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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Jimmy Morales, City Manager
FROM: Michael Gongora, Commissioner
DATE: August 28, 2013
SUBJECT: Referral Item for September 11 Commission Meeting
Please place on the September 11 Commission Meeting a referral to the Neighborhood
Committee to discuss the Disability Access Committee's motion in regards to alternative
leaf blowers. Please see motion attached. If you have any questions please feel free to
contact my aide Diana Fontani at ext 6087.
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
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Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City
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Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager jt1-/ P
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
Members:
Andrew Feuerstein
Barbara Gotlinski
Elaine Litvak
Helen Swartz
David McCauley
Lawrence Fuller
Lee Weiss
Russell Hartstein
Susan Solman
Susana Maroder
Wendy Unger
FROM: David New, Disability Access Committee Chair
DATE: July 31, 2013
SUBJECT: Disability Access Committee Motion
Dear Mayor and Honorable City Commission:
The Disability Access Committee met on July 16, 2013 and passed the
below motion regarding alternative leaf blowers.
The Disability Access Committee we would like to info.rm 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
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