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f City of Falcon Heights, Human Rights Commission Minutes of the Meeting, 4 -20 -93 1. Minutes It was established that it has been a concern that no minutes have been submitted for HRC meetings held in the current year and established that in order to maintain a record of commission actions that minutes will be submitted monthly. 2.Discussion of Falconeers Seniors Club. The meeting was attended by Bernice Lindemann representing the Falconeers Seniors Club. All Falconeers activities were discussed. The commission is attempting to ensure access to all club programs. Day trips have not been occurring in recent years due to a lack of interest. When they were held the only attendees with restrictions were those who used canes andt one member with emphysema. Current club activities include: Dessert -Card playing Christmas Party Picnic in the Park Potluck Dinner Senior Center dancers Fire Marshall presentation The question was raised regarding membership, whether disabled people were encouraged to attend or if they stayed away due to a real or perceived access problem. It was established that since membership is built up mostly through word of mouth and by the printing of announcements in the local newspapers, that an accessibility disclaimer would be added to all announcements encouraging attendance and instructing those with special needs to contact the city offices to make arrangements. 3. ADA Compliance Discussion Brian Standing, Student Intern for the City of Falcon Heights attended the meeting and presented a draft of the compliance update (see attached). Discussion was held clarifying our current status and those issues which require further attention. Attention was called to the self evaluation checklist presented at the League of Minnesota Cities training seminar attended by Shirley Chenoweth. It was determined that we will enlist the assistance of the representative of an advocacy group in performing our self evaluation. 4. Review and discuss updating of commission regulations Shirley Chenoweth presented an updated version of the Human Rights Commission regulations. Changes were approved with the re- addition on the phrase to represent the city's business community."