HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommission On Disability - Minutes - 04/08/2010COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
Fort Collins City Hall: Council Information Center: 12:15 p.m.
April 8, 2010
PRESENT: Michael Devereaux, Mare Franklin-Gaumer, Kalin
Logan, Michelle Miller, Karen Perry, Terry
Schlicting
ABSENT: Sam Cavallaro, Jeffrey Coon, Hettie Hueber, Carrie
Sue Rogers, Lydia Wiatrowski
CITY: Rosanne McDonnell
Absent: Ethan Cozzens
GUESTS: Sherry Albertson-Clark – Advanced Planning
Ingrid Decker – City Attorney’s Office
Kyle Lambrecht – COFC Engineering
Randy Maizland – COFC Engineering
Jen Petrik – COFC Transportation/Planning Office
Call to Order: 12:22pm
1. Introductions (10 minutes)
2. Approval of Minutes
March (15 minutes)
Minutes approved with slight correction.
3. Open Discussion General Public (20 minutes)
Mare requested that Rosanne check the Mayor’s schedule for October, so we can get a
concrete date for the Annual Mayor’s Awards on Disability. It is usually preferred that the
ceremony takes the place of the COD meeting for October, if the Mayor is available. The sub-
committee will begin meeting in June.
Update: Kalin shared pictures he took of the new accessible parking space at the
Catholic Charities Northern shelter during the March COD meeting and explained the difficulties
with the set-up. Mike Devereaux contacted Catholic Charities on Terry Schlicting’s behalf.
They were thankful for the “heads up” and the help. They are now going to have two dedicated
accessible parking spaces and will add a ramp. Kalin Logan will follow up on their progress, as
the COD would like to send a thank you note when the project is completed.
Karen Perry mentioned that she will sit on a panel for Barrier Busters May 22
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1:00pm at the downtown library and wondered if there were others interested.
Kalin mentioned that he is the COD liaison to the Fort Collins Housing Authority. He is
attending their next monthly meeting to present some data. He will keep the COD updated.
Yvonne’s absence is due to hospitalization, so her bid for membership is on hold
presently. Mare will bring a card to the next meeting for the COD to sign.
4. New Business (1 hour)
1. Ingrid Decker, Assistant City Attorney (COD by-laws)
Ingrid provided copies of the drafted changes to the COD by-laws. Each member
will review the changes and be prepared to discuss the proposed changes at the next
official meeting. Rosanne will e-mail this final draft for review to members not
present for a final vote.
2. Sherry Albertson-Clark (former COFC employee)
Sherry’s role now is to oversee a 12 million dollar HUD grant over the next 5
years. The focus of this grant is a consolidated plan to prevent homelessness and
provide practical housing for all (PHA), especially to special needs populations, such
as teens, seniors and individuals with disabilities, etc. Sherry is working to find
programs that provide housing services to these populations and assist in meeting
unmet needs. They will roll out their PHA plan for public review in late April and
will take comments and suggestions for a 30 day period. The plan will be voted on in
late May or early June.
5. Old Business
1. EPIC - Cross Disability Complaint Sub-Committee
Terry will be meeting with Wendy Williams for further discussion/brainstorming.
2. North College Improvement Project
Kyle Lambrecht and Randy Maizland presented a quick update on this project.
There is a projected start date of April 2011. They will come back to a COD meeting
once the final engineering plan has been approved.
5. ADJOURN: 2:05 pm