WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=EMe8tfi6T7U NOTE MEETING SECTIONS: Part 1 (Video ID: EMe8tfi6T7U): - 00:00:10: Meeting Opening, Announcements, and April Minutes Approval - 00:02:31: Report Discussions, Volunteer Thank You, Friday Luncheon - 00:04:21: Public Input: Friends Table, Sneaker Collection, and Recycling - 00:12:29: Director's Report: Statistics, Van Drivers, Out of Town Patrons - 00:16:53: Tick Kits, Veterans Breakfast, New Veterans Agent Introduction - 00:18:59: Intern Libby Donigan's Yard Work and Snow Shoveling Program - 00:24:26: Outreach Coordinator: Farmers Market Coupons and Home Care - 00:27:07: Strategic Plan Update, Grant Funding, Consultant Contract - 00:29:34: Affordable Housing Trust Meeting & Rental Assistance Program - 00:35:29: Littleton Rental Stock and Affordable Housing Discussions - 00:38:39: Open Discussion and Public Input: Libby Joins Board of Health - 00:39:44: Motion to Adjourn Meeting Part: 1 1 00:00:10.639 --> 00:00:25.760 Today is the 11th of May and we're going to open up the cons meeting at the hospital. Um, and a couple of things. We do have a form because everything's here and we have to follow the open meeting 2 00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:48.960 laws which we're all aware of and this meeting is being recorded. Okay, let's get started. Do we have any announcements? Anybody? I'd like to announce our one-year 3 00:00:48.960 --> 00:01:04.080 celebration on Friday the 15th. Um, unfortunately, not everybody who would like to can attend, but we're lucky enough to have 125 attendance. So, that's pretty special. 4 00:01:04.080 --> 00:01:22.880 So, please come and enjoy. Hardly seems possible that it's been a year. I know it's a very full year. feels like a year ago and a lifetime ago, but also yesterday at the same time. 5 00:01:22.880 --> 00:01:38.640 >> Yeah. Yeah. But >> yeah, >> it's awesome. Awesome. >> And anybody else have any announcements? >> Only all of the uh food pantries need 6 00:01:38.640 --> 00:01:56.399 need a little bit of refilling on their their chair is pretty full. some things in. >> Yeah, because the Baptist church one the other day was pretty empty. >> Well, that one I had trouble functioning right. Yeah, it's pretty cool. 7 00:01:56.399 --> 00:02:15.440 >> Okay. Um the next is the um minutes of April. Did anybody have any concerns or problems with Could I have a motion? I don't accept 8 00:02:15.440 --> 00:02:31.920 the message for second. >> All those in favor I >> and Peggy, you're up. >> I have no report. Um, we will be 9 00:02:31.920 --> 00:02:48.239 discussing our reporting meeting tomorrow. >> Discussing. >> I'm sorry. >> Discussing what? >> Our report. And um it will be here in the blood pressure room 10 00:02:48.239 --> 00:03:08.159 in the book. >> Okay. >> And that's it. That's it. And reports. Um, I think 11 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:26.239 you're being >> I wanted to actually thank you Barbara and the Peaches and Mary for helping out this past weekend. >> Yeah, I was going to >> I was going to do a thing to do with that. >> Okay. >> So, thank you for that. 12 00:03:26.239 --> 00:03:47.080 >> Welcome. Very welcome. Wish that the weather had been dry. >> The sun was dry. >> I was home. >> Well, you were dry. >> I was dry, but it was freezing. 13 00:03:47.519 --> 00:04:04.640 >> Man, can you address me? Sure, Marilyn. I sent you a text work on the lunchon Friday, but I never heard >> because I already I'm think but I probably had enough and I but I didn't know the numbers that increase. >> Okay. >> So, let me go back and check what 14 00:04:04.640 --> 00:04:21.680 happened. Let's say >> Yeah, because now that it's increased, couldn't I? >> Wait and see. >> Yeah, I'll have >> and you get back to her. Let >> Yeah, I'll let you know. Okay. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Okay. So, >> I'm working on sharing my screen. 15 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:40.000 >> Do you Barbara? I know you're here for public input, but do you want to talk about it? What happened? I wanted to just say that Liz had sent out a request for people to help you with the friends table. And um I'd like to extend my 16 00:04:40.000 --> 00:04:57.120 thank you to Mary and John and Maryanne um for all the work that they gave to Barbara Saturday and also our honorary volunteer Kathy Cofflin who was at your house at 6:30 in the morning. 