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Human Services Committee
11 /4/92
Present Renee Cochin and Donna Hooper Co-Chairmen Eva Glick
Eva Havas Ann Irving ; Rick Safford Steve Baran Human Services
Coordinator
Absent Dennis Murakami Ruthie Liberman
Eva Havas
Eva Havas was welcomed as a new member of the Committee
Minutes
The Minutes of 10/ 13/92 were approved
Co-Chairmen Report
Renee noted that she had received no response either to her
letter to Rick White ( re Letter of Intent to RePlace ) or to her
letter to Jacquie Smith (re Human Services Committee liaison)
Steve noted that he had inquired of Rick White secretary, heard
( ) he was considerably backlogged
1 Coordinator' s Report
Steve reported
The number of CMARC placements in industry--six between
1987 - 1991 --seemed rather small This was noted in
Steve' s preliminary budget report to the Town Manager
Renee commented that much more needed to be known
before determining whether the number placed was large
or small Renee and Steve will review CMARC budget
with Sheri McCann
An intern connected with the Public Trusts office of
the Attorney General came to inquire about how public
charitable trusts are administered in Lexington The
Attorney General believes there may be considerable
funds not being dispensed with potential for charitable
distributions in other towns
A FEEMA ( federal emergency funding ) application had
been sent to the Town Manager for his signature
$3, 500 has been requested to provide persons in arrears
( J for rent, mortgage or utility bills
Human Services Emergency Fund
Renee reported on a meeting she, Donna and Steve had attended
with the Trustees of Public Trusts in relation to the Human
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Services Emergency Fund The accumulated interest with which
the Fund had begun was now considerably depleted with $ 11 , 000
remaining Steve reported that the Trustees had set aside $3, 500
for direct services and $700 for a campership (not an emergency
request) for FY ' 94
The Trustees had suggested trying to tap into other sources of
funding, e g , Lexington Interfaith Outreach ( food pantry) or
Minuteman Santa.
Renee informed the Committee that David Williams , one of the
trustees, had offered to duplicate a large number of the
Emergency Fund brochures She will meet with Donna and Steve to
revise the current brochure
Needs Assessment
Ann said that the subcommittee looking at census data was hard at
work The subcommittee was particularly aware of elderly people
who were poor and living alone
Renee asked Eva Havas if she was aware of social indicator data
) that might be helpful to the Committee
Subcommittee reports
Recreation
Eva Glick reported that she had attended a meeting of
the Recreation Subcommittee on Disability They were
conducting a survey of all Town-sponsored recreation
facilities The group was interested in how complaints
were channelled within the Town (through the Americans
with Disabilities Act Coordinator ) and how
accessibility of recreational facilities might be
publicized
Replace
Ann Irving announced that there would be a meeting with
Bill Blout on November 10 The subcommittee was
emphasizing program planning, staffing and budget
Council on Aging
Donna is investigating linkages with the Council on
U Aging as these relate to the U S Census and was
seeking information on how the 1986 Human Services
forum was conducted
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Metropolitan State
Rick will draft a letter to Leo McSweeney requesting
information on implications of Met State planning for
human services
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