Laserfiche WebLink
Breadcrumb Navigation:
Commission on Disability <br />Meeting Minutes for January 3, 2013 <br />5: 45pm to 7: 00 pm <br />Stone Room, Cary Hall, Lexington <br />Members Present: Victoria Buckley, Janice Cyr, Leonard Morse - Fortier, Janet Perry, and <br />Francine Stieglitz. <br />Members Not Present: Susan Cusack, Michael Martignetti, and Julie Miller. <br />Additional Attendees: Harry Mackay, Liaison for Council on Aging, and Christina Mackay <br />Meeting Began at 5:46 pm. <br />1. The minutes for the December 6, 2012 meeting were approved unanimously. <br />2. Discussion of the General Laws Chapter 40 Section 21 from the Mass Legislature <br />general laws — <br />a. It must be town meeting approved. This is not enforceable now because it is <br />not "in place" in Lexington. It may need to be put on the Town meeting <br />warrant which may be too late to do for this year. Victoria will contact Hank <br />to follow up to see what can be done. <br />b. Francine will contact Deb Mauger, chair of Selectman to discuss and see if the <br />Selectman would support acceptance of the By -laws. <br />c. Len will contact Jay Kaufman to find out if this is a state law. <br />Francine gave an update about the Lexpress Program that the Transportation <br />Advisory Committee is piloting. For six months, the committee will provide free <br />Lexpress services during non -peak hours for seniors and people with disabilities. The <br />intent is to get more people using Lexpress services. Francine will find out how the <br />committee is publicizing the availability of the services. <br />4. CoD continued the discussion of the draft of the capital plan for completion of Title II <br />projects from the consultant's report. We need to split off municipal and school <br />requests and discuss how to approach school projects with the staff and committees. <br />Victoria will send the letter to start the process. <br />There was no new business. <br />Meeting Adjourned at: 6:35pm <br />Next Meeting: February 7, 2013 <br />Meeting Minutes Submitted by: Janice Cyr, Commission Member <br />