It is now 3:00 on February 9th, 20126 and this is the beginning of the Council on Aging meeting for February. Um
this is a recorded meeting and um we have to remember all the open meeting laws which I think we've said enough times that we don't have to repeat them but that it's important to remember them and we do have a quorum because it looks like
everybody's here and we have a we have a member of the friends board and we have someone from the public. So would you like to speak Mr. Rouse today? >> Uh yeah, for a brief moment. >> Okay. At the end.
>> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Don't let me forget to recognize I >> Okay. So let's look at the first thing on the agenda, which would be announcements.
Um, all of the uh food pantry boxes need a little bit of help. >> They're emptying even faster than normal. I think this when weather is not helping them >> stay full and so if you have any nonp
perishable >> the better up to date. Don't clean out your closet and take the old stuff, but make sure you have the good the and that food pantries could well use
>> things that won't freeze and explode. >> Oh, that won't explode or think of that. >> I didn't either. >> Yeah, >> you got to be careful. >> Very cold. >> Yes, very cold. What are the things that we should stay away from? >> Liquids. >> All liquids. Okay. Mac and cheese.
Always a good good bet. >> And pasta. >> Pasta. >> Pasta. >> Cereals. Cereal. >> Yeah. >> Glass. >> Yeah. >> Trying to think. I think it was a glass jar. I'm able to explode it. It's cold. >> Yeah.
>> Cold enough it would. I didn't even think of that. >> Neither. >> I'm thinking. Yeah. >> Are there any other announcements from anybody? Okay, on to the next which would be the
acceptance of the minutes of January. Um, I made an executive change to the minutes which Jean typed. So, the new minutes that you received
today have the correction and it's in where it says article 5. >> I took out the last sentence. >> Mhm. >> Because I thought that was something that really didn't need to be in the
minutes. >> Okay. I will accept the >> uh No, I think Maryland has >> Mary >> has >> I think uh the outreach report Alicia
had over 100 Medicaid enrollments. I do believe that should be Medicare enrollments and the Medicare advantage versus Medicaid advantage. I don't I don't think that's Medicare. >> It's Medicare. Okay.
>> So, those have to be made. Yeah, >> thank you. >> She does do Medicaid as well, but that one was Medicare. It's Medicare. >> Correct. >> And suits. >> And in number eight,
um, new business. Very last sentence. Um, Jerky Farm is waiting for a proposal from and the correct title for that is Mass Housing Partnership. Are there any other changes?
I will approve the um minutes as corrected. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I Okay, the minutes have been approved. And the next thing on the agenda would
be Peggy Larson from the friends. >> Good afternoon, Sandra. She said she didn't have anything today. Do you have anything for the friends but tomorrow? >> I wanted to know where the meeting is going to be tomorrow. >> She said it starts this room.
>> It is at start. >> Okay. I will be coming but a little bit late. So I have an appointment at quarter 1 and I'll come right after that. >> And what time peggs you remember?
I Well, you did, right? You told me you couldn't make it. >> Yeah. Does anybody else from the board want to accompany me to the friends? Don't everybody jump up and down? >> One of us staff members. Okay. I will
look at our calendar. Look at our calendar. >> But there will be a staff member there anyway like Amy or somebody will be there. Right. >> Okay. I'm all set. >> Okie do.
And the next will be the uh director's report. I know that that's in the St's room. Um, quick moment of gratitude for the friends who gave us a check for $300 to start a new gift fund for the bingo
lunch that happens one time a month on the pizza, >> right? >> So, we have many, many gifts. I like this one especially because it's just called EHS bingo lunch. >> Easy,
>> easy to remember. Thank you so and that's going to be ongoing support. We appreciate that. >> Okay. Is our statistics for January? >> We were told steady, nothing
earthshattering. Um for January, we did have the center closed one day and a fitness instructor out sick for several days. Um there's a slight dip in our event signins and uh just before we came
up we realized we didn't put any of the statistics for the food pantry deliveries in here. So it's also short about 30 plus um for the food pantry deliveries. So we'll have to go back and adjust this for the next meeting.
