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i <br /> is <br /> Minutes of the Meeting of the Mashpee Americans with Disabilities Act Committee, <br /> October 13, 2005 <br /> The Mashpee ee America s with Disabilities Act Committee met Thursday, October 13, <br /> 2005 at Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room# . <br /> } <br /> Members er in attendance: <br /> William Dud ori <br /> } <br /> MarilynFarren <br /> Charlie 1 Iainta i <br /> Robert Wooldridge <br /> The minutes of the September 8, 2005 meeting were reviewed and approved. } <br /> The committee received a copy of a letter Tom.Peronti of the Mashpee Commons <br /> Limited Partnership MCLP sent the Mashpee Building Department outlining measures <br /> MCLP plans on taking to correct access problems noted during the wallthroughs with <br /> ADA Committee members and Mr. Ralph Hickey, Massachusetts Office on Disabilities <br /> (MOD) access specialist. Some measures have already been implemented and their plans <br /> for additional work are very encouraging. The Building Department will advise MCLP { <br /> of the committee's request the patches at the curb cuts be maintained to allow for <br /> smooth transition, i.e., do not remove any patching material and create a"I'ip <br /> " as <br /> suggested by Mr. Richey." Additionally,the Building Department will inform MCLP of <br /> the need for a walkway from the parking lot by the medical clinic to the sidewalk. The <br /> Building Department will continue to monitor MCLP progress through to completion o <br /> all required corrections. Tom Feronti and other interested MCLP officials will be invited <br /> to update the committee in January or February 2006. <br /> The committee discussed how hest to deal with the deletion of two ADA-related warrant <br /> items by the Town Manager and Selectmen. It was concluded the most effective } <br /> approach will be to activelyloth the selectmen.to give them a better understanding of <br /> g <br /> and appreciation for the activities of the committee. Establishing a point-of-contact or w <br /> liaison on the Board of Selectmen would be a good first step. If these efforts are <br /> successful,the warrant items will be proposed for the May Town.Meeting. The warrant <br /> item amending the handicapped parking hylar did survive the cut and ill be voted on at <br /> the October 17,2005 Town Meeting. If necessary, Bob will move the item at the '} <br /> meeting. <br /> x$ <br /> The committee was advised that the Town Manager has agreed to our recommendation <br /> that Communications Access Realtime Translation(CART) service be provided at the <br /> Town Meeting to enable the hearing impaired to participate more equally. Affangements <br /> have been made for Ms. Stefanie Farrell to provide this service. } <br /> The amount and safety of handicapped seating at the high school auditorium continues to <br /> be a matter of concern especially for Town Meeting attendees. The Town Manager and <br /> some other town officials believe seating is adequate and no safety problems exist with IF} <br /> x{ <br /> y <br />