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Home My WebLink AboutBDACMinutes_2022_02_24Brookings Disability Awareness Committee Date:February 24, 2022 Hybrid Zoom and in-person Brookings City and County Government Center 520 3rd St, Suite 230 Brookings, SD 57006 Phone (605) 692-6281 Attendance:Brianna Doran, Alyssa Gentile, Rachel Holm, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss SDSU Student: Alyssa Gentile SDSU Liaison: Vacant County ADA Coordinator: Kristen Witchey City ADA Coordinator: Susan Rotert (Nancy Olson in attendance) Absent:Ismael (Izzy) Collazo, Jenny Grendler, Carol Jung Guests: Charlene (Charlie) Ward, Brookings Human Rights Commission 1. The meeting was called to order at 12:04 p.m. 2. Approval of Agenda a.Amendments: i.(None) A motion to approve the agenda was made by Mark, seconded by Brianna. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Brianna Doran, Rachel Holm, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (None) 3. Approval of minutes a.Amendments: i. A motion to approve the agenda was made by Brianna,seconded by Mark. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Brianna Doran, Rachel Holm, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (None) 4. Budget -Nancy: Balance currently is $3000.00. 5. Officer Updates: a.Chair ●Matt: Filled out year in-review document to present to City Council on March 31, 2022. Pending review. ●Matt: From March 30-April 1, will be at a conference for the Historic Preservation Committee. Jon will present in his stead. Mark may also attend to assist if he has BATA access. Brianna will send last year's powerpoint to Matt, Jon, and Mark for a framework for this year's presentation. ●Matt: Sent comments via e-mail to inform the Larson Ice Center expansion from last month's meeting. ●Matt: Sent comments via e-mail regarding Developmental Disability Awareness Month proclamation. b.Vice Chair ●No updates at this time. c.Recorder ●No updates at this time. d.Publicity coordinator ●No updates at this time. e.City ADA coordinator - ●Nancy: Wants to review the proclamation. ●Nancy: Nomination of board members. ○Ali Teesdale, Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program ■professional interest, has a disabled sibling ○Michelle Johnson, Title IX coordinator at SDSU ■doctorate in special education, works in education A motion to approve Michelle Johnson was made by Mark,seconded by Brianna. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Brianna Doran, Rachel Holm, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (None) A motion to approve Ali Teesdale was made by Aysia,seconded by Jon. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Brianna Doran, Rachel Holm, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (None) ●Nancy: Annual report recap. f.County ADA coordinator ●No updates at this time. g.SDSU Liaison ●Alyssa: No updates at this time. 6. Events/Public Promotions: a.Ski for Light/Sons of Norway i.Mark: Event has already passed. ii.Aysia: Carol sent Linda Vaa's contact information for next year. b.March Proclamation Draft i.Nancy: Scheduled for March 8 presentation. Could also occur on March 22. ii.Mark: Can attend. iii.Brianna: Can attend. Will also reach out to Matt Simet at Advance to see if any developmentally-disabled community members would like to and are able to attend in a COVID-safe manner. iv.Matt: Wondering if virtual attendance is possible. v.Brianna: Recalls that virtual participation is only an option for city council members. vi.Mark: Does not want to push for in-person attendance, and virtual attendance might be feasible. Some community members are committed to non-COVID-safe behavior at in-person city council meetings, which puts disabled community members at-risk. vii.Brianna: Will text Matt and try to get a response about community participation by Wednesday, March 1. viii.Nancy: Need the proclamation finalized with at least one week's notice, however attendees can be finalized after that. ix.Mark: Proposed to move the proclamation presentation time to the March 22 city council meeting. x.Nancy: Needs to revise proclamation. xi.Matt: Suggested "complex" versus "severe" in the first paragraph. xii.Mark: Noted that developmental disabilities are not limited to the "developmental years" (i.e. childhood and adolescence). xiii.Aysia: Agreed with Mark and suggested mentioning that developmental disabilities "occur across the lifespan" in a person. xiv.Matt: Asked if it makes sense to include a specific developmental disability such as Down Syndrome. xv.Aysia: Summarized "developmental disabilities are often present as early as birth in those impacted, and endure across the lifespan of a person" in the first paragraph. xvi.Mark: Posited that we do not want to leave out anyone by naming specific disabilities. A motion to approve wording was made by Jon, seconded by Mark. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Brianna Doran, Rachel Holm, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (None) A motion to present proclamation on March 22 at city council meeting was made by Mark, seconded by Brianna. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Brianna Doran, Rachel Holm, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (None) c.Ideas for Q1 Awareness Events i.Matt: Ties into work plan. d.Work Plan Discussion of Proposed 2022 BDAC - Sponsored Events i.Matt: Reviewed work plan we received in January via e-mail (for example: host movie night at Cinema 8, sponsor parade entry). Document is titled "BDAC - building a work plan - Sent to City for Jan Mtg.xlsx" and was sent by Jon Stauff. ii.Matt: Asked about the May awareness campaign and if we should stick with mental health. iii.Aysia: Shared that May is Better Speech and Hearing Month and National Mobility Month, which are both solid themes (with Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 20). iv.Mark: Erred toward accessibility and mobility themes. v.Alyssa: Shared about the importance of mental health in this context. vi.Brianna: Mentioned partnering with the Brookings County Mental Health Coalition (contact: Nikki Eining) about mental health awareness events during May. Nikki responded already that a proclamation is planned. Brianna will follow up with more details. vii.Matt: Suggested to revisit at next month's meeting. 7. Subcommittee/Task Force Updates: a.Marketing Subcommittee ●Mark: Looking forward to ADA Day in July. ●Mark: Suggested ordering cookies to give out at the March 22 city council meeting alongside the proclamation. A motion to spend $75 or less on cookies was made by Mark, seconded by Brianna. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Brianna Doran, Rachel Holm, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (None) b.Accessibility Task Force ●No updates at this time. c.Work Plan Task Force (Jon, Carol, Alyssa) ●No updates at this time. 8. Other Items: a.Possible Collaboration on Public Listening Session for Wheelchair Accessibility Issues of City Hall and Swiftel Center. ●Need to set time for the listening session. ●Will revisit at next month's meeting in collaboration with HRC liaison. b.Next meeting date & format ●March 24, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. Hybrid attendance is still an option. 9. Announcements ●Aysia: Shared about Brooking County Youth Mentoring Program Disability Awareness Week event at Dakota Prairie Elementary from March 7-11. Will follow up via e-mail. ○Mark: Wanted to know if Brookings School District Spring Break is that week. BSD Spring Break is April 14-18 this year. SDSU is March 14-18. 10. Adjournment A motion to adjourn was made by Brianna, seconded by Mark. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Brianna Doran, Rachel Holm, Aysia Platte, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (None) Adjournment at 13:15 p.m. Submitted by Aysia Platte, Recorder