Public Access Committee of Eastham
General Meeting, November 14, 2012, Eastham Town Hall
Present: Lori Hovenstine, Chair
Jeanette Marcucci, Corresponding Secretary
Helen Derman, Clerk
Eileen Morgan (Acting) Clerk
Mark Powers, Parks and Recreation
Barbara Cosgrove, Friend of PACE
The meeting was called to order by Lori at 1:04.
Helen Derman, retiring Clerk, passed on to Lori and Eileen CDs that contained copies of pertinent records and forms.
The minutes of the October 17, 2012 meeting were approved as corrected.
Correspondence: With regard to a request from “Second Thoughts (Massachusetts Voters with Disabilities Opposing Question 2” asking PACE to support their stance, members agreed that supporting political positions as a committee was not within our purview. With regard to a query from the Disability Policy Consortium (forwarded through Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled (CORD)) asking about the availability of local taxi service serving the disabled, Eileen Morgan will respond.
Helen Derman read her letter of resignation addressed to the BOS and asked for input. All agreed that her letter should go forward as written.
Old Business:
Issues involving Frank DeFelice (status of Windmill Green signage, status of (former) Messina’s Restaurant, status of NRHS curb cuts and certificate of appreciation, and status of HP sign at Village Green) will be delayed, since he is attending a professional meeting.
PACE Brochure edit – Lori continues to work with Mady Magill on this.
Local Break site visit by Eileen Morgan confirmed that the accessible restroom is indeed accessible. The Certificate of Appreciation form will be located and completed, and the owner, Mac Gallant, will be invited to attend the subsequent meeting so that it can be presented.
PACE tenure – Lori reported that the BOS has revised tenure language. Going forward, PACE Committee members will have a 3 year term, for a maximum of 3 consecutive terms.
Annual Report – Jeannette read a draft of the 2012 report which she has prepared. With minor edits, members accepted the report as presented. It is anticipated that this will be due in mid-December, and a “clean” copy will be prepared.
Accessibility Directory – Asa will edit our current directory to include the names and contact information of entities involved in and supportive of accessibility efforts, drawn primarily from the now-defunct Cape-wide Accessibility Directory. Asa anticipates that he can work on this in February, 2013. Asa will forward the edited version to Lori, who will forward it to Mady for final formatting. We will explore the possibility of making the final version available through the Chamber of Commerce web site.
Tabulation of PACE surveys - delayed.
New Business:
Windmill Green walkways: Lori reported that, as of 11/13/12, workmen continue laying brick with no apparent provision for accessibility. After multiple efforts to involve those presumed to have input into this, Lori determined that it would be necessary to speak to Sheila Vanderhof, Town Administrator, regarding this issue. This will be done following this meeting.
CPC application: Members agreed that a work session would be held separately in order to complete an application to the Community Preservation Committee. This will be PACE’s first CPC application, and the Committee plans to request funds to create an accessible pathway to Bee’s River at First Encounter Beach. Mark Powers has obtained preliminary cost estimates, and will be available for technical assistance. Lori reviewed the bulleted questions that must be addressed in our grant application. The work session was scheduled for Thursday, November 29th, 2:30 pm in the Small Meeting Room and will be posted.
BOS Liaison: Lori noted that either PACE needs to reschedule its monthly meetings or that a replacement liaison needs to be named, since the currently identified liaison, Aimee Eckmann, has not been able to attend our meetings since October, 2011 because of scheduling conflicts.
Next Meeting: Given the proximity to the holidays, our next meeting has been scheduled for January 16th, 2013 at 1 pm in the Small Meeting Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Eileen Morgan, Clerk (temporary), PACE
These minutes were approved on………………………, 2013.
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