April 12, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes

be possible to put an access for an ambulance to back up to the pool. Mr. Porter said that current open area is all open and directly back to the floor area, it has double doors, so an emergency vehicle could back up right in front of those double doors and immediately go to the pool. Chairman Bagoff asked will this new project be the same height as the two-story buildings in the area. Mr. Porter said that it will not be in excess to the existing height of the buildings. NO PROFESSIONAL QUESTIONS PUBLIC ADVOCATE QUESTIONS/COMMENTS Mr. Thapar said that if they will start losing a lot of money because people who are ADA that don't live there will want to live at some other place, so it will force them to do it. However, he thinks that effectively does create a community where they are essentially keeping out anyone who has a disability by having the gym on the second floor and not having capabilities to get up, so people will come they'll look at the area they say show me the gym, they'll see the gym on the second floor and decide to find another place to live and one by one that it will continuously happen. He also thinks in effect they will be keeping out anyone who has a disability from residing at this facility PUBLIC QUESTION Kevin Malanga at 57 Ridge Road asked if the second floor is only accessible by stairs. Mr. Porter answered in the affirmative; he said that the rules are if there are 10,000 steps or less then you're not required to have an elevator. The stairs will be 4 foot wide and there may be a lift put on the stairs railing if necessary but the elevator isn't required to reach the second level. BOARD COMMENT* Ms. Williams made the comment that she is a real estate professional for over 20 years in the business and that is an opportunity for her to assist persons with disabilities often as well as persons without disabilities. So, she will advocate on clients that she has supported and assisted with residential needs that if they have them, they absolutely disclose that information. Since the residents are absolutely seeking opportunities where they do have accessibility, so if there is a need she has no doubt that a person with those needs will absolutely vocalize and she is very comfortable in recommending that the management pull the current residents to ask, if there is a need and it's requiring a condition that if that need arises

s will absolutely vocalize and she is very comfortable in recommending that the management pull the current residents to ask, if there is a need and it's requiring a condition that if that need arises and then we require them to institute some type of accommodation. She doesn’t think is required looking at the fact that there are no handicap accessible parking spaces currently on the premises, listening to the testimony of several professionals indicating it is a very steep location doesn't mean that someone without necessary accommodations wouldn't live there. But again she doesn’t want to insist that the board puts an unnecessary cost or hardship on management when there is not a need. She would be very comfortable in saying if the need arises, then they will be required to do so. PUBLIC COMMENT* Ms. Linda Stiles indicates that on Tuesdays and Fridays between 6:30 and 8:00 the garbage collected from the dumpsters and she's indicating that it is a noise issue.