MINUTES OF ADA ACCESS ADVISORY BOARD
WEDNESDAY, January 25, 2006
CITY HALL, 1ST FLOOR BOARDROOM

I. Dave Calvert chaired the January meeting.   

In attendance from the Wichita Access Advisory Board
Steve Hinds, Valerhy Powers, Lori Lawrence, Steve Stambaugh, Tiffany Nickel, Shirley Yonce, Ed Koon, Dave Calvert, Julie Hedrick, Jeremy Rolofson, Judy Weigel, Jeff Farney, and Colin Mckenney (in place of David Waldie)

Members not present
Jeanne Goodvin, David Waldie, Marty Rothwell, Ron Pasmore, and Grady Landrum

Other City Staff and Guests
Kent Johnson		DMCG
Angela Krummel	Assistant ADA Coordinator
Jeff Myers		Public Works

The meeting convened at 10:05 a.m. by Dave Calvert

II. Minutes Approval
The minutes from December 21, 2005 were approved. (Weigel/Lawrence)

III. Discussion of Implementation Plan, Self Evaluation and Action Step - Kent Johnson (DMCG)

A. Kent presented information regarding the final steps in the implementation of the Transition Plan. Tasks are being assigned to individual departments to begin implementation. Kent gave an overview of the ADA Implementation Action Steps which are preliminary and may be altered, including implementation dates. 
B. Kent directed the Board to determine a mission and present that mission to City Council. Calvert asked that mission statement input be submitted to him. Mission statements were also supposed to be developed for committees. Committee comments should also be e-mailed to Calvert. 
C. Kent agreed with Mr. Calvert's idea sent out via e-mail to the Board that a time frame of "one-year" should be added to the Transition Plan. A motion was made to implement the one-year time frame with Kent Johnson's discretion to choose those improvements to be placed in the one-year category (Nickel made the motion, Hedrick second). 







III. Committee Reports and Discussion:
Due to time constraints, committee reports were not presented. All committee report information was distributed via e-mail prior to today's meeting. From now on committee reports will only be shared when board action is required. 

IV. Old Business
A. Airport Parking- Kent Johnson briefly drove around the airport and noted some problems with the Airport parking lots. Kent agreed to add the airport into the Transition Plan survey and go out again for an in depth evaluation of the terminal and parking lots. Yonce made a motion to have the airport surveyed, Hedrick seconded. 
B. Jay Hinkel's Participation- The Board discussed Jay Hinkel's attendance at the WAAB meetings and whether his attendance is appropriate/needed. It was decided by a board consensus that Jay's attendance is welcomed and needed. The Board appreciates his input and feels more comfortable knowing he is there for advice. 
C. Ad hoc Committee on Board Size.  The ad hoc Committee on Board Size reported that the Board needs to kept to a manageable size and that the rotating member provision should not be changed.

V. New Business
A. ADA Coordinator- The board proposed that the City should hire a full time ADA Coordinator. Kent Johnson and Angela Krummel will be drafting an ADA Coordinator job description. The board is encouraged to e-mail suggestions for the job description to Calvert. The job description will be approved by the board and presented to the City Manager for consideration. 
B. Public meeting to be scheduled- The Board discussed when and where to have the public meeting to provide public input for the Transition Plan. Kent Johnson will do a presentation at the meeting. It was decided the board will have to set the date early to allow for people to plan ahead. May 25th was a possible date. 
C. Accessible Parking- Interested board members were invited to stay after to hear an update on the Accessible Parking Program from Angela Krummel.

Next Meeting: February 22, 2006
 		 10:00-11:30, City Hall
		1st Floor Exec. Board Room





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