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Commission on Disability December 20, 2022 Meeting Minutes Members: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Sue Cusack, Shaun Grady, Leonard Morse -Fortier, Janet Perry, John Rossi, Francine Stieglitz, Nancy Wong, Julie Miller Town Liaisons: Hemali Shah, Chief Equity Officer Committee Liaisons: Stephanie Hsu, Human Rights Committee; Pam Lyons, Center Committee; Elaine Dratch, TAC; Rod Cole, Capital Expenditures Committee Guests: Andrea Jackson, Lexington Resident 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. On July 16, 2022, Governor Baker signed into Law an Act Relative to Extending Certain State of Emergency Accommodations, which, among other things, extends the expiration of the provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to March 31, 2023. Specifically, this extension allows public bodies to continue holding meetings remotely without a quorum of the public body physically present at a meeting location, and to provide "adequate, alternative" access to remote meetings. The Act does not make any new changes to the Open Meeting Law other than extending the expiration date of the temporary provisions regarding remote meetings. This meeting met remotely from 5:45 PM to 7:30 PM. Minutes October Minutes were unanimously approved. Announcements • Christina Burwell shared that the Monroe Center project is going on the Town Warrant for the next Town Meeting as the project has been passed through the CPC. • Amber Carr, Recreation Department, has sent letters to the abutters to Willard’s Woods asking for input on the plans for parking areas that have been proposed to date. • Keith Ohmart and Stu Kennedy are pleased that the Commission likes the newly accessible areas of Parker Meadow is accessed and now available • Christina Lin, who is working on the committee organizing the Community Conversation on Race for MLK Day, has asked about accommodations for individuals, particularly for those with hearing impairments. She was asking about how to navigate issues related to sign language in a small group format. Francine will follow up with her.