HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-12-16-COA-min.pdf Lexington Council on Aging
Meeting, December 16. 1975
Town Office Building, Room G-15
MINUTES
Present CoA members Rev S Goodwin, A Paranya, M Ritter, J Stumpp
Town staff G. Glennon
Observers D. Williams (LWV) , E Maloney
1 . The meeting was called to order at 4:20 P M. It was moved, second-
ed, and voted that the minutes of December 2, 1975 be accepted as
distributed.
2 Mrs. Williams, reporting on progress in compiling a list of Lexing-
ton seniors , said that as of January 1975 there were 4,285 residents
over 60 listed in the Town Book. Mrs. Williams and Emily Rockwood
of �.H.S. Honor Society have so far checked the names of seniors
in precincts. Mrs Williams suggested that the listing should
include occupation to provide a resource for recruiting volunteers
for special jobs. She also advised that the list be checked before
use to eliminate names of persons who had died during 1975.
Greta Glennon then reported that Mary McDonough, Town Clerk, had
suggested that the list could be prepared by computer by the firm
that publishes the Town Book and at a reasonable cost
After due consideration, it was moved, seconded, and voted that
LHS Associates, Inc be hired to prepare a computer listing of
Lexington senior citizens, giving name, address, birthdate, and
occupation at a cost between $40 -$50. Mrs Glennon was asked to
make arrangements for having the work done
3. Mrs. Ritter and Rev. Goodwin reported that the second floor space
at the Visitors ' Center could be used as a CoA office, though some
additional equipment, such as a filing cabinet, would be needed,
but that the stairs leading up to the area were both steep and
slippery, maling them dangerous or impossible for many older people.
The Council agreed, however, that the Visitors' Center would do
temporarily, and Mrs. Stumpp was directed to call Mr. O'Connell to
indicate our interest.
4. Mrs. Stumpp reported on her findings about programs in other towns
as indicated by their newsletters. She noted many similarities in
services, which included transportation shuttle bus, mini-bus,
FISH, volunteer drivers ; drop-in centers and other recreational
facilities, discount programs, health services, Friendly Visitor
programs, and nutrition programs including group meals and meals-
on-wheels.
5. Rev Goodwin reported on cost estimates on printing a newsletter
The high school Business Department could not do the work before
the end of the semester and is really not qualified. Mr. Ed Willis
of Minute-Man Regional quoted the following prices
$1 .50 for setting each page
$8 00 per thousand for printing
for camera-ready copy to be submitted 10 days to 2 weeks in advance,
printing to be done on both sides of the pages The aproximate cost
of a newsletter would be $38 -$40 per issue.
6. There was discussion about Mr O'Connell ' s letter to Sec. Rose
Claffey in relation to the Council 's request for state funds. It
was reported that Mr. Crain and Mr Mc Cray from the Dept. of Elder
Affairs would meet with Mr O'Connell on Friday, December 19th, and
the CoA should receive further information after that.
7 Because of time limitation, it was decided to postpone any extend-
ed discussion of the Home Care Corporation until the next meeting
8. The next meeting of the CoA was set for Tuesday, January 6, 1976
at 7:30 P.M. , chief agenda items to be Home Care and budget.
9. The meeting adjourned at 6 30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann G. Paranya
Secretary