17 00:04:57.120 --> 00:05:15.600 >> Still in bed. >> Well, Kathy's early and everything so you have to >> Somebody's already here. Um I I actually have to say that I am really really very happy that the 18 00:05:15.600 --> 00:05:32.560 friends of the COA are working together so well. Um I had the best reception of help from you know both boards you know help that morning help in the afternoon bringing the stuff back to my house. Um 19 00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:49.680 pe you know people from you know bringing all week long bringing you know everything junk good stuff everything you know really from little nothings to really nice things to my house it was it was wonderful um and I do have to give a 20 00:05:49.680 --> 00:06:06.080 shout out Mary's daughter um Sher um came she filled up her car and everything and we did not have a canopy and it was poor and it was awful. and she said, "You know what? Let me see if I can get one for you." And she called a 21 00:06:06.080 --> 00:06:21.360 friend and her friend, you know, she went out of her way to get this, went and got it, brought it back, helped us put it up and everything. It was just amazing how, you know, really how many people really helped and were there all day long. 22 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:37.759 >> You guys couldn't have survived if you didn't have cover. >> But we we wouldn't have stayed to be honest. We would not have stayed if you didn't have it because Oh my god. >> On the front porch, >> hit the drying out. >> It was full. I mean, 23 00:06:37.759 --> 00:06:54.319 >> I could not believe. Oh, Mike took it down this morning and it was still damp. So, it like burned around. >> It was We were We were drenched. I mean, it was it was it was cold. It was cold. It was damp. Um >> but just to go on just to so you can 24 00:06:54.319 --> 00:07:09.919 start spreading the word. We are unless it's raining Saturday going to have um one at the uh the Baptist church. Uh we've got the okay to use the parking lot there. So we are going to have it from 9 to 2. Um so I can use help 25 00:07:09.919 --> 00:07:27.120 bringing the stuff there again, you know. But um we we did sell, you know, a a good portion. Yes. But we have a lot. My car, we never even took the stuff out of my car. And my car actually had the better stuff, but it was the stuff that 26 00:07:27.120 --> 00:07:42.720 I didn't want to get wet either, you know. So, um so we do have a lot of new stuff out there. So people say, "Oh, we saw that stuff. It was junk." You really there's a lot of new stuff there. Um, you know, hopefully we'll, you know, >> we'll do well. 27 00:07:42.720 --> 00:08:02.160 >> What time do you need help? >> I'm not I'm gonna say 8 o'clock. Not 6:30. Yeah. >> I'm not going to tell Kathy. I know. I'll tell I might tell Marath. >> But really, I go I I just think it was 28 00:08:02.160 --> 00:08:18.560 just great that you know that the help came through. It was wonderful. And then the other thing that I do want to say is we are I think most of you might know but we are collecting the sneakers. We I we finally got the lady sent me all the 29 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:34.959 information. She had she sent me the bags. Um so please spread the word about that to sneakers. Um and the sneakers it's really kind of cool. Um they they send send of me something every day saying you know thank you for 30 00:08:34.959 --> 00:08:49.920 participating. But what they call it is pre-loved sneakers. >> That's what they they said and it's to help the planet >> because they recycle them. They use them. It doesn't matter what condition they're in, what size, what kind or 31 00:08:49.920 --> 00:09:06.959 anything. And we will get in turn a dollar to $7 for every sneaker. So, so these are >> I mean it's like a no-brainer, you know. I have the bag at my house right now. I I think I only need maybe five more and I can send the first bag in 32 00:09:06.959 --> 00:09:21.200 tonight. >> Okay. I'm just excited. I'm dying to see, you know, it actually go and see how much I get back. They they state >> that they will take $3 off of it. And that's the mailing thing. They have it 33 00:09:21.200 --> 00:09:38.080 all the the mailing thing is right on the envelope. I don't have to do literally I just have to bring it. So, and right now we do have a a box at the library and we have a box here. Uh we are going to hope to get um maybe into the schools. Um I have to go to the 34 00:09:38.080 --> 00:09:53.760 superintendent to see if you know we can you know do that. I heard of it if they're good enough to be never heard of it. But I just want you to be aware that it isn't really 35 00:09:53.760 --> 00:10:10.800 >> okay. It is going to be in the broadcast. I know um Sandra wrote a thing and put it in there. I know it just I've been working on this seriously for over a year trying to get this lady this person was you know and they never they in the 36 00:10:10.800 --> 00:10:27.600 beginning they just didn't answer me you know or anything and I left messages then all of a sudden I tried it again and within 24 hours she sent