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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-08-05-HSC-min.pdf / � Minutes Human Services Committee 0/5//52 P. esent Renee Cochin Cu-Chairman Eva Glick Donna Hooper Dennis Murakami Rick Safford Steve Baran Human Services ourd /nator ( recorder ) Absent Ann Irving Minutes -he minutes of 7/ 1 / 82 were reviewed and approved Coordinator ' s Report Dteve reported a registry for batterers to assist judges in tracking and sentencing had been engrossed by both houses and was to go to the Governor for signing ( see attached ) neiQhbo.rhood group on Bloomfield Street, "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" had successful fundraising event with money and/or gifts in kind going to the Support Committee for ( / Battered Women a day care scholarship and a needy family ( see attached ) met with new Louooi | on Aging social worker to discuss Emergency Relief Fund and other topics will emphasize importance of case management in relation to Fund in future meetings in relation to Americans with Disabilities Act will visit place that has instruments for hard of hearing in near future with Renee and Rick ' Renee mentioned positive experience with instrumentation enhancing MacWorld presentation at computer fair ) Recreation Committee subcommittee moving ahead on survey of programs and facilities ; 3 will meet with Executive Director of Chamber of Commerce who has positive interest in disability around plans for meeting with Chamber in October or November at one of their monthly luncheons and in relation to a special day they are planning (Town will have exhibit ) Steve and Renee will meet shortly with Trustees of Public Trusts about the Emergency Fund ; Steve will present a full report next time to the Committee ( Ruthie Liberman, Candidate for a position on the Human Services Committee Ruthie Liberman, candidate for Human Services Committee, said | / , Human Services committee, 8/5/92 Page 4. this area to take a degree n public administration at the leenned, School She saw a notice in the Minuteman that the 7ommittee was seeking members and saw an opportunity to make a contribution tu the Town She picked up on discussion of battered women and said that she had been a volunteer in a battered women' s shelter , was particularly interested in women' s issues including domestic violence and planned parenthood had worked as an aide in the California State legislature As for Lexington, she is aware that there are problems particularly for young families who are faced, as she and her husband are, with how to juggle a mortgage She speculated that it might be rteresting for Lexington to adopt a "sister city" so that we could learn how we fit in with what is going on in other Jnmmunities Ruthie is currently the Project Director of the Boston Pediatric AIDS Project at the Dimock Community Health Center Co-Chairman Report / ` Renee reported meeting with David Gil of the Heller School at Brandeis, along with Bob Bowyer Planning Director, and Steve regarding possible approaches to analyzing U S 'Census data for Lexington Dennis is particularly nterested in data analysis Steve will distribute available reports prior to next meeting a very positive meeting with the Council on Aging and Friends of the Council on Aging to discuss modes of operation for helping in emergencies of people over 60 and a possible contribution from the Friends talked about need for case management, the importance of understanding overall needs of client and marshalling resources ; groups resolved to continue to work together Further Meetings Wednesday, September 2 planning session on needs assessment ; Saturday, September 12 or Saturday, September 19 discussion of plans for the coming year ; Wednesday, September lG meeting with RePlace ( they are to present using program budget format and give an unduplicated count of number of people served in each area funded ( Human Services Lommittee 6/5/92 Page 3 Special Needs Housing :ick eported that the special needs housing process was going forward with a lot of interest by parents but much difficulty in arranging anything feasible 1 i L