LTC 268-2013 Disability Access Committee Motioin - LEAF BLOWERS AIAIANAIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
268-2013 - -
--- LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City
Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Mana er �'
DATE: July 31, 2013
SUBJECT: Disability Access Committee Motion—Alternative LEAF
BLOWER
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide you with
correspondence received from the Disability Access Committee regarding
the above subjects.
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David New,Chairman TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
Sabrina Cohen,Vice-Chairman
FROM: David New, Disability Access Committee Chair
Members:
Andrew Feuerstein DATE: July 31, 2013
Barbara Gotlinski
Elaine Litvak SUBJECT: Disability Access Committee Motion
Helen Swartz
David McCauley
Lawrence Fuller Dear Mayor and Honorable City Commission:
Lee Weiss
Russell Hartstein The Disability Access Committee met on July 16, 2013 and passed the
Susan Solman below motion regarding alternative leaf blowers.
Susana Maroder
Wendy Unger The Disability Access Committee we would like to inform our concerns
regarding the use of gas-powered leaf blowers.
The problems being:
1. Noise pollution.
2. Air pollution (they gasoline powered).
3. Disorienting and dangerous for someone who is visually impaired,
for example those who are visionally impaired cannot hear
oncoming traffic.
4. Disruptive to service animals.
The Disability Access Committee is recommending the use of electric
"whisper quiet"core power leaf blowers.
As an Advisory Committee, we sincerely ask that consideration be given
to the above motion.
Sincerely,
Disability Access Committee
cc; Sustainability Committee