HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommission On Disability - Minutes - 05/12/1999COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
MEETING MINUTES
May 12, 1999
12:15 pm
Staff Liaison: Steve Seefeld and Robert Palmer
Chairperson of the Commission: Don Fish
Members and Staff Absent: Alan Apt, Mark Beck, Mark Cummings, Nathan Montgomery, and
Bob Palmer
I. Previous Meeting was Out Reach Presentation to City Department contact Staff Members. No
formal minutes were taken.
II. Out Reach Meeting - The group discussed the Out Reach Meeting. Comments were favorable
with everyone agreeing that the presentation went well with the exception of technical problems
getting the video running. Next time we will make sure everything is set up and ready to role
ahead of time. The next presentation will be for the Local Service Agencies and a schedule for
this presentation was discussed. It was recommended that we tentatively set the presentation
date for June 24th pending the change of our scheduled meeting dates from Wednesdays to
Thursdays.
III. Staff Liaison Transition - This was the first official meeting for the new Staff Liaisons, Steve
Seefeld and Bob Palmer. Bob Palmer was absent because of a scheduling conflict. This conflict
would be ongoing so Steve Seefeld suggested that we change our bi-monthly scheduled meetings
to Thursdays instead of Wednesdays. The group in attendance had no problems with changing to
Thursdays. It was decided that the next meeting would remain as is, but that we would look at
changing the following meeting date to June loth. Steve Seefeld said he would contact the
members absent from today's meeting. Steve Seefeld also suggested that the new Staff Liaisons
felt that it would be more appropriate and that the group would be better served.if a member of
the COD took the meeting minutes instead of the Staff Liaisons. Discussion followed that this
duty might be shared amongst the members. It was decided to have a going away luncheon for
Blair Leist for the marvelous job he has done as Staff Liaison over the past year.
IV. Policy Reccommendations Requested by Diane Jones - As far as any budget
recommerndations to City Council, it was determined that the issue that the COD felt most
strongly about at this time was Transportation. It was decided to reiterate this in the form of a
brief letter directed to the Council through the Deputy City Manager, Diane Jones, along with a
note of appreciation for the Councils' support on inclusive recreational programs. Don Fish said
he would compose the letter and Steve Seefeld said that he would do the typing, get it on COD
letterhead and distribute it to the appropriate parties.
Disability Data Base for Individuals - The group decided that this could be a monumental task and
was probably out of the scope of this commissions work plan. It was suggested that we may
collect information regarding job opportunity resourses and look into preparing some sort of flyer
that would contain resourse contact addresses and telephone numbers.
V. Review of New Website - Thanks to the talents of Mark Kramer we have a website.
Everyone agrees that it looks great! There will be more discussion in the future as to what
information will be included on the web page. We decided that meeting minutes would probably
not go on the page unless it was in excerpt form from time to time. Thanks Mark.
VI. Update of On -Going Projects - Meeting time was runnning short so we postponed this
discussion for next time.
VII. Old Bussiness - Steve Seefeld brought in a letter from Tom Demint at Poudre Fire Authority
stating that the City Facilities Department could disconnect the elevator recall on any elevators in
City buildings traveling 25 feet or less. This is in response to an incident at the Library reported
in the Coloradoan. Steve gave a copy to Don Fish.
Meeting ended at 1:30.