HomeMy Public PortalAboutAll Citizens Access -- 2010-06-18 MinutesALL CITIZENS ACCESS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes for June 18, 2010
Members present: Denise Rego, Jean Sears, Christine Glasheen, Robert Steinmann,
Maureen Steinmann
Special Guest: Elizabeth Taylor, Community Preservation Committee
The May 21, 2010 meeting minutes were accepted.
Committee business noted:
• Special envelopes were given to Denise which contain a 2010 beach wheelchair survey sheet and a
listing of Brewster's accessible recreational sites. Denise will see that these envelopes are given out to
anyone borrowing a beach wheelchair. The purpose is to get feedback from the beach wheelchair
users.
• There is now an accessible portable bathroom facility at Linnell Landing. This was recommended
by the committee in their "Recreational Sites Review".
• The kayak rack at Long Pond was moved back a few feet to allow more space for a wheelchair to
get by.
• The DPW has informed us that they have ordered replacement handicap signs as we
recommended to replace the existing outside sign at Town Hall.
• CORD is hosting a picnic to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ADA. It will be on Saturday,
July 24, at Camp Lyndon in Sandwich, llam to 3pm.
• The Chair forwarded all the web site information for our committee to Kathy Lambert,
Brewster•`s computer technician. She has set up our web site and also made it possible for the
"Accessible Beaches and Recreational Sites in Brewster" sheet to be easily downloaded. These sheets
were also dropped off at the Visitors Center at the Town Hall.
• The committee hopes to update the Cape Cod Disability Access Directory by having its members
visit the appropriate businesses in Brewster and assess their accessibility. Christine will contact Town
Hall re getting the names of businesses in Brewster. The Chair will compose an accessibility check list
to be used for this purpose.
• Christine and her husband, George, attended the Disability Policy Consortium, held yesterday in
Falmouth. Basically, this is a publicly funded advocacy group involved especially in the political
process, promoting equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities. Christine distributed
information re DPC as well as a brochure re emergency preparedness. Their website is
www.dpcma.or~.
• The committee reviewed the pond data sheets and there were a few changes noted. Maureen will
email everyone a final copy and then submit it to the town. This will complete our survey and
recommendations to the town re accessibility.
• Our next step is to prioritize our projects and check into funding issues, which is why our
committee asked Elizabeth Taylor of the Community Preservation Committee to come and speak
with us about funding/granting issues. Elizabeth explained that the best source is the Cape Coa
Foundation, a consortium of charities serving the various needs of Cape Codders. This information
can be fc~t~nd at the Cape Cod Community College library in Hyannis or possibly on their website:
www.canecodfoundation.org . Another source of funding can be found in Community Preservation
funds, under two classifications-- recreation and/or historical sites. These funds come from a
percentage of a special tax on local real estate transactions, along with some matching funds from the
state. Applications for CPA funds are found at Town Hall and should be filled in as completely as
possible when seeking funding. Applications should be submitted by July 1St or December 1St for
review.
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Meeting adjourned at 3:30pmr..~ Nea~~meeting Oct. 2010. Respectf~rlly submitted by Maureen Steinmann.
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