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Home My WebLink About1977-05-11-COA-min.pdf Lexington Council on Aging Meeting, May 11 , 1977 Visitors' Center, Second-floor Meeting Room MINUTES Present CoA S.Goodwin, A Jackson, A Paranya, M Ritter, J Rooney, J Stumpp, D Williams Staff J Melcher Observer B Weiss (LWV) Guests L Burnell , J Carlson, S Clark, F Cooper, H Crafts, G Greenlaw, W Page, W.Sen, H Smith, R.Weinstein, R Hutchinson 1 The meeting was called to order at 7 45P M by Ch Jane Stumpp, Minutes for the April 13th meeting were approved as distributed. After a question raised by the Secretary, it was moved, seconded, and voted that hereafter minutes be mailed as soon as possible after each meeting instead of one week before the next meeting 2 The Co-ordinator reported as follows a The Newsletter, edited this time by Joy Sen and Jan White, has been delayed by the storm. It should be mailed by Monday,.May 16th b Meals-on-Wheels will have 13 clients next week, with new inquiries almost daily, There are two packers daily, and three drivers per day are now needed, Dr Murfeld is working to get more volunteers the increased number of clients and to fill in during summer vacations c Trips Suffolk Downs was a great day for 25 people ; the trip is highly recommended Confusion over Meals Tax resulted in our owing the Dept of Taxation about *10 The Newport trip is popular. Two busses are full ; 9 people on the waiting list. C&W will furnish a 12 person van to take care of the overflow for $100, if the Council agrees It was moved, seconded, and voted that the Newport trip be limited to two busses only Future trips June 22 - Luncheon Special and Boatride around Boston Harbor ( 3 hours) fly 50 August - Baseball game has been suggested September - Where ' s Boston? at the Pru and Skywalk October 12 or 19th - Fall Foliage Trip to Cathedral in the Pines and lunch November - Colpitts trip - QE2 Cruise to the Caribbean - S570 - already selling space CoA does advertising only d Transportation Only 38*. rides in April What can be done? e Senior citizen tapes The Library has some taped recollections of Lexington senior citizens There are many other older residents who could contribute interesting stories Anne Scigliano is interested; would lend a tape recorder, and, with permission, would publish some of the stories CoA would have to buy the tapes It was moved, seconded, and voted that the CoA purchase up to *100 worth of tapes for the project f. Dr Merfeld should have a key to the office. Agreed g CoA will furnish a bus for residents of Dana Home , Greeley and Vyne Brooke Villages to the Lexington Theater Co dress rehearsal on May 18th. h Swimming program at M-M Voc doing well. i Ann Jackson will report on the evaluation sheets for CoA programs. J. Meals-on-Wheels Town Manager has agreed to let CoA pay Dr Merfeld for May and June, as voted by the Council on April 13th However, no funds from the F78 budget can be used for this purpose , so funding will have to be found elsewhere for next year After that, CoA should consider incorporating administrative expenses for Meals-on-Wheels in the budget Bernice Weiss reported three possible sources of funding Polaroid, Raytheon Charitable Fund, and Lexington Public Trust Funds. Funding from any of these sources would be a one-time-only proposition Rev Goodwin read a letter he had drafted requesting funds from Polaroid It was approved, with slight changes, by the Council, with instruct- ions to check the letter with the Town Manager before mailing it Ms. Weiss suggested sending a similar letter to Mr. Rutherford, with a copy to Mr McEwen, of the Public Trust Funds. Also discussed was the possibility of making M-on-W completely self- supporting by increasing charges for meals, but it was decided to try for funding this year and keep meal price at $11 25 per week. 3 Ann Paranya reported that 10 Friendly Visitors have been assigned to visitees, most of these relationships proving to be highly satisfactory There is a need for more people who will make a definite commitment to Friendly Visiting Not all requests for Visitors are suitable ; people with severe problems are referred, whenever possible, to other agencies 4 The Playreading Group has held two meetings ; seven people attended and are most enthusiastic 5 Home Care Rev Goodwin reported a problem because Winchester has not joined Home Care Dept of Elder Affairs says M-M Home Care must service Winchester needy; M-M Board says "no" A meeting to resolve the issue is to be held Congregate meals should start in 5-6 weeks. Biggest problem has been to find food providers , Meal sites in neighboring towns will be open to Lexington seniors A donation of 50¢ per meal is requested, but not demanded. 6. A bowling program will begin after Labor Day; 50¢ charge for lessons 7 The Treasurer reported the following bills C&W Transportation (Suffolk Downs trip) $ S5 82 To J Melcher ( tip to bus driver ) 5.00 Muran Co (office supplies) 16 83 M Ritter (rubber stamp) 3.65 Advance to J Melcher (Newport trip tips) 10. 00 Mass. Dept of Taxation (Suffolk Downs meals tax) approx, - 10 00 It was moved, seconded, and voted that these bills be paid It was moved, seconded, and voted that payment for busses for the New- port trip be approved in advance 8. Ann Jackson reported that all recent attempts to contact Mrs Gillam at M-M Voc. have failed and suggested that we terminate the project. The Council concurred 9 Visitors to the meeting were people who have indicated interest in being appointed to the CoA, and time was spent in answering questions posed by these candidates and in general discussion of problems of aging Town Manager Robert Hutchinson also joined in this discussion 10 Next meeting was set for Wednesday, June 1 , 1977 The Town Manager will attend that meeting Agenda will include reports on CoA program evalua- tions and progress reports on funding, 11 The meeting adjourned at 9 55 P M Respectfully submittteedd, Ann G Paranya��L `U