>> But this is what we're working on. Um another interesting statistics I think we've delivered 27 buckets of sand so far this winter. out the folks in the community. >> Um they've come in quite handy. >> Outreach has been incredibly busy right
now with um anytime there is a weather advisory. We reach out to everyone on our um vulnerable at risk list. So we've been keeping in contact with several people, learning of new people um out community who need some help. uh seeing
lots of issues with shoveling and doors freezing and ice dams on the roof and roofs leaking, pipes freezing. And so we're we're trying to be proactive and staying on top of these things, but we're learning as new folks all the time um once it comes to crisis that we learn
of them unfortunately a little bit too late. So, uh, part of what I'll talk about this a little bit later, but getting people to know us before they need us, um, would be be hugely helpful. So, I'll come back to that later.
>> Do we have people on hand that can go out and shovel and do things like that for people? >> So, that's a very good question. So, no, we don't send people out to shovel um, at this time. We do have a list of snow
removal companies. We found people who will shovel the roof. We found we found people who will um do handyman type work who are licensed and insured will go to your house and shovel. Um so that's another project we're working on is getting a waiver of liability and a
program started up that. that that's that's a whole slippery slope that we've gone down in the past with, >> you know, shoveling and accidentally scratching somebody's car and then who's that fall. So, um I think if we create a program with some more safeguards in place, we'll be able to have something.
But right now, >> um we don't send anybody out or delivering the sand to people. >> Um and in one instance, the fire department uh did go out and get somebody's door unfrozen for them. Um, so they will help it out in a pinch.
Obviously, they wouldn't want anyone at risk in their home being frozen, >> right? >> So, thank you, Chief Mccertie, for helping with that one. Yeah. Okay. >> Any questions about the statistics?
>> Considering the winter and the cold and >> people coming out and storms and whatever, it's still a good number. >> Still good. >> Still good. February for programming is what we're considering like a later month. Our March programming is
ridiculously full. Um, I'm very upset with Megan that I can't fit everything on the calendar because it just does not fit. So, get ready for straight out yet, huh? You told me the other day there's just no room.
>> Got to fit on the one page if I'm struggling. >> Uh, actually, let me move on to my um somewhere a list. So, I did want to give
an update, Chris, about the newsletter. So, you a lot of you may have noticed your February newsletter was very late. Um, so we and most COAs still don't have mine. >> That's wild. >> That's supposed. >> Yeah.
>> And I mean, I know I know you sent it out last week. >> Yeah. >> But I still haven't gotten mine. >> Getting all my other mail. >> Yeah. Mail's coming every day. >> Couple months I didn't get it at all. And I remember and I went in and they red we did it
>> also over at um weight pine drive for 2 months they didn't get it. >> Yeah. >> And they were they were told that it was because they deliver packages before they deliver envelopes
which didn't make any sense to me. Well, if I don't get it by Friday, I'll go down and say, "Hey, >> grab one off the front desk." Yeah. Um, so our publisher is LPI and they do all of the pretty much pretty much all of
the senior centers in this general vicinity of central Massachusetts. >> Wow. >> Um, borrow out is like Welssley, Weston, Newton. They do quite a large business. The nice thing about them is that we don't pay for the printing. So, we get a 16page full color newsletter based on
the ad revenue that they receive. We only paid the postage. The bad news about that is we're kind of stuck on their timeline. And they have two options for timelines. We either submit your newsletter on the 7th or you submit it on the 17th. This is a new
thing that they have put into place this year for 26. So, we submit our newsletter, but then they say they have a full seven business days after the 17th. So, that is now putting
us at the end of the month. So, we're going to have to starting next month move our newsletter deadline for content up well, it needs to go to the printer on the 7th. So, it'll be due prior to I know I'm looking forward to
>> Yeah. having a hard enough time. What I >> Yeah. So on the front page of the newsletter, it says all content is due by the 5th of the month. Now it was going to be due like the 25th of the month previous to the month previous. >> So February 27th for March.
