HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommission On Disability - Minutes - 01/25/2001COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 25, 2001
Council Information Center, City Hall West
Members present: Nancy Baker, Alan Apt, Kathryn Johnson, Mark Beck, Laura Bumett, Ruth
Skogerboe, Rob and Romola Fritz, Bob Palmer, Steve Seefeld. Guest: Roger Van Lieshout
The meeting was called to order by Nancy Baker, Chairman at 12:20 p.m. Rob moved that the
minutes be approved as E-mailed. Mark seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Nancy's rough draft of the annual report was discussed. Minor additions were suggested, and
Laura moved the report be approved as amended. Rob seconded the motion; it carried.
Mark's draft of a letter to the mayor and the city manager supporting increased funding for Dial -
A -Ride was discussed. Alan suggested that the letter's fast recommendation should be the
expansion of both Transfort and Dial -A -Ride to year -around, seven -day -a -week service since this
type of service is needed by the whole community. Mark will rewrite letter and present another
draft at the next COD meeting.
The members discussed Nancy's draft of a letter to the mayor supporting the replacement of the
library funding that was recently cut by Larimer County. The membership approved the letter as
written.
Nancy handed out the results of the Disability Employment Survey that was passed out to city
department and division managers last year. After a discussion of the results, Nancy referred the
topic to Alan's employment subcommittee to plan a program based on the needs expressed in the
survey responses. Our guest, Roger Van Lieshout, suggested that the workshop be made
available to community employers as well and agreed to be a part of Alan's subcommittee to help
develop the workshop. Roger then told the membership about his company, Synergy HRD
Associates, Inc., which provides technical assistance to companies in the area of employment of
the disabled. Than Alan suggested that the next step for the subcommittee would be to write a
letter to the city council and the mayor reporting the results of the survey and asking for direction
as to when and where we can hold the workshop. He will present the draft at the next meeting.
Mark told about his recent activities related to visitability, which include discussions with
Michelle Jacobs, Bill Neal, and Kimberly Stenberg, three citizens involved with the construction
industry. His plan is to bring together an industry -wide coalition to develop an educational
program for builders, architects, city personnel, etc. to make them aware of the concept of
visitabiity. The membership suggested that this group should be an on -going COD
subcommittee. Steve and Bob will help him locate a meeting place and time in a city facility.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m
Respectfully submitted,
Romola Fritz,
Secretary