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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: vZjWynV5ZFg):
- 00:00:01: Meeting Start, Pledge, Roll Call, Minutes Approval
- 00:01:38: Guest Speakers, Disabilities Day at the Beach Planning
- 00:04:33: Beach Safety Updates, Representative Contact Issues
- 00:09:00: Contacting Senators, 911 Call Data, Beach Concerns
- 00:14:27: CODA Updates, Save the Bay Grant Submission
- 00:17:58: Architectural Access Board Variance Request Authority
- 00:23:52: ADA Compliant Voting Booths Funding Request Discussion
- 00:29:48: Visualizing Voting Booths, Funding Approval Decision
- 00:33:58: Member Information, Resident Concerns & Issues
- 00:38:39: Symphony E-Line Shutdown, AAB Motion Clarification
- 00:40:53: Next Steps, July Meeting Cancellation, Quorum Reminder
- 00:42:31: Commission on Disabilities Contact Info, Adjournment


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Let me get this in in focus for us. Hold on one second. >> Please, put it in focus. >> There we go. Right. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one

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nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> Um Pauline, if we could do a roll call of the members. >> Absolutely. So Ralph did Chico. and Pauline Pero is here. Jason Baron

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>> present >> and Mario Gmanis >> present >> and Ellie Vargas is >> not with >> yeah I have not been able to get in touch with me. >> Okay. And we are with Marie Fiori

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permanently. Okay, that's it. >> Okay. So, um I sent I sent everyone the um minutes from the uh April 14th meeting. Uh if you all took a were able to take a look at it. If I was uh

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missing anything, um if you could let me know now if there are if there was any um errors. Uh if not, if someone can make a motion to approve. >> I'll approve >> in a second. Okay.

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And just need someone to second. I second it. >> Mario seconded it first. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And um item number two, we just put it on just in case, but we do not have any guest speaker um for this

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month. So, we're just going to move over to to uh item number three um is updates and next steps from the April 14th meeting. Uh it's going to be updates um from Pauline regarding the calendar for any future month guest speakers. I know

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you were waiting to see back from a couple of people to see if we can get anyone. Um so I just wanted to check with that on you. >> I've had no luck getting anyone guest speaker-wise, but I do have some updates regarding

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>> the next the next the latter sense. Yep. >> Yeah. The latter. So, um I'm I'm going to continue to try to get Catalo to come in for our June meeting. And then I would also like to hear from folks um their thoughts on inviting them to the

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disabil abilities day at the beach. Is that >> Yes, that's what I want you to reach out to. See if we can have them there in here. And then also >> even the fire department uh EMTs since the new fire station is over there at the uh >> Well, I think they'll come down. They've

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got their amphibious vehicle out. Um, >> yeah, >> it looks like something from a covered wagon, but um, have that out. So, I will reach out to them as well. Um, and I'll see if I can get Kato on both of those as a guest speaker for our June meeting and then also to um, come to the beach.

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So, >> yeah, perfect. I'll update you on the on the um on the all Billy's day later on in this meeting. to give you the date if you want to reach out to the the to the station over there um and send

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communications to the uh the fire chief uh or whatnot just to see if they have any availability to help us just to be there. We had them for the first year um that they stayed there which was great. >> Yeah, it was nice nice presence. The

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other thing I was going to ask is um I'm going to see if I can now I know we have another emotional support dog on the police force only because I believe it's handler lives in back of me. So thinking maybe if we could get the comfort dog

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also at least one of them. I know there's several but um we can get one of them in here. So um yeah, >> everybody in agreement with that? Yes, >> that's perfect. That's why I said I'm look always, like I said last meeting, any ideas of of anything that we can we can have in there. And if it's if it's a

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vendor that if it's a vendor that we have to pay and hopefully it's a reair vendor that's already situated, that's fine. If not, there's a lot of leg work that needs to be done and needs to be done relatively quick because the municipal books will be closing soon and then we won't be able to get anything

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done, >> right? >> Um, so that's what I wanted to let you know on that. Okay, great. >> Okay. And then you wanted to update on the um the safety next. >> Yeah. Yes. So, I have not heard back

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from Representative Turo. However, I did have a wonderful conversation with Julie tomorrow um city and she shared our thoughts and desires and wish list for things to

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happen safetywise along the beach. Uh she's all for it. It's beyond her realm within the city. However, she did uh forward our concerns with her information as well to her

