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Commission of Disability December 7, 2017 Members Attending: Victoria Buckley (chair), Sue Cusack, Shaun Grady, Julie Miller, Len Morse-Fortier Liaisons: Kelly Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; Joe Pato, Selectman; Bonnie Teitleman- Levin, Council on Aging; Jeffrey Toronto, Human Rights Committee; Sandy Beebee, Capital Expenditure Committee Guests: Michael Cronin, New Facilities Director; Donna DiNisco, Architect Update on hiring new building commissioner We are in the interview process and are close to a decision. Lexington Children's Place Donna DiNisco (architect) and Michael Cronin (Director, Lexington Facilities Department) discussed the plans for the new Lexington Children's Place which will be located at 20 Pelham—the old Armenian Sister's Building. The center will support 100 — 180 students of which general half that number will be in the school in either the morning and afternoon programs. These children are ages 2.9 —5. Construction should begin sometime in the fall of 2018. The site has topography issues that will present a challenge to accessibility. The plans are attempting to allow for possible expansion t the community center as well as more parking. It will be a18,250 sq foot building; all bathrooms are accessible and will allow for changing tables. The classroom are all outfitted with audio that will work with Hearing Aids or Personal FM Systems. There are 75 parking spaces of which 4 are HP. Sidewalk expansion along Pelham Road is being considered. It is not decided yet if Pelham entrance will be a one or two-way road. There will also be access through the Community Center and Scottish Rite properties. Possible Warrant Article We discussed the possibility of an article that would direct revenue from handicapped parking tickets to be allocated to the Commission. This practice has been adopted in other communities and tends to raise the amount of the fine. This increase in fines is often followed by a decline in parking violations. Joe suggested that Selectmen may be supportive of increasing the fines as a more direct approach to eliminate inappropriate use of HP parking spaces. Update on survey concerning disparate suspension rates for disabled and non-white students