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Commission on Disability August 16, 2022 Meeting Minutes Members: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Janet Perry, Shaun Grady, John Rossi, Nancy Wong, Francine Stieglitz, Leonard Morse-Fortier Town Liaisons: Mark Sandeen, Select Board; Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner Guests: Amber Carr, Conservation Coordinator; Kyle Zick and Tracy Hudak from Kyle Zick Landscape Architecture; Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs; Meg Buczynski, Activitas Consulting; Michael Martignetti Committee Liaisons: Stephanie Hsu, Human Rights Committee; Pam Lyons, Center Committee; Elaine Dratch, TAC; Rod Cole, CEC; Bonnie Teitleman, COA 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 passed a bill that Governor Baker signed, which will allow the continuation of remote public meetings until July 15, 2022. This meeting met remotely from 5:50 PM to 7:20 PM. Willard Woods design presentation by Amber Carr, Conservation Coordinator; Kyle Zick and Tracy Hudak from Kyle Zick Landscape Architecture • The design for universally accessible (UA) trails was discussed in the following format: overview, existing conditions, trail options, feedback on next steps. • The focus for this presentation was on UA trails and parking accommodations. Other goals are invasive species management and conservation concerns. • The design should meet ADA and MAAB requirements. But they would like to expand accessibility to different ecologies within the area. • One trail is from North Street to the camping firepit. Other areas include: area that is forested with stone walls, the wetlands meadows, the old mill pond, the old bike path. • From the Brent Road area there is a fire access lane but no accessible parking there. • One concept for UA trail (plan A) is about 0.4 miles that would skirt around the edge of the meadow and the pond.