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Commission on Disability Meeting Minutes for December 6, 2012 5: 45pm to 7: 00 pm Parker Room, G -1, Lexington Town Hall Members Present: Victoria Buckley, Janice Cyr, Michael Martinetti, Leonard Morse - Fortier, and Francine Stieglitz Members Not Present: Susan Cusack, Julie Miller, Jerry Perry, and Jennifer Williams Staff Present: Hank Manz, Garry Rhodes and Linda Vine Additional Attendees: Pat Goddard, Director of Public Facilities and two Eagle Scout candidates. Meeting Began at 5:45 PM The minutes for November 1, 2012 meeting were approved with minimal changes. 2. Pat Goddard presentation re: Estabrook School sidewalk grading issues from Grove Street. There was a discussion of the current thinking about the grade of the street. Pat showed a map of the new school (projected at 30,000 square feet with three floors) and the land design; DiNisco Design Partnership is the architect. a. Pat discussed the challenges for the Grove Street entry. There are complications due to the Brown's house entry access and utilities under the road - to trying to make slope ADA compliant. Grading is greater than 5 %; the section not in compliance is 240 feet plus. Asphalt will be the primary surface. The architect is recommending that an ADA variance be requested so that the sidewalk is not accessible. Robinson Street will have an accessible sidewalk. b. If there is a fire in school, the children will go to the fields and not down the street to Grove Street. c. Play structures will be partially accessible. d. The CoD agreed that the request for the variance is reasonable. 3. Pat Goddard also updated CoD on November meeting questions regarding listening devices and wiring for several town buildings. a. Pat will add listening devices as part of the upcoming Cary Hall evaluation. b. There are microphones in the Town Hall. Although there is nothing planned for looking at the concept of "looping ", the Town Hall meeting rooms may be good areas to start with this technology. Pat will look into this further. c. The Library has a good system with listening devices.