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6. Liaison Reports Mr.Palant reports that the Youth Services Council has become dormant. Ms.Rodgers explains that with the growth of the Coalition for Youth, services are becoming redundant. Although it is not a Town recognized committee, there are duplicated services which dilutes what is done in the town. Ms.Rodgers adds that in 2015 the Human Services Department lost a social worker from their staff to the Recreation Department. She states that one of the best tools in prevention is a strong recreation department. It was suggested that there be a Teen Advisory Board at the Community Center;have the teens connected to the programs they want to see here. The library has an active group. There are 35 youth in the Youth Commission which currently meets at the community center monthly. Ms.Rhodes,Vice Chair of the Recreation Committee, gave a review of the September joint committee meeting where the tiers of priority of use were presented. 7. Closing Comments Members from the Field and Garden Club came to the Community Center on November 31 to volunteer their time working in the garden beds. Pruning, edging and raking were among the accomplished tasks. Mr.Palant questioned the appropriateness of Our Revolution meeting at the community center. Currently, politically focused groups are allowed to use space so long as they are not actively campaigning, soliciting or fundraising on site. This illustrates the need for prioritization so that these types of requests can be triaged and charged a fee when appropriate. The next meeting of the Community Center Program Advisory Committee is scheduled to take place on Thurs day,December 14th,2017 at 7:OOpm in Room 237 of the Lexington Community Center. The November 9, 2017 meeting of the Community CenterProgramAdvisory Committee adjournedat 8:45pm. Respectfully submitted, Christine Dean Community Center Director