back and said you know oh I'm so glad you're interested everything and I was like oh you know and u and two days later I got 37 00:10:27.600 --> 00:10:44.160 the bags in the mail it was like all of a sudden I I don't know why, you know, but so it's only been what, maybe two weeks, not even, you know, that that we, you know, we're we're going forward. Put it that way. >> Yes. 38 00:10:44.160 --> 00:11:00.000 >> I I've I've been telling people and so many people said to me, "Rabbara, I was sick of saving them. I dumped them." No. You know, I said, "I told you I was going to get it dumped." But anyway, so that's where we're at. >> But it has to be Does it have to be a sneaker? It can be any type of shoe. Not 39 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:16.480 as sneakers. That's what they say. Yeah. >> And it will be an ongoing thing. It's not going to be like a two-mon deal. It's going to go on and on, >> you know, until I'm tired. >> Sneakers. >> How about it? Transfer station putting a bucket there. 40 00:11:16.480 --> 00:11:36.800 >> Oh, they might. Yeah. People go there. >> I don't I mean I don't have a stick of fl, you know, I've seen sneakers in the recycle shed. >> From now on, I will bring them home. If the rest might 41 00:11:36.800 --> 00:11:51.920 >> pick them up, too. >> We go to Dev and Charlie's a veteran and two of the sneakers that are in the bag came from there. So, >> you know, I said, >> "Yeah, they're recycle. Nobody was picking them up there anyway." So, I said, "Okay." >> And Nina, maybe you could take a bag to 42 00:11:51.920 --> 00:12:08.160 the transfer station. >> Just a like a box, but old sneaker. I have a sticker. Yeah. It'll be great. Yeah. >> And I just want to thank you and Emily and the friends for doing what you're doing because it's bringing money into 43 00:12:08.160 --> 00:12:29.639 the senior center and that's important and I'm telling you guys thank you. Thank you. >> Okay. Now I think I think this is ready. Okay. See you later. 44 00:12:30.320 --> 00:12:47.120 That's right. Report. Let's start with the statistics. Um 3,36 signins last month. Our highest ever. >> It's 118% increase over April 2025. 45 00:12:47.120 --> 00:13:03.440 Um I I guess I'm just going to repeat the same thing every month. We're just growing, growing, growing >> and working on maintaining um that great quality of service for everyone who walks through the door, 46 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:19.279 making sure that we're offering the programs that people want and in all the different categories. So, think we're doing an okay job. >> You pass. >> We pass that in regards. Okay. Um 47 00:13:19.279 --> 00:13:34.720 everything else is holding pretty steady. um outreach numbers about the same and same with transportation. Uh we are down right now to three active van drivers when we typically have six. Uh 48 00:13:34.720 --> 00:13:51.200 we did just start the onboarding paperwork for someone who um a potential candidate. So the offer letter is out there. We're just waiting. So that'll be really good. and he actually saw our van parked up at Market Basket and walked up 49 00:13:51.200 --> 00:14:07.120 and started a conversation with our driver and said, "I just retired. Tell me about this job." >> So, um, Amy and I interviewed him last week and really nice fellow hopefully bringing him on board and get the van 50 00:14:07.120 --> 00:14:27.279 more hours on the road. Any question about numbers, statistics? It's just unbelievable that everyone else it's going up up up and up, >> you know, it's just And I think it's so nice that 51 00:14:27.279 --> 00:14:44.240 when you come in here, whoever you walk into, everybody is smiling, >> saying hello, being friendly. >> Oh, yes. >> Which is the guest as well as us. >> That makes that really nice. And there's new people at every program that you 52 00:14:44.240 --> 00:14:58.800 know that you don't know that you've never seen before, never met. >> Yeah, there's a lot of new faces. >> Yeah. >> Um, ever since we opened um some out of town, some in town. We're still holding 53 00:14:58.800 --> 00:15:15.680 at between 18 and 20% out of town. Um, patronage. >> That many though. I met a couple that's doing ukulele and they're from Westford and their comment was Westford shells from the ground. None of them can be little 54 00:15:15.680 --> 00:15:31.360 >> and I thought I'm going to have to say that out loud like >> there a couple of gentlemen come down to Nasha play pool >> and they're all friends now. So it's become a nice little league. Hopefully 55 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:47.360 we can actually get a real league formed and get in on the >> that would Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Cribage too has increased. There's