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provide minimum accessibility features in mos:units, Report of the including the "accessible" units. The features include Americans with Disabilities a zero-step entry,wider hallways and doorways,and an Act Committee accessible bathroom on the entry level. The Building Commissioner recommended the access be spelled out in the deed and Certificate of Occupancy. With the To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the assistance of the Building Commissioner, we will Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: continue to monitor this large project. The Americans with Disabilities Act Committee Thanks to the efforts of the Assistant Town continues to enjoy the support of the Town Manager, Manager and the Town Clerk, the Communications the Board of Selectmen,other boards and committees Access Realtime Translation (CART) and larg>.-print and other Town employees. Special thanks to the Town warrants were once again available at the two Town Clerk's office, the Department of Public Works, the Meetings. Additionally, with the assistance of Sherry Building Department and the Planning Department for Bergeron, Executive Director of the Audible Local routinely demonstrating awareness of the needs of the Ledger,Selectmen Carol Sherman,Wayne Taylor,and disabled in their planning and daily activities. As a Michael Richardson recorded CDs of the meeting result of their attention to access issues, Mashpee warrant which were available for the vision and/or continues to be one of the most disabled-friendly towns reading impaired residents. on Cape Cod. Handicapped parking continues to be a significant Catherine Laurent and her staff at the DPW problem around Town. Of particular concern are the constantly strive to improve access for the disabled in number and location of handicapped spaces,including their projects. Particularly noteworthy is the work van spaces, lack of appropriate signs, and missing or being done to the Mashpee Archives, the Community poorly located curb cuts. When snow is on the ground, Park behind the Archives, and the upgrades to the plows need to be alerted not to pile snow and ice in restrooms and picnic area at John's Pond. Additionally, handicapped spaces and block curb cuts. We have access improvements have been made to the worked with the DPW and Chamber of Commerce to playground at Heritage Park, and the Therapeutic caution those individuals responsible for snow removal Playground at K.C. Coombs School has been to keep handicapped parking spaces and curb cut, clear. completed. A major concern continues to be the inability to Mary Lou Palumbo, Executive Director of the get tour managers to arrange for wheelchair-accessible Mashpee Chamber of Commerce, and her assistant busses, at competitive rates, for off-Cape tours have sent a self-evaluation survey to Chamber organized through the Senior Center, CAPERS and members. The survey gives the members an other organizations. State and federal laws are opportunity to review their respective establishments mandating wheelchair-accessible busses, but for degree of access available to the disabled. The evaluation includes parking, and accessibility of the entrance and interior. Where appropriate, access to y � ' n,, restrooms is also evaluated. The accessibility features a of the establishments will be indicated in the 2015 • !. Mashpee Guide published in spring 2015. The information also will be available on the Chamber website. The Chamber will continue to work with members to upgrade access. = Mashpee Commons Limited Partnership(MCLP) has begun another phase of its planned expansion. This phase will include a mix of commercial and residential units. A number of the residential units are to be designated handicapped accessible. During the Zoning Board of Appeals hearing, MCLP committed to 27