HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-07-2012_Minutes MDACMilton Disability Awareness Committee
Meeting Minutes
November 7. 2012
Committee Members In Attendance: Ken Woods, Van Black, Tass Welch, Gary Arnold
Guest: Dudley Arnold
MDAC Liaison: Sudie Gordon
Ken Woods called the meeting to order. The meeting began at 7:00 p.m.
Ken Woods:
We need to approve the March 7, 2012 and June 6, 2012 minutes.
Motion and Vote: Gary Arnold made a motion to approve the March 7, 2012 and June 6,2012
minutes. Tass Welch seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (4·0).
Ken Woods:
Does anyone have anything they would like to report after attending the Roundup?
I wasn't able to attend.
Gary Arnold:
I think the city did a good job.
I think they are really starting to listen to our needs.
Sudie Gordon:
The city hired a company, JRM, to set it up and take it down.
They did a great job.
I think there were about 2,000 in attendance.
We have received a lot of positive feedback.
Tass Welch:
Ashley Blenco is in charge of planning Christmas in Crabapple and the Christmas Tree Lighting.
I will send her our requests.
Last year there were about 600 attendees.
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Ken Woods:
The Tree Lighting will be in the same place as last year in front of Target.
There will be plenty of parking and access to restrooms.
I think it would be nice for everyone to go around the room and share their experiences about
disabilities and explore other opportunities for outreach in the community.
Sudie Gordon:
Jim Cregge could not be here tonight but he wanted me to pass along information about
Deerfield and Bell Memorial Park.
He would like our committee to be very involved about ideas for trail access at these locations.
He will be at our next meeting with maps, etc. to discuss our ideas with him.
Ken Woods:
That is great. We appreciate that he is listening to us about our requests for accessibility in
public areas.
We need to vote on a secretary who can provide the minutes for us since we are obligated as a
City board to publish the minutes.
Tass Welch volunteered to be the secretary and provide the minutes going forward.
Motion and Vote: Van Black made a motion to accept Tass Welch as the Secretary of MDAC.
Gary Arnold seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (4-0).
Ken Woods:
At the next meeting, we need to elect board members for Van Black and Sharon Lockwood's
positions.
Dudley Arnold is an obvious choice for one of these positions.
Gary Arnold:
One of the reasons I brought Dud ley to the meeting is because I am going to be very involved in
Canine Assistants during the next year. I will not have as much time to devote to MDAC as I
have in the past.
Ken Woods:
Let's move on to the approval of the 2013 MDAC Meeting Calendar.
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Motion and Vote: Tass Welch made a motion to approve the 2013 MDAC Meeting Calendar.
Van Black seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (4-0).
Now, I would like for us to go !3round the table and everyone let us know what they are doing
and thinking about disability events.
Van Black:
As of now, we have nothing planned for next year.
In the past, you have mentioned the possibility of us going out into the community and
speaking at events instead of us hosting events where the community comes to us. Where are
we with this idea?
Gary Arnold:
I would like for us to produce a brochure that we can hand out to the public that outlines our
objectives and upcoming events.
Everyone agreed that is a good idea.
Ken Woods:
ADA Month is in July 2013. We could ask the City to create a proclamation to make people
more aware of Americans with Disabilities.
The next meeting will be December 5, 2012.
Motion and Vote: Tass Welch made a motion to adjourn. Gary Arnold seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously (4-0). The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Minutes Submitted By: Sudie Gordon
Minutes Approved By:
Kennard Woods, Chair
Date Approved:
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