Okay. I call the Council on Aging meeting to order on Monday, November 10th at 12:30. Uh, roll call vote for attendance, please. >> Paula >> here, >> Carol here, Elaine >> here, Harvey >> here,
>> Donna here. >> Good. We have a quorum. All right. Seeing none, we'll skip public participation. Did everybody receive minutes from the October meeting? Uh, any changes or corrections?
Do I have a motion to accept October's minutes? >> Motion to accept October's minutes as written. >> I um second it. Sorry, >> vote to accept October's minutes.
>> Yes. >> Cheryl, >> yes. Yes. Harvey, >> yes. >> Donna, yes. >> Okay. Unanimous. Moving on to new business. Um, what's up? >> Um, what do we have for new business?
Um, we did get a big donation from a couple that lives in South Lake that um, wanted to be anonymous, but they brought in um, a lot of extra food that we distributed in brown bags. >> So, not only did the people get brown bag today, they got another bag that had
lots of goodies in it that they >> And they were very appreciative. The ones who picked it up, they were really pleased. And I had to tell them, no turkey, though. A couple of them after turkey. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. But um yeah, they were very appreciative. So
>> yeah, and our number is up to 30. So we're pretty >> Oh, wow. >> Yeah, 30 picking up. >> 30 picking up. Um >> any new um presentations or
>> so for um >> that we don't know about? >> I think we did the presentation. We have the um entertainment magic girl coming. We have um like that's it for November,
right? >> Um we had the health and wellness um sugars and fat, but we had to cancel because no one signed up. I think there was only one person, but then three people walked in later that day and said, "Oh, we're here for the like you guys got to sign up." >> You're not going to come down for one
person. Um, for some reason, I don't know why everyone's forgetting to make a phone call. >> Um, Frank Nun Nunez does his second um, pickle ball lesson, which everyone enjoyed. >> Um, >> I know. Um, he does a great job. We
ended up giving him a little gift card. >> Oh, >> and a thank you card because he did it for free both times. um our driver or um one of our drivers got a part-time job, so we're looking for another part-time driver to fill
those extra days. Um but Juliana and I will do it. Um now that now that we evened out the route, um there used to be like, you know, >> for the meals >> for the meals on meals. Um there used let's say there was 30 on this this
route. Um, there was only 11 on this route, so it was kind of uneven. So Juliana redid it to make it more even. And everyone's getting back by like 1:30. So which is nice. That means that they're getting their lunches way before
2:00. Um, so that's a good thing. >> That's pretty much We're closed the 27th and the 28th for um, Thanksgiving and that's pretty much it. >> Yep. We'll close tomorrow.
>> Tomorrow we're closed. Yep. >> Um looking to do on our agenda, we were talking the girls. Um looking to do a veterans breakfast next year. >> Good. >> Um and then all veterans can eat for free. So that'll be um a fun one. We
have um chair volleyball coming. Um it'll be in the bingo room and then we're going to try it in there. And then um the winter activities, we have to advertise for those. That's the golf game and the um is it pickle ball?
>> It looks like well pickle ball, real pickle ball. >> But then we bought one of these things that looks like it's bat mitten. It can be bat mitten or um it's a little more challenging because it has like a a net with a window and you have to get it in there. You've seen
them on TikTok, I'm sure. But that one was bought also. So that's up there. So, we'll take pictures of people playing that in the next week and then we'll throw it on Facebook. >> Um, and that's pretty much it >> right now. >> Okay. Update on classes. Well, you
mentioned winter activities. That's good. Other classes seem to be >> good. We get a lot of participation. >> We do. >> We do. >> Yeah. >> Good. So, we're hoping to keep that going through the winter because, you
know, obviously good for seniors. >> Yeah. Yeah. Keeping them moving. >> Yeah. You mentioned Brown Bag yesterday with extra food. Excellent. Anything else about Brown Bag, Carol, or is that >> No. >> Yep. Up to 30. Okay. Dining room.
