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Home My WebLink About2015-05-06-COA-min COAMinutes,May20151 MinutesoftheLexingtonCOABoardMeeting,May6,2015 BoardAttendees:NancyAdler,BettyBorghesani,EllenCameron,CamilleGoodman,Gerry Howell,MarionKilson,HarryMackay,RichMcDonough,BarbaraRediker Staff:KellyAxtell,SheilaButts,HemaliPatel,CharlotteRodgers Guest:GaryFallick PublicComments:ShirleyStolz announcedthatFCOAhadreceivedfundingfromtheDana Foundationforitstwograntapplications:$25,000forCommunityCenterfurnishingsand $8,000forOWLLprogram.CharlotteRodgers introducedSheilaButtsastheDirectorofthe newCommunityCenter. ReviewAprilMinutes:TheMinutesoftheAprilBoardmeetingwereunanimouslyaccepted. StaffReportsandUpdates: SheilaButts reportedthattheRecreationandCommunityProgramsDepartmentreceived $18,400forexerciseequipmentforseniors;cardioequipmenthasbeenordered;RotaryClub hasdonatedbilliardtables.SheannouncedthatmovingintoCommunityCenterwillhappenin June:RecreationandCommunityProgramsDept.onJune15andHumanServicesDept.onJune 22;programswillbeginafterJuly4.Therewasconsiderablediscussionoflowvisionissuesand equipment. CharlotteRodgers announcedthatHumanServicesDept.received$26,500grantfromthe DanaFoundationforitsOutreachProgram(taxiprogram,outreachassistant,hearing equipmentforCommunityCenter).ShealsonotedtheweekendfloodoftheDiningRoom, ConferenceRoom,andClassRoomthathascausedcancellationandreschedulingofprograms duringthisweek.SincetheHumanServicesDept.willmovetotheCommunityCenteronJune 22,thelastmealdayintheSeniorCenterwillbeFriday,June12;mealsonwheelswillbe operatingoutofGraceChapel.CharlotteexplainedthatthecurrentSeniorCenterbelongsto thetownwhichisseekingtoarrangeforthedisposaloftheproperty. KellyAxtell distributedasignupsheetforDiscoveryDaytable.HemaliPatelwillbe coordinatingtablearrangementswithCOABoardvolunteersservingasHumanServiceDept. ͻğƒĬğƭƭğķƚƩƭ͵ͼ HemaliPatel remindedBoardmembersoftheMay8(9am9:45am)coffeetodiscussnew Registrationsystemforseniors.Shealsonotedvariousprogramadjustmentscausedbythe ͻŅƌƚƚķͼandthattheSpiritofBostoncruisehas55signups. MinutemanSeniorServices:BoardmemberGaryFallickmadeapresentationonthevarious servicesthatMinutemanSeniorServices(MSS)offers,primarilytolowincomeLexingtonians, includinginformationandreferral,caremanagementandinhomecare,caregiversupport, protectiveservices,transportation,seniordining,nursinghomescreening,SHINEhealth counseling,moneymanagementassistance,legalservices,andoptionscounseling.Hethen invitedcommentsonissuesthatmightbeconsideredastheMSSbeginsitsnew5yearstrategic planningprocess;thewiderangingdiscussioncoveredsuchtopicsasdementiaand!ƌǩŷĻźƒĻƩ͸ƭͲ ͻĬƚƚƒĻƩƭͼdistinctiveneeds,employmentissues,assessmentofMSScaregivers,provisionof COAMinutes,May20152 servicestobroadersocioeconomicrangeofseniors,andmitigationofsocialisolationthrough neighborbrigades,programmingoutsideCommunityCenter,andtechnology.Hewelcomed additionalsuggestionsviaemail(gfalli@rcn.com). BoardMemberRenewalsandNominatingCommittee:NancyAdlerannouncedthatthree BoardƒĻƒĬĻƩƭ͸termsareupattheendofMay;however,NancyAdler,SophiaHo,andHarry Mackayareallwillingtoserveforanotherterm.ANominatingCommitteeisneededto considernominationsforBoardOfficers.JulieAnneShapiroandEllenCameronhave volunteeredtoserveasNominatingCommitteemembersinconsultationwithNancyAdler. NextMeeting:June3at3:00p.m. Respectfullysubmitted, MarionKilson Secretarypro.tem.