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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommission On Disability - Minutes - 04/15/2021Thursday, April 15, 2021, 2021 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Zoom Access via City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue 4/15/2021 – MINUTES Page 1 DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD (formerly Commission on Disability) REGULAR MEETING – Contact: Carol Thomas, Equal Opportunity & Compliance Manager – 416-4254 1. CALL TO ORDER Terry Schlicting called to order at 5:34pm 2. ROLL CALL Present: Terry Schlicting, Anna Fuller, Davina Lau, Sami Peterson, Linda Drees, Rachel Knox-Stutsman, Joe Tiner, Mandy Morgan Board Members Absent: Marilee Boylan Staff Members Present: Carol Thomas, Nick Sporer, Greg Oakes Guests: Cari Brown, Cory Schmitt, Alex Gordon 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Motion to approve by Joe, Second by Terry, Unanimously Approved 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION a. None 6. PRESENTATION a. Alex Gordon and Cory Schmitt – NFRMPO: Regional Transportation and Mobility Planning i. NRFMPO – North Front Range Metro Planning Org ii. Look holistically between Larimer and Weld “urbanized areas” 1. Transfort, COLT, and GET iii. Policy and technical levels of creating transportation between cities iv. “Mobility Program” covers enhanced mobility for seniors and people with disabilities v. Census data from shows that there will be a much larger need in the upcoming 20 years vi. BATS – Berthoud Area Transports vii. RAFT – Rural Access for Transportation viii. Gaps: 1. Rural areas 2. Between communities (especially Fort Collins, Loveland) 3. Affordable transportation for long distances 4. Awareness (don’t know about services before then need them right away) Thursday, April 15, 2021, 2021 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Zoom Access via City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue 4/15/2021 – MINUTES Page 2 DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD (formerly Commission on Disability) REGULAR MEETING – Contact: Carol Thomas, Equal Opportunity & Compliance Manager – 416-4254 ix. What are the mobility gaps have you noticed? 1. MANDY- More availability in the areas near Trilby, between the Fort Collins/Loveland border; could include Foothills Gateway as well 2. MANDY- Drop off requires exact address to allow for drop off, won’t drop off at the corner to finish the trip by chair 3. Unclear if there is a boundary line for the service area for Dial-A- Ride 4. ALEX- paratransit should cover up to ¾ mile out of service areas 5. LINDA- unable to transport to Oakridge (Harmony/Lemay area) and be on time, could design a better timed route to that area 6. TERRY- using public transportation to be to a job or appointment on time is not feasible, it’s not dependable to get a person to work on time. 7. TERRY- The 30-minute pickup window does not help people who use paratransit, suggests creating an app like Uber/Lyft to help notify what time paratransit will arrive 8. MANDY- traveling to one appointment can take most of a day. If a business/office is closing, she is often waiting for paratransit to arrive and it creates danger for her to wait outside, especially in the weather or the dark 9. TERRY- affects students at CSU because Dial-A-Ride is not dependable 10. RACHEL- if you are not waiting outside when Dial-A-Ride arrives, they will leave you behind 11. MANDY- same experience, when needing to use the restroom 12. TERRY- using technology and telling how far away the ride is, this would be minimized because people could plan ahead 13. TERRY- people with disabilities have to have a plan a, b, and c, just to be active in the community 14. ANNA and LINDA, affects elderly folks as well x. Who needs to be part of this conversation? xi. What are projects and or strategies that could help address these mobility gaps xii. Strategies from NFRMPO 1. Larimer County Mobility Committee 2. Technical Assistance Thursday, April 15, 2021, 2021 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Zoom Access via City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue 4/15/2021 – MINUTES Page 3 DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD (formerly Commission on Disability) REGULAR MEETING – Contact: Carol Thomas, Equal Opportunity & Compliance Manager – 416-4254 3. Dial-A-Taxi (Transfort & COLT) 4. Rider’s Guides (nfrmpo.org/mobility) 5. One Call/One Click Center project xiii. Dial-A-Ride Transportation Advisory Committee DARTAC, next meeting is 10am on the 19th xiv. One Call/ One Click Program “RIDE NOCO” 1. Short term, trip discovery a. Hub of NoCo mobility options/riders guides b. Website that is mobile friendly i. Will be live in Spanish, and materials in 8 languages ii. Google translate allows for translation in live site c. Dedicated staff d. Looking for BETA testers, contact Cory Schmitt 2. Long term a. Trip “dispatch” book your ride b. Work with providers to share rides 3. Ongoing a. Training for providers and for riders b. Data – what rides aren’t being provided xv. Questions/Comments 1. SAMI- Where do Uber and Lyft fit with these proposals, is there any collaboration? CORY- Working with zTrip, but Uber and Lift are less accessible to build programs with. In other large cities there is accessible- uber/lyft. There are likely not enough drivers with accessible vehicles in this area. SAMI- Important to build on what capacity is already in the community, normalizes transportation 2. SAMI- non-medical transport for day programs in Colorado, is there collaboration with the state and local organization to be a resource to connecting potential transportation conversations/collaborations CORY- Coordinating Council on Access Availability, encourages vehicle sharing between human services orgs. This program will provide a lot of that technical support, increase capacity for client transportation needs, and have a centralized place where those relationships live and collaborations are built Thursday, April 15, 2021, 2021 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Zoom Access via City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue 4/15/2021 – MINUTES Page 4 DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD (formerly Commission on Disability) REGULAR MEETING – Contact: Carol Thomas, Equal Opportunity & Compliance Manager – 416-4254 SAMI- would like to see a partnership