4/4/2006 LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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TOWN OF MASHPEE LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes of the Meeting of Tuesday, April 49 2006 i Committee Attendees: Members Absent;. Af o Attending: Bonnie Barrett David Burton John Lenz, Mashpee Commons Jane-Dolan Steven Cook Helene DeFoe, Library Director Maureen Rounds Sheldon Gilbert Melinda Gallant, Consultant Diana Lannon Torn O'Neill Ed DeFoe Vice Chairperson Bonnie Barrett called the meeting to order at 76oo ISM. REVIEW of MINUTES The committee unanimously approved as submitted the minutes of the meeting held on February 14t2006- GREEN 4t oo .GREEN COMMITTEE REPORT T-Jane Dolan Jane Dolan Mated that she did not have much news to report. Cape Light Compact has already met with Jane Dolan and Stev6 Cook, and will be able to assist the LEC further with aspects of the building design and construction, and also with HVAC, but only when we are in a position to pay their consulting fees. UPDATE.ON STATE BOND AUTHORIZATION--Helene DeFoe Helene DeFoe stated that the signs are favorable. There is movement again in the state legislature on the bill. According to Christa McLoud, President of the Massachusefts Library Association, they are holding off on a lot of other business until the health care issue is settled. Helene reported that she a'ten ed a workshop on March 16th in Natick n Assistive Technology. The workshop was on buildings that work for everyone and Igo to serve patrons with disabilities.There was a panel of four persons—an architect; a library director who had just recently finished constructing a new building; a gentleman in.a wheel chair who was a community advocate for the Metro Independent Living Center.in Framingham; and a woman rising a scooter, who was Director of information for Adaptive Environment on how to serve peciple with disabilities. The architect spore about historic buildings and how to tie in the accessibility features while protecting the integrity of the building at the same time. The Community Advocate suggested d contacting a luring independent center to gain insight into the kinds of things their clients need. The woman in the Scooter discussed not only people who are mobility impaired but also those who are visually i impaired and showed slides of a blind person with a care. For example,water fountains, and a fire extinguisher sticking out are potential hazards for visually challenged persons. These items could be recessed into niche to prevent accidents. stairs can be equipped with light strips with colors that contrast with the carpeting on the stairs. Also suggested was to make the hand rail on, the stairs a different color to stand out, An open staircase, into which a visually impaired person might walk, could have shelves built or place furniture under the stairsto alert a person with a cane to move away from it. These are ideas that will be passed along to Stewart Roberts. FUNDF Af fN REPORT-- Melinda Gallant, Melinda gave a full report on the fundraising highlights to date, a copy of which is attached to these minutes (see Attachment A); Melinda also reported on the Larch tri library model unveiling, which was a great success. The model will move to Town Hall, to the Quashnet School, and from there will go to the Senior center and Christ the Ping Church. Tom O'Neill will expedite the moves. f