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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2017-04-12 | 26 | ITEM 2-B COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES MEETING MINUTES OF Wednesday, April 12, 2017 6:30 p.m. Susan Deutsch: I just want to let the commission know that I am not going to be available for the Spring Festival because my son is graduating medical school so I'm going to be in Wisconsin that weekend. Sorry. I've been looking forward to this. S?: Congratulations. Beth Kenny: Let's move on to staff communications 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS Kerry Parker: I keep interjecting with my staff communications so I think you've heard a lot from me tonight. The Public Works Department will assist this Commission in changing its name. As I say, it might take a while because I'm dedicated to other things for the next couple of months, but as I speak about it with my administrative staff, it's something that we could probably incorporate into our workload. I just wanted you to know that about urgency, I wish for you to not have an urgent feeling about it, but other than that, we can get it moving. I made the mention about Earth Day which is lovely, but I think that for any event planning if you need my assistance in getting a contact or something like that I'd be happy to get it for you. I am about to fill out applications for banners in the month of October for the CDI banner. We have two weeks that are open to us. I've got the Commission on those weeks, it's a week over on Webster and a week at Central and Oak. Park Street's totally taken for all of October. So I just wanted to mention that. But usually, I'm going to give you a contact and pass it off to you. So just be ready for that. I can make a quick list at times, but usually, I have to be pulled in another direction for the other work that I do. I had another thing I wanted to mention and I can't think of it. I'll forward it to the group when I remember what I was just about to say. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS Beth Kenny: Thank you, Kerry. Now we move on to announcements. Does anyone have any announcements they would like to make? Why don't you do that? Jenny Linton: I'd just like to announce that April is Autism Awareness Month. That was mentioned to the City Council earlier this month. It was a proclamation at the City Council earlier this month. Thank You. Beth Kenny: Thank you, Commissioner Linton. Arnold Brillinger: I was just wondering on that should there be a suggestion or recommendation from this commission to proclaim April as Autism Awareness Month? Beth Kenny: There was a proclamation that the City Council did. We had a former commissioner who accepted the proclamation on our behalf, Jody Moore. She has done a lot of work in the autistic community. Is that what you were looking for? Arnold Brillinger: No, I was looking for, should we next year make a recommendation? They're 05/24/17 Page 26 of 29 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2017-04-12.pdf |