with local dealerships to serve as “sponsors” to have accessible transportation more available ALEX- any agencies or partnerships, now is the time to share those with Alex and Cory as they build this program beyond just the current vaccine efforts that exist now b. Greg Oakes, Park Planning & Development: Trail Head Neighborhood Park i. East Vine between Lemay and i25 ii. Existing tree line has created an “activity spine” that connects a line of park activities in a linear way iii. Documentation and Construction: 1. End of April 2021 – construction documents 2. Mid to late May – construction begins iv. ADA Documentation 1. A to Z Recreation and Cre8Play – Play equipment ADA documentation 2. Engineers – Civil engineers preparing ADA access plan 3. Architecture – meet the challenge plan review and site reviews during construction v. Playground Accessibility 1. Ground level 2. Transfer access 3. Ramp access 4. Elevated access (not accessible) 5. Terrace steps were removed from project, will be turf instead vi. Questions 1. TERRY- Bathrooms, will there be larger changing tables? 2. CAROL- the type that was installed at Twin Silo was non- operational. There are other solutions that the City will look at. Larger changing tables are not installed in Neighborhood parks, only Community Parks. (This is a neighborhood/pocket park) This is about the size of Sugar Beet Park. 3. TERRY- All gender restrooms? They accommodate nonbinary folks, but also allow for caregivers to assist in restrooms with folks with disabilities Thursday, April 15, 2021, 2021 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Zoom Access via City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue 4/15/2021 – MINUTES Page 5 DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD (formerly Commission on Disability) REGULAR MEETING – Contact: Carol Thomas, Equal Opportunity & Compliance Manager – 416-4254 4. CAROL- the City is looking at this for all facilities, but still in planning stages. Single occupancy restrooms are becoming the norm to help with caregivers, parents. 5. TERRY- would like to learn more about the Twin Silo changing table situation 6. MANDY- can we focus on getting current large parks to the same level of exceeding ADA expectations by updating older parks too? 7. That is a question for parks, versus planning 8. TERRY- material around playgrounds? 9. GREG- EWF – Engineered Wood Fiber, and is considered an accessible surface. c. Nick Sporer, City Emergency Operations Center: Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities i. Emergency Preparedness and Security is under the City Managers’ Office as of Jan 2019 ii. Staff of 5 iii. Missions: 1. Emergency Planning, Training, Response, Recovery 2. Residents of Fort Collins iv. City Operations 1. Security for City Facilities v. Preparing for All Disasters – no specific disasters vi. FEMA’s Whole Community Concept 1. The City defines this as: Engaging all partners in planning, training, response, and recovery vii. Planning Process, Identifying 1. What are we getting ahead of, Who do we need to assist, and Why viii. Planning Cycle 1. Planning Development 2. Partnership Engagement 3. Plan “Finalized 4. Testing The Plan 5. Review the Successes and Failures Then repeat the circle 1-5 6. –no plan is ever finished-- ix. Engaging Partners Thursday, April 15, 2021, 2021 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Zoom Access via City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue 4/15/2021 – MINUTES Page 6 DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD (formerly Commission on Disability) REGULAR MEETING – Contact: Carol Thomas, Equal Opportunity & Compliance Manager – 416-4254 1. Key Principles – We know even less than we think we do 2. Engaging partners in the development, and feedback a. Plans b. Exercises c. Trainings d. Past Incident Response x. Resources for Every Day 1. Emergency Notifications a. LETA911 (nocoalert.org) 2. Community Training and Education a. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 3. Ready.gov a. Basics of Preparedness b. Building a Plan xi. With Covid becoming more stable, the City will be rewriting the City’s Community Emergency Operations Plan xii. CAROL- Link for signing up for emergency alerts: https://www.fcgov.com/eps/emergencyalerts xiii. Questions: 1. LINDA- how are you incorporating all disabled communities in to this planning process? 2. NICK- when they transferred to City Managers office, it was changed. They get feedback from this board, to ensure a disabilities voice is considered. The new community plan will help ensure that there is stronger feedback/consideration for all communities, including those with disabilities 3. TERRY- does the Larimer County Response Questionnaire, how does it relate to this City office; including mobility devices, medications, live alone, etc 4. NICK- when that info is filled out, it is placed in to the County’s geospaces information- so it is shared with the City/other emergency resources/Joint Information Center in cases of emergency so resources are made a priority to act when needed 5. LINDA- in natural disasters, individuals with disabilities and elderly are more at risk for losing life, how can this board help ensure that Thursday, April 15, 2021, 2021 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Zoom Access via City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue 4/15/2021 – MINUTES Page 7 DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD (formerly Commission on Disability) REGULAR MEETING – Contact: Carol Thomas, Equal Opportunity & Compliance Manager – 416-4254 those individuals who we represent can be reached during emergencies? 6. This new Community Planning process will intentionally include actively gather information from boards like this, and it will seek feedback from public comment 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Paratransit Charges – Reference: Agreement with CSU Office of Equal Opportunity and Dial-A-Ride i. Result: CSU students should/will be riding Dial-A-Ride for free ii. This board should prepare questions for them for when they come to this meeting on how to make it more equitable in the community as well 8. OLD BUSINESS a. Terry would like Transfort and Paratransit to revisit this meeting for Q&A, Carol sent invite for May meeting 9. ADJORNMENT Terry Schlicting called to adjourn at 7:46, second by Mandy. Unanimous. Next meeting will be May 20th, 2021, on zoom.