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RECEIVED 2021 30 IIS ov, 332 pui °m TOWN CLERK Commission on Disability LEXINGTON MA Minutes from May 18, 2021 Members: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Sue Cusack, Shaun Grady, Michael Martignetti, Julie Miller, Len Morse-Fortier, Janet Perry, Francine Stieglitz Town Liaisons: Kelly Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner; Joe Pato, Select Board Commission Liaisons: Bonnie Teitleman-Levin, COA; Rod Cole, Capital Expenditures Committee; Stephanie Hsu, HRC Guests: John Livsey, Town Engineer DPW; Doug Lucente, Select Board A meeting of the Commission on Disability was held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 5:45 PM—7:00 PM via zoom. Pursuant to Governor Baker's March 12,2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L.c. 30A, §18,and the Governor's March 15,2020 and subsequent Orders imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place,this meeting of the Lexington Commission on Disability will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found below.No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time,via technological means. (*As per Executive Order regarding remote participation: https://www.mass.gov/doc/open-meetinglaw-order-march-12-2020/download) This Commission on Disability meeting was held remotely via Zoom, an online meeting platform. Public Participation via calling in or using your computer is encouraged. The reading was followed by an oral roll call. Agenda: Review of minutes for March 16 Approved with minor changes. Policing Discussion with Select Board Members Doug Lucente and Joe Pato In anticipation of a new Police Station, they are meeting with 30 groups to retrieve feedback. The larger groups were not as generative as they had hoped. These meeting were public, meaning that anyone might be watching which they felt dampened the feedback they were receiving. They have found that the smaller meetings appear to allow for more open feedback,providing them with a better sense of the pulse of the community. Community policing is important, the existing station is long past due to be replaced. We were asked if we could be used as ambassadors to recruit people to speak to the Select Board. The overarching questions: • Is there a change that might help with this transition to a new police station? • If you were part of any outreach, how was your experience? • Are there any current concerns that could impact how to build a new police station for our community? In our discussion, Michael emphasized that the current building is a significant accessibility challenge; we assume a new building will address these issues, as well as other areas of the station (e.g. finger printing and other interior spaces). 1