Commission On Services For Persons With Disabilities Mtg Minutes October 8th

Meeting date: 
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

EAST HARTFORD COMMISSION ON SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

WELLINGS CONFERENCE ROOM, 2nd FLOOR, TOWN HALL

MINUTES

Meeting date: October 8, 2014

5:30 – 6:30

CALL TO ORDER:  The meeting was called to order at 5:30 P.M.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENT:  M.  Beaulier, Chairperson; B. Corona, Co-Chairperson;  G. Lynch, Secretary; P.Gero;  Tanya Rosario; Nannette Fabian.  GUESTS: Louise. Corona, Eugene Market

ABSENT: M. Brinius;  F. Schroeter ;  I.  Martin

MINUTES:  Motion made by Bernie Corona, seconded by Peter Gero, to accept the minutes of the September, 2014, meeting.  MOTION carried.

LIAISON REPORT ON EAST HARTFORD COMMISSION ON AGING: Annual Picnic was a success.  Upcoming:  Spaghetti dinner, October 28, catered by Maneeley’s.  Election of officers to be held in December.

A MOTION was made by Tanya Rosario to skip to our guest speaker, seconded by Bernie Corona.   MOTION carried.

GUEST SPEAKER:  A presentation of the services provided by the First Choice Health Centers was made by Eugene Market, CEO.   The commission gained a lot of information about health services that are provided for all residents of East Hartford including persons with disabilities.

OLD BUSINESS:  Ginny did some investigating and we will be discussing these issues further at our November meeting.

  • Discussion of handicap bathroom in Town Hall basement: String too high to reach. Who would respond?
  • Discussion of monitoring of Handicap spaces on Town Property.

NEW BUSINESS: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEXT MEETING DATE: November 12, 2014

ADJOURNMENT:  The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 P.M

Ginny Lynch, Secretary