HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommission On Disability - Minutes - 09/15/1997COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
MEETING MINUTES
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2:00 pm
Council Liaison:
Michael Byrne
Staff Liaison:
Nancy Stirling
Chairperson:
Kathy Lassen
Phone: (H) 204-0614
(W) 491-5930
Members Present:
Amy Rosenberg Ray Sanderson Mark Kramer
Initha Stuckey Nancy Baker Laura Burnett
Stacey Abate Mark Cummings
Members Absent:
Kathy Lassen Donald Fish Alan Apt
City Staff Present:
Jennifer Fesperman, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Gina, Intern, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Guests:
Jean Batchelder, Access by Design
Meeting was brought to order at 2:07 pm by Vice -Chair Mark Kramer.
I. Approval of August Minutes
Vice -Chair Mark Kramer asked the members present if there were any changes or comments
in regard to the August meeting minutes. There were none. Amy moved to accept the
minutes as they now were; Ray seconded. The vote to accept the August meeting minutes
was unanimous.
H. Adapted Sports Expo
Jennifer and Gina were invited by Blair and Kathy to present to the Commission the outcome
of the recent Adaptive Sports Expo held last Saturday. The goal of the expo is to increase
awareness of adaptive sports and of their existence in this community. The expo provided
demonstrations and hands-on experience for attendees in various sports, such as: Accessible
Golf; Balloon Volleyball; Wheelchair Softball; Quad Rugby; Beep Baseball; Wheelchair
Tennis, etc. All in all, Jennifer and Gina determined the expo to be a success and hope to be
able to do it again next year.
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Blair and Kathy asked Jennifer to tell the Commission how she would like the Commission
to help at the next expo. She thought that by the Commission members sharing the
information with others, telling others about the City's Recreation programs for people with
disabilities, this would be most helpful.
Jennifer hopes to know in about six months whether there will be another expo next year.
Once she knows, she will be sure to inform the Commission and give them the opportunity to
share the information and possibly participate in the event.
III. Nomination and Voting of Commission Officers
Members present (and not present) gave their nominations for the following positions: Chair,
Vice -Chair, Member -at -Large, and Historian. Once nominations were listed, members were
asked to vote by writing down their choice for each position. The second -place `winner' for
the Chair position would be the Vice -Chair.
Results of the Voting:
Chair: Kathy Lassen
Vice -Chair: Mark Kramer
Member -at -Large: Initha Stuckey
Historian: Mark Cummings
IV. Other Business:
A. Mayor's Awards Update: Nancy gave an update on the progress of the plans for
this year's Mayor's Awards. The Awards ceremony is scheduled to be held at the
University Holiday Inn on Friday, October 17, from 11:30 to 1:00 pm. The Holiday
Inn will provide the luncheon. Nancy has made every effort to get the information of
the upcoming awards and requests for nominations: newspaper ads and articles, two
mailings to community businesses and organizations, e-mail messages to the
community, mailings to other City Boards and Commissions, etc. Members were
asked to assist in this effort by taking a list of names of businesses and organizations
who were sent mailings and calling them personally and promote the Awards.
***Any members who know of businesses, organizations, or individuals who may not
be on Nancy's mailing list are invited to please give Nancy these names, addresses,
and phone numbers so they can be added to the list for next year's events.
B. Disability Awareness Month Proclamation: Nancy announced that a proclamation
proclaiming in the City of Fort Collins that October be declared "Disability
Awareness Month" will be presented at City Council on Tuesday, September 16.
Chair Kathy Lassen will be present to accept the proclamation.
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C. WorkPlan Review: Members were asked to review the 1997 WorkPlan and be
prepared to offer suggestions for the 1998 WorkPlan which will be due soon. Also,
members should decide which committees they would like to participate on.
D. MEETING CHANGE FOR OCTOBER:
Since the meeting for October falls after the Mayor's Awards, and since they was
general consensus that the Commission members should meet before the Awards
ceremony to discuss and take care of last minute planning details, the members agreed
to meet on Monday, October 13 — same place, same time.
Meeting was adjourned at 3:15 pm.
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