HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-01-26-COA-min (Age Friendly Working Group) RECEIVED
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Age Friendly Workgroup Meeting - Council of Aging
2:30-3:30 PM TOWN CL,ERK
Jan 26, 2022
Zoom Video ConferenceLEXINGTON MA
Present: Julie-Ann Shapiro, Ellen Cameron, John Zhao, Sudhir Jain, Sandra Shaw,
Betty Borghesani
John Zhao called the meeting to order at 2:34pm
Approval of the December meeting minutes.
Transportation Advocacy: Senior-only parking at Community Center
Sudhir Jain updated the discussion with Christine Dean. It is possible to have 8-10
senior-only parking spaces at the upper level in the front of the community center; any
proposal will need the Select Board to approve. However, the discussion did not
include the parking spaces behind the community center. All workgroup members
voiced their support to recommend the COA board to look into this program. The next
step is to further explore the number of senior-only parking spaces and their locations.
Transportation Advocacy: Extend free Lexpress hours for seniors
Sudhir Jain provided some statistics about LexPress's revenue. In a "normal" year,
ExpLess overall fares were about $60K. However, due to the pandemic, average fares
from senior rides were around $150 per month based on the data from July 2021-Sep
2021. Julie commented that Susan Barrett would like to see a financial partner to cover
the loss of revenue if the town extends the senior free hours. The workgroup decided to
continue this discussion in next month's workgroup meeting to have 1) come up with an
estimate for the funding needs 2) research whether any neighboring towns have a
similar program
Housing Advocacy: Home modification assistance
Ellen Cameron and Betty Borghesani updated that there will be a short survey on home
modification needs in March/April Sage. The workgroup will discuss this topic once we
have the survey result in April.
The meeting adjourned at 3:34pm