1989-06-12 Council on Aging Minutes

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Council on Aging Board Meeting Senior Center - Pearl Street School June 12, 1989 Present: Lois Bond, Gladys Cail, Barbara Doucette, Dorothy Foxon, Ginny Lane, Linda Nordberg, Barbara Ritchie, Loretta Spaulding Absent: Frank Day, Irving Stackpole, Ruth Vitkovich Meeting was called to order at 5:48 P.M. by Chairperson GFladys Cail at the Senior Center, Pearl Street School. Minutes of the May meeting were accepted on a motion by Barbara Doucette and seconded by Ginny Lane. The Treasurer's Report was accepted. Seventy-four percent of a projected ninety-one point six (91.6) percent of the budget to date has been spent. Director's Report Lois handed out the May financial report. Lois recently attended both the Governor's Conference and Legis- lative Breakfast whereby she reported that there is competition between elders and children for same dollars. Reading Municipal Electric Company will include a Heat Stress brochure with the August billing. Old Business Linda Nordberg reported on the May meeting of the Senior Center Location Study. The question was asked of the Board of Selectmen as to whether the fire station is structurally sound. Tony Flet- cher is unable to do a thorough check at this time of the fire station due to renovations at the Town Hall and Annex. Board of Selectmen would like to know senior center Location Committee's next choice if fire station is not accepted. This study is on hold for now. Survey - Dorothy Foxon suggested that the seniors have an infor- mational brainstorming session at a social to find out if their needs are being met and that outreach workers can question the at home seniors. It was felt by the Board committee that these ap- proaches, as well as having open houses would be less threatening to the seniors in getting input rather than have a written survey to be filled out which many seniors would put in their drawer and forget about.