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2009-11-05-COD-ltr From:michael martignetti <mmartignetti@rcn.com> Sent:Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:36 AM To:Linda Vine; 'Jennifer Williams'; 'Cusack, Susan' Cc:'Garry Rhodes'; vbuckley@rcn.com; 'Janet Perry'; 'Hank Manz'; 'Francine Stieglitz'; 'Leonard Morse-Fortier'; 'Charles Burt Cole'; 'julie miller'; 'Janice Cyr' Subject:Three Matters To Discus Hi Linda, Hi Linda, Following are a few issues that need discussion amongst the COD and your assistance: 1. New Inventory of ADA Compliance in Lexington: a. Jennifer Williams and I have volunteered to bring the ADA Inventory into the 21st Century - meaning online with photos. As we have been reviewing the current data we realize that it is a job that is much bigger than we can handle. Essentially we need to start over (using the current inventory as a guide) recording which projects have already been or are yet to be completed. Some of the buildings that were on the inventory either don't exist (DPW) or are slated for major renovations (the White House & East Lexington Library). b. We would like to know if we could use a portion of the annual $50K that is allotted in the town budget for accessibility matters towards hiring a professional to assist us with updating the ADA Inventory. If that is not possible is there someone already on staff that we could tutor in ADA compliance and they could assist us, lastly, perhaps students could assist as part of their community service responsibility? 2. Asking the Board of Assessor's what their position on exemption from auto excise tax is: a. There is an inconsistency in how the Dept. of Revenue (DOR) interprets the same law that exempts qualifying individuals with disabilities from exemption from auto sales tax and auto excise tax. b. The same law applies to both MGL Chapter 60A Section 1 http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/60a- 1.htm and the same form needs to be submitted for both - Form MVU 33 - http://www.mass.gov/Ador/docs/dor/Forms/MVU/PDFs/mvu_33.pdf . c. The confusion is over the section of the law that states that - " The excise imposed by this section shall not apply to a motor vehicle owned and registered by a veteran, ... nor to a motor vehicle owned and registered to any person who has suffered loss, or permanent loss of use of, both legs or both arms; nor to a motor vehicle owned and registered to any person who has suffered permanent impairment of vision of both eyes of the following status: central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, with corrective glasses, or central visual acuity of more than 20/200 if there is a field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than twenty Page 1