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Home My WebLink About2007-05-10-COA-minCOUNCIL ON AGING Meeting: Thursday, May 10, 2007 3 :30 p.m. Attending: Marian Cohen, Chairperson Verna Thayer, LexSA Shirley Buck Marilyn Stone, LexSA Frieda Oliner Eileen Ruffing, LexSA Nick Santosuosso John Ruffing, LexSA Dan Fenn Jim Goell, LexSA Jane Pagett John Fedorochko, LexSA Paul Lapointe Lauren McSweeney, Director, Leo McSweeney Social Services Betty Borghesani Richard Pagett Minutes of March and April meetings Read and approved with edits. Director's Report Transportation and Parkin Ng eeds for Seniors • Lauren expresses need to address broad transportation concerns for all Lexington seniors, beyond just usage of Senior Center. • Discussion of future parking issues if Adult Day Program is relocated to Muzzey and Senior Center relocated to White House site. Issues include number of spaces needed at White House so architect can lay out plans, data to support the number of spaces, still needs to be fluid because depends on programming, potential conflicts on weekends with Carey Hall events. Question raised: would a survey help in determining what kind of transportation seniors use or would not use to get to Senior Center. My Senior Center update • Equipment will be installed May 17, will greatly aid in tracking usage of Senior Center programs. Will take some time to get all data entered, should be fully functional by the fall. Will also track Adult Day Care and transportation to Adult Day Care use. • Lauren will see if it can be programmed for specific survey information — as`what mode of transportation did you use to get to the center todayT Adult Day Care Fees • Lauren will go to Board of Selectmen for approval to increase attendance fee by $1 for Lexington, all attendees • increase transportation fees by $1 for all usesrs • This reduces our need for support from the Town to only $15,000 Revolving implementation • Revolving Fund now in effect through the town. FCOA will function as fundraising entity, will not be directly involved in programming at Senior Center. • Administrative cost will be built into fee for all programs to improve consistency Friends of COA Susan O'Keefe has requested another joint FCOA and COA meeting. Marian will arrange this, hopefully for a Thursday afternoon By -laws Tabled until next meeting Discussion of site study for new Senior Center • Paul LaPointe thanked everyone for support of Article 35, • He, Marian Cohen, Lauren McSweeney, and Leo McSweeney are working on an action plan to look at White House site, Steps needed: refine the excel spread sheet of programs and space requirements, meet with Carl Valente for his support, draft RFP, draw up lists of architects to approach, will need to submit proposal to CPA (by November ? ?) for approval (CPA funding can be used for preservation of house, not for new addition), • Goal is proposal for funding of design by 2008 Town Meeting, proposal for funding of building in November, 2008 Lunch Program • Jane Pagett met recently with Tom Markham, acting superintendent at Minuteman Regional High School regarding providing lunch for Senior Center, Benefits are improved quality of food, intergenerational program with students interacting with seniors, Difficulties are that Minuteman is not currently insured as caterer to deliver food, transportation would need to be done by us, raising question of thermal safety issues, Alternative would be for Center to be co -op site for students who would prepare and serve food here, be paid by the town, Questions: what would be cost, who would supervise students, vacation coverage? Options to bring outside group in to run program, open to non - seniors? • Decision on hold, Muzzey Condominium Board Meeting • Nick Santosuosso, Dan Fenn and Jane Trudeau are representatives to Board, • Nick reported on recent annual meeting of board, There are 50 units, COA has 20% of the vote (dependent on square fee), Tom Battin is head of Board, Issues addressed included increase in insurance to cover for hot water tank leks, problem of removal of abandoned bikes in basement corridors, cooking odors in lobby,5% increase in condo fee to go to reserve account, are in process of developing a resident handbook, All were pleased with CPA approval for study of heating, Thank You A very special thank you from all of us to Richard Pagett for his advice, insight, and support to the COA during the last several years, We all enjoyed the delicious cake baked for the occasion by Frieda Oliner, Next Meetings — all on Thursday at 3;30 Pan. • June 14 • July 12 • August 9"' Respectfully submitted, Betty Borghesani