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Lexington, MA 02173
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Present Ch W Sen, V Ch R Weinstein, Treas J Carlson, Sec D Williams
S Clark, F Cooper, S Goodwin, A Green, A Jackson, B Luckman,
C Miller
Staff J Melcher, S Merfeld, C Stone
Guests Jack Gardner and Frank Stowell, Forum on Aging
Observers D Barrington, LWV
Carolyn McDonald, Middlesex Community College
The meeting was called to order at 8 p m
MOTION Moved, seconded, and unanimously approved the Minutes of the
Meeting on November 8 as sent to members
MOTION Moved, seconded, and unanimously approved the Treasurer's
Report through November 30, 1978 Approved four bills
Chairman' s Report W Sen reported that he had met with the Town Manager
and the Comptroller on the CoA Budget for FY ' 80 He had discussed the
various items in the budget, including the Meals-on-Wheels program, and
the plan to make it "pay as you go" Money is included in that program
to help people who cannot afford it, as well as donations being sought
for that purpose It was reported that the new cost schedule was in
effect the last week in November
Senior Aide's Report (see attached)
Minibus After some discussion concerning the number of riders during
the past month, and the needs of the people who use it, the following
motion was made
MOTION Moved, seconded, and unanimously passed that the CoA support
the Minibus once a week through April 1
Meals-on-Wheels Report (see attached)
Item B of Resolution 10, Forum on Aging Meeting Jack Gardner and Frank
Stowell of the Lexington Forum on Aging Committee presented a very complete
report on Item B as given in J Gardner' s letter of November 21 It was
stated that a questionnaire had been circulated at the last monthly meeting
of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) , and the response
showed that there was an interest in holding several daytime education
classes The Council was asked if classes might be held at the Church of
Our Redeemer in the CoA rooms and if the Council would like to
have classes held here The plan might be to have high school �Gq""G
teachers come to the Council rooms to teach classes during the c/ '%
daytime, its central location being an asset In order that a (gilt
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CoA might put the questionnaire in the Newsletter, but after discussion,
it was suggested that a better response would be obtained by passing it
out to various citizens ' groups and having the response immediately
The Coordinator reported that rooms were available on Mondays and Fridays,
and that approval should be obtained from the Church The courses had
been mentioned in the Lexington School Newsletter
MOTION Moved, seconded, and unanimously passed that the CoA show
an interest in the classes as an experiment by providing
available space for the classes (Resolution 10, Part B, of the Forum
on Aging)
Friends of the CoA. S Clark stated that a second meeting had been held
to form a group independent of the CoA - about 20 people attended One
role suggested for the Friends was that it fulfill an advocacy role for
senior citizen groups in the community There exists a feeling of
loneliness for the senior citizen in many cases An attempt would be
made to provide support for problems of common interest Purposes
of the organization, and its incorporation, are going forward It
could help the CoA on fund raising A steering committee was formed
It was suggested that members of the Friends might attend the next CoA
meeting, and that Council members should think about what concrete tasks
such a group could accomplish Immediate suggestions take care of a
Drop-In Center completely, provide friendly drivers, be a watchdog on
the Council, be a generator of ideas
Picture The picture was taken for the Annual Report
Forum on Aging D Williams made a request that members respond to the
letter presented to the Council by Frayda Cooper - D Williams had
attended the last meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee F Cooper stated
that she had indicated to the Committee that many different money
resources were available for financing Many questions were raised
about forming any committee outside the Board of Health, that 15 members
would be too many for such a committee, and that there was no mention
of environmental health in the proposals After much discussion, the
following motion was passed, and it was suggested that D Williams present
this at the next meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee
MOTION Moved, seconded, and passed unanimously, that the Council on
Aging non-concurs with the basic recommendation presented,
and feels that the responsibility is with the Board of Health The
Council will support the expansion of these activities under the Board
of Health and will cooperate in any way on problems or programs for
senior citizens
Home Care Corporation S Goodwin brought the Council up-to-date on
the Home Care Corporation, its activities and its funding He stated
that he is on four operational committees with that group at the present
time Lyn Yansen has resigned as Alternate for the CoA and a new
appointee is needed PLEASE submit a recommendation for this appointment
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Coordinator's Report (see attached)
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CoA Brochure C Miller reported that funds no available for a project
the CoA might like to do It has been suggested that we use any fund
to print a brochure of agencies within the community, available to the
elderly The original idea for this had been to collect brochures of
various agencies and present these as a packet to seniors It now
seems wise to make a brochure in such a manner that materials can be
added to or subtracted from it It was pointed out that there can be
two ways of lising in such a brochure Agencies and What They Do,
and/or Problems and What to Do
A question arose in regard to Hiring of CoA Personnel, the the
role of Personnel with regard to the CoA
MOTION Moved, seconded, and unanimously approved that W Sen and
Joan Melcher comprise a Council on Aging Personnel Committee,
charged to review candidates and report back to the Council
The meeting adjourned at 10 23 p m �/ /�)
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