2006-09-07
COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES
Beverly City Hall
191 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA 01915
MINUTES OF MEETING
September 7, 2006
Members Present:
Elise Bernstein, Karen Bloodgood, Kevin Gallant co-chair, Michele Gordon, Candace
Pike co-chair, Jack Vickery
Members Absent:
Bob Nelson
Ex Officio Member:
Arthur Daignault
Guest(s):
Richard McCarthy
Old business:
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Minutes for last meeting to be approved next meeting
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The Regional Commission Meeting is September 13 in the program room of the library from 12-
3pm. There will be 9 to 20 people in attendance. Karen Bloodgood and Candace Pike will arrange
for refreshments.
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Kevin Gallant will contact the City’s IT person and request that they purchase a digital camera for
use by Art Daignault
Report from ADA Coordinator:
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Norman Ganley’s daughter has designed two plaques and is working on a third for us to choose
from for the walkway at Cummings Center to be dedicated in his memory.
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Arthur Daignault is working with John Jennings, building inspector. Art is going on all
commercial building inspections with him.
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Panther City Pub has been made aware of several violations and is working on fixing them.
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Beverly Hospital - Arthur Daignault received an email from the Hospital saying the remedial work
is complete on the first floor. A check on the height will be done soon.
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North Beverly Plaza - the curb cut in front of Blockbusters was being cut today.
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Dunkin Donuts on Elliott St - The Mayor asked the owner to redo the parking lot as the traffic
backup for the drive thru is a hazard. Arthur Daignault has rejected the two proposals submitted
thus far as the handicapped space will be too far from the entrance.
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Redbrick, 95 Rantoul St.- The building is four story building. They are working on an elevator,
accessible restroom and making the Rantoul street entrance accessible.
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Dunkin Donuts, 15 West St. – The only thing is they need signage for the restrooms. The
convenience store is not yet open to the public, but it was inspected.
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Health and Education Serviced (HES), 156 Cabot St.- HES lease is up 9/15/06. Because HES runs
state programs, they must be accessible or run the risk of losing funding from the State. The issues
are an accessible front entrance and changes to the unisex bathroom to make it fully accessible.
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Beverly National Bank at the North Beverly Plaza is still under construction.
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A new bank at the former Mariner Restaurant site, 57 Enon Street. No permit has been pulled yet.
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Art received a complaint about the assistive listening systems in the council chambers. They are
not working. Art is going to have the company that installed the system to come and look at it.
New business:
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No new business
Next meeting – Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 7:00 pm, 3rd floor of City Hall.
NOTE:
All minutes of the Beverly Commission on Disabilities’ meetings are available in alternative
format upon request from the American With Disability (ADA) Coordinator at Beverly City Hall.