>> Yes. Yeah. February 20th calendar February. And if you send it in on the 7th, I'll need it by like February 23rd to be able to have a week to edit, send back corrections. It's going to be a a tighter turnaround,
but once we get into that rhythm, it'll be easier. But those are the two seventh and 17th. >> So that's why a lot of people were not receiving their newsletter on time because of this new printing schedule
that they have. Um, and put in a plug for sign up online, get your newsletter digitally, >> right? >> Have it in advance, right? pick up the hard copy. But this issue should be resolved coming up soon after we change.
>> Is the broadcaster also on the town website like it is there too? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. And that gets sent out. You sign up for you click on notify me on the front page of the town website. You can click EHS broadcaster. So as soon as I
upload it, you'll get a little notification. Check out what's happening at center. in March. >> I know. Okay. Next on my list are on the agenda for the select
board meeting tonight to um increase the abatement value of the senior tax workoff program from 1500 to 2000 effective July 1, 2026. >> So this unfortunately is just for senior
tax workoff program. It doesn't also apply to veterans tax workoff program. The veterans program is under a different statute and that currently does not allow over the $1,500 maximum payment amount. So going to the board tonight to get that increase for people
>> and that would go on the town warrant correctly. Correct. >> I believe it's up to just the select board vote. >> Oh, it doesn't have to go to the town anymore. I think back in uh because it used to >> 2022 there was a vote I believe to put it in
the to raise it as much as you can custody of the board. >> Okay, good >> Liz. Does this change the dollar amount or does it change the hours >> the number of hours? >> Both because you're doing $2,000 would
be 133 hours of work. >> Okay. >> To get you up to that 2,000. That's what I wanted was it's changing the hours. >> Yeah. When's this going to take effect? This >> July 1 to keep it neat and tidy.
>> Next on my list is we have um a new staff member starting on February 23rd, office coordinator. >> Good. >> Her name is Shelby Morris. She's coming to us with 15 years of office manager
and tax preparation uh experience and she's also worked at Rivercourt Residences. So, she has experience with seniors have experience with financial accounting uh very friendly, welcoming,
and it just happened to fall into our laps as she had applied for another position in town, was interviewed by multiple department heads for that role. They were offering the position and then she saw our posting
>> and we stole her. We said, "Come on down." Full time. Full time. >> So, it's 40 hours. That's perfect. >> Yes. And um we had her as part of the interview process, you have to do Excel test and you have to do
um a word test. And she did that right at the front desk while people were coming to the desk, interruptions, whole nine yards. And it went sort of like >> good. Great. And you you were successful last week at the finance committee to
write about keeping the 19-hour position. >> Yeah. 19 hour still in the budget for FY27. >> So that starts July 1. Um also related to new staff semi-related um we have two interns
starting both um MH students uh masters of public health one is with UVM and one is with mass um one internship is a very short 20our done by the end of March uh her name is Ella and she'll be primarily
focusing on our safe return program kind of revamping the literature that goes about the marketing, the tracking system we use and how we uh follow up with families on that. And the other intern,
her name is Libby, and she will be doing several different projects. She has come up with two tangibles at the end of the year. One uh area she's going to focus on is outreach programs. Um and the second one I have in store for her is
our care solace program. We have all of this data on mental health um in the town from Terara Solace. Um and I'd like to have her do some analyzing of all that data and give us a road map where we she thinks based on the data that we
have where we could be stronger in programming for mental health um concerns in town. So that'll be really exciting to have two extra helpers in office working on specific projects that had on our wish list to do for a while.
