Mansfield Advisory Committee on the Needs of Persons with

Disabilities

 

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

 

Minutes

 

I.                    Attendance: members: Scott Hasson,  Mary Thatcher, Tom Miller; staff: Sheila Thompson, Kevin Grunwald; invitees: Recreation Director,Curt Vincente, Resident, Robert Gouldsbrough

 

II.                  Minutes: Minutes of March 25, 2003 were reviewed and approved.

 

III.                New Business:     John Dewolf will review a building application for Gibbs Oil Co., and make recommendations regarding accessibility to the Planning and Zoning Committee.

 

IV.      Old Business:

 

a)     Membership: Mr. Gouldsbrough announced that he would not be able to serve on the Committee and recommended that Lorraine Spofford be contacted to serve in his stead.

 

b)     Report on Real Choice Grant: Kevin Grunwald reported that Mansfield was not awarded this grant.  He further suggested that a steering committee, using the MACPD as a basis, be formed, with the committee’s focus being the study of full participation in life of people with  disabilities.  This committee would be then utilized for future grant development.

 

e)     Report on Fee Waivers:  Curt Vincente indicated that the fee waiver provisions have been proposed to the Town Council in the form of an ordinance, which would apply to other Town programs and services, as well as Recreation programs and services.  No action has yet been taken by the Council.

 

f)        Report on Transportation Coalition: Mary Thatcher reported that the Transportation Coalition is in the process of printing a directory of transportation services, which will be distributed to towns within Eastern CT.

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:30PM.  Next regularly scheduled meeting: Sept. 23, 2003.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Sheila Thompson