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1 Commission on Disability May 16, 2023 Meeting Minutes Members: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Sue Cusack, Shaun Grady, Leonard Morse-Fortier, Janet Perry, Julie Miller, John Rossi, Francine Stieglitz, Nancy Wong Town Liaisons: Hemali Shah, Chief Equity Officer; Mark Sandeen, Select Board; Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner Committee Liaisons: Pam Lyons, Center Committee; Rod Cole, Capital Expenditures Committee; Stephanie Hsu, Human Right Commission Guests: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee: Betty Gau (Chair) and Dave Armstrong; Friends of Lexington Bikeway and Greenways Corridor Committee (a Selectman’s Advisory Committee): Peggy Enders (Chair of Lexington Bikeway) and Mike Tabaczynski A meeting of the Commission on Disability was held on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM via zoom (expected adjournment is 7:00 PM). 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, 20 20 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. On March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed a bill that continues remote and hybrid meeting provisions that were enacted during the pandemic. The new law extends pandemic-related authorizations that were set to expire on March 31 as follows: • Allowing remote and hybrid meeting options for public bodies through March 31, 2025 Announcements Discovery Day – May 27 We will have a booth at the event. Victoria will send out a sign-up sheet for times that CoD members can support the booth. We will have handouts about the work of the Commission, including the Americans with Disability Act and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Award to John Rossi Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rating – AV Preeminent: “The highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.” This award was given to our member, John Rossi, an award that he has received since the 1990s. Congratulations John!