>> Very good. >> What is MH? >> Masters in public health. >> Awesome. Nice. >> The marrier. That's right. >> More barrier. >> More the barrier. Yeah. More the help. Yeah. The more information we get, the
better. >> That's it for my list. Um, we're short staff. So, Amy is still downstairs right now covering outreach. Um, she did not have anything to add. >> Okay. >> For her. >> So, can I have a motion to accept the
director and assistant directors? >> I moved. Oh, second it. >> And you'll second it. All those in favor? I and we didn't list anything under old business. Did anybody on the board have anything they wanted to talk about under
old business? Okay. Um, under new business, new the board member updates. Do we have updates? little minute. Maybe um
just so we all know you know March is nutrition month. >> Okay. Um and they're going to be celebrating the nutrition month on March 10th here in Littleton. Each day that week they're in a different town
celebrating nutrition. All their programs have been funded for the coming year. >> We have several. We have several through the 30th of September. That's when the things >> when it switches.
>> What they're finding is a lot of people are moving out of the Boston area and Boston and they're moving west. Moving west. As a result, they're getting more and more income. People calling for information and help.
um the voice of adults. They need we we older adults need to have more of a voice. And there is Dave when I get there about going into um
the state house for advocacy day, elderly advocacy day if u people would like to go. It's May, it's called older adult lobby day and it's at the state house on May 6th. anybody would like to go. It's just apparently and you can
maybe catch with your with your senators or uh let's see the state is f is focused on making sure every federal dollar that we receive is maximized the next and
minute man says the next few years are going to be extremely tough. Um, the focus on Massachusetts congregate housing is going from 3.3 million in fiscal year 26 down to 1.7
million in fiscal year. >> That's a hit. >> Yeah, that's going the wrong way. >> Huge hit. >> Oh, yeah. >> Uh, case management on an annual basis. They
need to do a member per month approach. Home care versus case management and does the model need to be changed? They may be looking for some shifting in resources to case management because it's a problem. >> Is that a strategic planning initiative
to understand where Minute Man is right now and where we'll be willing to go? >> Um strategic priorities over the next three to five years. the state of aging in Massachusetts. What should Minute Man prioritize?
>> And fastest growth in Massachusetts >> is 85 plus. >> It's Wow. >> That age is growing faster than the rate of children in Massachusetts. >> Who would have thought that? >> I know that's But I'm in that
>> Well, I know then. >> Wow. Yeah. So everybody's living longer. Yes. >> But I found that Minute Man is not only talking their budget and stuff, they're adding other things. So it does make the
meeting a lot more interesting. They're wanting to have for those of us that are on the board, they want to do something social in the spring, like maybe a lunchon that we all go to >> just because I did go to one that was when it was
held at the minute man park and it was great because I got to meet these people that I only see over the tube >> and it makes much nicer when you know >> know who they are. Know who they are. >> Yeah. So anyway, that was my that's my
notes for this month. Good job. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> I like being on that board. I wish it was closer and we could meet, >> but to have to go over there at that hour of the morning. >> Yeah. No, you don't want to try that. >> No. Burlington.
>> Burlington. >> And Susan, I think you have something to say, too. >> Um, yes. um from affordable housing trust meeting in January.
Um the Habitat for Humanity House was is Habitat for Humanity owns the property um on to Hadan. uh right now they are uh having to go in
front of the cons uh conservation commission and the board of health. So, that's still moving along. and they are considering, it's not definite, but they're considering a single family home
on the site plus an accessory dwelling unit depending on how much of that word wording gets changed and the bylaw and all that that the planning board is
dealing with. So, There you go. Habitat owns it. An affordable housing trust is basically trying to keep up with understanding what's going to happen, right? In order to um it has to
be an affordable um dwelling and so forth would still roll blacks with with all the sports still. Yes, they still working through all of all that stuff.