>> We have more people in there now than we have since I've been here. >> So, Juliana's doing a really good job getting them all to come in. We've gotten new people that have signed up um to be members. So um little by little they're all seeing that they can come
for lunch. >> Good. Good. And finances. >> Good. I just um had to up our uh check to the UPS for the um for the newsletter. Um, when I started it was
just about just under 700 people that the newsletter was going to and now we're up to almost a thousand. >> It has brought in a lot more people. >> It has. Yeah. Yeah. Denise and I have been going over a new list of um town
residents, the age, and then we've been um adding them to our list of newsletters. >> Good. >> Y good. >> Should I go back to new business? Mhm. >> Do they ever do Bright Nights? >> Yeah, >> I believe they did last year. Yeah, they
did. >> I didn't. Cara's um really busy with Shine right now. Yeah. >> Um and she forgot that um our newsletter in December and January are together in one. It's one of those months. So, she um only gave me December's
>> okay >> news stuff to put in there. So, I I'm sure Bright Lights is in there. Um, that's usually one of the ones that you usually go. It's later in the day. So, I was wondering whether the bus go or >> bus and the Munich house is full. That's
that's one that we just um >> Yep, that's full. >> Third. >> Okay, moving on to old business. Did the wall go up for the exercise room? Yes. So, that's up. It's solid. um
that it they they went up and they put it up um probably like four feet farther than I had originally done. Um just because it was easier to attach to the walls. >> Um and then so I just have another one
box of um matting I got just in the in and out on those two rows and that should be fine. >> Okay. Um, we have a eucalyp what is it? >> Elliptical. >> Elliptical. >> Um,
>> so if I donated if I went in there and didn't know how to use one of those machines. >> So, Donna Davis is going to be doing a class on all the machines. >> Okay. >> Like an almost like what we did for pickle ball. We're going to be doing one good >> probably within the next like between um
November, December. Um, we have probably six people that come already early in the morning and they go and they work out in there. Um, >> yeah, >> Vivian was one of them and um, she just found out today that we had a gym. I'm
like, "Do you not pay attention?" >> She comes in, she comes in like every day in the morning, gets a coffee, you know, talks and everything, but she she goes, "Yeah." She goes, "Can we use the gym downstairs?" And I'm like, "No, that's for employees." I go, "But you
can use our gym." And she goes, "Where?" So, I had to walk her in there and show her and then she was just like, I turned around and she was already with weights. I said, "Well, I got to go to work. I'll come get you later." But yeah, so a lot of people >> if they're not watching Facebook or in
the newsletter, then Yeah. >> Good. >> So, we should talk about the Christmas party a little bit. >> Okay. >> So, Tuesday, December 16th. >> Yep. $15. People are already signing up. >> Yep.
>> Three choices at Tucker. So, we have to um You probably You have those letters that we need. >> Already did them. >> Okay. >> What do we mean? Who get them? Did you take them? Donna took them. >> Donation letters. Yeah, I have them.
Okay. I'll need a few. Oh, okay. >> Okay. Yep. >> I should have brought them with me today. Oh, >> okay. I'll print out more, too. >> Yeah. Did you say it was 15? >> Yep. Okay. >> Um, >> what are the three choices?
>> Well, fish, chicken, and a Yeah. beef. >> And that's physically at Tucker's. >> Yes. >> Is there going to be a limit? >> I think she has 120. >> 120 20 something. Yeah. She Yep.
>> Now, are we inviting any >> department heads? No. >> No. But we probably will invite the select men and Nicole and Naen because that's >> okay. Yeah, that that was my question. Okay. >> Yeah, it's gonna be limited because last year we
>> Yeah, >> we you know we have all the department heads and all the other >> Yeah, it not that but we pay for that. >> Right. So, >> Right. Yeah. But I think that's good. People like and >> just keeping it basic. >> And seniors from out of out of town can
come. >> Yes. >> And they do. And they do. >> Yeah. >> Well, some of them come here so already. So, >> that still come here, >> but when we check people in, sometimes that's the only time we see some they come to the Christmas party.
>> So, >> we'll have to uh look be looking for a place for the volunteer lunchon >> if nobody buys. >> That's right. >> That's right. >> So, I'm sure we could find something. It just might not be in town. >> Maybe Roma will be open. Well, we could
do Rome. Rome does do it, but they only >> they were opening up in another two weeks. That's what he told me. >> In the back. They already have been hosting things in the back. >> He has stuff. >> They seem to have a limit though. Like our our volunteer thing isn't 100 people. Do you know what I mean?
>> Yeah. >> I know. I asked them when they were open up the restaurant area. >> Yeah. >> He might do it for us, >> right? >> Yeah. Yeah. Or even there might be something in the front that has a a big bunch of tables.
>> Well, it's changed a little bit. You know, they divided it in half. >> Oh, and then >> so that there's a smaller dining room and then there's a bar area for it. >> I haven't been in there yet. >> But um you know, ideally we'd like to
keep it in town. You know, >> blackboard probably would accommodate us >> upstairs. Oh, they have it upstairs. >> They do. And they and they are very good to the community. Very good.
>> So, I mean, just something to think about. >> Is that the one on South Pond? >> No, that's the one on um Middle Pond. >> You know, Old Lou bees. Say old. I know. I know. Yeah.
>> Oh, that's good. Excellent. Excellent. Nice setting, too. By the way, >> even Crepes Tea House, that's another place right in the area. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I don't think they're big enough, though. >> No. >> Well, they have a huge back room now. Or
is that part of the restaurant? >> Yeah, but they could, you know, do it. I mean, it wouldn't hurt to talk to them. I mean, >> yeah. You give me >> just get get some information, that's all. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. You never know how they handle things. >> Yeah. But I need to think about it now
for >> Oh, of course. For me, >> of course. >> Okay. >> Um even I mean, Tavern on the Lake is a new restaurant in town. I have no idea about it, but I'm just saying it's a new, you know, it's the old uh Krabby Joe's.
