What was said
Council on Aging, October 13, 2020
the recording · 0:47 long, about 5,150 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately welllunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/recording-minutes/council-on-aging/2020.json
The town published an agenda for this meeting. No minutes have been published; the recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.
The short version
- ▶ 36:00Council on Aging members agreed informally to skip the November meeting and hold a holiday meeting at the end of December, on a date the chair will pick.
- ▶ 45:02The chair will draft a letter asking the property owner to remove rocks near the Eagle House that block parking, to be signed by members.
- ▶ 5:26Board orientation policies and the bylaws review were postponed until the board can meet in person.
- ▶ 12:26The director reported that two COVID-19 grants were used for grocery gift cards, and that budgeting assumed two scenarios in case the state cuts its formula grant.
- ▶ 16:20The director said the roof replacement is in the capital plan and the kitchen renovation is on the November special town meeting warrant.
Why it matters — our reading
- The kitchen renovation at the senior center is a warrant item, so residents may be asked to vote on it at the November special town meeting.
- With Zoom meetings cut back, the board will meet less often for now, which leaves fewer public opportunities before December to weigh in on senior services; state grant funding also remains uncertain.
Watch next
- The November special town meeting warrant article on the kitchen renovation.
- The date of the end-of-December holiday meeting, which the chair is to set.
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Present: pete lincoln (member); marie birchfield (member); cheryl moisen (member); betty de giacomo (member); diane loud (member); judy tarbell (member); jane rabbit (member); susan o'sullivan (member); sarah (member, joined late by phone, remote); sue doherty (director); michael (selectman liaison (does not vote)). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
No substantive votes heard. 2 procedural.
The money
- ▶ 12:26State formula grant per elder
The director budgeted on two scenarios in case the state cuts the formula grant and is using the lower one cautiously.
as heard:11 per eldertwelve dollars per elderten dollars
- ▶ 9:57COVID-19 grants
Two COVID grants were received and used for grocery gift cards to supply programs.
as heard:a thousand dollars
- ▶ 14:10MCOA dues
The state association waived annual dues this year.
as heard:six hundred dollars
- ▶ 25:47Eagle House supporters funding
The supporters approved a request from the director for funds.
as heard:seven thousand dollars
- ▶ 16:20Roof and kitchen
The roof replacement is in the capital plan and the kitchen renovation is on the November special town meeting warrant.
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 5:26Board member orientation policies and bylaws review postponed until the board can meet in person.
- ▶ 36:00Skip the November meeting; hold a holiday meeting at the end of December on a date the chair will pick.
- ▶ 20:37A member will call the contractor about the shuffleboard court surface, which was said to be guaranteed.
- ▶ 23:23Reach out to the family of the Boston Post Cane recipient to see what they want.
- ▶ 45:02Chair will draft a letter to the property owner asking for removal of rocks, to be signed by members.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- seniors20 min · 42%
- policy13 min · 27%
- grants10 min · 22%
- public safety6 min · 13%
- facilities5 min · 10%
- capital5 min · 10%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00Call to order, roll call, minutesvoted · 2:45 long
- ▶ 2:46Board orientation and bylawspostponed · 3:20 long · policy
- ▶ 6:07Director's reportinformational · 10:13 long · seniors, grants
- ▶ 16:20Building reportinformational · 4:40 long · facilities, capital
- ▶ 21:00Senior tax work-off and Boston Post Caneinformational · 2:44 long · seniors
- ▶ 23:44Upcoming events and Eagle House supporters reportinformational · 4:08 long · seniors
- ▶ 27:53Meeting schedule during Zoomagreed to meet end of December · 9:27 long · policy
- ▶ 37:20Discovery center updateinformational · 2:47 long · seniors
- ▶ 40:08Rocks near Eagle House parkingletter to be drafted · 5:55 long · public safety
- ▶ 46:04Adjournmentvoted · 1:01 long
What the captions could not carry
- Sarah's audio was out for the first part of the meeting.
- The adjournment roll call was partly garbled.
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