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Home My WebLink AboutBDACMinutes_2022_07_28Brookings Disability Awareness Committee Date:July 28, 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:Izzy Collazo, Rachel Holm*, Carol Jung*,Ramona Kauk, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss SDSU Student:Emma Nusrat Qurashi* SDSU Liaison: Vacant County ADA Coordinator: Kristen Witchey City ADA Coordinator: Susan Rotert (in attendance) Absent:Jenny Grendler, Michelle Johnson, Ali Teesdale Guests: Charlene (Charlie) Ward* *Carol: Arrived ~12:15 p.m. *Charlie: Left ~12:30 p.m. *Rachel: Left ~12:45 p.m. *Emma: Left ~12:50 p.m. 1. The meeting was called to order at 12:04 p.m. 2.Approval of agenda A motion to approve the agenda was made by Rachel,seconded by Aysia. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Izzy Collazo, Rachel Holm, Ramona Kauk, Aysia Platte, Emma Nusrat Qurashi, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (none.) 3. Approval of minutes ●Aysia: Submitted revised minutes, adding Susan's name where Nancy's was. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Mark,seconded by Izzy. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Izzy Collazo, Rachel Holm, Ramona Kauk, Aysia Platte, Emma Nusrat Qurashi, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (none.) 4. Welcome of new member - Ramona Kauk ●Ramona: psych major at SDSU, worked as direct support professional with Advance, master's degree in rehab/counseling, was the Young Adult Transition Coordinator, now (as of May 2022) is Director of Admissions and Support Coordination with Advance 5. Budget update ●Balance currently is $2129.78. ○Recent expenses: cookies, ice cream (not yet reflected: invoice for The Creative Space Studio) 6. Officer Updates: a.Chair ●No updates at this time. b.Vice Chair ●Jon: Broke an ice cream scoop at the community band event, and bought a replacement. c.Recorder ●No updates at this time. d.Publicity coordinator ●Mark: Suggested planning for NDEAM proclamation. e.City ADA coordinator ●Susan: Updated about Lynda Venhuizen's interest in potentially becoming the Disability Awareness Committee's SDSU Liaison. A motion to accept Lynda Venhuizen as the SDSU Liaison was made by Jon, seconded by Ramona. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Izzy Collazo, Rachel Holm, Carol Jung, Ramona Kauk, Aysia Platte, Emma Nusrat Qurashi, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (none.) ●Carol: Disbursed 60 BATA tokens to Rachel per vote. ○Rachel: Mentioned how thankful clients are for the gift (has given out 12 of 60 already). ○Mark: Proposed that Rachel quantify how many additional tokens she could use at work, to create a plan to disburse more tokens at the next meeting. f.County ADA coordinator ●No updates at this time. g.SDSU Liaison ●No updates at this time. h.Human Rights Commission Liaison ●Charlie: Explained Dorothy and Eugene T. Butler Human Rights Award application is open until 5 p.m. on July 31, 2022. ●Charlie: Shared the Common Read schedule with Nancy,which is not finalized, but events start at the end of August 2022. ●Charlie: Notified about film screening of "Pray Away the Gay" at UCC on August 2, 2022. ●Charlie: Seeking a licensed hairstylist who can work with textured hair. 7. Events/Public Promotions: a.July 17th – Brookings Community Band Concert ‐ Ice Cream Sponsor i.Emma: Mentioned that many people enjoyed raspberry ripple. ii.Aysia: Noted Barry Berry was popular in the past, so that may be a fruit variety that folks would like. iii.Carol: Suggested cutting vanilla down to one tub. iv.Jon: Shared impression of Kathy (the band manager) was quite set in her ways. v.Matt: Asked if we need to start as early as 6:00 p.m. (Kathy suggested starting at 6:45 p.m.) vi.Aysia: Said 6:00 p.m. was too early and that we should try for 6:30 p.m. next year. vii.Carol: Requested purchase of Disability Awareness Committee-owned tablecloths for use in future years. viii.Izzy: Will contact the vendor he purchased the six foot banner from for his business to see what it would cost to have a customized tablecloth for the committee. ix.Carol: Raised concern about recruiting able-bodied volunteers for the community band event because of the highly physical nature of the work. b.July 26th – ADA Anniversary Day Mayoral Proclamation (Draft Review) i.Mark: Noted that "ADA compliance" is a baseline. ii.Matt: Shared history of ADA Day and related events. c.August 20th – “Day for Disabled Kids” at Creative Space Studio on Main i.Izzy: Coordinated invoicing with Brittany for Saturday, August 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Creative