2004-09-13 Council on Aging Minutes

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Wakefield COR 7812453325 ; '4!^ j p, 2 CLERK " MASS. 2005 j UNI € 7 A ! - 31 September 13, 2004 Council on Aging Meeting at the Reading Senior Center 49 Pleasant Street - Reading, Ma 01867 Present: Betty Cronin, Dottye Faxon, Ruth Goldberg, Sally Hoyt Edwina Kasper, Kristin Loring Kinsella, Carol Patterson, Barbara Powers, Carole Scrima. and Richard Cardillo, Administrator. Absent - Dick Anderson Betty Cronin called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. + The minutes &*June meeting were approved - motion by Dottye, 2nd by Carol • Richard presented the Administrator's Report - accepted • Financial report accepted. Richard presented the applications from the Reading Council on Aging to the Executive Office of Transportation & Construction, Mobility Assistance Program, for monies to help purchase a 16-passenger van with a wheelchair lift that will transport people both in and out of Reading for medical appointments. The cost of the van will be approximately $63,000 with the COA paying 20%, about $12,750.00. Richard indicated, whereas the van with the lift would be able to transport frail elders, the Schroeder Fund may be eligible for a portion of the 20% requirement. A commitment is required tonight in order to meet the grant deadline, as the fund will need to be fully authorized under the Burbank Fund with a possible reimbursement from the Shroeder Fund at a later date. Motion made to approve $12,750 to be taken from the Burbank Trust Fund to be used as the COA's portion of the purchase of a 16 passenger van under the State Office of Transportation Mobility Assistance Program. Approved unanimously. • All parts of the application were presented to the Board, explained by Richard and signed. • A. Assurance of Compliance with Title V! of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. + B. Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity • C.-1 Resolution of Support and Verification • C -2. Certificate • D. Fiscal & Managerial Capability Certification + 'E. Assurance of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of a Disability • Applications approved - motion by Sally, 2nd by Dottye - Approved unanimously. • Betty asked board to approve expenditure of money from the Schroeder Fund, for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for frail, isolated, homebound elders who are alone for the holidays. Complete turkey Dinners, which cost about $9.00 per person, come from Boston Market, and are delivered by volunteers. Usually thirty people receive the meals, Betty asked for $500 for each occasion, up to $1000, • Motion approved by Dottye, 2nd by Sally, All approved.