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Attendance: Stacey Abate, Alan Apt, Nancy Baker, Mark Cummings, Don Fish
Staff: Blair Leist
I. COD Informational Meeting
The preliminary agenda (as identified at the Dec. 2nd meeting) for the informational
meeting to be held on Jan.27th is:
1. Welcome and introduction of Commission members and City department
representatives.
2. Introduction to the work/mission of the Commission.
3. Showing of the COD video.
4. Discussing/listing issues of concern to the disabled community as related to specific
departments. (Depending on time, this agenda item may be limited to listing those
issues only. Departments will be invited back individually to discuss these issues in
greater detail.)
5. Ways for the COD to connect with City departments on common issues.
Issues that the COD would like to discuss with departments:
Building and Zoning
• More flexibility.
• Early notice of waivers.
• Delivery of clear, concise, and cohesive information to the COD. Especially
prior to any presentations to be made to the COD.
• Greater recognition of all disability issues.
Council Liaison
Support for COD in other City issues.
Improved communications with COD; from COD to Council Liaison, Council
Liaison to Council, and Council Liaison to COD.
Dial -A -Ride
• Concerns from Dial -A -Ride
• Training of drivers; sensitivity and on -going
Transportation
• Evening Transfort and matching DAR hours
• Changes affecting disabled
• Transit Tax
• Audible crosswalk signals
Human Resources
• Employment of individuals with disabilities
• Percent of City employees that have disabilities
• Disability awareness training of City employees that hire and supervisor
employees and/or that work with the public
Engineering
• General information on status of ADA compliance in regards to infrastructure;
within City organization and community -wide.
Recreational Therapy
• Expansion of program offerings
• What are the current range of programs
• Opportunity to work with outside agencies (e.g. Special Olympics)
Fort Collins Housing Authority
• Availablility of housing
• Leveraging of funds
Human Rights Office
• Sensitivity towards disability issues
Current Planning
• Recognition of the needs of all disabilities at early stages of development review