Graten coming and air and conquer come now to play >> and they have something every now and 56 00:15:47.360 --> 00:16:02.399 then at Digital. >> They're having the big one coming out where >> this is the second or third one of the big ones at Digible. >> A cribage. It's a cribage >> tour. Up there though you pay. Oh, >> you get in and then when you play the 57 00:16:02.399 --> 00:16:22.000 game, there's always points that you play for. So, it's And some of those guys from Conquered Man. They're they're good. They're sharp. They call coordin comes to a few things. There's a man 58 00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:38.240 that just came to Littleton that was at balance plants with me last week and he wanted to know what was available and I said well there's cribage. He said when is it and he's coming tomorrow on Wednesday. >> So schools nice. I think you all do a 59 00:16:38.240 --> 00:16:53.600 great job of networking and promoting trying and where you go. >> I love that. Next thing on my list, we have tick kits downstairs. There is a wire basket full of them. >> Tick kits. 60 00:16:53.600 --> 00:17:15.199 >> Tick tick tick like the uh pass three times. >> T I C K. It's a little uh plastic bag. Inside is a magnifying glass, tweezers, aseptic wipe, a tick 61 00:17:15.199 --> 00:17:33.640 identification card, uh all kinds of little things in there. So, we're doing that with the health department. So, on your way out, grab some if you need them. They're at the table underneath the solar system solar system solar array display. 62 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:50.559 Um, next on my list, our veterans breakfast. We rotate every month. Fire department, police department for cooking. They usually take the summers off. The DPW has stepped up and helped to um do the 63 00:17:50.559 --> 00:18:07.600 cooking for us for the months of June, July, and August. So, we'll have our friends from the DPW over in the kitchen and one of the gentlemen is getting a Serafe certified. And >> they're all in. >> That's good. 64 00:18:07.600 --> 00:18:24.559 >> And we have a new veterans agent, too. >> Yes. New veterans agent, Meg Murphy. Not Megan. Meg Murphy. She's downstairs right next to Megan Murphy. And we've already had 65 00:18:24.559 --> 00:18:39.600 front desk mishaps. Sending the wrong person to the workers. >> Is the veterans agent position full time now? >> No, it's 20 hours. >> And she's working 20 hours and cover as 66 00:18:39.600 --> 00:18:59.200 well as their veterans agent. That's great. They have things which is good for me. Um, lovely. We're doing a meet and greet in the June. So, look at the look out for that in the June broadcaster. 67 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:17.799 Um, in front of you, you have a PowerPoint handout from our intern who finished, Libby Donigan. She started up the program for our yard work and 68 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:37.840 snow shoveling. Um, so she actually did record the audio to not double double up here. Um, so I can either send it out afterwards to your emails. I think I'd like to send it to LCTV to 69 00:19:37.840 --> 00:19:52.960 >> LCTV. Yeah. >> as well. So, we just this past this past weekend, we um had our very first senior um connection made. So, Libby created 70 00:19:52.960 --> 00:20:08.799 the entire framework for this program. Uh she contacted the schools. She arranged the meetings down from the superintendent to the principles. um community service lea on there 71 00:20:08.799 --> 00:20:26.720 created infographics for um uh like volunteer safety raking and shoveling safety for both age groups. Uh we have a waiver from town council for elders who are participating just to cover all of our bases. So, and he's 72 00:20:26.720 --> 00:20:44.240 even um satisfaction surveys for post um yard work being completed. So, she did the entire project start to finish and a bunch of other little projects uh in between where she analyzed some of the data from Kerosollex, our mental health 73 00:20:44.240 --> 00:21:02.240 um referral service and there um that's Ann, our painting instructor. Is it done through you or through through school if you're looking for help? So if you want if you are a senior 74 00:21:02.240 --> 00:21:17.520 and you're looking for help, you let us know. Okay, that's what I want. Someone in outreach will get your name and information asking about your yard, how extensive the work is because it has to be appropriate for a volunteer. Nobody's using a chainsaw or no and power tools 75 00:21:17.520 --> 00:21:33.679 instead of >> mostly seniors um senior and high school students. Um then outreach sends you the waiver. We upload the waiver. Once we have that back, then your name gets sent over to the school