[passcoalition] Re: Update, Matt

  • From: "Karen Gourgey" <kgourgey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:27:41 -0500

Hi All,

I never meant to imply that Matt would take the lead instead of us.
Absolutely no wayMatt seems to want to be a go between.  Maybe I could
Margaret a call and ask how she wants to work.  Does this help?

Karen
 

-----Original Message-----
From: passcoalition-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:passcoalition-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ellen Rubin
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 9:39 AM
To: passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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:
>I agree with Maria's concerns. I think we need to give Matt the 
>benefit of the doubt; that is, take him at his word, but keep the 
>doubt in the back of our minds. I think he is committed to 
>addressing our concerns. That said, his influence is probably 
>limited, and we have no idea if he will have further health issues. 
>So my bottom line is that we should proceed, but do so with caution.
>Ray
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Maria Hansen" <mhansen1@xxxxxxx>
>To: unknown <passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Friday, Feb 11, 2011 13:29:23
>Subject: [passcoalition] Re: Update, Matt
>
> >
> >
> > Karen,
> > I, for one, am a bit skeptical.  Working with Matt may be fine 
> but having him be the lead or point person on our side may not be 
> the best thing for us.
> > It may be a bad precedent to have the Mayor's Office for People 
> With Disabilities be our spokesperson.  We do not know who the 
> Commissioner will be under the next administration and Matt has 
> serious health problems.
> > I think that we should diplomatically work with him but retain 
> our position which we have been working hard to establish with 
> DOT.  PASS should take the lead and we welcome Matt's support.
> > Maria
> >
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Karen Gourgey
> >   To: passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >   Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 10:10 AM
> >   Subject: [passcoalition] Update, Matt
> >
> >
> >   Hi All,
> >
> >
> >
> >   Got a call from Commissioner Sapolin yesterday.  He is anxious 
> to move forward with adapting the prioritization tool.  Also, he 
> asked pretty directly that we work with him and that we and his 
> office approach DOT as a united front.  He has asked for a meeting 
> next Wednesday with me and Gene to   work out the tool and then 
> strategize on a way forward.  I also received the famous list of 
> aps requests that DOT has.  They sent it to Matt, and then he sent 
> it to me.  (and, I can't send it out till Monday due to a network 
> outage at Baruch today.) Matt said in our conversation that he's 
> committed to moving on the other issues we have, but that he wants 
> to get a little traction on the APS's first, and he asks us to try 
> this strategy with him.  I told him I for one would be willing to 
> try this.  I think his idea is to present some places for DOT to 
> start and just keep feeding them direction  .
> >
> >   So, are you all willing to have us try to work with him?    He 
> seems really to want to try and seems to be asking us to give his 
> way a chance.  Please let me know what you think  Also, that 
> meeting is 2:00, possibly running till 4:00.  Does anyone have an 
> interest in coming?
> >
> >
> >
> >   Thanks and talk soon.
> >
> >
> >
> >   Karen
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   Karen
> >
> > Karen,
> > I, for one, am a bit skeptical.  Working with Matt may be fine 
> but having him be the lead or point person on our side may not be 
> the best thing for us.
> > It may be a bad precedent to have the Mayor's Office for People 
> With Disabilities be our spokesperson.  We do not know who the 
> Commissioner will be under the next administration and Matt has 
> serious health problems.
> > I think that we should diplomatically work with him but retain 
> our position which we have been working hard to establish with 
> DOT.  PASS should take the lead and we welcome Matt's support.
> > Maria
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Karen Gourgey
> > To: passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 10:10 AM
> > Subject: [passcoalition] Update, Matt
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Got a call from Commissioner Sapolin yesterday.  He is anxious to 
> move forward with adapting the prioritization tool.  Also, he asked 
> pretty directly that we work with him and that we and his office 
> approach DOT as a united front.  He has asked for a meeting next 
> Wednesday with me and Gene to   work out the tool and then 
> strategize on a way forward.  I also received the famous list of 
> aps requests that DOT has.  They sent it to Matt, and then he sent 
> it to me.  (and, I can't send it out till Monday due to a network 
> outage at Baruch today.) Matt said in our conversation that he's 
> committed to moving on the other issues we have, but that he wants 
> to get a little traction on the APS's first, and he asks us to try 
> this strategy with him.  I told him I for one would be willing to 
> try this.  I think his idea is to present some places for DOT to 
> start and just keep feeding them direction  .
> > So, are you all willing to have us try to work with him?    He 
> seems really to want to try and seems to be asking us to give his 
> way a chance.  Please let me know what you think  Also, that 
> meeting is 2:00, possibly running till 4:00.  Does anyone have an 
> interest in coming?
> >
> > Thanks and talk soon.
> >
> > Karen
> >
> >
> > Karen

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