Donald Sakamoto *

*II.*    *10:00 A.M.  OLD BUSINESS*

·         *Approval of meeting minutes for February 14, and August 15, 2019
*

*III.*  *10:04 A.M. **Reports (limited to 5 minutes- Please) *

*a.*    *10:05 A.M. CFADAR Donald Sakamoto, President or other
representative **– Additional Info, News, etc.*

*b.*    *10:10 A.M. City’s Department Transportation Services (DTS)**:
Scott Ishiyama, **Paratransit Branch Chief **or other representative **–
Additional Info, News, etc.*

·         *Update regarding with the progress of the remaining
implementation of recommendations made in the 2016 audit of the City’s
Paratransit Service. *

*·*         *Update regarding the progress with OTS phone systems being
addressed by the City’s **Department of Information Technology.  *

*·*         *Update regarding the latest news of the production, and
anticipated delivery of new cut-away van vehicles.*

*c.*    *Oahu Transit Services (**OTS) The Bus: Roger Morton, President and
General Manager **– Additional Info, News, etc.*

·         *Update on latest news regarding with **temporary bus detours,
and upcoming changes**.*

·         *Update regarding with **Kupuna Care Program.*

·         *Update regarding with Trapeze Headway Adherence*

·         *Update regarding real-time, digital WaySine.*

*d.*    *10:20 A.M. Paratransit / The Handi-Van: Charlotte Townsend**, Vice
President** – Additional Info, News, etc.*

·         *Update regarding Handivan current On-Time Performance. *

·         *Average weekday ridership. *

·         *Supplemental providers average weekday ridership.*

·         *Update regarding with the Trapeze matcher program and the
scheduling routing patches.*

·         *Update with the progress of the Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
system.*

*IV.*  *New Business/Current Concerns **Testifiers: PLEASE keep your
testimony AT or LESS than 3 minutes for the courtesy of the MANY others
that want to do the same. Please stick to FACTS on your personal
experiences, with Date, Time, bus, Van Number and emphasizing issue. Please
do NOT make false accusations, claims, or statements as we have had
previously. Please note that once the timer says done, come to a close.
Everyone here KNOWS the start and end time of the meeting, and we MUST work
within that time frame. As much as we all need to respect each other,
please show respect and restraint in staying ON FACT and ISSUES. I**f you
are planning to testify, please sign your name on our sign-up sheets.**
Thank You in advance for your considerations.*

*10:35 A.M. Testifier #1   (Up to 2 Minute Response)*

*10:40 A.M. Testifier #2   (Up to 2 Minute Response) *

*10:45 A.M. Testifier #3   (Up to 2 Minute Response)*

*10:50 A.M. Testifier #4   (Up to 2 Minute Response)*

*10:55 A.M. Testifier #5   (Up to 2 Minute Response)*

*11:00 A.M. Testifier #6   (Up to 2 Minute Response)*

*11:05 A.M. Testifier #7   (Up to 2 Minute Response)*

*11:10 A.M. Testifier #8   (Up to 2 Minute Response)*

*11:15 A.M. Testifier #9   (Up to 2 Minute Response)*

*11:20 A.M. Testifier #10 (Up to 2 Minute Response)*

*11:25 A.M. Testifier #11 (Up to 2 Minute Response)*

*V.*   *11:30 A.M. **Announcements and acknowledgements*

*VI.*  *11:45 A.M. Adjournment*

*Next CFADAR meeting will be scheduled:  **Sometime in February 2019 *

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