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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommission On Disability - Minutes - 07/09/1990COMMISSION ON DISABILITY Minutes - Regular Meeting - July 9, 1990 MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT STAFF PRESENT: C.I.C. Room - 1:00 p.m. Greg Funk Shirley Reichenbach Nancy Jackson Jeanne Morris Mark Fetter Mike Wilson Angela Byrne Roy Beauchamp Lori Gehricke Heather Heafer Arne Andersen Debra Kaestner Debbie Zeigler The minutes of the June 11, 1990 were unanimously approved. Election of Officers - Chairman - Shirley Reichenbach was elected by unanimous white ballot for this office. Vice -Chairman - Arne Anderson was elected by unanimous white ballot for this office. Member at Large - Nancy Jackson was elected by ballot for this office. (Roy Beauchamp was also a candidate for this office.) OLD BUSINESS Newly elected Chairman Shirley Reichenbach discussed the purpose of COD and detailed the goals of the commission. She also stated that team building with other boards and commissions was on the agenda for 1990. Shirley outlined projects the commission is currently working on for the new members. Snow Removal Action Plan - Debra said she needed an endorsement from the commission on the proposed action plan. Commission member Jackson made a motion to accept the action plan as written. The motion was seconded by Greg Funk. The action plan was approved. Jody Kole with the city manager's office asked for a cover memo stating why COD adopted this plan. It will be sent to all city department heads. COD Minutes July 9, 1990 Page 2 Debra said she would show the snow removal slides to the new members at the next meeting. Arne Andersen will chair the seminar sub -committee. volunteers for this sub -committee are as follows: Jeanne Morris, Mark Fetter, Nancy Jackson, Shirley Reichenbach. The committee will put together a seminar on snow removal and barrier awareness and write cover letters for snow removal brochures, and public service announcements. NEW BUSINESS Mayor's Award Breakfast - Debra explained that the breakfast had been eliminated because of lack of attendance and exposure to the public. However, the awards will be continued and will be presented at a city council meeting October 2. More public exposure will be helpful to the cause. A proclamation will be proposed designating October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. She said the commission needs to start with a press release seeking nominations. The nomination forms need to be updated. (Debra and Debbie will do this.) Nomination forms need to be made available. (Debra and Debbie will do this.) Shirley asked if there was a room available for a reception after the Council meeting. Debra will check on that. The executive committee will pick recipients. Jeanne Morris suggested we pick five organizations that deal with disabilities and send applications directly to them to increase the pool of applicants. Also, a letter to the editor of the Coloradoan would be informative for the public. The deadline for submitting nominations will be September 3, 1990. Debra will meet with city clerk about details of the awards ceremony. OTHER BUSINESS Gary Nation's resignation letter was discussed. In it he asked that the commission follow up with Employee Development for the City of Fort Collins regarding statistics on how many handicapped people are employed by the city. Debra called Jaime Mares and he said the installation of their new computer has been delayed until February 1991. Statistics will not be available until then. Plan Review Debra Kaestner explained the Planned Unit Development (PUD) requirements and said Sherry Albertson -Clark of the city planning office has added COD to the site plan routing list. COD members COD Minutes July 9, 1990 Page 3 will now be able to review these. The next plan review meeting will be at 281 North College on Wednesday at 2:00 in the Building Permits and Inspections office. Ramp at 281 N. College - Tentatively the ramp will be installed on the southeast corner. It will ramp to level area and ramp both directions from that point. Mike Wilson said that would create a bad situation for the blind, but a warning texture that can be detected with a cane would be beneficial. CDBG Report - No report this month. Tickler File - Greg Funk said there is still no access at Palmer Plaza and he is working with management to try and get one. Library signs have been installed. Still working on the ramp at Drake and Lemay and Stuart and College. Nancy Jackson said she hasn't completed the letter to Susan Kirkpatrick regarding support of using CDBG funds for the elevator at city park center. She will work on that. She also reported on progress by DRS gathering information about the number of accessible units available in Fort Collins and waiting list numbers. The meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Shirle Reichenbach, Chairman 0 1141 Debra Kaestner, Staff Liaison GUIDELINES FOR THE AWARDS COMMITTEE 1. There has never been a limit to the number of awards issued per category nor a requirement that says awards must be given in every category. The 4 award categories are employment of people with disabilities, persons who work to increase community awareness about disabilities, improving the quality of life for persons with disabilities, and the Dorothy Lasley Memorial Award.