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connection at the DCR. Um gave them my contact information. I have not heard back from from them, but I do know that there's a lot of stuff that's within the works for DCR right now. This is, you know, because of the season coming upon us, which if it ever gets warm, it'll be

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wonderful. um but have a very very lengthy conversation and she said the problem being that it is DCR but that before anything can be done there are multitudes of studies that have to be done and policies and protocol and all

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of the rest of that and looking ahead this is going to be something that's going to take time which is fine everything does take time that comes to a good end so I told her I said just you know keep me and keep you know the disability ities commission within the loop so that if anything does transpire

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does happen you know please reach out to us um and I also encouraged her I said if you get information back and you want to share it even if it's briefly um you know just chime in and we can you know fit her onto the schedule for even if it's a 10-minute update um but at least

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the information is moving forward that's news so yes it's a time thing um what I've been doing because now I can also be a passenger in cars which is wonderful. I'm not always the designated driver is I do take pictures along the

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way. I do you know note how many people are not being seen on a crosswalk. I am doing that so so that if it comes to the point where they need some you know critical information or some you know something tangible I'm going to be able to say hey I have this this is what

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happened. This is where it happened. So, I'm trying to I'm like a one-man band over here, but I find it very compelling that especially within this section that has all of the new apartments that are going up and the road is extremely

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extremely narrow and there are tons of pickup trucks, vans, work vans, uh work, you know, smaller box trucks. doesn't have to be even a large box truck, but those things are all impairing vision

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for the drivers, for the people that are on the road to see, you know, who's trying to cross. You've got puppies that are darting out into street streets. And I noticed Kel's crearyy is now open. So now we're going to start trickling down towards that end. So the information is there. The information has been passed

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on to the city. The information has been passed on to DCR. So hopefully it will fall into some hands that will say, "Hey, wait a minute." You know, this is not the first time we're hearing about this. Let's, you know, see what we can come to some kind of an agreement or

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start looking at some stuff. So everybody keep your fingers crossed. I will continue to reach out to um Representative Turo and um see if he can also get on board and you know try to move the things in the positive direction for us. >> Okay. appreciate. It seems like he

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doesn't seem too interested because he hasn't responded to anybody. I just don't understand that. That's >> he is out of the office like 90% of the time, but I'm finding that the office that automated system in the office to try to get to a real person

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>> is really next to impossible. >> Yeah, that's not See that now on the federal level, they don't allow that. You you they have to answer. I'm not saying the voicemail never picks up, but you when you go to call, generally you're you're going to get somebody even on the local level here, like if you

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call the local office for the federal reps or the senators, you're going to get a person at some point. So, that's something that they might want to look at. I would I would also see maybe try the senator side of it, you know, here like within the state >> instead of the rep because it seems like

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right now they because he's been you contacted him quite a few times. So, if he personally isn't responding, then that's a whole another I'm just thinking outside the box. >> You personally resent the email. >> I did recently resent it. >> Okay. I just wanted to make sure you did

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because I don't Ellie Ellie told us that it was resent, but I don't know. So, I want to make sure you resent it. So, as long as I know that you resent that, we know it's >> I wonder if they can get the other thing they're going to unfortunately, Pauline, they're going to bring up and this is what again when the quiet car came out,

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the statement out of their mouth was how many people were injured or dead. So, what I'm thinking is I'm wondering if they can pull any calls. Maybe there's been 911 calls already of concern or something that might have happened that we don't know about. >> I know there have been. >> Yeah, that's what I'm thinking that that's because that can be used to even

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speed up the process, >> right? So that there's I don't think it's fair that this is what it does because it shouldn't take that. It should be, you know, people's safety need to come first because >> lawsuit shouldn't be the first result. And that's just

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>> it's not just it's not just safety of people who live in Rever. If this is the oldest public beach, >> the first public beach >> and we are sending a message to people that says come here, >> visit,

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>> we'll have a wonderful time. It is it is clean. It is safe. You can say it as much as you want, but if people come here and they see that it it's going to it's going to send another message and

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>> well and then a lot of people think it's Rever, >> right? And it's >> right it reflects on reflects on rever itself and unfortunately rever we don't have jurisdiction so we got to do what we're doing our >> to the public Ralph that part doesn't

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matter. No, but what I'm saying what I'm saying is people when people come and they see things wrong, their first thing is like, "Oh, look, Revier doesn't take care of anything is what I'm trying to say." >> Yeah. No, I got you. And I'm just saying that's unfortunately they just don't care who it is. They just looks it looks bad on everybody and does something.

