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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM2001_06_22June 22, 11 A meeting of the Brookings Advisory Committee for People who have Disabilities was held on Friday, June 22, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. in the Brookings City Hall. Members present: Lynda Muller, Dona Kornbaum, David Bertelson, Emily Bennett, Kurt Cogswell, Amy Fry, Marla Muxen, and Kurt Cogswell. Nancy Hartenhoff, Roger Seas, Allen Muller, and David Hoyt, Sue Parrott, and Kay Cutler were absent. Chairman Cogswell called the meeting to order at 10:00. The agenda was adopted as printed. The May 3 minutes were approved. Schedule next meeting -Friday, September 7, 11:00 a.m. Announcements/Correspondence/Calendar • July 6 2002 Budget proposal & financial information deadline • July 23-5:30pm Presentation of Able Awards • July 24 ADA Anniversary • Correspondence: May 25 The ADA Today • SD Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities Newsletter ® May/June SDCCD Newsletter • Spring/Summer 1999 Kids on Block Newsletter Able Award Committee recommends that two Able Awards be presented to United Church of Christ and Hy -Vee. Linda Muller motioned to approve two awards, Emily Bennett second. Presentation will take place in City Council room downstairs City Hall on July 231d Share the Spirit Program Kurt took an e-mail poll to determine if everyone agrees to cooperate. Motion by Donna Kornbaum, Second by Amy Fry to cooperate with Share the Spirit. Nancy Schade commented that the effort could really change things in Brookings. Kurt will be calling committee members to help in the effort. Local Affiliates Linda and Allen Muller attended local affiliate meeting and reported that as of October 1, 2001 there will no longer be a local affiliate. There will continue to be a regional in Colorado. Kurt thinks it would be nice to at least have an annual or semi-annual meeting to discuss issues. Linda reported that Sioux Falls may be regulating parking striping to ensure that spots are marked properly. Linda talked about an accessibility kit, which includes items such as a measuring tape, wood blocks, and pressure tester that would be helpful to the committee. Kurt thinks that the committee does have one but will check with Shari for sure. There might be funds in budget to purchase new one. Kids on Block Program Kurt and the committee think that having the puppets in the community would be a good way to especially expand Barrier Awareness Day. They could be used for other purposes as well in our community but committee would not want to be owners/operators. Linda suggested either Easter Seals or Brookings Interagency. Linda volunteered to talk with Sheri to inquire what was proposed. Marla thinks it would be a good resource for fund raising. {Terri Jewel Gerri may be a potential workshop speaker rather than presenting for Disability Awareness Month. Nancy Schade will visit with Kris Francesca about presenting in October. She is a comedian and will be in Sioux Falls that month. She may be able to get a better rate if she comes then. Summer Arts Festival Amy Fry has not been able to attend the last two meetings. Will try to attend next meeting. Kurt did say that there would not be a wheelchair booth. There will be 1-2 chairs at each informational booth. He said we would not have to staff a booth then. ADA Anniversary Committee discussed what to do for the anniversary. We talked about marquees, newspaper articles, and PSA's. Kurt and Marla agreed to meet to discuss PSA's. Budget 2002 Changes More money for board development and training and public education dissemination of materials. Committee agreed that bringing a speaker in would be more effective than sending someone from the committee out. Committee will cut back to 3-4 times a year in the Chamber News. Committee will not be able kick in money for the outdoor home show but will continue to have a booth at home show. Kurt voiced concern over the fact that it is a home show and we really don't fit in with what we've done so far. Emily suggested calling companies who provide accessible items for the home to find out if they would be willing to come to the show. There is a problem with staffing too and the committee is wondering if we should have more community involvement such as high school students? Materials Dissemination Kurt proposed disseminating materials by turning information into PSA blurbs on an on- going basis. Nancy Schade asked if this could be coordinated with SDSU and putting it on the SDSU web site. Nancy volunteered to work with Kurt on this. No ADA Coordinators Report Shari Thornes did include an ADA report in our packet. Nancy Schade did mention Catch the Wave at SDSU. She explained that it was a workshop for students, parents, teachers, etc. who are involved with transitioning from high school to college. SDSU Stride is still trying to arrange an etiquette workshop.