RECEIVED JANUARY 11, 2008 @ 9:00 AM
Michele R. Grande, Redding Town Clerk
TOWN OF REDDING
COMMISSION ON AGING
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008
9:00 a.m.
HERITAGE CENTER
Commissioners Present: Alternates Present:
Rosalind Kopfstein, Chairman
Jack Froehlich Janet Cianci
Florence Hayes Lore Handy
Janet Metzger
Alice Pardee
Tom Wylie
Staff: Gail Schiron
Public Participation: Anita Field
The meeting was called to order at 9:08 a.m.
Ms. Kopfstein distributed the COA Meeting schedule for 2008.
I. Approval of Minutes from December 5, 2007
The Commission reviewed the Minutes from December 5, 2007. Ms. Metzger did not attend the teleconferenced meeting regarding Georgetown Land Development.
Page 2, paragraph 2, the word “groups” will be added to the first sentence to read “…town agencies and groups such as New Pond Farm…”
The minutes were approved as corrected.
II. Public Participation
There was no participation from the public.
III. Reports
Ms. Schiron presented the Municipal Agent Reports from November and December. The Commission discussed budget issues and reviewed the current draft of the Municipal Agent and Heritage Center budgets. Ms. Schiron presented the Heritage Center Report as Ms. Sibilio was not in attendance. Van trips totaled 174, up from December; 1,632 miles were traveled during December.
Ms. Metzger reported that there are no GLD Senior Affordable Housing updates. The Board meets on January 29th for their quarterly meeting.
Ms. Metzger reported that the Mark Twain Library is pleased that the Heritage Center will participate in their Centennial Celebration. The focus of the Heritage Center’s contribution will be memories and stories about the library from seniors that have been involved with the library.
Ms. Cianci wanted to stress the message that creativity does not diminish as we get older and wanted to include in the message a focus on the bridge between the younger and older residents.
IV. New Business
There was no new business.
V. Adjournment
The next COA meeting is scheduled for February 6, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 10:10 a.m.
Submitted by vaz 1/14/2008
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