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Brookings Committee for People who have Disabilities
February 27, 2009
A meeting of the Brookings Committee for People who Have Disabilities was held at 2:00p.m.
on Friday, February 27, 2009 in the Brookings City Hall with the following members present:
Nancy Hartenhoff-Crooks, Dave Bertelson, Lonnie Bayer, Jessie Kuechenmeister, Dave Miller,
Jeff Vostad, Alan Davis and Lisa Sonnenburg. Members not present: Kurt Cogswell, Kim
Wells, and Dona Kornbaum.
Chair Dave Miller called the meeting to order.
Next meeting of the committee is scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
The agenda was adopted as printed. The minutes were approved.
New Business:
Electronic “paperless” agenda packets. A motion was made by Vostad, seconded by Bayer, to
utilize electronic paperless agenda packets for the Committee effective immediately. All
present voted yes; motion carried.
2009 Durable Medical Equipment Drive. The Committee agreed to conduct a durable medical
equipment drive in 2009. The first event was held in 2007 and was a huge success with over 100
pieces of equipment donated for redistribution to people with disabilities in the state. Miller
and Vostad will develop a task list for this year’s event and will contact Cogswell for the details.
Miller said Mills Property Management would be willing to donate storage space for the
equipment again.
ADA Leadership Network. The committee reviewed draft reporting forms related to ADA
related issues. The monthly reports will be submitted to the ADA Leadership Network as part
of the Committee’s membership compliance. The Network also offers a user friendly online
ADA training certification for its members. Hartenhoff-Crooks has completed the training.
Updates:
Governor’s Award Program. Jerry Raabe, SD Vocational Rehabilitation, was present to visit
with the Committee about the local Governor’s Awards nomination process. He agreed that
the process should go back to the original format in which the local nominees are recognized at
a Council meeting by the Mayor with a proclamation. He recommended the Committee
reinstate its use of the “short form” for the nominations and that document would be the
stepping stone for the formal nomination. His committee would assist in completing the
detailed nominations that are due in December each year.
October Awareness on Employment of People with Disabilities. Hartenhoff-Crooks has
secured a corporate manager from Walgreen’s Corporation as a keynote speaker for a variety of
venues from October 19-21, 2009 to speak about the benefits of hiring people with disabilities.
Walgreen designed one of its distribution centers to accommodate workers with disabilities and
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over one third of their workforce have severe disabilities. It has proven to be one of its most
efficient and profitable centers.
Vocational Rehabilitation is preparing a grant application for the event and requested
Committee participation. A motion was made by Hartenhoff-Crooks, seconded by Vostad, to
commit at least $300 for the NDEAM event for October. All present voted yes; motion carried.
Barrier Awareness Project. Kuechenmeister will contact Kornbaum for an update on the
event details.
Medary Elementary Parking Lot Review. Miller and Thornes were invited to review the
accessible parking plan for Medary Elementary. They recommended the City re-install the two
spaces on the street in front of the school. The Traffic Safety Committee approved that request
at its February meeting. Miller and Thornes also recommended the school install the designated
parking lot spaces in the “temporary space” area near the entrance rather than the current
location, which isn’t near a public door.
Draft Accessible Parking Requirements Brochure. The draft brochure has been reviewed by
the ADA Leadership Network and by the Paralyzed Veterans of America group. Both groups
made editing suggestions, but overall thought it was a wonderful product.
National ADA Symposium Conference – June 8-10, Kansas City. Miller, Hartenhoff-Crooks and
Thornes are planning to attend the conference. The ADA Leadership Network has approved
$1000 stipends for both committee members and Thornes will cover her travel expenses from
the City Clerk’s budget. A motion was made by Bertelson, seconded by Sonnenburg, to
authorize committee funds for any remaining travel expenses for the committee members
attending the conference. All present voted yes; motion carried.
Transportation Board Report. Hartenhoff-Crooks reported the Board met on February 17th. The
group has completed its first year and is currently establishing priorities as identified in the
annual report. Robb Rasmussen was elected as chair and she was elected as vice chair. One of
the projects is to establish circulation routes on campus and within the community and she is
working on that subcommittee.
City ADA Coordinator’s Report.
Plan review meetings verses ‘on-call’ basis. Thornes expressed concern about the number of
city projects and reviews the committee has had to tackle recently and asked for input about
a more structured review process, such as plan review meetings held twice a month on
specific days and times. There was support for more structure; however, there was concern
that sometimes projects are changing in plan review meetings fairly quickly and this
approach might not always be feasible. There are several projects already scheduled for
this spring, so a new system couldn’t be implemented without quite a bit of notice.
ADA Notice/Statement. Thornes distributed an updated ADA notice/statement that the city
has issued that will be posted and published in a variety of mediums and locations including
the legal notices, website, and government access channel.
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Report on 1/28/09 ADA Conference Call. A copy of the report was emailed out prior to the
meeting. No discussion on the issue.
SDSU Wellness Center. Thornes reported that a number of concerns were cited and will
prepare a final report for the Committee review prior it being submitted to the City
Manager.
Larson Ice Center Project (parking lot). The subcommittee worked with city officials on an
acceptable final plan for the parking lot. The parking spaces were moved and access aisles
were provided. The loading zone was reconfigured to provide an access aisle and curb
ramp.
Streetscape Compliance Review. Thornes will schedule a compliance review of the
downtown area. Committee members will be asked to participate, particularly those
involved in the original plan review.
Polling sites & April election. Due to funding deadlines, it will not be possible to request
funding for Brookings in-town polling site modifications in time for the April 14th election.
Calendar: June 8-10 ADA Symposium, Kansas City
March Agenda Items. Frost Arena, Goals, Barrier Awareness, Parking Ordinance, Medical
Equipment Drive, Plan Review Proposal, Wellness Center, Streetscape.
Meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
Submitted by Shari Thornes