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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-11-15-HSC-min.pdf HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Minutes of the Meeting of November 15 1983 Present Steve Baran, Howard Reynolds, Ed Foley, Stan Finkelstein Roberta Black, Judy Zabin Bea Phear Minutes The minutes of the meeting of November 1 were approved as mailed Providers Council Roberta had invited the Replace Board to the series She also suggested inviting a reported from the Minuteman and cable TV There was discussion about putting an advance notice in the newspaper but it was felt that keeping the group smaller and cohesive was important Steve will find out if it would be possible to video tape without additional lighting Bea distributed the final invitation. Meeting Schedule It was decided that the timetable for drafting and submitting a report to the Selectmen dictated changing the meeting The new schedule is November 29 - subcommittee submit draft reports for discussion December 13 - finalize report The meeting of December 6 will be cancelled Coordinator's Report Jack Monderer notified the committee of several parent groups that the counseling staff is running on a ongoing basis this year The list was circulated There is a surplus cheese distribution on November 16 & 17 Share-A-Ride invites the committee to a reception at Munroe School on November 16 A handicap ramp and new accessible bathroom are in the Manager's Capital Expenditure budget at the moment for rennovations at Cary Hall A man came into Town Offices last week complaining about the Wild Acre Inn identifying himself as the husband of a former manager He expressed concern that drugs were administered by non-qualified people that there was over crowding, and that a violent client was admitted Stan asked to be included on the next Health Department inspection Bea had asked the man for a letter but none has yet come This may be an issue for the committee in the future Roberta knows someone who has worked there in the past and will sound her out informally Report to Selectmen It was decided that the subcommittees will draft their reports according to a format that starts with a brief description of the program and then addresses the Review Criteria, using the Review Criteria outline as headings Actual numbers of participant can be included either in the description or in the needs section Replace Roberta attended the last Replace Board meeting Bill Blout mentioned two phenomena in RePlace evolution the number of adolescents in the community is dropping and the kinds of problems are changing from acting out behavior to depression and loniiness Roberta does not know if they have formulated a response in terms of changing their program emphasis Is the drop-in center the vehicle to meet changing need's? She and Ed want to explore this further with Replace Trends indicate a reduction in counseling and an increase in emergency housing requests The RePlace staff is older, married, and more "settled" than a few years ago, and may be projecting an image of a more traditional counseling center Steve asked why the fundraising expenses were so high ($950 to raise $14,000) , and also if they could not project more from the school department Mystic Valley Judy Howard, Steve and Bea met last week at MVMH with Richard Weiss Kay Tiffany and Charlotte Alterson They thought that a start towards better communication was made Richard Weiss will send an analytic treatment of his statistics, which had been omited from the October report CMARC Bea and Marion Shepp visited CMARC last week Bea continues to be impressed with the quality of service the atmosphere at the workshop is cheerful and hardworking the evaluation materials are comprehensive and geared towards task functioning according to the labor department's job descriptions, and client records are thorough Steve asked about the issue of continuing to come to the Town for funding when there was an implication that FY 82 would be the last year The subcommittee should ask CMARC about this and address it in their report Bea expressed that she thought it inappropriate that she write the report. Steve will talk with Marion and they will write it. Elderly Stan and Thea are adopting a long-range strategy of interviewing various players in the elderly network to gain a comprehensive over-view They will make a report that comments on the CoA request, but will not necessarily study it in depth Sing Along Chorus Steve invited Marily Able to submit a funding request to the committee for an adult 1 program similar to the one currently funded through the Recreation Department for adolescents Bea talked to Marilyn about what information should be included Bea has recommended that this funding be through the Recreation Department, since they are equipped to handle the fee payments Charitable Trusts Judy recommended that the Committee's report include comment on the relationship with the Trustees This was a new relationship last year and should not be dropped. The committee can turn to the Trustees after the regular budget process Other Bea distributed copies of her budget recommendations to the Town Manager Next Meeting November 29, room G-15 Respectfully Submitted Bea Phear