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1 Commission on Disability December 28, 2021 Meeting Minutes Members: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Sue Cusack, Julie Miller, Francine Stieglitz, Shaun Grady, Leonard Morse-Fortier, John Rossi Town Liaisons: Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner; Joe Pato, Select Board Guests: Susan Barrett, Transportation Manager; LexSeeHer team: Jessie Steigerwald, Betty Gau, Valerie Overton, Meredith and Michael Bergmann, Michelle Tran, Leslie Masson; Commission on Disability Member, pending Nancy Wong Committee Liaisons: Stephanie Hsu, Human Rights Committee; Bonnie Teitleman-Levin, Council on Aging; Rod Cole, Capital Expenditures Committee Note: A meeting of the Commission on Disability was held on Tuesday, December 28, 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) Please be advised that the House and Senate enacted Senate Bill 2475 last night and Governor Baker signed the bill, which will allow the continuation of remote public meetings until April 20, 2022. The reading was followed by an oral roll call. Minutes: The group unanimously accepted the minutes for the November meeting. Transportation Presentation: Susan Barrett, Transportation Manager – presented the survey regarding the regionalization action plan. Here is a link to the services: https://www.lexingtonma.gov/transportation- services The presentation also discussed the following local transportation services: • Travel training services, small group and one-on-one. The one-on-one service will provide a staff member to ride with an individual to help scaffold the learning experience. • Flexible Route Services: o MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – the T) o Lexpress o Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA)