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no further work on the issue and was awaiting direction from the council and the commissions. e Mr. Taitel said he thought the suggested evaluation process seemed acceptable, but other presidents had mixed opinions. He noted that an outline suggested by two commission members had been sent to all commissions for response, and a review had been approved unanimously by the Aging and Women's Commissions, but other commissions favored designing their own evaluation or making a recommendation later. B. Commission on the Rights of Aging Citizens Mr. Taitel reported on the activities of the Commission on the Rights of Aging Citizens. He said the commission continued to work on public interest forums and on issues such as the Lane County Ombudsman Program, long-term ca re insurance, special transportation needs, condominium and mobile-home housing concerns, and elder abuse. Mr. Taitel said the commission was planning a video series to increase community awareness of the commission's role and had mailed a survey to a sampling of elderly residents in an attempt to identify needs for its future direction. Other plans included attempting to define elder abuse, studying long-term health care and legislation, and helping to promote Eugene as a retirement center. Mr. Taitel passed around a folder with examples of the commission's activities and said additional copi es were available. He said the commission had been working, was working, and to the best of its ability would continue to work for the aging constituency of the city. C. Commission on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities e Ms. Brawner-Jones reported on the activities of the Commission on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She said last year's activities had addressed three ma in areas: accessibility and safety, employment, and community education and relations. She said the commission had responded to accessibility complaints concerning the following buildings: Eugene Pub 1 i c Library, Mahlon Sweet Airport, the Hult Center, University Campus entryway at 13th Avenue and Kincaid, University Library, Looking Glass, 5th Street Public Market, Sacred Heart Hospital parking structure, Kaufman's, Original Joe's, Schaeffer Building, Eugene polling places, Harris Hall, Oregon Dome, and Whitebird Clinic. Ms. Brawner-Jones said concerns had been resolved at many of the buildings, but issues remained at others. She said pedestrian safety had been addressed through work with the Bicycle Committee and through attempts to address the hazards of West University WOONERFS, sandwich boards and signs, and drainage grates. She said the commission also had worked with public transportation staff about constituent concerns and had made recommendations regarding training of Lane Transit District drivers. Ms. Brawner-Jones said the commission had addressed parking for persons with disabilities through enforcement and public education. She said community education efforts had included publication and distribution of an access gui debook and a bookmark, which she passed around. She added that the guidebook was the subject of high demand, and a reprint was possible and that the University of Oregon bookstore had requested use of the bookmarks. Ms. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Work Session December 8, 1987 Page 2