09/11/1996 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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policy includes the development of buildings and facilities within existing and proposed well sites of the Mashpee Water District. In turn, the Water District should notify the Town of any proposed well-sites during the planning stages. es. 14.To comply with all requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA as they relate to existing and proposed Town buildings and facilities. The Town Hall renovationro'ect includes bringing P � g g thi s facility up to ADA standards. The Town has an American with Disabilities committee that should be included during any planning of renovation or expansion projects of existing and any new municipal buildings and facilities. The only note here is that for registered historic structures (such as if the Museum gets listed with the Register of Historic Structures), the ADA does allow for waivers of certain requirements on certified historic structures. Otherwise the Town should, as part of any renovation or expansion project, work to make sure all facilities are up to-the ADA standards. In cases where the financial cost of bringing a facility up to standard would place a strong fiscal burden on the Town, grant monies should be investigated and applied for. The community Development Administrator could help provide the appropriate sources. Regula tory/Proce dural Recommendations 1. Formalize a process to conduct a Space Needs Assessment for municipal buildings p g and facilities every five years, The Executive Secretary would be responsible for developing and coordinating this program. Each Department head would conduct a Needs Assessment for their own operation. This program should begin by 1999, with the first report due by 2001, to have this data ready for the five-year comprehensive Plan update. A number of related regulatory/procedural recommendations emerge out of thisro ram: p g a.) conduct a public hearing for public input to this process as discussed in Policy 2. b.} Have the Building Inspector conduct an assessment on the soundness of each Town building and facility as discussed in Policy 5. c.} Include the Beautification Council and Design Review committee for review and comments on the landscape and signage of each municipal building and facility. d.) Formalize a process for coordinating with the Water District and any other ' ' agency/utility if any utility work has been identified as a need. This coordination should take place during the planning stages for any proposed improvements and/or new construction. e.) The Americans with Disabilities Committee should be included during the planning of any needed construction of municipal facilities to identify any ADA projects. Z. Develop an impact Fee program, The Town, once its Local Comprehensive Plan is certified, should start to develop such P P a program. The first step may involve the creation of a committee to study how the impact fee program can be structured. This committee should have the Executive 29