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Meeting Minutes Community Center Task Force Meeting July 5, 2011 Meeting Time / 7:30 p.m. / Town Hall Date: Location Room G-15 Members in Laura Hussong, Chair Liaisons in Chris Ammer, Library Attendance: Lisah Rhodes Attendance: Michelle Ciccolo, Planning Betty Borghesani Gail Flowers, HSvc Sophia Ho, Stephanie Lawrence, HSvc Tim Dugan Nancy Adler, LWV Jim Goell Hank Manz, BofSelectmen Absent: Florence Koplow Guest: CarolAnn Bottino The meeting began with presentations. Charlotte Rodgers, Director of Human Services for Lexington. Muzzey is not just a senior center, it also houses the Human Services Department which services youth, family and veterans as well as seniors. They work with police, firle and health departments. Trends: an increase in dementia in senior population with associated increasing stress on the caregivers, increasing requests for financial assistance, an increase in domestic violence calls…demographics are changing. Senior Center sees 100-150 people coming daily. For a fitness class, 40-50 people come 3x/week for the class, it has been filled to capacity for the last 2 years. Pre-retirement seminar was very successful. Seniors must be looked at on a continuum, must reframe the way they deliver services to all groups. Traditional service delivery model of our center is outdated. It is missing: collaboration with other departments in town, ability to do intergenerational programming (Muzzey Center deed stipulates programs must only be for adultsseniors), culture of community, private spaces, later afternoon, evening and weekend hours. Would like to do or have: outdoor programming for recreation and relaxation, have large fitness areas, community meeting space, evening and weekend hours, computer labs and instructions. Community Center would allow: easier collaboration, shared resources (especially with Recreation Dept) to lead and fill spaces for classes, shared kitchen, natural and typical gathering space for people. Times used most heavily now: 8:30am-1:30pm, quiet from 3-4:30.