2003-07-03 Committee on People with Disabilities Minutes

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B. Whitney suggested forming a subcommittee to accept the committee's recommendations and report back to the full committee at the next meeting. M. Gleason, L. Tobosa, and B. Whitney offered to serve on the subcommittee. Comments from committee members are due by July 15 to the subcommittee. The subcommittee will then send an advisory statement to the Mayor once the recommendations are compiled. A. Levin reported that the Department of Civil Service has asked the Mayor for permission to advertise the ADA Coordinator position. Approval has been given and money was available as of July 1. Therefore, the position will be advertised shortly, followed by a lengthy hiring process. Time is extremely important if the job description needs to be changed. He doubts the job description is final. The County Council approved the position, not the job description. M. Gleason offered to do a follow up call to M. Ben if MCPD receives no response from him next week. NEW BUSINESS A. PROJECT IMPACT Tabled. B. PARKS AND RECREATION REPORT Î A. MITCHENER A. Mitchener reported on the following: 1. Offered training on positive behavior support to staff for the summer fun program. Offered ADA awareness training for 125 summer hires. 2. Created a curriculum for summer fun ability awareness day for ki island. This was conducted at five sites in conjunction with monitoring the federal lunch program. Four more sites will participate. 3. A. Mitchener requested $100 from the Education/Public Awareness Subcommittee to purchase mat board, adhesive, and film for a kid Accessible Park Poster Exhibit. Selections created during the ability awareness days will be displayed in the foyer of the MayorÓs Office in Hilo, the lobby of Aupuni Center, and in the conference room of the MayorÓs Office in Kona. MCPD expressed reservations in expending funds early in the fiscal year and decided not to fund any new projects until they were sure they h cover committee expenses. 4. Several children with disabilities attend the summer fun program with skills trainers from the Institute for Family Enrichment (TIFFE). There was some concern about incorporating adults from other agencies in park programs because background checks are required of all staff who work with children. A policy is being created to help define the roles of skills trainers and recreation staff, to promote successful inclusion and support good communication. A. Mitchener would like to offer orientations by the end of the year with the skills trainers and Parks and Recreation staff. A similar effort has started with Goodwill 4