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Home My WebLink About1991-05-14-COA-min.pdf I COUNCIL ON AGING BOARD MEETING - MAY 14 1991 Present Dorothy Boggia Harriet Onello Kevin Grimes Jim Fenske Ed Grant, Sumner Harris Beth Klarman Monica Chang Bob Borshay , Dennis Murakami (Human Service liaison) Linda Crew Vine ( staff ) Meeting was called to order at 4 30 p m Remarks Dorothy Boggia -Dorothy expressed thanks to Board members for their commitment and work on the COA Board -The Fashion Show was a sell out and resulted in profits over $1 , 300 for the Friends of COA -The Board of Selectmen presented the Minuteman Cane Award to Pearl Brenchick on May 13th A reception in her honor will be held at 2 00 p m on May 22nd at the Senior Center to which all Board members are invited -Linda Vine added this is the fourth year the award has existed for a Lexington resident over 80 years old The purpose is to promote the image of an older person leading an active and productive lifestyle Pearl was a clear winner She will receive a cane her name on the recipients plaque and a certificate Minutes Harriet Onello read and accepted Question by Beth Klarman regarding the Intergenerational Concert was deferred until the director ' s report Director ' Report Linda Crew Vine -Intergenerational Concert - this idea grew out of our December brainstorming It involves the Young At Heart Singers and a fourth grade class from Bowman School and centers around friendship and peace The May 13 afternoon performance was a great success and the evening program on May 15 will be as well -High school students fulfilling community service credits will be at the Senior Center on May 21 to assist in planting flowers and cleaning the dining room chairs -The policy and rules for the use of the Senior Center were circulated to the Board -The monthly library report was given -A Senior Citizen ' s Big Band has been started with 14 members being organized and led by Jim Taylor and Bob Sheffield They will meet on Wednesdays to practice Pg 2 -Beth Klarman suggested they might perform at a Town Concert (Thurs or Fri ) in the summer -On April 24th Bob Borshay presented a creative cooking class on whole foods which was very successful -The Health Care Proxy presentation was well received and well attended -A Jewelry Sale was held on May 8th , the proceeds from which were donated to the "Heart Saver Fund" at the Lexington Fire Department for the purchase of defibrillators which are used for heart attack victims -The Board of Health is interested in looking at the cost effectiveness of Blood Pressure screening for elders -The Grey Nuns are opening an Adult Day Health program Other organizations (Cooperative Elder Services and Minute an Home Care) are concerned Linda will speak with Richard White on this matter because the COA may need to bid the Adult Day Health program for Lexington next year -New exterior doors will be installed in the dining room on Thurs or Fri of next week -Peter Kelley will pick up and install the new TV next week The Education Committee will help to establish goals for the use of the TV Senior Health Monitor Program Beth Klarman -Of the four bidsrwspe returned Talent Tree and Visiting Nurse & Community Health were the two lowest with Talent Tree being the lowest -The S H M committee has discussed the pros and cons of changing vendors including the following issues price differential is very small VNCH is familiar can V N C H be chosen even not the lowest bid Talent Tree has better references concern for clients difficulties with new organization clients like V N C H nurses -Jim Fenske commented that his observation of V N C H records show high expenses without accountability Pg 3 -Linda commented that the key to the programs ' s success is Peg Jemison ' s oversight -Linda had explored the issue of staff consistency with Talent Tree and was assured they expected to maintain their personnel -Discussion followed concerning the consequences of rejecting V N C H as vendors Long Term Planning Kevin Grimes -The committee (Monica Chang Jim Fenske & Kevin) met and set tentative goals as follows to develop programs to meet needs to develop Outreach to consider sources of funds to provide a fozHx for presenting issues -Kevin feels the stated goals presume a lot ( -Committee decided on a 3 year vision 1 Recruit more members , perhaps from outside the Board ( ie FCOA) 2 Review Bob Borshay ' s summary of the goal setting workshop -Sumner Harris suggested the committee articulate its objectives before soliciting members from outside the Board New Business -Appropriate behavior while attending Senior Center activities and programs was discussed by the Board -Jim Penske requested the minutes reflect the Board ' s consensus that Ota *await a decision of the statewide organization and the Bedford policy statement ( Pg 4 Nominating Committee Sumner Harris -The Board candidates were presented as follows Pres - Dorothy Boggia V Pres - Kevin Grimes Secretary - Harriet Onello Treasurer - Jim Fenske -No nominations were received from the floor but nominations remain open until the June meeting -There will be a Board opening after Sumner Harris resigns Meeting adjourned at 5 55 p m