councilmember senhaux? >> the workgroup for seniors and people with disabilities and single room occupancy hotels are sponsoring a free screening and the film about the lives of people living in sro's and the efforts made to improve the elevator situations so people don't get stranded out of their rooms. the screening is held tuesday october 21st from starting at 2:00. it's going to be at the san francisco main library at gart auditorium. it is wheelchair accessible. for any accommodations, please call senior and disability action organization at 415-546-1333 or e-mail them at info @ sdaction .org. if you need any accommodations call them no later than october 14th. and they ask that you not wear any fragrances. thank you. >> okay. we are adjourned. [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >> please give it up for our teacher of the year (clapping) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we're really excited about the leadership in san francisco there's no doubling doubt he's serious about public education please join me that welcoming mayor ed lee.

denise senhaux, roland wong. present: >> thank you. now we'll proceed to action item no. 2. reading and approval of the agenda. city clerk: item no. 1, welcome. introductions and roll call. item no. 2. action item. reading and approval of the agenda. item no. 3: public comment. items not on today's agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the mdc. each speaker is limited to 3 minutes. item no. 4. information item: report from cochair supanich. item no. 5. information item. report from the director of the mayor's office on disability. >> item no. 6. information item. uber and future efforts to include people with disabilities. uber will share details of their technology and how their services can support customers with disabilities. presentation by caitlin o'neil, public policy associate, uber. pensacola comment is welcome. break. the council will take a 10 -minute break. item no. 7. information item. draft building blocks for accessible bicycle facilities. san francisco municipal transportation agency sf mta will present a draft set of guidelines for preserving and improving a

next is a report from the disabilities disaster preparedness committee given by councilmember denise senhaux. >> good afternoon, the meeting met with representative on people with disabilities. the first discussion with respect to the department of public health. dph and list of agencies serving people at risk after a disaster includes the disabilities , and seniors, dph's representatives will be added agencies as discussions progress. another topic of interest was about how in the event of a disaster news and information as well as public service announcements on all media forms need to be fully accessible with website update, captioning, video and remote interpreting and asl. members of the ddpc are hoping to get a demonstration of the vri at the november meeting. the next topic about a study being held by the national institute on testing and standards. the study will focus on the use of elevators for evacuations in very tall buildings. the nist will hold interviews in october with persons with mobility disability who work in high rises. if you are interested in participating call the may

councilmember senhaux? >> one quick question, what was the criteria. i'm interested in being a driver. so i want to work for you whether it's short-term or long-term. what's the criteria? >> sure. this criteria is accept set up by the puc with respect to our standards. there is a requirement that drivers be at least 21 years old, that they have a vehicle that is fewer than 10 years old, that it be current with their personal auto insurance and in good mechanical condition and level of cleanliness and the driver undergoes a criminal background check and similar to those like taxi drivers in california and to ensure they have a good driving record and not criminal to commit any unsafe acts with their passengers. those are the requirements for the drivers. drivers would first apply on our website and they will be contacted by an existing driver who we have a category of drivers of who are already with us who are high performing and who have been invited to help on board drivers. they will receive a car from those drivers who will help them to get a test d