14.     REPORT, Committee on Veterans Affairs, Elderly, Youth, Health and Housing and Disability Issues, recommending to the City Council to take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on a WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Fortes, requesting that the Traffic Commission explain to the City Council Committee on Veterans Affairs, Elderly, Health, Housing and Disability Issues why, once a request from a physician and by the Department of Motor Vehicles, an elderly disabled resident can be denied this request if they do not have the need or “an apparatus” or some other such reason, since the Traffic Commission is not medically qualified to make this sort of determination; further, that prior to these matters being referred to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and Disability that these issues be discussed in the Committee on Veterans Affairs, Elderly, Health, Housing and Disability Issues.

14a.     WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Fortes, requesting that the Traffic Commission explain to the City Council Committee on Veterans Affairs, Elderly, Health, Housing and Disability Issues why, once a request from a physician and by the Department of Motor Vehicles, an elderly disabled resident can be denied this request if they do not have the need or “an apparatus” or some other such reason, since the Traffic Commission is not medically qualified to make this sort of determination; further, that prior to these matters being referred to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and Disability that these issues be discussed in the Committee on Veterans Affairs, Elderly, Health, Housing and Disability Issues.(Referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs, Health, Housing and Disability Issues - December 15, 2005.)