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Home My WebLink About2016-03-02-COA-min TownofLexingtonCouncilonAgingBoardMeetingMinutes Wednesday,March2,2016 2:304:05 CommunityCenter Present:BoardMembers:NancyAdler,EllenCameron,MarionKilson,HarryMackay,Richard McDonough,BarbaraRediker,JulieAnneShapiro StaffMembers:KellyAxtell,SheilaButts,HemaliPatel,CharlotteRodgers PublicComments:AvisitornotedtheexcellenceoftheBrookhavenlunchesonMondays,Wednesdays andFridaysbutthatmanywhowishtoattendareturnedaway;sheproposedthatlunchesalsobe availableonTuesdayandThursday.NancyAdlerthankedstafffortheireffortsinnegotiatingthe currentlunchprogramandproposedthatafulldiscussionofmealsbeplacedontheAprilagenda.Her proposalwasaccepted. FebruaryMeetingMinutes:unanimouslyacceptedaspresented. StaffandProgramUpdates: HemaliPatel:reportedthatthechocolatetastingwentwellandthatthecaregiversupportgrouphas grownfrom7inAugustto15now. KellyAxtell:mentionedthatabereavementsupportgroupwillbestartedincollaborationwithaVNA groupinthenextcoupleofmonths.Shereportedthatalowvisionsupportgroupwillbeofferedatthe CommunityCenterfocusingonspeakersandtopicswhilethelowvisionsupportgroupatBrookhaven willcontinuetobeavailableforinterestedparticipants.ShenotedthattheParkinsonGrouphasbeen successfulundertheƓǒƩƭĻ͸ƭdirectionandthataTaiChiclasswillbeinitiatedforthatgroup.Ellen CameronsuggestedthatboxinghasalsoprovedtohelpfultoParkinsonpatients.Theneedforpodiatry serviceshasincreasedandKellyisworkingtoofferaseconddaytomeettheneed,generatedinpartby theclosingofpodiatryservicesatLaheyBurlington.(ItwassuggestedthatMinutemanSeniorServices couldfacilitatecommunicationbetweendifferentorganizationsofferingseniorservicesinthearea.) CharlotteRodgers notedthatafourthDanaHomeFoundationGrantapplicationisbeingdevelopedthis yeartocontinuetheLexConnectTaxiVoucherProgram,tocreateavolunteercoordinatorposition,to enhanceprogramming,andtounderwriteanutritionspecialist.Shealsomentionedthatdietician BarbaraCollinshasbeenhiredtowork4hours/weekforoneononeconsultationsbeginningMarch18. NextyearDanaHomefundingmayberequestedfortechnologicalsupport.Shenotedthat18assisted hearingdeviceshaverecentlybeenpurchased SheilaButts:announcedthatsheispreparingaDanaHomeGranttofundtheForeverFitProgramfora secondyearwithanincreasedbudget. MeetandGreetUpdate NancyAdlerreportedthattheeventhadbeenwonderfullysuccessfulandwellattended. NominatingCommitteeUpdate JulieAnneShapiroreportedthatthecommitteehadbeendiscussingpotentialboardpositionsincluding theconceptofcochairswhichbylawsallowandthepositionofvicechair.Boardmembersinterested inbeingconsideredforboardpositionsshouldcontactoneofthecommitteemembers. DisabiltyCommissionUpdate HarryMackayreportedthatthecommissionmembershadalivelybutinconclusivediscussionofbrick walkwaysindowntownLexington. MinutemanSeniorServicesEDSearchUpdate Thesearchhasprogressedfromidentifyingthequalitiesandexperiencerequired,receiving40 applicationstoplanningtointerviewingfivecandidateswithinthenexttwoweeks.COABoard membersnotedthattransportation,housing,andcoordinationareappropriateneedsforMinuteman SeniorServicestoconsider. SeniorsUnmetNeedsDiscussion AftersomediscussionitwasdecidedthatinMaythestaffwouldpresentstatisticsoncurrentand projectedseniorsandtheirneedsasapreludetoanOctobermeetandgreetforumonidentifying unmetneeds.KellyAxtellnotedhercontinuingconcernaboutprovidingservicestoͻǒƓƩĻğĭŷğĬƌĻͼ communitymembers. FinalDiscussionHighlights EmailAddressBoxforCOAisbeinghandledbyKellyAxtel. ThegrowthinprogramsandparticipantsattheCommunityCenterhasbeenremarkable:from20 programsatopeningto68programsinspring,withapproximately53,000participants. Respectfullysubmitted, MarionKilson SecretaryProTem