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Board - committee - Commission - Council: 2023 FEB -2 PM 12; 02
Reading Center for Active Living Committee
Date: 2023-01-11 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Virtual Location:
Address: Session:
Purpose: Monhly Meeting Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Ron Assini, Mark Dockser, Norra Bucko, John Parsons, Michael Coltman,
John Sasso, John O'Neill
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Genevieve Fiorente
Jean Delios
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ron Assini
Topics of Discussion:
• Approval November Meeting minutes
• Discussion on Senior Center vs. Senior Center/Community Center
• Communications/Advocacy Road Map
• Role of ReCALC moving forward
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Approved of the minutes from the November 11, 2022
Ron Assini, Mark Dockser, Norra Bucko, John Parsons, Michael Coltman, John Sasso, John
O'Neill
Approved of the minutes from the November 30, 2022 meeting with COA and ReCalc
Ron Assini, Mark Dockser, Norra Bucko, John Parsons, Michael Coltman, John Sasso, John
O'Neill
Update on potential sites
Mark Dockser provided an update on the Walgreens site. The new owner is a family
member of the previous owner. Which means that the opportunity for Walgreens may not
be completely over.
Mark visited the former Rite-Aid building on Haven Street. In Mark's opinion that building
would be a tear down.
The town will issue a new RFP for potential sites for the Pleasant Street Center
ReCalc should be involved to help lead a feasibility study with an outside contractor.
We have a lot more data from all the research, forums, feedback to provide the contractor
of the feasibility study.
John Sasso: Are there specific deliverables still outstanding for ReCalc, like a communication
plans.
John S and John O suggested we work closely with the COA and their communication
initiatives.
John O'Neill, we should weigh in on pursuing Senior Center vs Community Center with
specific Senior Center dedicated time and space.
Mark Dockser: What does a Community Center really mean? Is it 24/7? Does it run as a
multigenerational fulltime.
John Sasso: We need to put together a full ReCalc summary report with all the information
that we now have (UMass Study, Forums, Benchmark sites).
A motion to support for an intergenerational community center assuming the core needs of
the Seniors are being met also understanding that this doesn't need to be met immediately
giving resources and other approaches.
Voting in the affirmative for the above motion.
Ron Assini, Mark Dockser, Norra Bucko, John Parsons, Michael Coltman, John Sasso, John
O'Neill
Support for a working group like the previous Walgreen working group, to help with the
needs assessments for future sites that may arise from RFPs etc.
Ron Assini, John O'Neill and Mark Dockser will be members of the working group.
Nancy Ziemlak from the COA have developed display boards about a new senior center.
These are located at the Reading Library and PSC. COA will be hosting coffee hours to
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inform the about a potential new center, but also entice new members to join the current
Senior Center.
Next Meeting proposed for February 1, 2023, Hybrid meeting at the PSC and Zoom.
Motion to adjourn
Roll call to adjourn: Ron Assini, Norra Bucko, John Parsons, Michael Coltman, John Sasso,
John O'Neill
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