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Commission on Disability <br /> Meeting Minutes —March 1, 2018 <br /> Members Present: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Shaun Grady, Julie Miller, Janet Perry, <br /> Francine Stieglitz, Leonard Morse-Fortier, Susan Cusack <br /> Town Liaisons: Kelly Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; Sandy Beebee, Capital Expenditure <br /> Committee; Jeffrey Toronto, Human Rights Committee <br /> Guests: Valerie Overton, Co-Chair of LexPride (Lexington Pride Coalition) <br /> Agenda: <br /> 1. Review of minutes of last meeting —the minutes were accepted with two <br /> corrections. <br /> 2. Valerie Overton from LexPride talked about issues for individuals in the <br /> LBGTQIA community. She explained that the Q means questioning, that <br /> the I means intersects (those with secondary sex characteristics from birth or <br /> 0.5% of the population) and that the A means agender or asexual. We <br /> discussed what issues are common to both the Commission and LexPride, <br /> such as new construction concerns —that bathrooms need to be both all <br /> gender and accessible. We will keep in touch to share issues in the future <br /> where our interests intersect. <br /> 3. The Center Streetscape appears to have set up a working group called the <br /> Center Streetscape Sub-Committee. The Commission was not invited to be part of <br /> this. We will try to attend open meetings for this working group as posted. There is <br /> an item on the Town Meeting warrant to move the design phase from 25% to 100% <br /> and the Commission will present at Town Meeting when this article comes up for <br /> discussion. <br /> 4. Jim Kelly was not present to provide updates on the Minuteman, Diamond and Clarke <br /> construction projects. <br /> 5. Victoria supplied an update on survey concerning disparate suspension rates for <br /> disabled and African-American students. The survey is being coded for computer <br /> application and also translated into Korean and Mandarin. <br /> 6. The Commission is trying to resolve issues around taking minutes. Current plan will <br /> be tried out: Shaun will take voice notes on his phone, Sue will take rough minutes on <br /> he laptop and Francine will assist with editing. <br /> 7. For new business, Victoria received a copy of a complaint from the <br /> Architectural Access Board concerning a citizen complaint about the lack of <br /> handicapped parking at Busa Wine & Spirits at 55 Bedford Street. The <br /> AAB has set up a fine hearing on March 12. <br /> 8. Victoria contacted the Conservation Commission about the cart path in <br /> Willards Woods needing improvements done but there has been no answer. <br /> Respectfully submitted by, <br /> Victoria Buckley <br />