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October 16, 2000
A meeting of the Brookings Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities was held on
Monday, October 16, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. in City Hall. Members present: Kurt Cogswell, Nancy
_Hartenoff,_Kay Cutler, Emily Bennett and Roger Seas. Sue -Parrott, -SDSU- Student, -was present
asa guest of Cutler. Absent members: Amy Fry, Lynda & Allen Muller, David Bertelson and
Maria Muxen. Shari Dunn, City Clerk, was present.
1. Chairman Cogswell called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
2. Agenda. Redistribution of Duties was added to the agenda under follow-up reports.
3. Minutes. The minutes of September 15, 2000 were approved.
4. Schedule next meeting. Friday, November 3, 2000 at 9:00 a.m.
5. Announcements. Members were reminded to turn in volunteer hour forms.
6. Correspondence.
• National Organization of Disability Update
• Enforcement of Civil Rights Law Packet from SDCCD
• Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 9/20/00. Dunn said she had contacted Allyn Frerichs about
creating a map of all city parks that illustrates parks with accessible playground
equipment and location/dates of future improvements. She plans to obtain a copy of the
court settlement agreement.
7. Status & Follow-up Reports.
Recycle for Life. Cogswell reported that the committee is coordinating two drop off
locations at the Mall and Easter Seals Store for donated items. On October 28th the
committee will pick up donated items from people's homes. This is a part of a statewide
program to recycle durable medical equipment.
Website. Dunn said the city is in the process of creating a website of city programs and
services. She asked for volunteers to develop the website information for the committee.
Hartenoff, Cogswell and Bennett volunteered.
Redistribution of Activities. Cogswell asked for volunteers to take over two activities he has
been doing for the committee.
• Attend Summer Arts Festival Committee monthly meetings
® Produce the monthly Chamber advertisement
Accessible Van. Cogswell reported the boards of the Brookings Area Transportation
Authority and Volunteer Service Bank met last month to discuss the van project.
Community & Campus Inclusion Speaker. Bennett circulated copies of the two
advertisements that ran in the Brookings Register. She noted that there would also be a
feature article in the Collegian and Register on October 18. Bennett was commended for
her work on this project!
Governor's Awards. Five nominations were received:
Pam Irion — Employee
Kay Cheever — Citizen
JC Penney — Employer
Lisa Pierce — Employee
Melania Rosa — Employee
Notification letters will be sent this week. Dunn will prepare a recognition program for the event.
Cogswell volunteered to prepare proclamations for Cheever, Pierce and Rosa. Cutler
volunteered for JC Penney and Irion. Members were asked to attend the program on Monday,
October 23, 2000 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Bennett suggested the Committee invite Nancy Schade, SDSU Disability Coordinator, to a
future meeting. It was noted that the SDSU Disability Coordinator has served as a "liaison" on
the committee (non-voting).
Cogswell reported that he is working a project in where 1500 colleges or
universities are organizing and producing educational software for use on the
Internet. He asked that access to people with disabilities be a component of t
program. As a result, specialists on access issues will review all software and
websites in this program. I