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Board.-Committee - Commission - Council:
Council on Aging 2,118 AUG 23 PM 12:. 122 .
Date: 2018-04-09 Time: 6:30' PM
Building: Pleasant Street Senior Center Location: Lounge. Room
Address: 49 Pleasant Street
Purpose: Session: General Session
Attendees: Members - Present:
Joan Coco, Jolyn:Ek, John'Parsons, Thomas Procopio, Marilyn Shapleigh,
Brian Snell, Janya Stafford (Associate Member), Jane Burns (Admin),
Members Not Present:
Margaret Havey, Sandy Shaffer, Sally. Hoyt (Associate Member), Pooja
Parsons (Associate Member),
Others Present: ..
Barbara.Carney.
Minutes:Respectfully Submitted By:: Marilyn Shapleigh
Topics.of Discussion:
Call to-Order: 6:31 by.Thomas Procopio.
Acceptance.of Minutes from 3/1212018: Accepted.-
Elder Services March Report (Admin):. Note -, the year to date totals on the report are .
inaccurate because March was not added in. Accepted.
Financial March Report (Admin) Accepted.
MVES Report(Brian.Snell): . Mystic Valley held its legislative .breakfast at the last meeting.
Protective:Services was on the agenda this year.: .
Old Business:-
Dementia
usiness:Dementia Friendly. Reading: A job description for a-coordinator for dementia friendly.
Reading is. being circulated by DKJ. The position requires about 20:hours per month; good-
social media & interpersonal skills, etc. The DKJ Foundation is putting up some funding for
this. There is also a need a financial person who can do thingsslike applying for grants;
setting.up a. bank:account, etc. A grant is available.from the Mass Council on.Aging.- due
4/19;_but it would be difficult to meet the deadline given the lack of financial structure/plan.
There's also a larger grant offered:by the AARP.
25'Anniversary Planning: The start.of a budget is included: in the COA packet for this-
month.
hismonth. Jane Burns hired a band. The firefighters will do the barbeque on the patio and set
aside up to,$90,0 for costs.. It's not clear yet if we need 1 or 2 police detail officers; at most
it will cost $500, depending upon on block use and the impact on traffic. Committee
members have been soliciting donations. Mystic Valley is donating p-sidedish. We
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waiting.to hear.from.Stop & Shop, Market.Basket, etc—Small donations (gift.certificates). . .
have been offered and:more are expected --these could be used as prizes. More.donations .
-and/or sponsorships are still being welcomed.
Easter. Mea/ Recap: Lots,of people called to say.'than k you".for their,meals. .There.was less
.response related to.the.meal deliveryat Christmas, but the gifts were very much.
appreciated. Discussion covered suggestions such-as possible consideration of switching .to
gifts plus cookies instead of gifts plus full meals at Christmas, or providing meal delivery at
some other time of.year.–It was agreed=that the Council would need feedback-from Kerry
Valle and Alyse Warren on'how.many people are truly alone at Christmas before making any.
dedsions.about changes.
New Business:
Upcoming Events: Volunteer dinner is.4/1,9. Jane Burns has_made an appeal to extend the.
Center hours to 4:00. With the over-ride passage, she has also requested extra hours for,
the van driver and senior center coordinator, and to increase her shift to full:time:; They are
hoping.to have the new Senior Center-Coordinator selected by_-Juhe 1s.t
Adjourned: Motion to'adjourn by John.Parsons. Seconded by Joan Coco. All in favor.
Adjouned at 7:27.
Next COA-Meeting: Monday, May14, 2018.
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