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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2019-03-13 | 21 | ITEM 3-A COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 6:30 PM Jennifer Roloff: Maybe you could mention the parking piece? Jenn Barrett: Yeah, definitely. So, just to make sure I'm clearly understanding, it's during these fairs that we want to try to increase the accessible spaces. Jennifer Roloff: For parking, yes. Jenn Barrett: Great. Anto Aghapekian: And I think the city should get involved with that. Parking on the streets, it's a city issue, it's not the business. I think we should work with the city asking them to ask the organizers or for the city to dedicate a certain street, a certain area for parking. Jenn Barrett: Right, because they are city streets and the city owned garage and they decide. I'm sure the city, maybe they work with the city to determine which streets are closed during the event. Liz Acord: That is correct. When they submit their special event permit, they are proposing the parameters of that event including what streets would be closed during what times. And so I think that this could be sort of a dual effort between communication with the business associations and then communication with your regular staff person for this commission who happens to sit in the Public Works Department as keeper of the public right-of-way. Arnold Brillinger: While we're throwing out different ideas, who is our planning liaison? Planning board liaison? Anto? Jenn Barrett: Yes, and myself. Arnold Brillinger: And yourself. Do we know how many units have been built or are being built with the universal design or since the Universal Design Ordinance? Anto Aghapekian: No. Jenn Barrett: We do not, but I do know that Laurie is helping conduct the reviews of these buildings, so I'm sure I can get some information from her and if not, the planning department. Arnold Brillinger: Because it would be great to go out and visit some of these places and see how well they actually conform. Jenn Barrett: And it would be a nice thing to share with the community on social media posts and other things to say, "Hey, did you know that we have this ordinance and this is what we've achieved so far from that.' Anto Aghapekian: And how the buyers of these units, how they're reacting to it. Arnold Brillinger: Well we need to see all that, because that's part of what we had said. We said 03/13/19 Page 21 of 28 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2019-03-13.pdf |