[passcoalition] Re: Update, Matt

  • From: ray wayne <rwayne1@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:37:30 -0500

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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