for the connection and then it's up to the student to reach 76 00:21:33.679 --> 00:21:50.080 out to you to arrange the logistics >> and again community service hours for it. Yeah. >> Okay. So you're not paying for it. It's community service. >> No money is being exchanged here. >> Yes. I want to take care of the kids as well. What a good program as well. ask 77 00:21:50.080 --> 00:22:03.440 how the kids, >> you know, how long have they gotten the kids? Because my grandsons, they've never I mean, they probably just didn't sign up, but they haven't said anything about >> it's brand new. So, right now, the um 78 00:22:03.440 --> 00:22:23.520 community service leaison Nancy um she is working with the seniors who need their hours to graduate. >> So, she's going directly to build Right. >> Makes sense. >> Yeah. To have a certain amount of 79 00:22:23.520 --> 00:22:40.720 community service hours for she's working with those who were on a time. >> Okay. I just I was just curious, you know, >> I didn't like to push them. >> Did you say she was put on the board of health? >> She got elected, right? Yes. 80 00:22:40.720 --> 00:22:56.320 >> That's awesome. Awesome for her. >> That's great. >> This sounds fabulous >> cuz there's a big need. So she Yeah, there is a big >> uh one of her other projects was that she attended the uh the mature driver 81 00:22:56.320 --> 00:23:12.159 seminar and created some flyers and driver safety infographics that we can hand out and um some resources for um women's mental health specifically. So 82 00:23:12.159 --> 00:23:29.039 we'll be trickling those out. That's awesome. She did a fantastic job and she wrapped up on the end of April. >> Is she the one that you'd see sitting along at the tables along the 83 00:23:29.039 --> 00:23:43.600 >> Yes. She had the darker brown hair. The lighter >> Yeah. >> was Ella. Ella. >> I talked to Libby a couple of times. She really had herself ready. She knew what she wanted. >> Oh, both interns were fantastic. They were really locked in. They needed 84 00:23:43.600 --> 00:24:01.520 minimal guidance. They self motivated what they wanted to do. Got it done. And that's the old humus about this. But yeah, great. >> Are you going to get more interns 85 00:24:01.520 --> 00:24:26.640 like wait a year schedule? Maybe. Um these two just happen to reach out to me. Oh. Um, so let's see. Maybe practical sites will now have our information and send to more island. That's it for the director's report. I 86 00:24:26.640 --> 00:24:42.320 do have one two things for the outreach coordinators. Want me to do that? >> Sure. >> So, we had a meeting with Minute Man Senior Services this morning. Minute Man is the aging services access point, one 87 00:24:42.320 --> 00:24:58.720 of I think four aging services access points in the state that divate money for elder services. Um they let us know that um the farmers market coupons that come out through them every summer will 88 00:24:58.720 --> 00:25:14.000 be here somewhere around the end of June, early July. They are $25 per coupon. At one point in time they were $50. They said we'll probably never see you a $50 coupon again. And unfortunately they only 89 00:25:14.000 --> 00:25:29.440 receive 175 coupons that need to be demied up between their however many communities they have. >> Yes. So you we usually get like between 12 and 20 >> or we lucky to get eight. 90 00:25:29.440 --> 00:25:57.360 >> Yeah. 16. And they have some big communities. We're one of the smaller >> Yeah. >> Um and they so minivan also covers the home 91 00:25:57.360 --> 00:26:15.760 care programs where the state helps cover the cost of inh home care. Uh, one of those programs, it's called enhanced community options program, ECOP for short. They said that has been absolutely decimated by budget constraints and it's very very um low 92 00:26:15.760 --> 00:26:31.440 numbers at this point in time. So, a couple years ago, we were able to see um care plans for somebody trying to live at home with health about $800 a month, which would give you about 88 hours of service per week. Now people 93 00:26:31.440 --> 00:26:52.480 are at the 3 to four hours of inh home help per week. Wow. Subsidized by the state. So unfortunately that program has taken a really hard hit. And on that note that's concludes on happy note. 94 00:26:52.480 --> 00:27:07.840 >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Can I have a motion to accept the director and Assistant director. >> I move to um accept the director and assistant director's reports as stated. 