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>> That's what I'm trying to say. >> Yeah. >> Right. It just reflects bad on the city of River itself. >> So, I I think that at least, you know, it's being documented. The emails have been sent. The letters have been sent. The phone calls have been made. The conversations are being made. So, yes,

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we're going in the right direction. Would I like to speed it up? Sure, I would. But that's an impossibility at this point. >> Surprised the news hasn't picked up on this stuff because it's a dangerous spot. >> That is a dangerous situation. So, >> usually they like stories like that,

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>> right? But you also want to keep it in an eye that says >> things are moving >> to a place that already has, you know, they're going to focus on, well, you know, you don't need that because you need more police to patrol because of all the the violence outside, the twist

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and shakes and the, you know, the next speech. You don't want it to spiral out of that kind of control. So, I'm that >> by, you know, going this route and going this channel that >> I'm hoping that it's slow and steady wins the race. I guess that's what my hope is. And and we are doing positive

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things because at least our message is getting to where it needs to go, >> right? >> So, you know, it's it's not that it's out of our hands, but that piece of it is, but that doesn't mean that we can stop. So, it's, you know, you everybody, every resident that walks the beach,

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every resident that has family come to visit, everyone that knows someone who's coming um to celebrate a graduation and they happen to be staying in Rever and they're walking on the beach. Everyone knows someone and the more someone's that speak up, the better off we are

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going to be, >> right? Yes, that's my message to everybody and anybody is that make make your sentiments known. Say this is a problem. People crossing aren't being seen. We need to do something better. We need to have more visibility. And even

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I'm going to tell you um now that the buildings are all up on the right side as the sun goes down. Used to have at least that bit of sunlight to illuminate the beach. Now you don't have any of that. It is dark. And and on the rainy nights it's dark

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and it's rainy. So >> yeah, you know, >> recipe for disaster. >> Yeah, that's not good. >> So, you know what? Everybody bring your voice forward. You put it into the positive that we really want to keep everybody safe. The residents of Rever, we want to keep our visitors safe. I

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know we're going to have the kite festival. I know that we're going to be having the sand sculpting. You know, we're going to be having the pride. We're going to be having all of these activities and people are going to be walking mainly because we are accessible. We're accessible by tea.

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We're accessible by bus. We're accessible by subway. You can get dropped off. You can get Ubered. So, people will be walking. People will be crossing. So, you know, take your voices and make it known. >> Yeah. >> My best advice. But I will, you know,

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continue to pine away at my little my drum beat over here and hopefully we get some some positivity out of it. >> Okay. Well, I appreciate it, Pauline. Just keep us updated as you as you have and

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that's much appreciated. Um update uh item number four is quoted the commissions of disabilities alliance that was scheduled for uh Wednesday uh May 6th was also canceled again. So we haven't had a meeting the past two

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months. So there are um there are no updates um for Kota. So I just wanted to let everyone know on that. Um item number five is the grant application update from Save the Hob or Save the Bay. Um, just wanted to let you know

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that everything has been submitted along with a um, uh, a layout plan that had to be submitted. Uh, all the official documentation, also a water safety plan, um, that I had

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to submit to them. I've also asked them if they would be able to relocate um, a lifeguard for that time period or give us any other alternatives. um in my water safety plan along in my with my application. I did I haven't

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heard back from DCI for the permit. Um hopefully I'll know by next meeting that usually we usually find out in May towards the end of May that the permit has been approved. Uh the date is is approved. The date is definitely uh is

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open date and approved through um through uh Save the Hoba, Save the Bay. They told me the date was fine for Saturday, August 15th, um from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We just need to get the official permit from DCR. Uh, and it

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is as of right now going to be in the same location um that it was last year, which is down um down by uh the opening uh the beach opening by the Oak Island Bath House opening number I believe it's

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36 and number 37 um is the entrances the beach entrances 36 and 37. Um and you know when the time comes I will let everybody hopefully have the final uh information for that um next next at next next month's

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meeting um and once I get the permit uh approval uh from DCR then I will um share a uh a flyer uh with the information that save the harbor uh save the bay has graciously put together um

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for me and um we're going to try and have a QR code on it on how to register for it. So, um they've been helping me work work with that. So, um I will keep everybody up to date on that. Um I don't

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know if Pauline if you were able to reach out to I think were you going to contact the Swam Commission on Disabilities along with >> Yes, I've talked to Lauren. So, I will confirm with her the date and I will also get in touch with Leneago.

