HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-04-13-COA-min.pdf Lexington Council on Aging
Meeting, April 13, 1977
Visitors ' Center, Second-floor Meeting Room—
MINUTES
Present CoA S Goodwin, A.Jackson, A Paranya, M Ritter, J Stumpp,
D Williams
Staff J Meicher
Observers B,Weiss (LWV) , W Sen
1 The meeting was called to order at 8 05 P M by Ch Jane Stumpp
Minutes of the March 9th meeting were approved as distributed,
2 The Co-ordinator reported as follows
a The office is handling an increasing amount of information and
referral work
b Update on trips 89 people went to the Flower Show; bus cost was
X94 84 25 people have signed up for Suffolk Downs ; one bus will
be needed Three busses will be needed for the Newport trip on
May 18th Future trips planned include Provincetown by boat in
June; Where' s Boston and Sky Walk in September
Longer trips being offered by Colpitts Maine Lobster Bake ,
August 10, for 3 days; Nova Scotia, one week, beginning July 21 ;
week' s cruise, late November, aboard QE2
c Play reading group has held one session with a very favorable re-
sponse by participants Next meeting scheduled for April 17th to
read "The Flattering Word" by George Kelly
d. Bermuda trip (Colpitts - 34 people went) was very successful ;
people want to go again with Claire Dean
e Swimming is getting very popular About 25 people go quite reg-
ularly and car pools seem to be getting organized
f The grocery shopping program is very helpful , though there are
only 3 regular customers However, Pam Carvey thinks it should
continue
g Transportation 54 people used the bus in March, including 9.
trips for the legally blind lady, for whom CoA paid $5 50 in
fares However, she has been notified. that we cannot continue to
pay her fare
h Bowling at Burlington was not very successful as people wanted
candle pin, not ten pin lessons The alley will try to set up
candle pin lessons in the fall
i Bill Page has donated the book Prolongevity to the CoA library
a thank-you note has been sent
J Newsletter Jan White and Joy Sen are taking over the Newsletter,
which will go to press May 2nd, and be mailed about May 9th Any
news items for this issue should be at the office as soon as pos-
sible
k Meals-on-Wheels Sylvia has worked hard visiting clients and
training volunteers There are now 11 clients , with inquiries
coming in daily A coffee hour for the volunteers on April 13th
provided an extra training session and a chance to to meet the
Council members Edna Anderson will do Meals-on-Wheels bookkeep-
ing
1 Lend-a-Hand Society of First Parish donated $132 50 to pay for
thermal containers for Meals-on-Wheels
Pilgrim Circle of Pilgrim Congregational Church has given $50
for our special fund
m I have prepared a manilla envelope containing pertinent letters
and articles received between Council meetings , for CoA members
to read to keep up to date on CoA activities
n I attended a Human Services Executive Board Meeting two weeks ago
with Marge Battin, Ed Maclean, Jackie Davidson, and Jeff Shaw The
Board is looking for a management type person to chair the Human
Services Committee Jane Stumpp will report on the second meeting
of the entire committee
o Anne Scigliano has agreed to put a CoA calendar in the Minute-Man
each month
3 The Treasurer listed the following bills
To A Paranya (playreading group expense) 3 51
Meals-on-Wheels (coffee & mileage expenses) 8 61
C&W Trans ( blind passenger's fares) 5 50
To S Murfeld ( supplies for M-on-W program) 19 76
To M Ritter (Postage due) 2 21
To J.Melcher (tips for bus drivers) 10 00
Telephone 57 73
To M-M Vocatioal (Meals-on-Wheels signs) 9 00
C&W Trans (Flower Show trip) 94 84
It was moved, seconded, and voted to pay these bills , totaling $176.88
It was moved, seconded, and voted to approve an expenditure of approx-
imately 170 for reprints of Discount Booklets
It was moved, seconded, and voted to reimburse Joan Melcher for her
expenses on bus trips
4. The Treasurer also presented a statement showing CoA expenditures to
date , estimated expenditures for the rest of F77, and estimated totals.,
Comptroller ledger balance on CoA account on 3/31/77 was $4, 332 81 , of
which $2 , 353 is earmarked for regular, estimated expenses, leaving a
balance of approximately $1 ,979 81
It was moved, seconded, and voted to reimburse Dr Sylvia Murfeld $158
for her mileage expended in organizing and working on Meals-on-Wheels
1 ,300 miles @ 12¢ per mile
It was moved, seconded, and voted that Dr Sylvia Murfeld be paid for
her services as Meals-On-Wheels Co-ordinator at a rate of $4 per hour,
20 hours per week, during May and June , a total of 1720, contingent
upon the approval of the Town Manager
It was moved, seconded, and voted that the Treasurer be empowered to
pay telephone bills as routine business expense without specific
approval each month by the Council
5 Dot Williams reported that Bernice Weiss was doing a research paper
on funding and would share with the CoA any helpful information she
discovered Bernice briefly explained her ideas to the Council
6. The next meeting of the CoA will be held on Wednesday, May 11 , 1977.
The evaluation studies of CoA programs , proposed by Ann Jackson, will
be discussed,
7 The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10 P M.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann G. Paranya
Secretary