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COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
MINUTES OF MEETING
MAY 11, 2000
Minutes of the previous meeting were corrected and accepted. In the third paragraph, the
second sentence should read: He had talked via e-mail ....
We discussed the change in terms for Commission members from mid -year to December
31 to December 31. A brief discussion was held about whether to change the election time. No
reason was found to change at this time $o no action was taken.
Mark Kramer announced that he plans to resign after his term as chairman ends in August
of 2000_ The group was regretful and much appreciative of Mark's hard work over the years.
Discussion was continued from the last meeting about pressures from certain states to
strike down the ADA in their state. Apparently this issue will be going to the Supreme Court.
Discussion included the possibility that the Commission on Disability could send letters to
governors and state delegations expressing their concerns. Bob Fritz and Catherine Johnson will
bring information to the next meeting for further discussion.
Mark Beck brought a proposal to present to the City Council regarding visitability. Bob
and Romala Fritz also provided information from Austin Tex as where a similar project is being
undertaken. A project is also going on in Atlanta, Georgia. We discussed the value of using
incentives rather than force compliance for such a program. Mark is going to add an additional
paragraph to his proposal and then have it signed by the Commission on Disability president for
presentation to the City Council. Mark Beck will also be presenting this idea to the northern
Colorado Home Builders Association on May 16, 2000. We will do further discussion of this
issue at future meetings.
We are still working on getting responses to the survey but have not received any at this
time. On the agenda for the May 11, 2000 meeting, it was presented that City Building
Department officials plan to be present at the next meeting to discuss accessibility issues on the
Northern Hotel Project. We will set aside time at the next meeting to discuss these issues. Bob
and Romala Fritz will discuss some of their ideas two sessions from today. Initha Stuckey —reported on a street improvement project on Taft Hill Road which is of concern in that a median
in the street may require people to drive a long distance to access offices. She will bring more
information to the next meeting for discussion. Although Lila Vizzard was not present, we held
a Bon Voyage parry for her. The cake was excellent. Members present at this meeting included
Allen Apt, Laura Bumette, Mark Beck, Bob and Romola Fritz, Susan Williams, Catherine
Johnson, Mark Kramer, Don Fish, Initha Stuckey, Bob Palmer and Steve Seefeld.
The next regular meeting will be May 25, 2000, at our regular meeting place.