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>> Okay, perfect. Yep. >> And and we're in the um MG is it MGBH? >> It's um M General Bighgam um community caravan. I want was waiting to make sure that that was the actual date. I will

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confirm that with them as well. >> Okay. Because I'm going to make sure I'm if if they are confirmed, they're going to make sure that I have the enough of a for them >> there uh for that to be there. Got it. >> And we we can go from we'll be able to go from there. Um so that's that's what

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I have on that. Um item number six is uh items from the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board MAB for variances. We had one that was that was submitted and we will copy to the commissioner for a 12 unit fourstory

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residential um residential building. Let me just open it up so that I have it all. It's first floor consisting of a podium parking area and three floors of living space starting on the second floor to the building being in a designated AE flooding zone. So floor

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two will be comprised of one fully accessible unit and three group 1A adaptable units and the remaining eight units will be on will be on floors three and four and will be also will be group one adaptable units. Um, so the reason

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why they're applying for a variance is because they can't have ground level units because of the AE flood zone and they will have parking and they want to be able to put a lift uh an indoor lift going from the ground level to the first

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floor. Because of it being in the AE zone, it would be a lot of um astronomical work and cost to put an elevator um for for that for that one floor. um because of it being in the flood plane because you have to go down

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into the you have to have a pit into it. So the cost was uh astronomical. So it's going to it it's going in front of the architectural access board. So what I want to do I told you that I I would be um discussing this at meetings but what

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happens is sometimes these come up before the AAB before our commission on disabilities meetings. And what it is is they they send it out they send a copy out to the local building inspectors to the commission on disabilities and to

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the local CILS which is center for independent living for any um any questions if any if the if all three of those parties are in agreement or disagreement with them if if they approve or disapprove. Usually if they

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don't get a response, say from the commission that you no response usually means you're in favor of it. Um if you're not in favor, you can respond. You only have a certain amount of time period to respond. Um you really want to respond be before it comes to the architectural access board uh hearings.

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Uh those hearings are usually on Mondays and they are twice a month. Um, and what I want to ask for is if we if I can ask someone to make a motion to give me

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the authority to either um say that the commission is in favor or against uh a proposition for a variance. This way we, you know, I'm more more than likely I am not going to have to submit anything that we're in in favor of unless there's

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something that I'm really really strongly in favor of. Uh but if there's something that we're not in favor of, we we won't have enough time to come to our meeting to discuss it to say, "Yeah, we're not in favor." But I do have knowledge in a lot of this due to my work at the MOD and I am actually at

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these AABs. I don't participate in the meetings. I'm there for knowledge base and to see what's coming up for variances and different things and to learning different aspects of my job. Um so I wanted to see if the commission would somebody would make a motion um to

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allow me to act on behalf of the full commission to uh to send a submission in favor or against any viances um for for any uh any what's the word I'm looking for? any correspondence that we get for

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any variance requests. >> I will make that motion. >> And if somebody will second it vote >> and then if I can just take a vote, I'll go around the table. Um Pauline, how do you vote? >> Yes. >> Um yes. >> And Mario Mario.

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>> All right. And Jason. >> Okay. And I will vote. So we have a quorum since Ellie is not here. And I will vote in favor. >> Okay. So this way and then what I will also still do is I will still give you presentations every monthly meeting of

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any variants that do come. Then what will happen is if there are any variances that um I have not um gave an opinion on and we feel that we after a determination is done by the AEB. If we

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feel that, you know, we are not uh in favor of it, there is a grace period to submit for a reconsideration um is usually a 10day, but because of the commission meeting every every month, I want to formally get this in

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that if we are in denial of it, at least it's on record that we're in denial. And a you don't have to submit that you're in in favor of it. A no submission usually means you're in favor of it. But if I can and if I'm in favor of it, I will say that the commission is in favor

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of something. And this one right here, I am in favor of it. Um by right because it's under it's under um 20 units. They have no obligation that they needed to provide any any group two units and they

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are providing one accessible unit. So that's why I'm in favor of it. But right, they didn't have to do that >> because it's under 20 units. >> So, they are doing they are putting one in one fully accessible unit. >> Nice. >> They they do have to put um the

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adaptable uh group one units, but for group two, they're under the threshold that they they are not obligated, but they are the the developer is putting one in, which is great. >> Yep. Sounds good. >> Okay. Any questions on that?

