02/10/2005 ADA COMMISSION Minutes

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.Y +¢ sj r i t' * SUBJECT: Minutes of the Meeting of the Mashpee Americans with Disabilities Act Cottee, February 10, 2005 ?' The Mashpee Americans with Disabilities Act Committee net Thursday, February 10, 2005 at Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room##2. i I; Members 1n attendance: William Dundon Marilyn Fa ce Richard Stevens Beverly Wooldridge Robert Wooldridge Charles Maintanis (Alternate member) The minutes of the January 13, 2005 meeting were reviewed and approved. y u Following up on discussions at the January meeting, Catherine Laurent, Deputy Director of DPW,prepared a draft of a new bylaw requiring town-approved street signs private h ways for review by the committee. The committee rade a few changes to the draft and voted to submit it to the Selectmen to be included in the warrant for the May Town Meeting. Bob agreed to prepare a final version for Marilyn to submit to the Selectmen. See enclosure 1. (NOTE: Marilyn submitted to Selectmen's office on February 11, 2005.) The effort to improve access to Tow.Hall and other'down buildings by installing w automatic doors continues to be on the front burner. Ray Martini,Buildings and Grounds w Supervisor obtaffied one Witten estimate, in the amount of$4,000, for a door for the front t entrance to Town Hall. Initial research into funding sources revealed Community Block Grants probably would not be-approved for municipal buildings. More research is reufred to try to down the cost. we agreed to pursue the question with CORD, Barnstable Disability Commission, etc. Bill will follow-u with Al Melcher of the apt stable Commission. Bob will check with Bobby Byrnes Pub for information on the automatic door they have. The committee reviewed the current bylaw on handicapped parking and determined it would be appropriate to propose a change increasing the fine for an initial violation from $25.00 t $100.00 and subsequent violations from$50.00 to $150.00. This increase would make Mashpee fines consistent with Barnstable and several other com nunities throughout the state. Bob agreed to provide a draft bylaw change for Marilynto submit r to the Selectmen's Office. See enclosure 2. NOTE: Marilyn submitted the draft to the Selectmen on February 11,2005. We had a brief discussion of the feasibility of establishing a program under which a special account would be established for these fines. The monies accumulated would be designated for programs, etc.,benefiting the disabled. Barnstable established such program in the 1990's. Bill will discuss Barnstable"s experiences with Al Melcher.