[passcoalition] Re: Update, Matt

  • From: ray wayne <rwayne1@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:57:23 -0500

Just to clarify, we have the Bloomberg Administration for three more years. 
Being a City employee, that's a painful reality, but that's another matter. 

Barring some scandall, Sadik-Kahn will last that long, probably longer, because 
it generally takes a new mayor several months to get all of his or her 
commissioners in place. So we'll be dealing with these folks for a good while. 
And, for Matt's sake, I hope his health holds out. 

Ray


----- Original Message -----
From: "Maria Hansen" <mhansen1@xxxxxxx>
To: unknown <passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, Feb 12, 2011 10:10:56
Subject: [passcoalition] Re: Update, Matt

>
>
> I'm sure that we all remember the game "telephone".  Each time that the 
> message is passed along, there is a bit more distortion not to mention 
> delay.
> My other concern is that Bloomberg is a lame duck mayor.  I don't know how 
> much time is left in his term.  There would be a delay in appointing a new 
> commissioner and bringing hm/her up to speed.  The expertise lies with us 
> (especially Gene, Annalyn and Ken).
> If there is a diplomatic way to work with Matt as, say, a facilitator, that 
> may stroke his ego and smooth things out for us.  However, I think that we 
> must maintain control.
> Maria
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ellen Rubin" <ellenr5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 9:38 AM
> Subject: [passcoalition] Re: Update, Matt
> 
> 
> > Like Maria and Ray  I am concerned about allowing Mat to take the lead 
> > with DOT rather then PASS being the leader. Is there a diplomatic way to 
> > maintain our leadership on the issue of Safe Streets for those of us who 
> > are blind or low vision?
> >
> > Ellen
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:37 PM 2/11/2011, you wrote:
> >arI agree with Maria's concerns. I think we need to give Matt the benefit of 
> >arthe doubt; that is, take him at his word, but keep the doubt in the back 
> >arof our minds. I think he is committed to addressing our concerns. That 
> >arsaid, his influence is probably limited, and we have no idea if he will 
> >arhave further health issues. So my bottom line is that we should proceed, 
> >arbut do so with caution.
> >arRay
> >ar
> >ar
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >arFrom: "Maria Hansen" <mhansen1@xxxxxxx>
> >arTo: unknown <passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >arDate: Friday, Feb 11, 2011 13:29:23
> >arSubject: [passcoalition] Re: Update, Matt
> >ar
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar > Karen,
> >ar > I, for one, am a bit skeptical.  Working with Matt may be fine
> >ar but having him be the lead or point person on our side may not be the 
> >ar best thing for us.
> >ar > It may be a bad precedent to have the Mayor's Office for People
> >ar With Disabilities be our spokesperson.  We do not know who the 
> >ar Commissioner will be under the next administration and Matt has serious 
> >ar health problems.
> >ar > I think that we should diplomatically work with him but retain
> >ar our position which we have been working hard to establish with DOT.  PASS 
> >ar should take the lead and we welcome Matt's support.
> >ar > Maria
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >   ----- Original Message -----
> >ar >   From: Karen Gourgey
> >ar >   To: passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >ar >   Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 10:10 AM
> >ar >   Subject: [passcoalition] Update, Matt
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >   Hi All,
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >   Got a call from Commissioner Sapolin yesterday.  He is anxious
> >ar to move forward with adapting the prioritization tool.  Also, he asked 
> >ar pretty directly that we work with him and that we and his office approach 
> >ar DOT as a united front.  He has asked for a meeting next Wednesday with me 
> >ar and Gene to   work out the tool and then strategize on a way forward.  I 
> >ar also received the famous list of aps requests that DOT has.  They sent it 
> >ar to Matt, and then he sent it to me.  (and, I can't send it out till 
> >ar Monday due to a network outage at Baruch today.) Matt said in our 
> >ar conversation that he's committed to moving on the other issues we have, 
> >ar but that he wants to get a little traction on the APS's first, and he 
> >ar asks us to try this strategy with him.  I told him I for one would be 
> >ar willing to try this.  I think his idea is to present some places for DOT 
> >ar to start and just keep feeding them direction  .
> >ar >
> >ar >   So, are you all willing to have us try to work with him?    He
> >ar seems really to want to try and seems to be asking us to give his way a 
> >ar chance.  Please let me know what you think  Also, that meeting is 2:00, 
> >ar possibly running till 4:00.  Does anyone have an interest in coming?
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >   Thanks and talk soon.
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >   Karen
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >   Karen
> >ar >
> >ar > Karen,
> >ar > I, for one, am a bit skeptical.  Working with Matt may be fine
> >ar but having him be the lead or point person on our side may not be the 
> >ar best thing for us.
> >ar > It may be a bad precedent to have the Mayor's Office for People
> >ar With Disabilities be our spokesperson.  We do not know who the 
> >ar Commissioner will be under the next administration and Matt has serious 
> >ar health problems.
> >ar > I think that we should diplomatically work with him but retain
> >ar our position which we have been working hard to establish with DOT.  PASS 
> >ar should take the lead and we welcome Matt's support.
> >ar > Maria
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar > ----- Original Message -----
> >ar > From: Karen Gourgey
> >ar > To: passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >ar > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 10:10 AM
> >ar > Subject: [passcoalition] Update, Matt
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar > Hi All,
> >ar >
> >ar > Got a call from Commissioner Sapolin yesterday.  He is anxious to
> >ar move forward with adapting the prioritization tool.  Also, he asked 
> >ar pretty directly that we work with him and that we and his office approach 
> >ar DOT as a united front.  He has asked for a meeting next Wednesday with me 
> >ar and Gene to   work out the tool and then strategize on a way forward.  I 
> >ar also received the famous list of aps requests that DOT has.  They sent it 
> >ar to Matt, and then he sent it to me.  (and, I can't send it out till 
> >ar Monday due to a network outage at Baruch today.) Matt said in our 
> >ar conversation that he's committed to moving on the other issues we have, 
> >ar but that he wants to get a little traction on the APS's first, and he 
> >ar asks us to try this strategy with him.  I told him I for one would be 
> >ar willing to try this.  I think his idea is to present some places for DOT 
> >ar to start and just keep feeding them direction  .
> >ar > So, are you all willing to have us try to work with him?    He
> >ar seems really to want to try and seems to be asking us to give his way a 
> >ar chance.  Please let me know what you think  Also, that meeting is 2:00, 
> >ar possibly running till 4:00.  Does anyone have an interest in coming?
> >ar >
> >ar > Thanks and talk soon.
> >ar >
> >ar > Karen
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar > Karen
> >
> > 
>

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