Space Studio. ii.Aysia: Currently is designing assets and writing copy for the event, to pass along to Mark for the Disability Awareness Committee social media. iii.Mark: Can try to mention it on his radio show. iv.Susan: Will ask Chelsie (before her last day, tomorrow) if the event can be publicized on the City of Brookings Facebook page. d.October 15th – White Cane Awareness Day i.Matt: Volunteers to organize include Izzy, Matt, and Ramona, plus Aysia and Jon can potentially help on the day of the event. e.December 1st – Mayor ’s Awards 2022 i.Matt: Recapitulated the ABLE/Empower Awards from last year, and Carol, Mark, and Matt are on a sub-committee related to planning. ii.Matt: Suggested improvements from last year relate to 1) BATA expanding service for the event, 2) the City of Brookings paying for the extended BATA service (Susan contacted Bonnie and we must provide a written request), 3) ensure the presenter's platform is accessible (Susan has discussed with Bonnie and Mike and they are formulating a plan), 4) delivering a more heartfelt speech from the presenter (this is Matt criticizing himself), 5) make sure the folks who are receiving the award know they are invited to speak, and 6) expanding solicitation of nominees from the community (i.e. running ad in the paper, on the radio, etc.). 1.Mark: Would hesitate to spend committee money on an advertising campaign. 2.Aysia: Agreed that it would not be a mindful use of funds on an advertising campaign and suggested reaching out to community partner organizations directly to inform them of the ABLE/Empower Awards and to nominate folks in their network. 3.Mark: Noted that the deadline for submissions is around October 15, so we have two months to recruit folks to nominate. 4.Matt: Clarified that the nomination deadline is September 15, the following meeting is September 22 (at which the committee votes then notifies award recipients), and October 15 is the deadline to have all the details finalized. iii.Matt: Proposed adding another award, for a disabled/neurodivergent citizen. 1.Jon: Suggested reaching out to partner organizations who may have an idea of disabled individuals who qualify. 2.Aysia: Noted that it feels rushed to decide this week, and suggested formulating a better plan to integrate a new award over the next year instead. 3.Mark: Said that award should be exclusive to disable/neurodivergent folks. 4.Aysia: Agreed, and reminded that since the Human Rights Commission has difficulty every year getting nominees for the Human Rights Award, it may be more difficult for us with a smaller pool. A motion to move forward with the same parameters for the ABLE and Empower Awards as last year was made by Mark, seconded by Izzy. The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Izzy Collazo, Ramona Kauk, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (none.) f.Tabled ‐ “Public Listening Session for Parents of Disabled Children” (or vice versa) g.Tabled ‐ “Public Listening Session for Disabilities in the Workforce” 8. Subcommittee/Task Force Updates: a.Marketing Subcommittee ●No updates at this time. b.Accessibility Task Force ●No updates at this time. c.Work Plan Task Force ●No updates at this time. 9. Other Items: a.“News Line" coming to South Dakota i.Izzy: News Line is live in South Dakota, and he will update Mark with information to share on the Disability Awareness Committee social media. b.Website Updates on Available Accessible Housing issue i.Matt: Summarized conversation between Rachel and Rose (from the state), and they would not like to collaborate on a proactive approach (currently it is reactive and individuals are supposed to come "prepared," according to the state partners). c.Gathering of Partner Organization List i.Jon: Has a list of 12-15 organizations unique to Brookings and several more that are statewide organizations that may have a local branch. d.Next meeting date & format i.August 25, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.Hybrid attendance is still an option. 10. Announcements ●Izzy: Was invited to go to a leadership seminar for the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, and recently attended the national conference in New Orleans, and he is interested in working on advocacy for subminimum wage. ○Mark: Noted we should discuss with the city lawyer since this is a sensitive political issue. 11. Adjournment A motion to adjourn was made by Jon, seconded by Ramona.The motion carried by the following votes: -Yes:Izzy Collazo, Ramona Kauk, Aysia Platte, Jon Stauff, Mark Sternhagen, Matthew Weiss -No: (None.) Adjournment at 1:29 p.m. Submitted by Aysia Platte, Recorder