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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-11-04-HSC-min.pdf HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Minutes of the Meeting of November 4, 1985 Present Stan Finkelstein, Harvey Lowell, Marion Shepp, Leonora Feeney, Sylvia Perlman, Jan Eustis, Bea Phear Strategic Planning Subcommittee The subcommittee is trying to decide a process to learn what information it needs, how to get it, and what to do with it. They will start by talking with committee members, providers, a cross section of others (eg store owners) and come up with a list of issues to refine into position papers for the committee to review and set priorities on. Perhaps it will focus on one or two issues per year, preferably with one overall theme The position papers will focus on problems and priorities rather than services It will be more of an issue assessment than a needs assessment Timetable December define questions, select informants, set process January - March branch out and interview April - May begin to formulate positions, discussion wit-in committee May report to Selectmen, perhaps at a public forum/hearing Stan suggested talking with Selectmen John McLaughlin early on, as he is interested in strategic planning and Lexington 2000 Research Subcommittee They elected to defer until next meeting, as people were away The first hour of next meeting will be for subcommittees, with the Research subcommittee making its report Minutes The minutes of the meeting of October 21 were approved as mailed. Coordinator's Report 1 The adolescent needs research group is continuing to meet It will probably perform a direct survey of junior high students, but issues are still being explored. Its next meeting is November 18 2 Bea and Marion attended the Mystic Valley Mental Health Center annual meeting/dinner It was nice to see so many enthusiastic supporters 3 The Senior Health Monitor program of Visiting Nurses is expanding to Arlington Housing Authority this week There are now 23 Lexington clients A major issue is the research intervention tool being used for assessment. They have designed one that is being compared to the Department of Elder Affairs tool, but advocates worry that the clients are being asked too many questions VNCH will be coming to the Town for funding, as they still do not have permanent funding Their FY86 money is from DEA, Farnsworth Trust, Minuteman Home Care, and Lexington. 4 Norfolk Human Services is looking for citizens to sit on their Human Rights Committee Volunteers should contact Bea 5 The Enablment Committee met last week, with low attendance They are angry about the Cary Ramp delays, and concerned about their status as a subcommittee with floating membership Their next meeting will focus on their structure and membership It was suggested that the Enablement Committee be an agenda item for us within the next few meetings, to think about options 6 Bea presented a draft for the Town Report It was approved. Meeting with Selectmen's Liaison Stan and Judy met with Paul Marshall He was enthusiastic about the subcommittee focus, and invited the committee to meet with the Selectmen in the spring He will review possible lists and discuss with other Selectmen for possible replacement appointment for C.C. Chao He was supportive of the committee's desire to be involved in some way in the selection process for the new Human Services Coordinator and will speak to the Manager about it. Judy and Stan will meet with the Manager on this, after Paul has had a chance to talk with him. Party It was decided to have a going away party for Bea at Cory's on Sunday, December 15, with spouses and friends and former committee members Stan and Judy have booked a room holding 25 people from 6-00 p.m. for as long as we want Provider's Council There will be a meeting Tuesday evening with Marge Battin, Harvey, Sheila, and Stan to go over the schedule Registration is 63 people so far, with a good balance of representation, with the exception of corporate people Stan and Judy wrote to 15 named people in the corporate world, but so far there has been no response Judy wrote a letter to the Minuteman, but it was not printed. On Thursday, set up will begin at 3 00 with whoever is available The material to be distributed will be the Program, Goals of the Human Services Committee, and a list of registrants It will start at 4 15, with welcome andintroductions, followed by module one There will be a break at their tables, in order to have them talk among themselves, and then module two, with more refreshments afterwards Jan pointed out that they will have been sitting for two hours, and will need to wander around. All committee members should think through a question or two, to get the discussion going Marion wil bringing wine and cheese Judy is bringing crackers, soda, cups, and napkins; Bea is doing the name tags which will be used to take attendance Marion will make a sign acknowledging the wine contribution Bea will make names for the head table FY87 Funding Process Requests were received from seven vendors and copies were distributed to subcommittees Subcommittees will be prepared to make their preliminary recommendations verbally, for the December 16 meeting The January meetings will focus on the final full committee recommendations Next Meeting November 18 Mystic Valley Marion reported that MVMH has completed the fire escape Respectfully submitted, Bea Phear and it is wonderful