95 00:27:07.840 --> 00:27:25.600 >> All those in favor? >> I old business. >> Strategic plan. >> That would be you. >> We again strategic planning update still negotiating. Um so I have grant funding 96 00:27:25.600 --> 00:27:42.640 over the cost of the strategic planning process. This is going to be around 9,000 $9,500. Um, depending on the time frame of the consultant. So, I'm still negotiating on that. Um, but I do have approval from 97 00:27:42.640 --> 00:27:58.640 town administrator and the finance department to move forward. Um, as long as I'm not over that $10,000 threshold, you know, pyramid laws, but if we need something different and I need to go higher, uh, we'll just go into the current 98 00:27:58.640 --> 00:28:13.679 process. >> Well, we do have grant money for this. >> Yes. >> Yeah, that's awesome. Awesome. >> That's what I said to quite a bit of money. >> It is a lot of money. We don't usually do have any large expenditures of this 99 00:28:13.679 --> 00:28:34.480 sort, but um I think this will be really beneficial and put us in a better position. >> Does that 10,000 have to be used in a certain amount of time? >> Um that's a good question. So the agreement 100 00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:51.120 with the consultant would be signed initially for a 12-month period and he would build quarterly. Uh so it would be spent within one year unless we negotiate for longer 101 00:28:51.120 --> 00:29:14.279 longer contract which would be more money which would go for I'd have to go out to bed. And we might see a month or two. >> You think he's having his knee surgery this? >> Yeah. 102 00:29:16.480 --> 00:29:34.000 >> And any other old business you want to talk about? >> How about new business? Remember uptakes? Our members said always updated her ready to go. Let's see. 103 00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:53.039 >> We haven't had a meeting a meeting this Wednesday. >> Oh, okay. >> So, next month. >> Next month. Next month. We'll have two meet up. >> Okay. Um this is from the affordable housing trust meeting of 104 00:29:53.039 --> 00:30:12.399 April 14th. Um we approved another LREP um participant which is Littleton's rental assistance assistant program and there was um some talk of trying to get some more 105 00:30:12.399 --> 00:30:27.840 information about the program out um and they contacted the schools and the counseling officers there um to try to um just give more publicity for the 106 00:30:27.840 --> 00:30:44.159 program. Um it is just a rental program so that too. Um jerky question about that if you don't mind me jumping in. No. Um does the affordable 107 00:30:44.159 --> 00:30:59.600 housing trust um do they fully know how many people are coming off the program due to the three-year limitation? Yes, with no extensions. It's pretty significant, >> right? It's 108 00:30:59.600 --> 00:31:15.679 we've switched it around so that they all renew on this the beginning of the fiscal year. So, in June, people that are on the program have to renew if they're eligible to renew renew for the next year. So we 109 00:31:15.679 --> 00:31:30.559 >> Yeah, it seems like there's about six or seven people dropping off >> who are running out of beer for years. >> Yes. And then that's another issue 110 00:31:30.559 --> 00:31:45.840 in terms of extending under certain circumstances and that never as far as I personally feel never got totally resolved. So, I think it will I know it will come 111 00:31:45.840 --> 00:32:02.720 up again because I'll bring it up if no one else does it. >> U because it's supposed to be a three-year and then they can Well, they it was always you could extend under c 112 00:32:02.720 --> 00:32:17.840 certain circumstances that were approved by the affordable household trust. And so it might mean that they have to reapply to see what their status is. >> So they right and they have to 113 00:32:17.840 --> 00:32:34.640 Amy checks their status every year anyway. They can't it isn't that they did it for three years and we ignore them for three years. I mean >> yeah every year you reertify. >> No reertify every >> now we're holding firm on the three years. 114 00:32:34.640 --> 00:32:52.480 It was supposed to be it was originally three-year and then under certain circumstances and there were people who were extended beyond the three yes originally during the however many years the program has been there 115 00:32:52.480 --> 00:33:09.279 >> and the program's been there for quite a few years. Yeah. Right. I mean, I would so I would argue that the intent of the program is to keep people in Littleton who are renting here in Littleton and some people's circumstances, no matter what they do, 116 00:33:09.279 --> 00:33:25.039 are not going to change. >> Especially if you're a senior on a fixed income. They're not going to suddenly come >> absolutely money or get off of house. >> So, I think we're on the same >> on the same page. Yeah. >> You and I are on the same page. Yeah. 117 00:33:25.039 --> 00:33:41.279 Yes. Okay. >> The voice of the