And then they habitat has also acquired on um in the jerky not jerky that's I'm reading the next piece on my paper in um draw a blank sorry out great road you know um Cooper
Cooper thank Well, there isn't too much on there. >> Definitely. That was a senior moment on a big one. There you go. Big and I'm not in 85 yet, but
I'm getting there. >> Oh dear. And Cooper, there was a a section there, Dean's Lane, that was supposed to be um affordable housing. Yeah. And there's one unit that was never built. And Habitat had has
acquired that piece of propert that land build to build a afford an affordable unit. >> So could they build two? I mean, if approval goes through for one, can they build two at the same time?
>> I think that's a good question. Um right now it's sort of like whichever one they can get first >> get first and then it will depend on um obviously community support because
that's part of the Habitat um program and then it would also depend on they'd use NHoba for building and whether they could do two different places at the same time probably >> probably not but maybe they could juggle
a >> maybe they would enjoy the challenge. >> That's true. >> Or more housing >> and it would depend the season for that. >> You know, it would depend on the season and how that would all work. So that's
that's totally under habitats. um the farmhouse and the property at jerky. We're still waiting for mass housing partnership um report. They are waiting for it to get warmer
because they need to delineate delineate the conservation areas. And so that's still sitting there. Um and oh then the the new sort of new thing
that affordable housing discussed at the meeting was the tuttle house on part of 550 King Street um Salop whole thing that whole project
they want to um the developer oh has a has an idea potentially wants to donate the tuttle house to affordable housing trust.
The the problem with that is we did a sidewalk and it's not really um conducive for housing or for like making two apartments or whatever. the way
configured inside >> inside. Yeah. >> Right. >> Um there was talk about moving the title house, >> but um the historical society and historical commission, sorry, does
not support that at all. um they want the building preserved, but they do not want it moved off the site that it is. Um so
that's like a project that's up in the air and obviously multiple boards decide and that's about it from that. Well, that's a lot. Very good. Thank you.
That was a long Now, are there any other board members or um Liz as the director want to put anything under new business? >> B strategic plan. Yeah. Yeah. >> B. >> Yeah.
>> You're on. >> Oh, okay. Sorry. >> Um, let's see. So, for the past, when did I start here? 2018. Since 2018, our main focus as staff and the board's been getting this building
built. And that's pretty much all we've done over the past five plus years. Um, now that we're here, I think it's time that we um come up with the road map and a plan, a strategic plan for the next five to 10 years about
where are we going, are we meeting the needs, uh, what can we do differently, community surveys, the whole nine yards. Um, so I've taken some time and have three consultants that um I know of who
do strategic planning with COAs and um I'm going to be reaching out to them with their blessing to see what what it would um entail and how much it might cost for a consultant to come in
and help us create a at least fiveyear strategic plan. Um, so that would be involving the community, doing surveys, getting the community input, um, assessing what we currently offer, finding any gaps of what we're not needs
that we're not filling. Um, and then helping us as not only the board and the staff, but also the community coming up with goals that are measurable and actionable that we can uh, work towards over the next five years. Um, and then holding us accountable to those because
then we'll have something to actually look at and say, "Here's where we should be going. Have we gotten there yet?" Hold ourselves accountable to it. Um, so that said, that will require a lot of hands-on assistance from the board. Um,
I don't know at this time if we'll need maybe a subcommittee to help with this or I I'm really going to have to see what the consultants are, how they operate, how they work. Um, I was actually just talking to Sam Alvarez over at the library this morning because they're working on updating their
strategic plan for five years. Kind of the same thing. Um, they've been focusing on getting the new building. They've got it. What's next? Um, so, uh, any comments, questions about strategic planning process? As far as I
know, we've never actually had a formal strategic plan done. We've had community assessments, needs assessments, but never an actual um, strategic plan. >> So, we don't go on autopilot.
>> That's what you're saying. >> Do you know other directors who have gone through the process? Yes. and got recommendations and cautionary tales >> and help. >> Yes.
>> Sure. >> Good. >> How soon do you think you'll have a consultant >> if we we vote to give you permission to go do that? No. >> And I don't even know that we have to give you permission. I don't think we do.
