Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommission On Disability - Minutes - 12/16/1998Attendance: Stacey Abate, Alan Apt, Mark Cummings, Don Fish, Initha Stuckey Staff: Blair Leist Guests: Steve Rierson I. COD Orientation Meeting City departments will be invited to a COD orientation meeting on Jan. 27th. On December 30th, members of the Commission will meet to identify specific issues that will be brought to the attention of the department heads at the meeting on the 27th. Following the meeting, Don will draft a letter inviting the department heads to the meeting. II. Parking Accessibility at Front Range Community College (FRCC) Mark C. met with Rose Kreston of Disabled Student Resources (CSU) for her input regarding the parking situation at FRCC (reference 12/2/98 minutes). According to Rose, the ADA requires that FRCC must provide unobstructed access to all buildings, but does not have to provide parking for every building. For Steve Rierson to park in the area that instructors use he would have to show a special need; possibly above and beyond his disability. Special parking privileges may be granted, but they are done so on a case by case basis. If Steve makes such a request, and is not satisfied with the outcome, then he can bring the issue to the attention of FRCC's Equal Opportunity Officer. Action: 1. Steve Rierson will request special parking privileges from Bitsy at FRCC. 2. Mark C. will contact Bitsy at FRCC for her perspective regarding this issue. 3. COD will not take action at this time. However, it appears that even if the intent of the ADA has been met, the spirit of the law has not. For this reason, the COD may get involved in this action at a later time. III. By -Laws Rewrite by-laws to reflect the following: 1. Meeting Times: Meetings will be held the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 12:15 to 1:30. 2. Absences: Absentee policy is to be changed to state that a member will be terminated from the Commission if they have three absences in a row or six in a calendar year. 3. Quorum Requirements: To be changed to read that a quorum constitutes 50% or more of board membership present. IV. Annual Report Blair will make every effort to have a draft of the annual report done for the Dec. 30th meeting. If not completed by then the report will be ready for the Jan.l3th meeting. IV. Workplan The 1999 workplan will be addressed at the Jan.l3th meeting. Suggestions for the new workplan include: 1) Needs to be more concise and realistic, and 2) quality, not quantity. Initial thoughts regarding workplan items to be added/changed include: 1) Meetings with City departments, boards/commissions, and outside agencies, 2) COD to receive agendas and minutes from identified boards and commissions, and 3) the Vice - Chair will be responsible for orientation of new members.