HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-01-10-HSC-min.pdf HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Minutes of the Meeting of January 10, 1983
Present. Steve Baran, Judy Zabin, Ilene .Jhite, Howard Reynolds, Stan Finkelstein,
Nancy Zarle
Minute:
Stan clarified that the Mystic Valley search committee had received 250 applications
not 150
Charitable Trusts
Nancy Zarle moved that the committee recommend to the Selectmen that the Charitable
Trusts be used for one-time funding for innovative programs, particularly proposals
that allowed for accessing matching funds The motion carried
Replace
The Committee discussed the Woburn Council's request in light of the provision of
temporary community based shelter offered by RePlace, and felt the request was
somewhat duplicative It was decided, however, to keep careful track of the shelter
requests received by Replace, and monitor whether any must be turned away
The subcommittee had met with Gerry Howell and Bill Blout regarding funding issues
Replace is concerned about the possible negative side effects of entaglement with the
state, but theyare pursuing the DSS PPP? program nonetheless Replace is now 56,000
in debt, and they are worried about town funds decreasing, and the agency turning
towards counseling exclusively They are now expecting to work out an arrangement
with the schools for $1,000 for crisis services
Mystic Valley Mental Health
Stan asked the committee to reconsider its vote of the previous meeting to not fund
Mystic Valley He had been in touch with several Board members, and he now felt the
community would see this as the town withdrawing support for mental health services
He suggested as a possible alternative, that the town contribute to the DMH Area Office
or to clean the building
Committee members questioned what the specific nature of the reporting problems had
been Stan said it was 1) they did not submit a management plan in line with the
expectations 2) they had not provided comparative data on similar programs through
MMI{ data 3) they had failed to provide detailed accounting of Lexington residents
compared with the catchement area, both a, to services and referrals 4) although the
reporting had been significantly more regular, it was not responsive to subcommittee
concerns
It had been assumed that information would be given in comprehensive form, however
Mystic Valley was never infotmed of their non-complience On the basis of that, plus
their efforts to be responsive, it was voted to partially support the crisis services
in the amount of S1 000, and to so recommend to the Board of Selectmen
Coordinator's Salary
It was decided to discuss this topic with Jim Crain, and to seek more data
Respectfully Submitted, Steve Baran