HomeMy Public PortalAbout20110208 - Americans with Disabilities Act Oversight - Meeting MinutesHopkinton ADA Oversight Committee
Hopkinton Town Hall
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
7:00 PM
MINUTES
Committee Chair Mike DiMascio opened the meeting with at 7:00 PM with the following present:
Members:
Mr. Mike Dimascio, Chair,
Mrs. Nancy Alvarez Burdick
Ms. Dale Danahy - absent
Mrs. Kate Buckley
Mr. RJ Dourney, BOS liaison
Mr. Dave Daltorio - absent
I. Reorganization meeting
Due to the reappointment of the committee, the committee sought to elect a new Chair, Vice -Chair and
Secretary.
On a motion made by Mrs. Burdick, seconded by Mrs. Buckley, Mr. DiMascio and Ms. Buckley were
nominated to serve as Co- Chairs of the Committee.
Vote: Favor: 3 Oppose: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 (Ms. Danahy and Mr. Daltorio)
On a motion made by Mrs. Buckley, and seconded by Mr. DiMascio, Mrs. Burdick was nominated to
serve as Secretary of the Committee.
Vote: Favor: 3 Oppose: 0
II. Status update
Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 (Ms. Danahy and Mr. Daltorio)
Mr. Dimascio referenced the accumulated files of the Committee and committed to sending the files to
Mr. Dourney via Geri Holland the Clerk to the Board of Selectmen (BOS). In addition, the Mr. DiMascio
suggested that the Committee seek a status update regarding projects appropriated for during the 2010
Town Meeting. To facilitate work to be done, it was decided by general consensus to ask Mr. Daltorio to
complete a status report for the Committee and to invite Mr. Al Rogers, School Department Director of
Buildings and Grounds to attend all future meetings of this Committee.
III. Future Meeting Schedule
It was discussed and decided that a regular meeting schedule would serve the Committee well. The dates
for the future Committee meetings include: February 22, March 8, March 22, April 12, April 26.
Meetings will be posted by the Chair. By general consensus, it was decided that meetings will begin at
7:00 p.m. with a planned adjournment no later than 8:30 p.m.
IV. Future Agendas
A discussion regarding work to be immediately addressed by the committee was held. The following of
future agenda items was generated:
• understanding of the Town Engineer's role in the management of the accessibility projects to be
completed
• what the status is of projects that were appropriated for with FY11 funds
• understanding what the plan is to be with respect to how the town and the school professionals will
pursue completion of the accessibility upgrades
• prioritizing the remaining accessibility issues as were pointed out in the most recent Cubellis report
• understanding the Center School building accessibility issues
Co -Chair Mr. DiMascio will work with fellow Co -Chair Mrs. Buckley to generate and then post the
meeting agendas in accordance with the Open Meeting Law.
In addition to these agenda items, a status update will be sought regarding the ADA Compliance upgrades
requested at other town meetings for the Cultural Arts Alliance and the Center School. Mr. Daltorio will
pursue and report back to the Committee at its next meeting.
VI. Adjournment
On a motion made by Mrs. Burdick, seconded by Mrs. Buckley, the Committee voted to adjourn the
meeting.
Vote: Favor: 3 Oppose: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 (Ms. Danahy and Mr. Daltorio)
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike DiMascio, Co -Chair
Kate Buckley, Co -Chair
Next meeting: February 22, 2011 7:00 p.m. Hopkinton Town Hall