HomeMy Public PortalAboutAll Citizens Access -- 2016-02-19 Minutes Brewster All Citizens Access Committee
Minutes of the meeting on February 19, 2016
Brewster Council on Aging
2.30 pm
Present: Claire Gradone,Joan Carstenjen,Judy Miller, Roberta Murphy and Denise Rego.
Absent: John Dickson,Selectmen liaison
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Meeting began at 2:40pm.
November 20, 2015 minutes approved.
Director's Report: Claire reported the following:
CPC grant application was complicated and there was little time to complete before the December
deadline. Mike Embury told Claire that there will always be an amount of money on the warrant for
All Citizen's Access projects.
Jim O'Leary requested automatic doors at the Stony Brook School for Town Meetings. Claire looked
into it and they are not required to install, especially now with the new,strict security policy.
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Report of meeting with Mark O'Brien: $10,000 was appropriated at Town Meeting to install
automatic door openers for the main doors into the Pavilion and the 2 restrooms,as Phase 1 of this
project. Phase 2 will allow the installation of the other doors (into the galley grill, into the hallway
to the restroom/Pavilion large room, etc.)
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CCMNH Project: Joan and Claire met with Bob Dwyer, Barbara Knoss and a member of the Board of
Directors regarding accessibility projects that they are interested in. Claire and Joan gave some
suggestions and indicated that it was their responsibility, not the Town's.
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Coastal Advisory Group: This committee was formed to preserve our beaches and shoreline. We
are losing our beaches and parking lots, They are reviewing which beaches has property adjacent
to possibly extend needed parking areas. Paine Creek access is difficult due to high tide
deteriorating the shoreline and the beach area. We will ask Chris Miller to attend our next meeting
to give us the results and update.
Meeting adjourned at 3:30pm E
The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 18, 2016 at 2:30pm.
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Denise Rego,Secretary
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