NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
PHOENIX SISTER CITIES COMMISSION
 DISABILITIES AWARENESS COMMITTEE MEETING

Pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the pHOENIX sISTER cITIES cOMMISSION and to the general public, that the dISABILITY aWARENESS cOMMITTEE will hold a meeting open to the public on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. located at Harry Wolfe’s Residence, 5634 North 12th Street, Phoenix, Arizona.

 

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

1.

Call to Order

2.

Chair remarks/introductions (Discussion)

3.

Approval of  November 3, 2009 meeting minutes (Report/Discussion/Action)

4.

Committee funds report (Report/Discussion/Possible Action)-MJ Trunzo

5.

Process for Documenting Volunteer Hours and Committee Action Taken (Discussion) MJ Trunzo

6.

International Competition for Artists with Disabilities (ICAD) Follow-Up

(Report/Discussion/Possible Action) - J. Gesullo/Michael

A.     Venue

B.     Art Sold

C.    Revenue generated

D.    Judging

E.     Brochure for 2010

F.     Other suggestions for future

7.

WorldFEST 2010 (Report/Discussion/Possible Action)

A.     Booth Activities – update

B.     Volunteers

a.      Demonstration– sign-up form (seeking some bilingual volunteers)

b.      Promoting DAC and Selling Art Work

  C. Update status Detour Theatre Company performance

8.

International Competition for Writers with Disabilities (Report/Discussion/Possible Action)-H. Wolfe

A.   ICWD Funding

a.      Letters/personal contacts

b.      Possible fund raiser

B.   Authorization to use ICWD funds for covering $40 cost of contest brochure

C.  Promotion of competition

a.      Local

b.      PSC Counterparts

c.      Future Skype Conferences(Catania, Himeji, Hermosillo,

d.      Visits – Grenoble, Calgary, Hermosillo

D.  June 11, 2010 Awards Event

a.      Venue

b.      Program

c.      Master of Ceremonies  - Alberto Rios

a.Inviting high profile celebrity to read poetry

    1.  

9.

Action to honor both Mariann and Bob Gofonia with an annual DAC award for a person who works on behalf of persons with disabilities (Report/Discussion/Possible Action)

10.

Liaison between DAC and Other Sister City Committees (Report/Discussion/Possible Action)

11.

DAC/PSC Webpage – Discussion

12.

Call to the Public (Not for Discussion)

13.

Call to Adjourn

 

For further information, please call Phoenix Sister Cities Commission at 602-534-3751 or visit our website at phoenixsistercities.org

 

For reasonable accommodations, call Phoenix Sister Cities Commission at Voice/602-534-3751 or TTY/602-534-5000 as early as possible to coordinate needed arrangements.

 

November 18, 2009

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