Proclamation Declaring July 15 through 19, 2019 as National Disability Voter Registration Week. (City Manager)
Okay. So, okay, we'll get to that in a minute. And those are agenda changes. Okay. Proclamations and special orders of the day. So we have two proclamations and they're both great. This first one, three A is recognizing National Disability Voter Registration Week. So and and by the way, who do we have? I have I think is it Susan Howser come on up to the OR and Karen better and yeah okay we've got all the the and Ken Werner okay we've got the League of Women Voters in the House. So come on up. Yes, you've got your name tags. All right. And Will Smith. Okay, so here is your proclamation. Whereas in July, people with disabilities and their supporters celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA, which was signed into law on July 26, 1990. And. Whereas, over 50 million people of all ages live with disabilities in communities throughout the United States. And. Whereas, the disability community has a critical interest in policies enacted at the local, state and national levels that help integrate people with disabilities into our communities. And. WHEREAS, The disability community's participation in influencing public policy is essential for these policies to meet the real needs of people with disabilities. And. Whereas, voting is one way for the disability community to exert their influence in local, state and national elections. And. Whereas, Rev Up, which is an acronym for Register Educate Vote Use Your Power. I love it. America is a national effort to increase the political power of people with disabilities while engaging candidates and the media to recognize the disability community. And. Whereas, the Alameda League of Women Voters are partnering with the National Disability Rights Community in organizing National Disability Voter Registration Week from July 15 to 19 2019. Now, therefore, be it resolved that I, Maryland, as the Ashcraft mayor of the city of Alameda, proclaimed July 15 through 19 2019 as National Disability Voter Registration Week in the city of Alameda to support the growing involvement of the disability community in the political process. And with that, I congratulate the league for all your efforts. And would you like to someone say something briefly about these efforts, Mr. Turner. Hi. Hi. Good evening. I just want to thank you for the proclamation as well as. Even this week. This week, last week, we met with the City of Alameda Commission on Disabilities. We're partnering with them on this event, as well as Census 2020. The three organizations are going to be sharing a booth at the Park Street, art, wine and whatever else here beverages. My next. Plan for. Getting people registered. Number one. Number two. Making sure that people with any disability, whether it's visible or invisible, have access to voting. That's probably one of the biggest hurdles right now, is making sure that polling places and equipment and. Polling materials are available. And usable by people with disabilities. So we are very honored to work with the commission. And I don't know that you want to say something. You're just standing here. Okay. And. Yes, no. Okay. And thank you. I assume all of you are registered to vote. Should I assume that? Job requirements. Okay. You didn't nod your head. Yeah. I happened to have some affidavits. In my car. If you haven't registered yet. We'll get federal. Tax. Credit. Oh, right. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Thank you. You are. Helping. Thank you for all you do. Thank you. Mayor, as can I make one brief comment for the April 9th election, the registrar of voters happened to set up it's brand new equipment that is designated specifically to assist those type of voters at South Shore. And it was a success. Oh, good to know. Actually, I was thinking we have a very, very capable, proactive city clerk, Laura Weisinger, and I know you're a strong partner in this. So our next proclamation and last proclamation is the art and wine fair. This is the 35th anniversary of the Alameda Art and Wine Fair.