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Mm- >> Okay. Next item seven. I had put this in the agenda and I will briefly explain it. Chapter 40 section 22 HP funds that are collected. We had asked for this a few years ago. And we and I we do uh

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that any handicap violation f uh fines that are collected go into a special fund that the commission can use for programs or or projects that benefit people with disabilities um in the community. Um, so we we

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received and we used we used some of this money for when we were doing that music program um through the rec center. Um, and uh actually um we used this money for the new accessible

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um podium in the council chambers um that you know it goes up and down. It's electronic. It goes up and down. Uh that that's fully accessible. We use some of the money for that. So, I received um an email correspondence uh from the River

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Election Department and REI CFO sent a communication email asking if we can use some of the ADA HP funds collected to help offset costs to help pay for 10 ADA compliant voting booths. Um the cost of each unit is $999

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plus an additional tariff charge of $149.85. There also is a total shipping charge of $647.20 20 cents to be included included. So the final cost of all of all 10 units delivered would be $12,135.70.

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Um so what I want to do is I asked them the email that I received was if we could um if we can use some of the funds. I don't know if they want us to pay for the entire or help pay for it. So, what I wanted to do is ask for a

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motion is if we if they need us to pay for to to pay the full amount of the $12,135.70 out of the um the the the chapter 40 section 22 HP funds or a portion of the total cost if that if we have a motion

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that we that we can do that. Um, somebody wants to make a motion to allow that those funds to be used for the for the ADA compliant um booths. >> I'll I'll make a motion. I'll make a motion for >> Yeah, I'll make a motion for part of it.

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I >> it the question I have is why they're you know asking when election funds are there to take care of things like that. >> I agree. >> You know, and and that's you know what I mean? That's the whole point of and and all these different city and state things get funding. Secretary of State's

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office, they all they get funding for this type of stuff. So why are we being asked and not that I'm trying to be against it, I'm just trying to understand that a little bit. >> Yeah, I think there's a shortfall. The thing is I think there's a shortfall in funding this year and so they're looking for since they're going to be ADA

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compliant, they wanted to see if we could use some of that. >> But what happened to the machine that they had? No, no, these are No, these are not the machines. These are these are the booths. >> Yeah, the accessible tables. >> These are the tables. These are the booths themselves. The machines I'll talk to you about in a in a second. I'll

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I'll give you some. These are the booths. These are not the techn these are not the IT machines themselves. These are just the booths >> themselves. I'd like to know where that money went that was there. That's just be my question. But we'll we can definitely

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help them. I just don't know if I would do all of it. That's up to you. I just don't think, you know, because where where has that been going? Especially because everybody knows the elections were coming up. So, you know, but that's up to you. But I will make a motion for

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that first part first part of it. >> And Mario second it >> so um so we what we can do is we can we can do this in two parts. We can do it for a partial funding and then we can do

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it in full funding and um >> Okay, I agree with that. Let's do that. Who wants to full funding? >> Yeah. So, we'll make a So, we'll have a we'll have a we'll have a motion for for full funding first. If that doesn't

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pass, somebody makes a motion for full funding first. If that doesn't pass, then we make a substitute motion for a partial funding and take a vote on that. >> Sean, >> so we need somebody to make a motion for full >> I have a question before I make a

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motion. Could we also put a caveat in there that if if we don't all approve a full funding could possibly be the amount on the >> No, what it would be is it have to be it would have to be a majority of us. A

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majority of the people would have to vote in favor of the first one for full funding. If a majority doesn't vote for that, then we take up then we make a substitute motion for a portion partial. But could that portion or partial scale

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down from 10 ADA compliant booths to maybe seven if they if they don't have any funding to supplement what we're willing to do for partial? That's what I'm asking. I don't know if I'm confusing the issue here.

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>> Um, >> do they definitely need 10? I guess. Okay, let me ask. >> They definitely have to order 10. >> They have to order 10. Okay, that was I guess my >> Yeah, they're ordering 10. >> They're ordering 10. >> So, they could not I can show you what the booths look like.

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>> Yeah, show us the booth. >> Yeah, let me share my screen. Hold on one second. This is what they got. Let me get this on my screen and then I can share it. One second. Okay.

