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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDisability Advisory Board - MINUTES - 08/19/2024 Disability Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING Monday, August 19, 2024 – 5:30 PM City Hall: 300 Laporte Ave and Zoom: https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/96957373528 1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:31 PM 2. ROLL CALL – a. Board Members Present – Terry Schlicting, Linda Drees, Mandy Morgan, Kristin White, Joseph Tiner, Scott Winnegrad, Rachel Knox-Stutsman, Amber Kelley b. Board Members Absent – Jaclyn Menendez c. Staff Members Present – Councilmember Melanie Potyondy, 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 – No members of the public were present. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. July 18, 2024 Board member Kelley motioned to approve the July 18, 2024, meeting minutes. Vice Chair Schlicting seconded the motion. Motion passed 8-0 6. GUEST PRESENTATIONS – NONE 7. BUDGET 8. NEW BUSINESS 9. Old Business a. Council Priorities and Discussion with Councilmember Melanie Potyondy Councilmember Potyondy shared the process used for determining Council’s 2025 – 2026 priorities. They focused more on policies. She explained they are not listed in any particular order, with all having equal footing. Board members asked how they could be most valuable to City Council. Potyondy explained it would be most valuable for the Disability Advisory Board to review policies being considered and to be involved with Council meetings. 10. OTHER BUSINESS/UPDATES a. Meeting platform to Teams instead of Zoom Melanie informed the Board that the City is moving away from the Zoom platform form for public meetings and will be transitioning to Microsoft Teams. b. Discussion to develop strategy for 2025 Work Plan – Special Session Chair Drees suggested holding a Special Session outside of the Board’s regular meetings to focus on the 2025 Work Plan and to better align with Council priorities. Board member Kelley motioned to have a special session to develop the 2025 workplan. Board member Tiner seconded the motion. Motion passed 8-0. c. Proclamation for Disability Employment Awareness Month – Community member to receive the proclamation Board members will research individuals and businesses and will bring their findings to the meeting on September 16. d. Regional Trails Summit Melanie shared that Boards and Commission members are being invited to participate in the Regional Trail Summit. She encouraged all interested Board members to register. 11. Future Agenda Review a. Invite Director of Integrative Services with PSD to attend a meeting to present and have a discussion on how to work with schools. Emily Ring and Jody Rommel would be good contacts. b. Integration from K-12 into the community c. Recipient for the Disability Employment Awareness Month Proclamation 12. ADJOURNMENT a. Meeting adjourned at 6:46 PM 08/19/24– MINUTES Page 2 Minutes approved by the Chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on 9/18/24