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Home My WebLink About05/18/2023 - Disability Advisory Board - Agenda - Regular Meeting Disability Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING May 18, 2023 5:30pm–7:30pm Contact: jkohles@fcgov.com or 970-416-4254 1. CALL TO ORDER: 2. ROLL CALL: Present: Members Absent: Staff Members Present: Melanie Clark, Office of Equity and Inclusion Guests: N/A 3. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 20, 2023 5. GUEST PRESENTER: N/A 6. OTHER BUSINESS/UPDATES: Focus on 2023 Work Plan. Work on next steps/identify actions within the plan. Update on Community Recognition Awards Ceremony for October 19, 2023. 7. NEW BUSINESS: 8. FUTURE AGENDA REVIEW: June 15 - Larimer County Office of Emergency Preparedness. August 17 - Solara Clark, Cultural Services, City of Fort Collins, Fort Fund Cultural Arts Funding Program, how they promote accessibility. https://www.fcgov.com/fortfund/ 9. ADJOURN: Participation for the Disability Advisory Board is Zoom only using this link: https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/98185571735. Meeting ID: 981 8557 1735 This information is available in Spanish or other language at no cost to a person who would like this information translated to or communicated in Spanish or other language. Please call 970.232.0512 or cmenendez@fcgov.com to make a request for information in other languages. Esta información está disponible en español u otro idioma, sin costo para la persona que le gustaría esta información traducida o comunicada en español u otro idioma. Favor llame al 970.232.0512 or cmenendez@fcgov.com para solicitar información en otros idiomas. Auxiliary aids and services are available for persons with disabilities. TTY: please use 711 to call 970.416.4254 DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING April 20, 2023, 5:30pm-7:30pm Meeting held only through Zoom: https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/98185571735 Contact: jkohles@gmail.com or 970-416-4254 1. CALL TO ORDER: Terry Schlicting, 5:37pm 2. ROLL CALL a. Present: Terry Schlicting, Scott Winnegrad, Rachel Knox-Stutsman, Evan Shockley, Mandy Morgan, Sheila Hammons, Linda Dress, Joe Tiner b. Board Members Absent: Jaclyn Menendez c. Staff Members Present: Jeni Kohles d. Guests: Kenneth Blakely – ARC Larimer County 3. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: Kenneth Blakely - ARC Larimer County. Kenneth talked about working with the Fort Collins Police Department to provide training on Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). A two-year program on I/DD training. https://cops.usdoj.gov – has various funding opportunities to support policing and public safety. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTE: March 16, 2023 – Terry Schlicting moved to approved, motion second by Linda Drees. 5. ELECTION: N/A 6. GUEST PRESENTER: N/A 7. OTHER BUSINESS/UPDATES Focus on 2023 Work Plan. Discuss next steps/identify actions. 8. New Business: Larimer County Office of Emergency Management would like to present to the Board regarding Emergency Preparedness and Security. They would like to gain insight from the board for this program. Possibilities to present at the May or June meeting. The board is interested and extended an invitation to the emergency management team. 9. Future Agenda Review: August, Solara Clark – Grants 10. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned by Terry Schlicting at 7:34 pm, second by Linda Drees 2023 Work Plan Discussion and Updates • Safety Action: Meet with Police Chief and Fire Chief about staff training approach when interacting with people with disabilities including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. • Added Action: • Assist intersection of City and County Databases that talk about location. • Provide a liaison between the DAB and Citizen Advisory Council. (Linda) • What type of information or training would we like to share with the advisory group? Accessibility of vehicles-need to have accessible vehicles for emergencies. • Police is doing a lot of partnering. Is there a partnership that has accessible vehicles. • What is the cadence to up basic training. • Social model vs medical model – Educational Training • They don’t know what they don’t know, finding resources • Starting point for the basics we need to know. Strategic Objectives Supported: Improve community involvement, education, and regional partnerships to increase the level of public trust and keep the community safe. Meet expected level of core and specialized police services as the community grows. Partner with Poudre Fire Authority to provide high-quality fire prevention, community risk reduction and emergency response services. Improve emergency management and preparedness. • Transportation Action: Provide for safe & reliable multimodal travel to, from, and throughout the city. Added Action: • Transfort - Monthly reviews and Quarterly updates of key initiatives and on- going projects. Quarterly attendance of Transfort. • Advocating for the expansion of Dial-A-Ride services for all qualified individuals within City limits. • Remove barriers in the application process. Review application process with Dial-a- Ride. (Joe/Terry/Claudia/Jeni • High Performing Government Action: Support The City in hiring people with disabilities through education, training, and partnership with PSD in creating a school to work pipeline. Introduce ACE, Project Search and SWAP. Provide People First Language to City Council. Provide input on City Equity Hiring Guide. • Pipeline/Resources • Disability Resources Service Group (Evan) • Student Disability Center (Joe) • ARC • Individuals with IDD • Workforce Disability Subcommittee Members • Jaclyn Menendez, Terry Schlicting, Shanae Core (DVR) • Economic Health Action: Continue to highlight/recognize employers who hire people with disabilities through annual Community Recognition Awards.  Community Recognition Awards  2023 October next awards event  Claudia - will cover the meal of the event.  Location • Senior Center, mindful of costs (Selected) o Pros – Positive for community o Cons - Getting nominations for awards (Board generate nominations, possible social media platforms) • CSU – option/expensive (unable to commit- not chosen) • • Categories for nomination – (Community Recognition Awards) • Recognized Employers in categories: Volunteers, Disability, Business Advocacy, Veterans (include individual) • 1-2 nominations per category • Subcommittee o Rachel Knox-Stutsman, Joe Tiner, Shanae Core, Linda Drees o Help with event planning. o Votes on nominations. o Jeni Kohles will help with admin side of planning. New Add: Invite Police Chief, review CRA process. October 2023 plan • 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. • Terry, Scott, Mandy, and Jaclyn • Neighborhood Livability and Social Health • Provide a high-quality built environment, support quality, diverse neighborhoods and foster the social health of the community. • Culture and Recreation • Provide diverse cultural and recreational amenities. • Fort Fund – talk to DAB about how they build accessibility into their grants. o How are their grants accessible to a wide group of people? o Supporting cultural events. o How do they include accessibility and inclusivity into their funding? o Contact- sclark@fcgov.com, July/August meeting.