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It's going to have to let me know if the if it's showing you the booths. Okay, I see it. >> Okay, >> I've got it, too. >> I see it. >> So, that's how the booths and the tables

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come down to make ADA compliant. So, that's this whole thing is one is considered one booth, >> one set. >> Okay. >> Oh, all right. I see. and they're ADA compliant so that they can come down >> okay

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so when they're saying 10 and I believe because we have one poll is it we have 10 polling locations so >> I think so >> so I think it's probably one in each polling location. >> All right, that makes Okay, that is my question. That's why it's all right.

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>> All right, that makes sense. And then uh how much do we have in our funding source? >> Oh, we have over 100,000 >> in our thing. >> Yes. >> Oh, okay. Then that'll change my thought then. >> Okay. >> N I just want to make sure I just don't want to bleed bleed funds. >> Yeah. No. Yeah, exactly.

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>> I just I'm concerned. I'm working I'm working on them to there was things before I left that we were supposed to try and do with some of the offices uh that the public comes into to make them accessible that didn't work out that that's what this this this money is

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supposed to be for programs programs and um uh areas to that make it accessible uh for people with disabilities. So, uh, if somebody wants to do we want to just make one motion then for the full amount.

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>> I'll make a motion for the full amount. Yes. >> Okay. >> I'll second it. >> Okay. And then if we have a if we if we will just go around for a vote. Um, uh, Jason, how do you vote? >> I'm in favor of it. >> Yes. Okay. Mario. >> Um, yes.

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>> Okay. Ellie, >> I'll go with the crowd. Yes. >> Okay. Pauline, >> yes. All right. And I'll vote yes. So, we're in favor. Okay. So, we just got to make sure we put that in the notes. And I will send

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an email communication that the commission is in full support and voted in favor uh of funding uh the accessible polling uh booths uh with the chapter chapter 40 section 22 handicap funds.

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Okay. So, it helped by seeing the visual of them, right? And explain. >> That does help. Yes. >> Yes. That's why I had asked for it after I got the email. >> Good. Thank you. >> Okay. Um, now, excuse me. Item number

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eight is commission members lateformational items. If any members have any lateformational only uh items to help benefit the residents in the community. Yeah, I mean I guess you know as I told you earlier today, Ralph, my

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chair unfortunately has died and it's in process and I was told now it's going to take 60 to 90 days to get it fixed. So I have no idea when that's going to be. So now I'm kind of stuck which is horrible.

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They are looking for a loner, but I don't know if there's a way maybe they could start putting out, you know, maybe to not allow that it takes so long for repairs. I understand that getting a new chair takes longer, but this just seems very ineffective

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uh and impactive uh to folks life, you know what I mean, in daily life. Uh, I never thought I'd be running into that. And, uh, it's kind of a mess, unfortunately.

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>> Okay. Anyone else? Um, that was that was easy. I'm surprised nobody else has any other comments >> or any otherformational. Um, without that with with there being

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um none there, I will move on to item number nine was any residents concerns or issues. Um, I have not received any residents concerns or issues uh phone calls. Most of the phone calls I have been getting um I received one phone

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call from a resident uh looking for some resources um for one of their adult children. Um and I forward them some information for the Boston Center for Independent Living that should assist them. Um so a lot of emails and questions regarding uh

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handicap parking spots that I've been trying to answer. And we've been getting some calls that um that uh that do not pertain to the Commission on Disabilities, but pertain to um they

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think they had to apply for Social Security through the Commission on Disabilities. Um and I would just let them know uh give them the contact number, the 1-800 number for Social Security, but also led them that they want to go to ssa.gov is the easiest way to apply online if they can. Uh so those

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are what we've been getting from uh residents concerns and issues. Um so I was just basically letting them know that. Um I just wanted to go back to one um one late uformational item that I just wanted to let the commission know

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about that I had sent out an email today um just for commission members regarding the Mass Office and Disabilities is going to be starting um u monthly commission on disability meetings. Um um

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similar Ellie to the DPC has um so I sent everybody an email um earlier this evening and there is a link in there on how you can contact them um to register for it. And the first the first one is

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next Wednesday, uh, May 20th, and they're scheduled the third Wednesday of every month from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Um, I will be part of that as the Massachusetts Office and Disabilities. Um, so if anybody wants to

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go on as the as the Commissioner on Disabilities, you're more than welcome to to sign up and join on that. It should be, you know, some information just be talking about different things and uh meeting other people from other commissions that will be that will be

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joining. Um so, you know, if anybody wants to do it, the link is in there on how to do it. And then once you once you sign up through this link, you'll be you'll receive um I believe you'll receive an email reminder every month uh with the link to join if you want to

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join every month. We have a we will have a a basic topic. There'll be a basic topic every month on what to talk about. I believe this month will be um access digital accessibility. Um I think I would remember what else the other topic

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is this month uh to talk about and then it's open forum for any anyone for any commission questions um related to their commission or concerns that they have uh dealing with residents or any other type of concerns in their community.

