FLEET AND DISABILITY LAW CENTER ANNOUNCE PLANS TO INSTALL 1420 TALKING ATMs, THE FIRST IN THE REGION

JUNE 2003 SUPPLEMENT TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

 

This document is the first Supplement to the Settlement Agreement ("the Agreement") entered into on February 28, 2001.  The parties to this Supplement are:   Bay State Council of the Blind, National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts, Sight Loss Services, Bob Hachey, Amy E. Hasbrouck, Cynthia Ice, Brian Langlois, Rhonda Mencey, Phyllis Mitchell, Guy Zuccarello (hereinafter Athe Claimants@), and Fleet National Bank (hereinafter AFleet@).

 

RECITALS

 

A.          Pursuant to Section 3.7.1, of the Agreement,  in December 2002  the parties began negotiating in good faith regarding the schedule for installing Fleet Talking ATMs at remaining Fleet ATM locations at which talking ATMs had not been, or been scheduled to be, installed pursuant to the Agreement. This Supplement is the product of those good faith negotiations and is adopted pursuant to Section 3.7.2.

 

B.          By entering into this Supplement, Fleet does not admit, and continues specifically to deny, that it has violated or failed to comply with any provisions of the ADA, any applicable laws of any state or local government relating to accessibility for persons with disabilities to public accommodations, any regulations or guidelines promulgated pursuant to those statutes or any other applicable laws, regulations, or legal requirements.  Neither this Supplement nor any of its terms or provision, nor any of the negotiations connected with it, shall be construed as an admission or concession by Fleet of any such violation or failure to comply with any applicable law.  This Supplement and its terms and provisions shall not be offered or received as evidence for any purpose whatsoever against Fleet or its related entities in any action or proceeding, other than a proceeding to enforce the terms of this Supplement or the Agreement.

 


NOW, THEREFORE, the parties listed above hereby agree to the following provisions:

 

1.          The Fleet Talking ATM Rollout described in Section 3.3 of the Agreement shall be continued beyond September 30, 2003 so that by December 31, 2006, all Fleet ATM Locations existing on that date will have at least one Fleet Talking ATM,  with the exception of ATM Locations acquired in a Bulk ATM Acquisition, which will remain subject to Section 3.5 of the Agreement.  As to Fleet ATM Locations at which Talking ATMs were not installed pursuant to the Agreement, Fleet will make best efforts to install one Talking ATM per ATM Location according to the following timeframe:

 

December 31, 2003  14%

 

June 30, 2004                    28%

 

December 31, 2004  42%

 

June 30, 2005                    56%

 

December 31, 2005        70%

 

June 30, 2006                    85%

 

December 31, 2006       100%

 

All Talking ATMs installed pursuant to this Supplement will have user-controlled volume control. 

 

2.     Section 3.7 (Subsequent Negotiations Regarding Further Deployment of Fleet Talking ATMs) will deemed to have been satisfied by this Supplement and shall no longer be applicable.

 

3 .  In the event of any inconsistency between the Agreement and this Supplement, this Supplement=s provisions shall control.  All provisions of the Agreement not specifically amended herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall apply to this Supplement.

 

4 .     Section 3.10.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

3.10.1  During the Fleet Talking ATM Pilot and Rollout, Fleet will notify Claimants= Counsel in writing or electronically of the address of each Fleet Talking ATM.  Such notification will occur monthly, within the first two weeks of the month, and will include locations upgraded during the previous month.

 

5.     This Supplement will take effect on June 3, 2003, and will terminate on March 1, 2007.

 

FLEET NATIONAL BANK

 

By: _____________________________                                                           

Name:

Title:

 

BAY STATE COUNCIL OF THE BLIND

 

By: _____________________________                                                           

Name:

Title:

 

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF MASSACHUSETTS

 

By: _____________________________                                                           

Name:

Title:

 

SIGHT LOSS SERVICES

 

By: _____________________________                                                           

Name:

Title:

 

____________________________              

BOB HACHEY                                           

 

____________________________               ____________________________

AMY E. HASBROUCK                                     RHONDA MENCEY

 

____________________________               ____________________________

CYNTHIA ICE                                          PHYLLIS MITCHELL

 

____________________________               ____________________________

BRIAN LANGLOIS                                GUY ZACARELLO