1999-04-06 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Council on Aging
Subcommittee:
Date: April 6, 1999
Place: Senior Community Center
Board members present: Joseph A. Dettorre, Susan M. Albiero, Robert W. Marshall, Thomas
B. Saunders, Ellen M. Skryness, Kristine M. Splaine, and Nancy M. Winter
Board members absent: Joan Fairbanks, Cynthia Montaibano
Others present: Leslee Breen, Director of the Council on Aging; Thomas Scully, Director of
Community Services
Recorder: Ellen M. Skryness
1:30pm - Meeting called to order. Tom Saunders made a motion to accept the March meeting
minutes, Susan Albiero seconded, the minutes were accepted.
DIRECTOR'S PEPOR. T:
Their elevator was fixed so the Council on Aging will not need to host the City Council meetings
any longer,
The Bingo Report was passed out. We are still doing well since people are coming to COA as
other Bingos in the city are closing down.
A Financial Report correction was made. Under the Enterprise expenditure for December $23.28
in supplies should be under telephone.
UPDATE:
The bus was repaired and is now running well. There will be an intergenerational swing dance
event this Saturday with a band and refreshments and Sheila will staff this.
HDL screening on April 15 will be done as an FDA sanctioned trial. An in home cholesterol HDL
kit is being tested and $20. is being paid to the participants. The blood that is tested by the
Seniors is also tested in the lab. Anyone who participates will get a flee kit when the kits come
out on the market and a $500 donation was given to COA. The procedure takes about 20
minutes and a minimum of 20 people are needed. Sign up at COA. It's all confidential. The
seniors will receive their results.
There is a noticeable pull out of sponsorships of HMO's due to their own expenses and the COA
staff are thinking about how to replace this money which is approximately $15, 000 annually.
Trip sign up dates will be in the newsletter. Senior of the year ballot box will go out in May.
The Finance committee will meet after this meeting to review the budget with Leslee and then it
will be given to the mayor.
Nancy Winter made a motion to accept the Director's Report and Tom Saunders seconded. The
report was accepted.
OLD BUSINESS:
The Open House is Tuesday, May 11, 1999 from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Dignitaries are invited for
lunch, a tour and program explanation.
A Welcome Program is being designed and should be in place before May 11.
The Friend's Auction is September 25. Save the date.
NEW BUSINE S S:
Homecoming and Senior of the Year are being planned.
Peter is working on parking during Beano.
Kalo's transportation has doubled and it interferes with the Bingo returns at 2:45pm on
Wednesdays and Fridays. The last run from COA is at 2:45. Susan Albiero suggested that our
latest pick up time from Kalos be at 2pm on Wednesdays and Fridays and this should solve the
problem. Leslee will act on this.
Susan Albiero proposed doing a photo and by lines for Fall for the newspaper and she volunteered
to write the by lines. After elections the board will go individually to the photographer to have
pictures taken for COA.
Nancy Winter motioned to adjourn the meeting and Tom Saunders seconded. The meeting
adjourned at 2:40pm. May 4 at 1:30pro is the next meeting.