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Commission on Disability Meeting Minutes March 5, 2015 Members Present: Victoria Buckley, Chair; Linda Vine, Deputy Town Manager and ADA Coordinator; Fred Lonardo, Building Commissioner; Joe Pato, Chair, Board of Selectmen; Sue Cusack; Nate Finch; Michael Martignetti; Julie Miller; Len Morse-Fortier; Francine Stieglitz; Janet Perry Guests: Karen Simmons, Director of Recreation Department; Carl Valente, Town Manager; Harry MacKay, Liaison to Council on Aging; Shaun Grady, Lexington resident and representative for the PhotoVoice Project February 2015 Minutes Approved Presentation by Karen Simmons, Director of Recreation and Department and plans to make parks and playgrounds ADA accessible Karen Simmons came to discuss Article 8K, which is requesting $78,000 for consultant to do comprehensive plan to make parks and playgrounds ADA accessible. There was an Open Space and Recreation Plan done in 2009 that was little more than a checklist and she is looking for a better transition plan with cost estimates.The results of that plan will then become part of the Recreation Department’s 5-year capital plan and money will be requested for FY’17 for work to be started. Commission members brought up several questions. The first concerned the town pool – which now has a Hoyer lift - cost was split with LABB program. The second concerned being aware that it is important in future plans to make the bleachers more user-friendly for those with visual impairments. We are prepared to support this proposal, which is being advanced through Article 8K, at Town Meeting. th Update on Board of Selectmen’s meeting on March 4 Concerning HDC Article 1 about Granite Material at Cary and Article 42 The Selectmen discussed Article 42 – Request from Commission on Disability about appropriate sidewalk surfaces. Four members of the Selectmen supported the article; one abstained for the moment. 1 ARTICLE 42 COMMISSION ON DISABILITY REQUEST To see if the Town will vote to either amend the Code of the Town of Lexington, or request the Board of Selectmen to establish a policy, to specify appropriate materials be used for public pathways, both new and reconstructed, to ensure safe passage for citizens who have trouble traversing uneven surfaces; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the request of the Commission on Disability) DESCRIPTION: This article seeks to prohibit the use of sidewalk materials that make passage difficult for people with disabilities. 1