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Commission on Disability Meeting Minutes - September 6, 2018 Members Present: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Sue Cusack, Shaun Grady, Leonard Morse- Fortier, Francine Stieglitz Town Liaisons: Kelly Axtell, Acting Town Manager; Bonnie Teitelman, Council on Aging; Sandy Beebee, Capital Expenditures Committee; Jeffrey Toronto, Human Rights Committee Guests: David Pinsonneault, Director of Public Works: Ross Morrow, Assistant Town Engineer; Casey Lan, Diversity Advisory Task Force; Stuart Rothman, owner of 49 Waltham Street; Jai Singh Khalsa, Owner, Khalsa Design Inc.; and Anthony Papantonis of Nauset Construction, Announcements • The Fourth Annual Massachusetts Office on Disability Summit is on Friday, October 5th from 8.00am — 12:30pm at Partners Healthcare, Assembly Row Campus, 399 Revolution Road, Somerville. This event is free. Register for the event at: h.11 e//www.mass oov/mod/summit 8 - Acting Town Manager Kelly Axtell and Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner are planning to attend. • Artis Senior Living variance was granted. Discussion with David Pinsonneault, Director of Public Works, and Ross Morrow, Assistant Town Engineer about our concerns about the curb cuts proposed for the Center Streetscape. On October 15th there will be a report from DPW to the Selectmen in regard to the 25% Design Report • Mr. Pinsonneault presented a granite panel that is being proposed as a "detectable warning panel" rumble strip at ramped curb cuts. They would like to install a test area for us to give them feedback. A sample the was shared at the meeting, and it has been manufactured with a thermal finish, which is designed to inhibit slipping. • Needham, near Mass General, and Yawkey Way have used this material. • The granite strip is supposed to provide a signal for the curb cut. a. We cautioned that gray as a color choice is not recommended by the ADA when used with brick. This caution applies to both the granite rumble pad and the visual stripe that signals a curb cut. • A tree grate proposal was shared. This grate system would be used on the south side of Mass Ave. and anywhere the sidewalk is narrowed sufficiently to allow for more useable or walkable space. We observed that the grates were designed with a .5" gap. We recommended that the gap be less and that the color support contrast with the sidewalk material. 1