>> Oh, yeah. But closed. >> Oh, yeah. >> So, the the restaurant place I thought was closed for the season. So, I don't know if they're just closed for the season. Really? Yeah. I did not hear that. >> Yeah, but just the the coffee drift is open.
>> That's a whole different separate restaurant. Yeah, >> that's still the Cove has things going on in there. >> Oh, that's true. That's true. >> I know they have, >> you know, parties for >> weddings. They have all kinds of things there, too. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> There's a there's a number of places in town nowadays. Yeah. >> So, we want to we want to exhaust in town before we look. >> Yeah. >> Good. >> Yeah.
>> Um, other old business we can think of. >> Okay. Moving on then, Lisa, to the master plan. >> So, I didn't bring it, but I will send it to you guys. Diane um came in and we
sat down and she showed me how to close out. So, there's two items that we had initially on our thing on our plate. >> Showed her that, showed her what we were doing with that. So, we're pretty much closed. She showed me how to close that out. >> Um and then if you guys approve closing
that out as is, then um I can go back and then sign it and then resend it to them and they'll have that done. Um some of the uh the other items or were like um a little ongoing like we're always waiting for something new to come up or
if another board comes to us and asks us to be part of something then obviously that's an ongoing right >> we don't have to like reopen something. >> Um >> so yeah so we did our two things and we're pretty much >> so if you bring those next meeting then
we can vote on that. I can send them to you email so you can read them read up on and then >> at the next meeting we can vote on acceptance and completion >> and then it'll be done. >> Yep. >> Okay, that's good. >> Works. >> That's good.
>> Well, if there's nothing else. Well, the only other thing with the master plan, she did say like they were looking to see like if we were going to do um if we were going to like be in charge of um which I didn't
understand how that would even go, but they mentioned us being in charge of like if you needed a ride and you couldn't get on our bus, but you were going to do um what's that car? You call the car guy and he comes and pick you up. an Uber.
Um, how would we handle that with our seniors? And and I was like, well, I'm not going to reinvent the wheel. Uber's works for Uber. And she was like, no, safety wise. So, I'm just going to put together like safety tips, which are already on the internet and stuff like
that. Um, I'll put one together. I'll have it up on in the fly on our board and stuff so that if you were going to take an Uber, >> you're being aware of, you know, the things you should or should not do um when you call. >> Well, the seniors I think because
seniors take get taken advantage a lot. >> Well, the other thing is you might have to help some seniors. You have to download the Uber app if they want to take an Uber and they might need help with that. I can't imagine though too many seniors are going to >> I think we had one that called and could
we couldn't pick up cuz we didn't have the second um FRTA van >> yet and they wanted a ride they were having surgery at Noble and they wanted a ride back home and we were like we don't have anyone to come get you. >> Um so then someone said well you could
call an Uber and then she was like >> well how do I do that? So and then there's no one there at the hospital to take the time to help them either. So yeah, >> they might need help downloading the app and then you just right >> them following. >> But I don't by no means do I want to be
responsible for setting up trips or anything like that. >> Some of the hospitals >> it's bad enough we have two buses that we're trying to make it work. >> Um >> yeah, they got to check early with the hospital and everything when we're going because a lot of them get will get you a
ride for nothing. >> Right. But that's if they call the hospital. No, not call the hospital. If they if they when they're going in to check in and everything, just let them know that they're going to need a ride and everything because that was happened to me. I tell them I need a ride home. They
said okay. They had it all set up and everything. >> The hospital did. >> Yeah, hospital did. >> Okay. >> Where was that? >> They good to know. >> Yeah. >> Was it through their own vehicles or was
it an older driver? Well, this one I came back home and was a van. Special van. >> Bay State has the ability to >> Yeah, I think they work with Uber or they work with somebody >> set up rides.
>> Okay. Never heard of that. That's good. >> Yeah. >> I thought they would call you AB, but I don't pay taxes. Well, they do at times, but you they make a deal >> like like you you bring your car into a
the dealership and they give you a ride back and forth, you know, >> courtesy car. >> Courtesy type of thing. >> They're even a lot of them are even doing away with that. >> Oh, really? >> Anybody have anything else? Hey, seeing none, do I have a motion to
adjurnn? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> I'll second the motion. Any further discussion? Roll call vote to adjurnn, please. >> Paula, >> yes. >> Cheryl, >> yes. >> Elaine, >> yes. Harvey, >> yes. >> Donna, yes. Okay, unanimous. We adjourn
at 12:49.