9/14/2006 ADA COMMISSION Minutes

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r.: Minutes of the Meeting of the Mashpee Americans with Disabilities Act Committee, September 1 , Zoo The Mashpee Americans with Disabilities Act Committee met Thursday, September 14, 2006 at Mashpee Town Mall Meeting Room 2. Members in attendance: William I undon(co-chair Ira Brown Marilyn Farren Charles Maintains Patricia I arols i Merton Sapers Robert Wooldridge Theresa Cool , Board of Selectmen Liaison The minutes of the August 10, 2006 meeting were reviewed and approved. The Board of Selectmen accepted the resignation of Ann Bradshaw from the AICA Cottee and appointed Ira Cook in her place at heir meeting on August 21,Zoo , Procedures for contacting the ADA Committee were published in the Mashpee Enterprise on August 25, 2006. Some committee members indicated that all town employees may not have been informed of the procedures via in-house correspondence. Marilyn, Charlie and Ira suggested they could spread the word through communications means at their disposal. Mert has discussed the feasibility of establishing parking patrols which would be authorized to ticket handicapped parking violators with Deputy Chief Al Todino. I /Chief Todino supported the idea and is grilling to assist in developing procedures, obtaining equipment and providing any training required;however, he must obtain approval from Chief Collins. Near the end of our meeting, Mert contacted I /Chief Todino and learned Chief Collins fully supports the concept. Mert will keep on top o this issue. The committee agreed the program should he handled within TRIAD and kept "small and tight"to insure the patrols are acting appropriately and within the law. Eventually,we hope to be able to earmark money from the tickets for ADA projects and prograrns. At present,the money goes directly into the General Fund. The Torn Clerk maintains records of fines collected but we would have to obtain approval of the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen to develop a program for using some or all of hese funds for ADA purposes. Mert has discussed the need for obtaining addresses of commercial property owners i order to notify then of the requirement for proper handicapped parking signs. Scott Halloran, police Department Public Safety Office, maintains some of that information and will provide what he can. Terrie mentioned some, if not all of the inform. tion may