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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommission On Disability - Minutes - 01/08/19900 CL� COMMISSION ON DISABILITY Minutes January 8, 1990 MEMBERS PRESENT: Heather Heafer Shirley Reichenbach Arne Andersen Barbara Guye Nancy Jackson Gregory Funk Roy Beauchamp Lori Gehricke MEMBERS ABSENT: Gary Nation Carol Rice Nancy Cisar STAFF PRESENT: Debra Kaestner Debbie Zeigler The minutes of the November 13, 1989 meeting were approved with the change in the paragraph regarding Larimer County Courthouse, it concerned both the ladies and mens restroom. Councilwoman Susan Kirkpatrick attended the meeting and because of another commitment, asked if the Commission could move down the agenda to the item on by-laws. Debra Kaestner reminded all members they were to have read the by- laws and ready themselves for a discussion on attendance and possibly changing the quorum by-law due to the fact it is not a decision making commission. Susan Kirkpatrick said initially she felt it was not crucial to have full attendance with the Commission, but since talking with other Boards and Commissions, has decided Commission on Disability should follow the Boards and Commissions manual on attendance which allows three consecutive unexcused absences or four unexcused absences in any calendar year. At the time either of these takes place, a letter should be written to the commission member asking that they respond by a given date as to why they have had absences or as to whether they are still interested in serving on the Commission. If nothing is heard of the member by a given date, the Commission can ask for a resignation. Debbie told everyone Gary Nation would only be able to make it to the February meeting and then because of work would no longer be able to make the meetings. Ms. Kirkpatrick said we should get a letter of resignation from Mr. Nation so the position can be refilled. Susan asked if Carol Rice had called to let anyone know that she wouldn't be attending this month's meeting. Debbie said she hadn't COD Minutes January 8, 1990 Page 2 returned the phone the vacancy can be she could come as a to Carol explaining message. Shirley suggested Carol resign so filled and if she still wants to participate, citizen. Susan said she will write a letter the situation. Debbie said she needs to get Nancy Cisar's new address and phone number. Roy pointed out the Coloradoan calendar has listed the wrong time for COD meetings. Bobbie Guye said she will notify them of the change. Ms. Kirkpatrick said she is encouraging the Human Relations Commission to work with the Commission on Disability so they are not duplicating efforts. Nancy Jackson said she had been contacted by Elaine Bonnie of the Human Relations Commission and they had discussions regarding Leadership Fort Collins and would like to campaign so that at least one applicant each year is from the disabled community. She asked the COD to endorse this and made a motion to that effect. It was seconded by Shirley Reichenbach. The motion was passed to send a letter to the Chamber requesting priority be placed on filling a position in each Leadership Fort Collins class with a qualified individual from the disabled population. A copy will be sent to the Human Relations Commission. Nancy Jackson will draft the letter and it will be ready to review at the next meeting. COD can help in the process by announcing it in the newsletter and applications can be readily available for candidates in the Disabled Resources Office and at the city. The parking reminders were finished and everyone reviewed them. They were put on light weight paper and everyone thought they would work better than on the heavier paper of the past. Debbie will copy one ream of paper and give 1/2 to Disabled Resources along with an original so they can make their own copies in the future. The rest will be kept in Building Inspection for COD members access. Members also decided to put out a press release hoping to get some publicity on the reminder so the public would know it is going to be used. The Coloradoan and the Collegian were mentioned for story submittals. NOD Awards - Shirley Reichenbach was nominated NOD representative to replace Carol Rice. Shirley said the application form needs to be submitted by the end of January and she had earmarked the following achievements for 1989: Mayor's Award Breakfast, parking enforcement, recreation expansion, code enforcement, and quality of life. Shirley said she and Debra will meet with Johnnie Pearson today about applying for the award. The $10,000 prize money n U `J COD Minutes January 8, 1990 Page 3 could be earmarked for printing costs for COD and Prospect Ponds handicapped fishing access. Shirley said the hard part would be calculating how many curb cuts have been installed; how many people use the fishing pier, bike trails, and the underpass. She also wanted to mention the directional signage in city buildings. By-laws discussion - Executive Committee - It states in the by-laws an executive committee shall exist consisting of the chairman, vice-chairman and member at large. They will meet quarterly to monitor goals and fine tune. Heather Heafer made a motion to delete the executive committee from the by-laws. The motion was seconded by Lori Gehricke. In discussion Debra Kaestner felt we should at least try having quarterly executive meetings before it is deleted. This year Debra set the goals and wrote the annual report. It appears this should have been done by the executive committee. Another thought is this committee could handle the memo to Council regarding elimination of the Mayor's Award Breakfast and establishing an award program that would be handled at citizen participation time during Council meetings. Everyone agreed and Heather's motion was retracted. Arne suggested meeting 15-20 minutes before meeting, four times a year. Debbie will reserve the C.I.C. room 1/2 hour earlier for the February meeting. The February meeting will be held on the 12th of February, which is a Monday. Shirley Reichenbach said she attended the Liquor Licensing Authority meeting when Jefferson Bar & Grill and County Cork went before it. Shirley expressed her concern over lack of accessibility at both. Jefferson Bar & Grill agreed there was a problem and will be looking into some alternatives. We will add these to our tickler file. Discussion was held on Dr. Halloran's office at 1020 Luke. It was reported there is a dangerous dip in the access ramp and it is very steep. Debra said she didn't grasp the problem when she was there. The building was built in 1985 and designed and installed poorly with respect to access. Debra gave the dates for plan review as follows: January 24 - February 21 - March 21 - April 25 - May 23 These meetings will be in the engineering conference room at 2:00 to 3:30. COD Minutes January 8, 1990 Page 4 Shirley reported on plan review where they looked at Ponderosa. Parking is a problem and the inside maze that directs customers is a problem. They also looked at 281 N. College. There is a portion of the upstairs which is not accessible. The Parks and Recreation management offices will be in this area. An elevator is being installed for accessibility to other areas of the second floor. Shirley also reported on the Uniform Building Code Review Committee. She said some architects had proposed reducing the turning radius in bathrooms. She explained the only way it would work was to make the sinks unreasonably high. The idea was thrown out. Note: Nancy Jackson phoned Debra after the meeting to include the following information with the minutes. The office of Resources for Disabled Students at CSU, is holding an information fair, Saturday, March 3, at Foothills Fashion Mall. This fair will kick- off Handicapped Awareness Week at CSU. Nancy and Greg Funk have decided to reserve a booth at the fair for COD to set up the physical challenge similar to the Olde Town event. The fair hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and set up is from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.. COD members will be asked to sign up to staff the booth. The meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Greg Funk, Chairman Debra Kaestner, Staff Liaison