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• Announcement was made that the Mayor of Boston is now requiring all videos are captioned. • In Lexington, all ZOOM meetings that are city-related require that the captioning in ZOOM be turned on. • Semiquincentennial Commission-Lex250 meets twice a month, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. John Rossi volunteered to be the Commission liaison to this group. The Commission is currently 11 members and the charge can be viewed here: https://www.lexingtonma.gov/838/Semiquincentennial-Commission-Lex250 Depot Square Bus Shelter – Pamela Lyons Plans were shared and approved at the HDC. The Commission’s request for white dots on the glass to make it more visible were also approved. The dots will be baked into the glass. There is adequate space for a w/c and there is a back on the bench to increase the visibility. The cost is $42,000 and the plans need to be next brought to the Select Board. John Livsey affirmed that the stop is in a good location and will not disrupt tree roots. It is also manufactured in the USA. Elaine asserted that Pam has been relentless in pushing this design forward. Given the support of the HDC, the Commission, and the Town, it will become a standard for future bus shelters. Conte’s Bike Shop - Pamela Lyons The bus stop that was in front of Lexx has been moved and is now in front of Conte’s Bike Shop (formerly Panera). The space is not well designed for a stop. The existing tree and bench need to be removed. “Bus landing areas should be free of obstruction for the full length of the bus.” As a practical matter, we have control over changes at bus stops but need to notify the MBTA. The bricklayers are coming back in the fall and can remedy the impact of changing the bus. We took a vote to support taking out the tree and relocating the bench from the curb to the left of the front door to the bike shop. We briefly discussed how this bus stop could have been moved without our knowledge. I It was suggested that we invite John Livsey and David Pinsonneault to the next meeting to talk this through. Collaborative Reform report by Stephanie Hsu It was shared that Watertown has two social workers working with the police to handle a variety of mental health issues and help de-escalate – initially funded through the agency called Advocates. In Lexington, we have 2 people assigned to jail diversion for five towns. The Chief is interested in finding funding to build more internal capacity. Watertown’s success is related to being able to get ongoing funding from the town. Andrea Jackson, Lexington Resident – Employment Andrea asked if the commission worked with businesses to build the Town’s capacity for employing people with disabilities. Project Bridges, a program at Cotting School, addresses employment for youth but has not been successful at generating competitive employment.