>> I think you just go off and do your go off and do your job. >> Um Okay. Yeah. >> Yeah. Do your thing. But um I'm just trying to think a little bit about like we would meet with a consultant first and see the lay of the
land that they want to work with. >> Yeah. I came in at the tail end of the North Senior Center um strategic plan. Um, so I saw the last six months of that process, they
did a very in-depth, they also did a a complete rebranding, new logo. It was the whole nine yards um to line up with their 10 year anniversary of that new building there. Um, so I saw the final project of that one and that's great.
Um, that was also a very good consultant. So, I really need to I don't know what they cost these days. So, I need to get some quotes, kind of see the scope of work. Um, and if it's over a certain amount of money, need to do
Yeah, I need to do a little procurement, but I'm sure we can fit something into the budget, make it work. I don't have a timeline when this would start. I need to um gather some more data first. Would
this go on to have to go to town meeting for >> No, >> not for the dollar amount. >> No, >> not actually. >> I'm just curious. I mean, >> I think it's great that we're doing this, but you want to do it. I
>> And you have time. >> Well, that's where you want to go. This is not a one one person job >> and I I foresee us as board members needing to step up
>> once there's something in order >> either start a subcommittee for this and a subcommittee for that and then do some of the leg work and stuff. >> Yeah. >> That would we would go back to the consultant and that they would put together. Is that how it went for the
library? I'm retired. But no, where do you start? >> But it's a good thing when you have a new >> building and a new department. >> Yeah.
>> It's a good thing to evaluate that >> and have goals of course. >> Yeah. Well, and there could be there could be areas that the um community feel we're not helping enough, >> right, >> that we could end up doing more,
>> which is a good thing, too, >> right? And that's where the MH intern will probably be able to help analyzing some of the data, giving it to us, see where it's all coming together at the right time. >> Yeah, the stars are aligning.
Great. >> Well, I'll certainly help where I can. >> I'll gladly help where I can. >> Yeah, >> I think it's great. >> It is. >> We're looking into the future of >> Yes. >> beautiful building and >> Yeah.
>> It's nice to stay status quo, but I guess we can't. >> Yeah. Right now, we're definitely meeting the needs as they arise. We're just kind of like putting out the fires as they come up. We're not We need some outside help to look forward to the
future and see what is coming, what >> the demands might be. >> Aging population continues to >> not only that, but there's a lot of since this building is in existence,
>> there's a lot of younger seniors. >> Yes. >> Involved. So it's it's the whole scale, >> right? >> For sure. >> Right. Wow. Be interesting to find out if they would ever say or talk about giving us
an area for daycare >> old space >> because that's a big deal. >> Oh yes. Yeah. >> Seen how that would because there are people who need it. >> Oh my gosh. >> Yeah. um and don't have the ability
>> and I did take advantage of the elder care and act it and >> yeah that's a >> that was excellent but even though it's tied in with Minute Man there's an expense involved for people whose
spouses kids whatever >> and Minute Man will help does help depending upon they check your last taxes and stuff like that they do check to see whether you can afford the whole thing or the percentage. And of course,
Minute Man doesn't have a lot of extra money. >> No, they don't. >> Nobody does. And >> and you see these things coming up more and more. More and more people as we age are going to need >> they're going to need it here or at home
where people can go into the homes some kind of daycare going forward. Has there been any more about the memory cafe coming to the center with that grant? >> Yes, we got the grant money. Um >> Oh, good. >> Logistically, we haven't quite figured
it out yet. We do want to keep it on the same date, which is a Saturday. Um >> Enley does a fantastic job with it, but I mean >> Oh, I know. I've been there enough. >> She's phenomenal. But she does.
>> Yes. Grants and you received the grant. So, it's being set up. >> Yes. We don't actually physically have the money in hand yet, but we were approved the grant. >> Now, would the senior center be open on San Diego just for that? >> That's the part we're trying to figure
out. >> Yeah. Okay. >> We are um planning to do what we're calling right now. Um where we will be open late on Wednesdays. donut, >> right?