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I think one other thing to bring up, Ralph, just so it's a recorded and on TV was the uh remind everyone the symphony stop on the Eline is going to be shut down that station starting in June. So being accessible, you know, being made accessible. They're going to be

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renovating it. So just giving a heads up. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So no one forgets. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. It's very >> Yeah. It's about time they're doing it. They need to do what the Wilston do, but you know, who knows? >> Yeah,

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>> just thought. >> I think they go for Do I think they get their statistics by the most riders by the ridership first? Which ones they do first? >> Well, Bo is pretty pretty well traveled. >> Well, I think too, but I think I think

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not only if there's one closer, another one that's accessible that's closer. There may not be one at that where you were saying. Yeah, it's but Arlington and Park are very far apart if you It's in the middle of the com. It's like, you

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know what I mean? That's it's closer to it's close. That end is closer to the orange line to be fair. >> Okay. >> So, you know, people need to look at it that way. I know what you mean, but that's not it's not like the Park Street where it's all connected. It's >> if it takes, you know, can take a huge

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difference and a lot more time. Yeah. Uh I I I'm saving the transcript, but to save me some time, can I backtrack for a minute? Is who made the motion for me to act on behalf for the AAB? >> Me. >> That was >> And it was seconded by Jason.

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>> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Okay. Next uh next steps we have next steps is we will um just carry on the normal next steps um that we do every month which is item number three will be

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carried on for uh next steps for following month. >> Does that sound okay? >> Yes. Yeah. >> Okay. >> And item um before we go on to item 11, I just want to remind people that we

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will not as usual have be having a July Commission on Disabilities meeting. >> All right. So, just put that in your calendars. >> And commission members, please, please, please, please respond to my emails that you will be joining these monthly

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meetings so I don't stress and get nervous as to who's going to be here. so that I know we have a quorum because if we didn't have a quorum tonight, we would not be able to make those motions for those two things that we needed to vote on. And a quorum is half plus one

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of our seats, not of members that are here. So it's not of six that it's seven >> because we need to include the open seat that Amarie had just left. So we need to

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have a quorum plus one and the and the only way I can vote as the plus one is if we have the quorum. I cannot be included as the quarum as the chair.

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So, if we didn't have the adequate, if we didn't have the three people, the three people tonight, the three or four people tonight, we wouldn't have been able to make those motions of vote because it wouldn't have been a u an official meeting. We would had a quorum.

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>> Okay. So, um item number 11, Pauline, if you could read that. >> Certainly. The Commission on Disabilities office number is 781-2868267. Residents can also call Riviera 311 directly and speak to their staff Monday through Friday. They will answer most

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questions, but if they are unable to assist you or if you would prefer to talk with the commission directly, please ask to be transferred to the Commission on Disability direct number. Please leave us a detailed message and we will respond to you shortly. As always, please don't hesitate to contact

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us if you would like to discuss or add something to our monthly meeting agenda. You can also let us know if you want to discuss any concerns. The commission is here to help and assist all residents with disabilities and their families in Reier.

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>> Okay. Thank you. Um before we ask for a meeting to adjourn, our next meeting via Zoom is going to be on Tuesday um June 10th at 6 PM. Uh if I can ask for a motion to adjurnn.

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>> Motion seconded. >> Okay. Motion to adjourn by Mario and seconded by Jason. Well, I thank all of you um for attending this meeting and

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um like I said, I will try and have hopefully I will have more updates for the um for our event in August. Hopefully, we will get the finalized uh permit. Um, if anyone knows of any vendors that will come there, please

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reach out to me as soon as you can um so I can get this all finalized and done um to see what we can have um at our event. Um and if it's a vendor um that is not

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as approved vendor uh that that is that needs to be paid, they need to be able to be uh set up as a uh as a vendor for the city of Rivier. So, there's a little bit of leg work and we really need to get that done uh sooner rather than

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later because municipalities close their books fairly early. >> So, I would say within the next week or two. >> Yep. >> To be on the safe side. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Thank you again. >> Have a great evening. Bye, everyone.

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Take care.