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Home My WebLink About08/19/2024 - Disability Advisory Board - AGENDA - Regular Meeting DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING City Contact Person: Melanie Clark, Executive Administrative Assistant, Office of Equity & Inclusion – mclark@fcgov.com August 19, 2024, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Zoom – See Link Below 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. AGENDA REVIEW Participation for this Disability Advisory Board Meeting will be held via Zoom only using this link: https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/96957373528 Online Public Participation: The meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:30 pm. Participants should try to sign in prior to the 5:30 pm meeting start time, if possible. For public comments, the Chair will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address the Board or Commission. To participate:  Use a laptop, computer, or internet-enabled smartphone. (Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio).  You need to have access to the internet.  Keep yourself on muted status. 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 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. July 18, 2024 6. GUEST PRESENTER: NONE 7. BUDGET 8. NEW BUSINESS 9. OLD BUSINESS a. Council Priorities and Discussion with Councilmember Melanie Potyondy 10. OTHER BUSINESS/UPDATES a. Meeting platform to Teams instead of Zoom b. Discussion to develop strategy for 2025 WorkPlan – Special Session c. Proclamation for Disability Employment Awareness Month – Community member to receive the proclamation d. Regional Trails Summit 11. FUTURE AGENDA REVIEW 12. ADJOURMENT Disability Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, July 18, 2024 – 5:30 PM Via Zoom: https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/96957373528 1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:32 PM 2. ROLL CALL – a. Board Members Present – Terry Schlicting, Linda Drees, Mandy Morgan, Kristin White, Joseph Tiner, Jaclyn Menendez, Scott Winnegrad, Rachel Knox-Stutsman, Amber Kelley b. Board Members Absent – None c. Staff Members Present – Jan Reece, Lead Equal Opportunity Compliance Specialist, Melanie Clark, Executive Admin Assistant d. Guest(s) – Jim Fellion, Anais Campbell, ARC of Larimer County 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. June 13, 2024 Boardmember White motioned to approve the June 13, 2024, meeting minutes. Boardmember Tiner second the motion. Motion passed 9-0 6. GUEST PRESENTATIONS – NONE 7. BUDGET Melanie shared the Board is awarded a budget of $5,500 every year. This can be used for meeting meals, educational programs and the award ceremony. 8. NEW BUSINESS 9. Old Business a. Hybrid Meetings Melanie shared that a meeting space is available on the 3 rd Monday of every month. Board member Tiner motioned to change the Disability Advisory Board meetings to the 3rd Monday of every month. Board member Kelley seconded the motion. Motion passed 9-0 The next DAB meeting will take place on Monday, August 19, 2024, at City Hall, 300 Laporte Ave; CIC Conference Room and Zoom from 5:30 -7:30 pm. Melanie will check in with other Boards and Commissions to see what they are providing for food and the cost associated. b. Cameras on during Meeting Chair Drees stated that if there is a way for people to have their cameras on then they should, but the Board wants to be sure to provide accommodation when needed. c. Reviewing meeting materials prior to meeting Melanie shared that it is helpful if the Board members are able to review the meeting materials prior to the meeting taking place. This helps the Board get through their agenda items in a timelier fashion and helps with the flow of the meeting. Drees acknowledged each person volunteers their time to participate and thanked the Board members for volunteering to serve on the board. d. HRC Award Ceremony Board members discussed recognizing someone who won an award last year and whether they would create an new award or choose one from what they already have. Menendez motioned to invite a past award recipient to showcase what DAB encompasses. White seconded the motion. Reece cautioned the Board against recognizing a past recipient again. She explained that there is a big community of people who are working in this space and new relationships are being formed. Members discussed not presenting an award but would like to attend the event as guests to learn and observe. White amended the motion to not participate in the HRC award ceremony this year, but for members to attend as guests to observe. Menendez seconded the motion. Motion passed 9-0 10. Other Business/Updates a. Review 2024 Work Plan White motioned to amend the 2024 Work Plan to show that the award ceremony will not take place this year. Kelley amended the motion to include they will host an award ceremony every other year and will hold a ceremony in 2025 and explore other options for hosting the ceremony. Menendez seconded the motion. Motion passed 9-0 Board members reviewed the work plan discussing their accomplishments and what they are currently working on. Vice Chair Schlicting stated that he would like to see the City do more when it comes to hiring people with disabilities. b. ADA Conference Update Jan stated that she, Claudia Menendez, and Rupa Venkatesh, attended the National ADA conference earlier this year. The biggest take away from the conference was to develop a transition plan which documents any of the City’s facilities, programs or services that are not ADA compliant. The City is in the process of creating the transition plan. Other training received was based on reasonable accommodation vs. reasonable modification, service animals, and how to hire and work with folks with disabilities. c. Digital Accessibility Jan shared that House Bill 21-1110 states that any government agency in Colorado needed to be in compliance with web accessibility by July 1, 2024. House Bill 1454 gives an additional year for government agencies to come fully into compliance. The City will post a plan on their website that shows what they are doing and how they plan to come into compliance. As well, they have hired Nelnet as a consultant on this project. Jan asked Board members to look at the City’s website and report back to her any accessibility issues they encounter. d. Disability Acceptance and Inclusion Lunch & Learn Jan shared that the Equity office is hosting a 4-part training series in partnership with ARC to educate City staff on disabilities. At the last session there will be a panel of six people who will share their perspective of living with a disability or living with someone with a disability. Vice Chair Schlicting has been invited to participate on this panel. DAB Board members were invited to attend the trainings. They discussed who would attend which sessions. Vice Chair Schlicting will take the lead on revising the Disability Employment Awareness Month proclamation. Chair Drees will work with him on this. e. Human Library Schlicting will be participating as a book at the event. He encourages all Board members to attend if they can f. Council Priorities Chair Drees stated that priorities 1, 2 and 8 seem to be important topics for the DAB. She believes these would be good areas of focus for the 2025 Work Plan. This discussion will continue at the August meeting. 11. Future Agenda Review a. Affordable Accessible Housing 12. ADJOURNMENT a. Meeting adjourned at 7:36 PM 07/18/24– MINUTES Page 2 Minutes approved by the Chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on XX/XX/XX