COA is going to take that right over there >> to their meeting. >> I keep talking to Amy. I'm like, you're sure they know it's like six or seven people? Great. >> It's I mean, it's true that um it got 118 00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:57.039 discussed at a couple of meetings and then the idea of coming up with some strict criteria and that never got anywhere. and it's still sort of as far as I'm 119 00:33:57.039 --> 00:34:15.440 concerned it says 3 years and then certain circumstances and it's never really important stone as to what that would be. I don't think you can stone. Is there a priority if if somebody is 120 00:34:15.440 --> 00:34:34.159 coming to their third year and there's still a need but then there's a new me totally new person with a need is the priority to >> there's enough money to cover >> well that kind of situation because 121 00:34:34.159 --> 00:34:52.639 we've never we have a maximum of >> 15 15 people to be on it at any one time and he never met the fed at once. >> Really? >> It started at 20 122 00:34:52.639 --> 00:35:08.960 started at 20. >> Yeah. And then started it and then we put it down to 15 when we increased the amount that was being given. Um we put it down to 15 people and we're 123 00:35:08.960 --> 00:35:29.119 okay. It see it seems with all the people who are suffering and having a really hard time making your rental or mortgage whatever that that number is really low. Not to have 15 people in that program 124 00:35:29.119 --> 00:35:44.560 seems very low. I think for some context, the rental stock in Littleton is pretty low and a lot of the rental units that are here don't qualify because they are already subsidized in some fashion like >> like over here 125 00:35:44.560 --> 00:36:01.520 >> park or you can't also be in the program and have like a section a voucher or a voucher of any children. So there are some limitations. You can't double dip so to speak. Um, yeah, Littleton does have a low rental stock, but I think there will be discussions about 126 00:36:01.520 --> 00:36:19.920 the new 550 and right size. >> And I agree with you that there's many people who are on it who are not going their situation is not going to change, right? I mean, like when it was during co for instance, yeah, people's 127 00:36:19.920 --> 00:36:36.560 circumstances may change. They may be able to get a different job or a new job or something like that, but many of the people that are on there now are circumstances are going to change to 128 00:36:36.560 --> 00:36:54.480 make it better for them. >> I'm not I'm trying. >> I know you are. >> I'm trying to be honest. Let's put it that way. >> And you do a good job. Yes. Yes. >> Um, what else? Derky, we're still 129 00:36:54.480 --> 00:37:12.240 waiting for information and work being done by Mass Housing Partnership. Um, um, oh, what else? Oh, the small grants program, which was so successful. Um 130 00:37:12.240 --> 00:37:29.599 Mark and Maryanne, the um chairman, are going to look for are investigating some other ways to fund the program. Um they have some solid ideas. 131 00:37:29.599 --> 00:37:46.960 >> So because that would be a shame if that's you couldn't I know but it was a grant. They were looking also to have a program hope ideally have a program that would maybe fund or help to fund bigger 132 00:37:46.960 --> 00:38:04.240 projects. The the small grant went small things which were very useful and very needed but there's also a need for some bigger projects that people might need. Um 133 00:38:04.240 --> 00:38:20.800 I guess that's about it. I won't bring up King Street. >> That doesn't go anywhere. >> That's ongoing. >> I even other than affordable trust 134 00:38:20.800 --> 00:38:39.040 meetings I try to follow, but it it's a moving it's a moving thing. Different information every time. So that's it. Well, thank you for that. Thank you very much. It's good 135 00:38:39.040 --> 00:39:05.760 information. Does anybody else have anything under new that they'd like to talk about or bring up? This is a short and we have guest. you have any public input you'd like to just to say that the 136 00:39:05.760 --> 00:39:23.520 intern Libby became board of health latest member. So just wanted to make that connection on an ongoing basis that she's serving. >> She's right there. Yeah, >> that's >> good good job done here and now a good job will be done over there. You know, 137 00:39:23.520 --> 00:39:44.000 it's awesome. Very good. Congratulations to you for parking. Thank you very much. Is there anything else you bring up for discussion? Sure. You're going to make you're going to get there. 138 00:39:44.000 --> 00:40:00.680 Pass. Yes. We if there's nothing else, I'm entertain a motion to adjourn. So moved. >> I'll second. All those in favor? Uh, I Children.