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The rational behind decisions to raise activities was outlined. fees on various types of question of an elitist of Mrs. son, Recreati n Commit a a' f ec t i f ees are ra t se� beyond t �ie ?ember, �e� the wi th several children. of families wi lnanciai Val- Mr. Dailey questioned the use of an Enterprise F� • ' P end far Recreation and felt that because of the risk of decreased participation it may not work noting that it is not like Sewer and mater usa ' Mr. McSweeney aid ge. Y he was concerned about the effect of increased fe on Young people and said he had hoped some funds could be diverted s course revenue for recreation, erted from golf Mr. Marshall asked that figures on a gradual move to o self sufficiency be developed to allow operation under an Enterprise Fund in about three years. The Recreation Committee will work with the Town • a three - ,year plan. Manager to provide such HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Rene Cochin, Co- Chairman of the Human Services Commit ' committee's charge and its of tee, outlined her forts toward fulfilling its responsibilities for the p as t ye ar. a� The Committee had concluded that providers should be requested to • provide additional information to aid in monitoring programs • v g P grams and expenditurest�. to enable the committee to develop elop a data base for planning purposes and trN allow for evaluation of the effectiveness of rams. The Committee cons ro ' P g considered the fiscal constraints of the Town as wel the lessening of federal support in preparation of the b ' in mind the social and budget, whsle keep .:. wrrr financial costs of not maintaining human services programs. Mrs. Cochin summarized the Committee's recommended budget a g s follows- CMARC, level funded at . $11,000; Council on Aging, increased by 8% to $171,884. to include funding for Adult Da Health and • Y Senior Health Monitor; and Replace, decreased by 5% to $70,200. REPLACE Richard Dougherty of the Human Services Committee reviewed the request of Replace for FY91 funding $ , , and his committee's recommendation for $70,200. The Town Manager had included $0 funding or Re ' proposed budget, g Place in his g Mr. Dougherty stressed the need to continue the reventative services ton oath P Aces Replace offers to Lexington y and reported that 150 local families had been served during the past years in the areas of counseling ng and crisis intervention and outreach. He noted that in ast ears P y Replace has included involvement with the Lexington Child Assault Program Lex u S t CAPP) and has also worked with the p ublic schools in programs such as Peer Leadership. Funding sources for RePlace were outlined including own of Lexington, Mass. Dept, of Mental Health the g xtngton, ' School System, client fees, and private contrib utions. Mr. Dougherty noted that RePlace has demonstrated a capacity to develop more outside sup port as shown in the increased public and foundation funding. Of the $70,200 recommended 45 0 Educ s $ = 00 would be used to fund Community tion and Outreach Services. For screening and referral services, $25,200 would be allocated. The Committee recommends regular monthly mends changing from funding by a re g thly allocation to a combination of grant and unit rate.