>> That's not set in stone yet, but um we're working towards that and it's lighter out longer. Start saving evening hours of life as someone in town had asked us about >> will that be more staff or you with the
staff we have. >> Sorry downstairs texting me. I'm sorry. Will that be with the staff we have filling the additional hours, >> not new staff? >> Well, new staff in the sense that we have a 199
will have to stagger schedules. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, that's all fitting in. >> There's a lot coming. Yeah. A lot coming. >> Yeah. Do anybody have any other questions for
Liz? >> I I do. Liz, why? This is just curiosity. >> I know what you're going to have said. >> Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. Um, in the in the bullet, the
broadcaster, it mentioned when it talked about today's traveling chef, >> it mentioned $10, $3 for this, and seven for that. >> Why is it broken out? I just was curious what this all was. >> So, the traveling stuff is quite
expensive. >> Oh. Uh, Minute Man as as an entity that takes money from um the Older Americans Act, they can only accept a donation of $3, no higher,
>> right? >> So, they take $3 of the $10. We're still receiving a bill for about $600 for the total cost of the meal. So the $7 helps us cover the cost. Doesn't
completely cover it because Minute Man doesn't >> I would subtract that $3. >> It's a whole system >> because it was put in there. I thought I know >> I thought I'm just curious.
>> I Yeah. Sometimes more information is is not >> because >> good. But Minute Man asked that I make it clear. >> Oh, okay. That $3 of the overall cost is going to the >> because we don't pay anything to go to that >> the traveling shop.
Yes, we do. >> Yeah, you pay. That's right. And it's such a amount. Today's lunch was really quite yummy. All the lunches have >> all the lunches have been ba. Unbelievable. >> So $10 from soup to nuts. It's like you
can't go out and get that. >> No, but it's why it was broken down. >> I know. I know. I'd rather just, you know, let it be. But >> yeah, >> they follow, they have very strict regulations. They have to follow. They can't. >> Yeah. >> So, it really is a $700.
>> Yeah. Depending on how many people sign up can be when we have the full 50 people in there. It's quite costly. It's not. >> They put a limit on how many >> 50. Okay. Oh, Liz, one thing that occurred today,
so maybe I'm letting you know >> people apparent, you know, you have to they have to have their head count a minimum of a week before they come. >> Yes. >> Right. >> Would you mention that somehow in the broadcaster because people were complaining because they wanted to sign
up but it was too late. It was kept. Okay. But let them know that it's occurring on March whatever >> but the or but they have to close the or something say 10 days before that.
>> Sure. I could do that >> because that would make make it a lot easier on people having to say sorry you know. >> Well that also those people you can't show up for a program on the day the program you have to pre-register for everything. So anyone who would have
called Yeah, >> close to the deadline would have been pulled. Yeah, start the close. But yes, I'll put the date. >> But that would be a big help because apparent I didn't run into it, but people had talked about the complaints. >> I don't on the first of the month when
the voting comes out and you have to call and sign up everything. >> Yeah. >> But that doesn't mean that everybody does pay. >> I mean, >> well, I know I called to get my husband's toes cut. They were already full. >> Oh, they were full that morning. Yeah.
>> Oh, yeah. They're full. >> How did it work out having out of counters sign up a day late? >> I think we only had about two complaints. >> It actually went very smoothly. Good. Yeah. >> Okay. Yeah, >> it went very smoothly. >> All right. Good.
>> All right. >> So, let's see what you saying to So, that was a good correction. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Very good. >> I don't think it was too much of an imposition on people to >> No, I shouldn't have used the right thing. I should have said feedback. Yeah, >> sorry. The feedback
>> as we discussed Winchester reates. >> Yeah, everyone does it a little bit differently. >> Yeah. So, I thought that's pretty generously. >> It was the rice. I did know that.
