HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-12-05-HSC-min.pdf Minutes Human Ser"ices Committee 12/5 86
Present Renee Cochin Co-Chairman Bob Cushman Co-
Chairman Harvey Lowell ; Sheila Martin
Dick Dougherty ; Seymour Mandel and Steve
Saran Human Services Coordinator
1 The Minutes of 11 /28/88 were approved with the
exception that Seymour Mandel was present not absent
at the last meeting
Richard Weiss , Executive Director of Community Human
Services, presented plans for a congregate care
program and residence at 186 Bedford Street The
program will be for severely mentally ill adults , most
of whom are being presently served in group homes under
Community Human Services auspices some or all of the
remaining potential residents would come from state
hospitals If the program is funded it will permit
patients now in the state hospital to fill the spaces
opened up in the group home CHS is getting in touch
with the abutters and others from Precinct 8 The
advantages will be to serve a much smaller population
than the Mystic Valley Mental Health Center had served
formerly to have a nicely renovated building and
landscaped environs , while the 14 residents would be
contributing citizens of the Town
3 Steve Baran announced that his budget submission would
be in line with Human Services Committee
recommendations and take advantage of their research
and input
Steve advised that since he and RePlace subcommittee-
were both playing a consulting role to RePlace that it
was important to have good communication
4 RePlace subcommittee reported that RePlace was giving
thought to applying to DSS and going outside of the
Lexington area, particularly with respct to an RFP for
sex abuse programs
This led to a discussion on RePlace management
appropriateness of consultation from the Human Services
Committee, the rapid changes in the RePlace portfolio
of programs being offered over time, e g , MassCap
increase vs drop- in center decrease, and what seemed
to be a recurrent credibility gap
There was agreement that Replace should be asked during
the current budget process to create separate budgets
for each of its programs while recently revised
reporting requirements might need to be further
revised
5 The Committee agreed to invite the Town Manager to a
forthcoming meeting
a Budget issues left to be resolved
Council on Aging
RePlace
7 Next meeting December 19
Respectfully Submitted
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Stephen Baran,
Human Services Coordinator