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Date: 2022-08-10
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Purpose: RECALC
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Reading Center For Active Living Committee
Time: 7pm
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Session:
Version: Final
Ron Assini, Nora Bucko, Michael Coltman, Mark Dockser, John Parson, John
Sasso, John O'Neill
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Jenna Fiorente, lean Delios
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ron Assini
Topics of Discussion:
1. Roll Call
2. Acceptance of Minutes of July 6th Meeting
3. Walgreen Building Possibilities
4. Communication Plan Progress
5. Final Draft of Survey 8 Postcard
6. Next Steps for the Committee.
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Meeting call to order: 7:01 pm.
Roll call: Ron Assini, Nora Bucko, Michael Coltman, Mark Dockser, John Parson, John Sasso,
John O'Neill.
Jean Delios: News - Jean will be retiring February 2023
Accepting Meetings for the July 6 Meeting: Accepted.
Motion to accept: Ron Assini, Nora Bucko, Michael Coltman, Mark Dockser, John Parson,
John Sasso, John O'Neill.
Walgreen Building Possibilities
Mark Dockser: Response to RFP for location offer to lease for 20 years.
Rate of $18,000 / month and then up to $36,000 /month.
Did not act on the first RFP
The Select board issued another RFP for rent or sale to others in the town.
With a response date by September 11, 2022.
Perhaps with a Town Meeting proposal in November.
Mark visited the Walgreens on 9500 sf of floor space and 4500 of mezzanine and a room about
2000sf, Total space of-14,OOOsf. The RFP was specific for a Senior Center.
The Town needs to determine what/how the space would be used as Senior Center in order to
get costs estimates to present to an architect.
How can ReCalc help with best information as what we might do, get some estimates and
present to Town Meeting?
John Sasso: What if they don't come back with any response to the 2nd RFP?
Mark Dockser: The town is sensitive to the time constraints.
Fidel Maltez: The board is looking at all options.
Amy O'Brien: How do we respond to seniors coming into the center about Walgreens and
other location.
Fidel Maltez: Dialogue is good and address and refer to the ReCalc meetings.
John O'Neill - What steps can we realistically take.
Mark Dockser: Gather "A" What are the needs we know about now (space, programs,
functions)? This is needed for early September.
Gather "B": Gather and digest feedback from the Survey, Senior vs Multi-generalizational ?
9-5pm facility, extra hours, 24-7. Kitchen requirements.
This is a needed by early October.
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Fidel Maltez:
John Sasso and Fidel walked the current senior center. Taking some of the ARPA money to
pay for a high level architectural designs. Looking for volunteers from ReCalc.
Michael Coltman: Do we keep the old Senior Center in addition to a potential Walgreen
space.
Mark Dockser: We need to address the needs.
The town may look at Symonds Way.
Jean Delios - The current Senior center has tremendous value to maintain.
Parking etc.
Next Steps:
- Sub -Committee that is going to work with Staff
o Michael Coltman, Mark Dockser, Ron Assini
- Review John Sasso working list
- List of requirements to an Architect
- Schedule next ReCalc meeting in early September
- Prepare for Select Board presentation
Communication Plan
John Sasso: Review of the current Communication Plan
- What should be posted on ReCalc Town website?
o Select Board presentation in April should be posted
o Newsletter #1 should be posted.
o Pdf for the post card previously sent
- We've collecting email addresses
o How do we respond to progress ReCalc has made?
- Review of next newsletter
o When to send it out
The informational video of ReCalc and work that the committee is doing and why it
exists
o Created a storyboard
o What a new center could be?
o What are some much needed features and compare to other centers
o Quotes for the previous forums
o Recommend of a person for voice over
• RCN staff
o Deadline of end of August as the video editor is leaving for college
Fall street fair coming in September
o Spare postcards available
o Can we have booth or share one?
Amy will reach out to Fall Street committee
o Have laptop/tablets for people take surveys available via Senior Center
assets.
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Schedule of next ReCalc Meeting
o September 7, 2022
Motion to adjourn
Roll call to adjourn - Ron Assini, Nora Bucko, Michael Coltman, Mark Dockser,
John Sasso, John O'Neill.
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