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Date: 2023-06-28
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: RECALC Monthly Meeting
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Reading Center for Active Living Committee
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Conference Room
Session:
Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
John O'Neill, Ron Assini, Nora Bucko, John Parsons, Mark Dockser, Michael
Coltman, John Sasso
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Jenna Fiorente, Marilyn Shapleigh
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ron Assini
Topics of Discussion:
1. Attendance
2. Acceptance of Minutes of Last Meeting 3.9.23
3. Review of New Charges from the Select Board
4. Development of Implementation Plan for Additional Responsibilities
5. Associate Members
6. Scheduling of Next Meeting
2. Motion to accept minutes from March 9, 2023
Approval for minutes John O'Neill, Ron Assini, Nora Bucko, John Parsons, Mark Dockser
Mark Dockser provide an update on the new charge.
1. New Feasibility
What could ReCALC do to help the firm being hired with useful information of what
ReCALC did. Mostly as it relates to a updated facility.
Working Group Assignments: Ron Assini, John Sasso, Mark Dockser
Lead: Mark Dockser
2. What can we Reading offer in terms on new programs, especially for the 60+.
What are other Senior centers doing? What are the popular programs?
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Working Group Assignments: Michael Coltman, Nora Bucko, John Parsons
Lead: Michael Coltman
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3. How do we fund additional programs?
Financing, grants, Friends of Reading Seniors 501(3c), Senior Center Thrift Shop
Working Group Assignments: John Sasso, John O'Neill, Mark Dockser
Lead: John Sasso
4. Transportation continues to be an issue?
Volunteer Uber for Seniors. What are the options that are out there for Seniors
More vans, staffing, subsidizes programs. Working with other communities?
Other there grants available via State/Federal.
Talk to RMLD to what they're looking at for initiatives.
Work ATS medical transport, expand the program.
Working Group Assignments: John O'Neill, Michael Coltman, John Parsons
Lead: John O'Neill
The committee agreed to take each of the new items in the charge and create Working
Group for each item.
Select Board authorized to have two associate members.
There will be a process to recruit and select associate members.
John Sasso recommended that the communications plans created by ReCALC be turned over
to the COA. Add to the agenda on the next agenda for July 26".
Next meeting: Wednesday July 26th. 6:30 — 8:30pm
Motion to adjourn:
Meeting Close: John O'Neill, Ron Assini, Nora Bucko, John Parsons, Mark Dockser, Michael
Coltman, John Sasso
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