HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EAB - 10/15/2018 COHASSET ELDER AFFAIRS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Willcutt Commons
91 Sohier Street
Cohasset, Ma 0202S
October 1S, 2018
MINUTES
In Attendance: Elinore Barrett, Tana Carlson, Jim Carpenter, Elaine Coyne,
Rich Hynes, Diane Karcher, Paul Kierce, Sarah Livermore, Taffy
Nothnagle, Sue Reagan
Not in Attendance: James Mensching, Beth Tarpey
Also Attending: Coral Grande
Paul Kierce, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:38 am.
Minutes accepted.
Treasurer's Report:
We are within budget. Both Liza and Siobhan's position are under the
Service Coordinator. We need to create a line item for Siobhan and re-
class the Formula Grant.
We continue to under spend on Van Drivers.
Formula Grant from state this year is $21k, which is based on 1688
seniors in our town. The goal of the Formula Grant is to create programs;
when they become successful the town (hopefully) will realize the value
and will take the program over so the Formula Grant can fund a new
program.
Paul appeared before the Board of Selectmen to create a committee to
administer trusts. The committee would include reps from CEA, Housing
and 2 reps from the school department. Need to draft a plan to disburse
funds.
Treasurer's report accepted.
Director's Report:
The next Community Dinner will be held Tuesday, December 4th @
5:00pm here at Willcutt Commons. We need more advertising and more
families to attend. Maybe involve the Chamber of Commerce and the
Rejuvenation Committee.
We are hosting the Old Goats here at Willcutt Commons Thursday, Nov.
1st.
The electric car is going away Dec., 2019.
The new vans were approved in May, but no 2018 vans are still available.
The 2019 vans have increased in price.
Received wrong order for furniture.
Cohasset Assisting Seniors Training (CAST) will be training in January,
2019. MEMA will talk about preparing for emergencies.
Hosting Rusty Skippers on Decemberllth, at 7:30pm. All are welcome.
Veterans' Coffees are now held once a month, at rotating locations. We
are hosting the first one, Friday, November 9th @ 9:00am
Thanksgiving dinner will be held on November 15th, at 12:00 noon.
Christmas luncheon will be held at Atlantica, Thursday, December 6th, at
12:00 noon.
Liaison Reports:
Housing Authority - Taffy Nothnagle- closed on Trettis property.
Working with state around new construction, congregate housing and
689 housing - each counts as affordable.
Affordable Housing - Paul - spoke with the Planning Coordinator, Peter
Matchak, about the grant provided by the state for Housing Production
Planning. The housing plan is a legal document keeping larger building
projects from coming in and building around requirements. 1968 state
law says affordable housing to be built equal to a percentage of the
census. In Cohasset we will be short in 2020.
Habitat can continue. Need more 55+ housing.
Open Business:
Meeting adjourned @ 10:13 am.
Next meeting date: Monday, November 19, 2018 @ 8:30am.
Respectfully submitted,
Elinore Barrett, Secretary