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r MINUTES JANUARY 18, 2017 M. . HPEE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMMITTEE AHPEL Towle HALL 2:00 p.m. Present: Robert Wooldridge, Charles Maintanis, Michele Brady, Sidney Davis,, John Cotton Called to order: The meeting was called to order at 2-.05 p.m., by Chairman Robert Wooldridge Approval of Minutes November 16, 2016 Motion: Michele Brady moved to approve the minutes of November 16, 2016, seconded b Charlie Maintainis. vote 4-0 Discuss the Latest Information on the Handicapped Parking Situation, The Chair stated he hasn't heard from. the Town Manager on the parking situations at I ashpee Commons. Mir. Cotton said he will be attending a meeting at Mashpee Commons Thursday evening and will bring up the parking issues at the Dost office and Sienna. Discuss proposal to request AAB and MoD representatives to conduct site visit to Mash p ee Commons to examine handicapped parking and accessibility of expansion project, The Chair noted his concerns about the new expansion project at Mashpee Commons as far as accessibility goes. He sent Tom Feronti an email a couple of months ago asking if some of the members of the committee could take a walkthrough the housing units especially the ones that are accessible and we were told not during construction but we could when they put them up for occupancy which would be too late to address any issues. The Chair said he is not swing there is anything that doesn't meet the standards in the residential units but dust doesn't know. His other concern is the slope going up the hill to the units. He is trying to get some answers on what they are planning to do about that. Charlie Maintanis said in the building code we could request plan review from International Code Counsel; The Cbair said he would like to get some other views on it from someone who has authority over such matters. There was a discussion as to whether or not to contact AAB and 11 0D and it was agreed to contact them after discussing it with the Town Manager. It was noted that the AAB is an enforcement agency and MOD is an advisory board. Charlie said he cannot speak to the ADA but anyone can fire a civil complaint with then.. Dise- uss Proposed second story addition at the New eabut-y Reach Club* The Chair said the General Manager from the New Seabury Beach Club has been verb' cooperative. They are redesigning and reconstructing the ramp down to the beach* This should be done by the beach season. Charlie said they are also proposing other proJects and a new one is a second story on the beach club which is going to be accessible. He will follow up on this.