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Commission on Disability Minutes from September 5, 2019 Members: Victoria Buckley, chair, Sue Cusack, Shaun Grady, Leonard Morse-Fortier, Julie Miller, Janet Perry, Francine Stieglitz Town Liaisons: Kelly Axtell, Assistant Town Manager Committee; Joe Pato, Selectman Guest: Colin Smith Minutes Minutes for August 1, 2019 were reviewed, revised, and approved. LexHAB Farm View Colin Smith shared the plans for a LexHAB housing project that is being developed at 34A Lowell Street. After some clarifying questions about the use of modular homes on this project, some suggestions were offered to align the bathrooms floor to floor and make them closer to the bedrooms to ensure greater ease of use for individuals with disabilities and to anticipate the needs of personal care attendants. This project will support 6 affordable apartments with two specifically designed to be fully accessible. Review of submitted statement for Ad Hoc Special Permit Residential Development Zoning By-law Committee on August 20 There is an emerging community need for new by-laws related to residential development, and the committee is accepting input. Victoria offered suggestions related to visitability and universal design. A website for this group where statements offered by the community will be posted. Review of complaint filed on sidewalks on south side and Depot Square We continued our discussion about the complaint registered by the Commission about problems in the center sidewalk. The DPW did go out and review the areas that we identified and while they agreed that repairs were needed, they offered that these repairs would be rolled into the pending Streetscape project. This response raised several concerns by commission members, including how the town prioritizes repairs, and what the maintenance and repair model will be for the new Streetscape project. DPW will be invited to our October meeting to share their process for prioritizing repair and maintenance projects. Discussion of August 5 Select Board meeting We were grateful to learn that the Selectmen offered full support for our recommendation that the new Streetscape curb cuts be made with all concrete pads and federal yellow rumble strips. Disproportionality and Suspension Concerns in LPS Victoria and Sue will be meeting with Johnny Cole, Director of Equity and Student Support for LPS. They would like to discuss whether the 2014 Discipline Checklist has been put into operation consistently across the district, as well as other forms that are useful for monitoring the efficacy of the discipline process. They will also be asking for current suspension data submitted to the state. 1