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DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD (formerly COD)
DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD (formerly COD)
REGULAR MEETING
Contact: Jeni Kohles, Lead Specialist, ADA Coordinator
Office: 970-416-4254
jkohles@fcgov.com
1.CALL TO ORDER Terry Schlicting call to order 5:33 pm
2.ROLL CALL & New member introductions
Present: Terry Schlicting, Scott Winnegard, Mandy Morgan, Linda Drees, Jaclyn
Menendez, Joe Tiner, Evan Shockley
Board Members Absent: Rachel Knox-Stutsman
Staff Members Present: Jeni Kohles, Claudia Menendez, Tammi Pusheck
Guests: Rachel Ruhlen _ FC Moves
3.PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – ARC of Larimer County – David Monroe
4.ELECTION – Completed ahead of schedule for January 2023 – December 2023
-Chair – Terry Schlicting
-Co-Chair – Scott Winnegard
5.OLD BUSINESS
Election Process Review – Jeni Kohles and Tammi Pusheck
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•Chair for 12 years (Terry). Recommend break of 1 year. (run for 8 consecutive
terms)
•Chair and Co-Chair – okay if selected now, elections do take place in Jan-Mar
•Secretary not needed at this time.
•Review of member terms.
•Need to reinterview at every end of term.
•New members added in the Fall – September applications.
Jenny Miller, Grant
•Joe – Grant determination to be made in September.
Review work plan
•Safety – Chief attending in October.
•Transportation
-Follow up on dial-a-ride for feasibility to include all of city limits.
Compared to ½ mile to route – requesting written update in October with
attendance at November meeting.
-How much increase their capacity if policy changes from fixed route to
access dial-a-ride.
-Has there been research done? Qualify to use dial-a-ride - should use it.
-Research feasibility to expand service area. Average # outside of
boundaries.
-July Budgets - program money for dial-a-ride, budget funding in
September. Need to see where this lands in the upcoming months.
-Advocate, impact has not been felt.
-Dial-a-ride, drop off cutoff why not take to where they need to go.
-Don't drop these issues, not acceptable, where we live in city limits.
-On the Work Plan – We haven't met objective who else can we talk to?
This is an on-going effort, we are talking about this, so we are addressing
as part of the work plan - Claudia
-Impressed with dialogue with Transfort - continue the dialogue!
-What does Transfort need?
-Next Steps, share priorities.
•High Performing Government
-Push City to actively hire people with disabilities.
-Disability is not included with diversity. What is the City doing to help with
this?
-Marilee had a variety of ideas, shut down due to covid and city manager
position. Does anyone have her ideas?
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-Website, all little things that can be changed. Need greater attention.
-Create a Workforce Disability Subcommittee. Send your name to Jeni if
interested.
•Community Recognition Awards
-No Awards in 2022
-Community Recognition 2x p/year the first year, then annually
-2023 October for next awards event
-Claudia - will cover the meal of the event
-Start CRA in October 2023 and do it well. Prepare for budget
-Highlight companies hiring those with disabilities
-Place article in Coloradoan regarding recognition of board and employers
approximately 1 month prior to recognition
-Contact Molly at the Coloradoan regarding interviewing DAB members
(Claudia)
-Volunteers to be interviewed. Email Jeni your interest
o Terry, Scott, Mandy, Jaclyn
-Get notoriety and awareness
-Lots of disabilities whole range – not limited to…
-Don't put disabilities into categories
6.Chief Swoboda – October
7.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
•Approved with addendum to show Scott Winnegard as absent for July 2022
8.PRESENTERS
•Rachel Ruhlen, Active Modes
-Feedback from Active Modes Plan – Draft
-Zero Vision Action Plan
-Quantifying the barriers of scooters/bikes
•Feedback - Don't meet ADA compliance but exceeds minimum ADA compliance.
9.ADJOURNMENT – Terry moved to adjourn at 7:39 p.m.
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