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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommission On Disability - Minutes - 02/12/1991COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MINUTES February 12, 1991 - 1:OOPM MEMBERS PRESENT: Jeanne Morris Heather Heafer Craig Kitzman - Guest Shirley Reichenbach Arne Anderson Greg Funk Angela Byrnes Roy Beauchamp MEMBERS ABSENT: Nancy Jackson - excused Lori Gerhicke - excused Mike Wilson - unexcused Mark Fetter - unexcused STAFF PRESENT: Felix Lee The minutes of the January meetings were unanimously approved. OLD BUSINESS DRAKE AND LEMAY: There was no new information regarding re -striping the cross walk on the south side of Drake. ABRF LETTER- Felix has not heard from Jackie Davis. She was getting information from both parties and would be letting the commission know. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - The NOD Award application was received. The two applications being considered were, the snow removal plan and the appeal to City Council. Based on the criteria for the award the committee decided to table it for this year. PARKING GUIDELINES - Lori was commended for doing excellent ground work on the Parking Guidelines Packets. Felix commented that one concern was the language recommending residential subdivisions with single family homes as well as multi -family should provide curb cuts, not only at every street corner, but at regular intervals along side walks to allow crossing. This is not an acceptable practice based on engineering and traffic safety standards and would not be supported by city staff. Felix also suggested revising the last page listing the state _statute versus the UBC and replacing it the latest handicapped accessibility guideline that were recently produced by the Building Permits staff. Greg Funk noted Mike Gebo was very accommodating in assisting the COD Plan review Committee. 0 Commission on Disability February 11, 1991 Page 2 SNOW REMOVAL PROGRAM - Gave the first presentation today to the Breakfast Optimist Club. There were several questions brought up about what are the requirements to obtain a handicap permit, who is responsible for re -painting the symbol on handicap parking spaces, repercussions for not maintaining the symbols. and who polices that. Felix stated that this was not in the building code, and maintaining parking lot stripes was up to the property owner. He also said that parking striping and handicap signs are part of the PUD requirements. Lori will represent the Commission at a workshop and run a booth in conjunction with Poudre R-1, Connections 191. Shirley Reichenbach and Russ Jones are presenting a program on Americans with Disabilities Act. It will be the last Thursday in March at the Marriott at no charge. Angela had some concerns with regard to snow removal and sign removal at specific locations. Shirley suggested she contact the individual store managers. SENIOR CENTER- People in charge of the Senior Center contacted Shirley asking for follow-up information regarding facilities in the center. The information was sent to them. SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOP - It was suggested to the company that they move the handicap parking spot east one space because the ramp to get up on to the sidewalk is in the handicap parking place. NORTH COLLEGE AND WILLOX - The sidewalk ramp is steep and bollards make the sidewalk impassable. A CHANNEL 14 segment was shown to the committee. It was a special aired on local T.V. interviewing Shirley and the problems involved with shopping in the mall. NEW BUSINESS Craig Kitzman gave a presentation regarding the 1991 Ramp Program. $20,000.00 was budgeted last year and the ramps came out to be approximately $1000.00 each. He stated the money must go farther this year. The program's goal is to get 25-30 ramps this year. Craig asked of the Commission on Disability community to identify locations where ramps would be beneficial. A point was brought up to widen the ramps, Craig will look into that. Craig noted there were two ramp requests from last year, one at Montgomery and Riverside, and the other at Drake and Taft Hill. Commission on Disability February 11, 1991 Page 3 A concern was brought up that bus stops were not accessible. The benches are parked on little concrete ends, in dirt. Lifts go to the street, they don't drop off at the curb. It was suggested that the Engineering Department and Transfort take a ride on the bus and note those stops that are not accessible. A concern -was brought up that Care -A -Van is not picking up on time. It was suggested that individuals monitor and document their problems. ART CENTER/OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING - Shirley visited the site and noted the lower level ramp is very long and there is not enough room to turn to get into the door. The door was locked and there was no buzzer available. BAUDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a presentation in conjunction with Martin Luther King Day and the disadvantaged. Shirley was a guest representing the disabled population. Talking to the student body and principal Shirley noted that Blevins was not handicap accessible. The principal contacted administration in Poudre R-1 and they committed to installing a curb cut and ramp at Blevins when weather permits. The principal suggested that the commission survey all the schools and find out what exactly is accessible and present a report to the school board. Greg said Young's Vietnamese Restaurant is moving some walls, and it all looked fine. He also reviewed a private school which needs to re -submit plans, as it did not meet accessibility codes. OTHER BUSINESS Shirley, Felix and other board members are working on the joint committee between Building Review Board and the Commission on Accessible Housing. Absence of Board Members was discussed. Felix will send a letter to the two members that have missed to let them know if they cannot attend, they need to resign. Time and date of meeting was discussed, is there a better time for all members to attend? The Committee needs minutes earlier, so the agenda will not be mailed with the minutes but distributed at the meeting. NEXT MEETING - MARCH 11, 1991