* 2. The nomination forms and certificates should be reviewed for needed revisions annually. After changes are made to the forms (i.e. deadline dates, etc.) the Publicity Committee needs to be notified immediately and preferably given copies of the nomination information to refer to as they prepare media announcements. (The Publicity Committee should forward copies of media announcements to the Staff Liaison.) The Staff Liaison needs to be notified immediately of any changes on the certificates in order to place an order with the printers. 3. The Awards Committee may want to restrict the number of nominations submitted to a maximum of 3 per person/agency/organization. This would eliminate receiving large quantities of nominations and would encourage people to select only top nominee candidates. 4. After the nomination forms are reviewed and selections made by the Award's Committee, it is this committee's responsibility to notify the people who made nominations whether or not their nominees will receive awards. (If letters are sent, the draft letters can be given to the Staff Liaison to type on Commission on Disability letterhead stationery.) It is particularly important that persons are invited to the awards ceremony who have nominated people that are award recipients. 5. The Staff Liaison needs to know immediately following the selection of nominees the recipients' names and their award category in order to print the award certificate and obtain frames. *The Dorothy Lasley Memorial Award has always been given to only one recipient each year. NOMINATIONS FOR ANNUAL MAYOR'S AWARDS SPONSORED BY THE COMMISSION ON DISABILITY 1. Activities which are above and beyond an individual's normal expectation or job description will be the criteria for consider- ation. 2. Awards will be given in three categories: a. Employment of persons with disabilities. b. Persons who work to increase community awareness about dis- abilities. C. Improving the quality of life for persons with disabilities. 3. The recipient must have demonstrated commitment and involvement with a Derson/persons who has/have a disability/disabilities. 4. Nominees must live within or be providing services to the disabled community within the urban grown area of the City of Fort Collins. 5. Nominations are open to the public and may be submitted by indi- viduals, employers, or organizations in the Fort Collins area. No more than a total of three nominations may be submitted per per- son/organization/or agency. 6. Deadline for entries is September 3, 1990.. Send completed appli- cations to Commission on Disability, c/o City of Fort Collins, Building Permits 5 Inspections, P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522. 7. Please document the nominee's contribution, including special pro- jects initiated: a. Name of Person/Organization/Agency/Business being nominated: b. Address: C. Phone Number: Home Work d. Identify nomination category (See #2) e. Special Contribution. Describe the contribution on which this nomination is based. How have the actions of the nominee improved employment, awareness, and/or the quality of life for persons with disabilities? NOMINATION FOR DOROTHY LASLEY AWARD Diagnosed at the age of two years as having juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, which necessitated the use of a wheelchair for mobility and later caused the loss of her eyesight, Dorothy Lasley worked tire- lessly throughout her lifetime towards removing both architectural and attitudinal barriers for citizens with disabilities. She was an advocate for people with disabilities, donating countless volunteer hours until her death in 1983. She worked tirelessly for equal opportunities in employment, transportation, housing, education and independent living. Criteria for Award: 1. The nominee must be a person with a disability. 2. The nominee must be actively working toward increasing awareness of the right of those with disabilities and improving their quality of 3. Consiceration is given to the nominee-s contribution to the commu- nity through •voluntarism, organizational mem'oership and/or com- munity leadership. 4. The person nominated must live within or be providing service to the disabled community within the urban growth area of the City of Fort Collins. 5. One award is given annually. 6. Deadline for entries is September 3,1990. Send completed applications to Commission on Disability, c/o City of Fort Col- lins, Building Permits 6 Inspections, P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522. Nominee-s Name: Address: Phone Number: Home Person or group submitting nomination: Address: Phone \umber: Work Home Work Additional Reference for Nominee: Name: Phone cumber: Home Work State reasons for nomination and comment on how this person exempli- fies the spirit of the Dorothy Lasley Award. Attach any pertinent information or letters of support to substantiate this nomination. 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