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Minutes December 1, 2004
Present: Victoria Buckley(Chair), Chuck Cole, Sue Cusack, Len Morse-Fortier, Michael
Martignetti, Michael Novack(Town of Lexington), Bill Kennedy(Selectman Representative)
Guest: Francine Stieglitz
Absent: Jenifer Aliber, Dan Perez
Agenda
Review and September and November minutes
Building Finance Advisory Committee ADA Building Compliance–Michael Martignetti
(This committee is separate from Capital,formed by the Selectman, with the mandate to review
all the buildings in town and make recommendations that are comprehensive (school and
municipal)
1 We need to make sure that the Building Finance Advisory Committee uses the '93 audit
to inform theft decision making process
2. Selectman policy is to spend 5% of revenue on capital improvements—if this model is
moving forward, we should ensure that the ADA considerations are integrated into all
capital improvement plans.
3 Fire Station—work has been approved but has not started
Capital Expenditures
In reviewing our priorities for the coming year, we agreed to keep maintain the current list of
priorities with an emphasis on the front doors of the Police Station and the Cary Hall to be
modified (window panels and automatic), and window-panels in the Town Hall front entrance as
well. As part of this renovation, the proposal to HDC should site the ADA, safety issues, and
aesthetic issues—all the doors should look the same.
It was agreed that we should not be costing out the priorities.
An additional priority that can be addressed through this process is HP signage. We will send an
email to Linda Vine noting for the purchase of additional signage for HP Parking: Bill Kennedy
is planning to follow-up with this.
New Membership
We have 5 applications and one slot. Plan. Michael will send us a copy of the applications. We
will discuss and develop an interview protocol at the January meeting and invite them to the
February meeting. We need to encourage broader participation in committee activities by current
and new members, as well as recruit the participation of non-members in our efforts.
New Business
Snow letter re: clear pathways-what has happened to this letter? Do we know if it was sent?
1 Clarke MS alterations to meet ADA requirements have not yet been addressed. Do we
know what the plan is?
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2. Cary Reuse Committee-- Len will contact Connie Rossin to take a closer look at what the
issues are. This may be a potential opportunity to use the building envelop allocation to
ensure greater community access.
3 A complaint has been filed about a ramp owned by Boston Properties stating that the
ramp meets the ADA but deviates from state regulations. Victoria and Len are going to
look at it to see if this is a problem. Key Question: what is the difference between state
and federal laws? is it substantive?
Next Meeting January 5
Respectfully Submitted by Sue Cusack