Mayor's Advisory Committee for People With Disabilities

Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities Minutes Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Start Time: 12 p.m. End Time: 1 p.m. Location: City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room Purpose: Regular scheduled meeting Attended: Doris Stusiak, Marianne Dale, Tom Wanttie, Sandy Glover, Cindy Kirschman, Kristi Myhre, Deb Kambel, Cody Roggatz, Susan Hook, Eric Vetter, Sarah Johnson, Dalita Mayer, Guest – Barb Walker Absent: Holly Gederos, Laura Stoltenburg, Kris Fastenau, Mendy Jones, Becca Wells, Krista Bau, Ted Kneebone, Dawn LaMee, Dawn Brush, Steve Kelsey, Nancy Kelsey, Craig Eschenbaum, Ardell Fiedler 1. Standing Items 1.1 No additions to agenda. 1.2 A correction on the spelling of Doris Stusiak’s name was made to the June 2016 meeting. Minutes were unable to be approved as no quorum present. Will be approved at August 2016 meeting. 1.3 Due to treasurer Laura Stoltenburg’s absence, Doris Stusiak reviewed the submitted treasurer’s report. Due to no quorum present, treasurer’s report was unable to be approved. This will occur at August 2016 meeting. 2. Committee Reports 2.1. BAD- No Report. Will put on November agenda to discuss BAD 2017. Evaluations from the 2016 event should be tallied soon. 2.2. Partners in Community Pride – No Report. 2.3. Transportation – Cody Roggatz reported the airport had a safety audit in May and only had one write up. Construction on runway is occurring now. Passenger #s are up. Tom Wanttie reported that an inspection following the completion of the handrail at the RideLine office showed that there needs to be an additional 4 foot of rail added, which will occur soon. RideLine will be providing transportation to/from Brown County Fair. 2 busses will run in the afternoon and 3 in the evening. All busses will have wheelchair lifts. The cost will be $2.00/one way ride. The same bus stops as in the past will be utilized. Eric Vetter suggested letting the public know about the charge because the bussing provided by the previous company had been free to the public. 2.4. Educational Enhancement Award – Only one application has been received. Cindy Kirschman will send reminder of application due date to the disability coordinators at NSU and PC. 2.5. NDEAM – Committee has been meeting but no official report. 2.6. ADA Anniversary Celebration – Event will be held Thursday, July 21, starting at 5:30 on Main Street, north of Red Rooster Coffee House. Committee members are asked to be there between 4:00-5:00 to help with set up. If anyone has 6 foot tables, please bring them. Also, any door prizes are welcome. NEMHC will be donating $50.00 of movie tickets for door prizes. Food  supplies will be purchased at Ken’s Fairway ($25.00 donation from Ken’s), and McDonalds is donating the juice. Donation jars will be set out for FallOut Creative Community. Tom Wanttie moved to approve up to $300 to be spent on the ADA celebration. Deb Kambel seconded the motion. Because there wasn’t a quorum present, Doris Stusiak will send out an email for a vote on this motion. (Addendum: Motion carried via email vote) 3. Old Business 3.1. Brown County Fair Participation (Eric Vetter, Doris Stusiak) – Dale Jones, Juggler, will be performing on Sunday, August 21, at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm at the NVC tent. Committee members are encouraged to attend one of his performances. 3.2. Gypsy Day/SDSBVI (Doris Stusiak, Ardell Fiedler) – Will be discussed further next month to determine if Mayor’s Advisory Committee will participate. Last year’s participation in the parade by committee members was minimal. 4. New Business 4.1. ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 (Eric Vetter) – Eric reported on a bill that states when a letter is sent to someone about an ADA concern, there is certain formal language that must be included. The bill hasn’t passed yet. Eric sent an email to Rep. Kristi Noem regarding the reason for this bill but has not gotten a response yet. Eric suggested that other Committee members email Rep. Noem as well in order to add more emphasis to the concern. 4.2 Citizen Access Concerns – Barb Walker, guest, voiced concerns she had with various businesses. Accessible parking and heavy doors were her main concerns at Ruby Tuesday, Perkins and ARCC. Eric Vetter asked Barb to email him her concerns, and he will gladly check on these concerns. 4.3 NAMI – Cindy Kirschman reported that NAMI Aberdeen meets the third Monday of each month, 5:30 – 7:00 pm at NEMHC. NAMI Family Support Group meets on the first Monday of the month, 6:30 – 7:30 also at NEMHC. Two more NAMI members will be trained to be Family Support Group trainers. Anyone is invited to attend. 4.4 Did You Know? – Eric Vetter passed around the Aberdeen Progress magazine to show the “Did You Know” piece that was published in the magazine. 5. Review Upcoming Dates 5.1. Brown County Fair – Juggling Act – August 21, 11:00 am & 2:00 pm 5.2. Gypsy Day – October 1, 2016 5.3. NDEAM – October 11, 2016 5.4. NAMI Aberdeen will be meeting the third Tuesday of each month, 5:30 – 7:00pm at NEMHC. 6. Ending Items – Adjourn Meeting – Tom Wanttie moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Eric Vetter. Motion carried. 7. Next Meeting: August 16, 2016