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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-05-01-HSC-min.pdf Minutes Human Services Committee / 5/1/Sl \ Present Renee Cuohin, Bob Cvshman, Co-Chairmen ; Dick Dougherty ; Dennis Murakami Jack Sarmanian Steve 8aran, Human Services Coordinator Minutes The Minutes of 3/ 15/81 were approved Coordinator ' s Report Steve reported on his plans to seek students to carry out a needs assessment He is getting in touch with three schools of social work and the Kennedy School in order to locate a team for next fall Heller School students did not choose to carry out an assignment in Lexington this spring An AIDS Committee constituted by the Board of Health is drafting a eport to the Board The report will recommend that approaches be sought to improve communication between parents and children on sexual topics and that there be an educational campaign on the subject of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases It is not yet clear if the AIDS Committee will recommend distribution of condoms in the context uf an educational campaign The e will be a meeting on May 9th for representatives of Parents with Special Needs and Enablement Committees for the purpose of seeking formalized status as a subcommittee of the Human Services Committee Renee added to the report by noting that a new residential program fur special needs adults from Lexington had been appro ed uy LexHab Committee members commended Renee for her excellent letter to LexHab arguing for the establishment of the program Activities of the Committee Renee asked members to comment on Committee process There was considerable sentiment that the Committee meet less often with a more focused agenda It was therefore agreed that henceforth the uommittee would meet on the first Wednesday of every month Ste` e will ',mange to have a notice inserted in the Minute-man to/ the purpose uf recruiting new members A meeting will take place in July for the purpose of shaping goals for FY ' 92 < � Human Ser ces Committee, 5/ 1 /51 Page 2 / ' Special Needs Recreation In the light of concerns raised by the Go-Chairmen of the Lexington Special Needs Parents ' Advisory Committee about ceoreat ]on for special needs young people living in Lexingtun, it was agreed to arrange a meeting The meeting would include representatives of the Parents ' Committee , the Recreation Committee and the Human Services Committee and take place on Wednesday evening, June 5 at 7 30 p m Review of Bid Packages Dick Dougherty recommended acceptance of the RePlace bid with a $43 per interview hourly rate, funding up to * 13 . 808 for counseling, 3 sessions per client serving 130 individuals A system should be adopted for numbering clients for purposes of _7ouf1dextia ( ity and then billing retruspectively in relation to the numbers Bob Cushman recommended acceptance of the CMARC bid Respectfully submitted, /�o �/� �°.~' '/- Stephen 8aran, Human Services Coordinator (