Is there any other business that you the board wants to talk about? >> Okay, Rob, public input. >> Yeah, thank you. Um, this is a great meeting. Didn't know that. >> Our meetings are great, but this one I
put as a special, you know, triple asterisk. >> Really? >> Yeah. I mean, I was listening to this meeting. I think it's rare that you come to a meeting and not this one but others that you get so much information in one
sitting and so much positive directional you know where our town is going >> and I want to continue that a little bit with regard to >> I hope you know that there's a town meeting survey that's out there on the website I hope you're you know
advocating to push that I'm pushing it to >> all ages, you know, to to participate so we can get the best. Continuing that theme, Joe's more aware of this than I am as vice chair of the charter committee. But, uh, February 28th,
there's a public input session. So, we welcome people in room 103 from 10 to 1 to come and participate and give us feedback with regard to, you know, consider >> potential proposal with regard to change government. I you know some of the
things I love today hearing about the senior tax workoff program I you know that's a phenomenal the office coordinator they're starting phenomenal um I'll just tell you about personally the work that they done again yeah I may have brought that off um I
know Vivy she's terrific she's extremely energetic extremely knowledgeable I think she's great addition to to have joining you um I thought the messages I received by broadcaster. >> Well, there you go.
>> I look forward to it. But I thought, Anita, your message was spot on. >> Oh, thank you. >> With regard to the, you know, you had your line with regard to new people are coming in and welcoming. I thought that
Sandra's message was dead on and and it was almost like you two coordinated. >> We never even spoke. Yeah. But but both of you had kind of similar messages with regard to the staff's phenomenal so come
on board etc. It's it's in that um spirit that I just wanted I I love the stats that you've been doing consistently unduplicated. I I didn't know that I'd hear all the stuff that I heard and where I was going
to kind of directionally from where I think you're headed with strategic you know plan etc is is just it soon's going to be a year in this new building and you know quite frankly I know many of you now and I can I can say with certainty
>> I knew next to none of you one year ago >> etc. And and so in in that regards, sometimes familiar leads to more repetition >> and for some people they're not familiar just like I was a year ago.
>> And it can be daunting to walk into a room where you don't know anybody. Mhm. >> So, we've got, you know, in terms of the unduplicated, we know from the stats that again, you're a good, you're a terrific stat person and you put out the stats and we know that there's in excess
of 1500 seniors in Littleton and so aspiring to get to reach to more of them and to welcome them the way that your letter did. That's why I wanted to appeal to you, but I had no idea you were adding towards the strategic plan. So, that's great. That's all I want to
say. >> Well, thank you for that very much. Um, >> I I'm try I'm going to try each month to send a special message. It's not always easy coming up with the right words that
I want to use. But, um, being kind and friendly and helpful is important and that brings more people to the center. And we have a staff that is so completely generous with their time that they would bend over backwards at the
drop of a hat and they need to be thanked whenever they can be. And um my idea of patience was um sometimes people want everything and they want it right now and they want it because it's here
and it should be and we're just a baby here 6 months old and we need time to figure out what's wrong and fix whatever needs to be fixed. And that's what I was trying to get across. and the fact that our staff is phenomenal.
Can't say enough. >> We're blessed. >> We are very, very blessed. >> Yes, we're blessed. >> And from what I hear from Liz, our new office manager, will be another one of those blessed people. So, we'll be really, really in good shape.
>> Perfect. We're all going to start crying. Thank you all for a good meeting and thank you for your comments, Rob. Um, is there anything else that needs to be brought before the board? Then I would entertain um a motion to
adjourn until March 9th. I move that we adjourn until March 9th at 3:50 p.m. >> No, we're going to adjourn at 3:50 p.m. but not March 2. Can't wrap that all together.
>> You try. >> Okay, try that again. And I move that we adjourn at 3:50 p.m. until our next meeting on March 9th. >> Second. Anybody? >> Second. All those in favor? >> I. We are returned. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you all.