Town of East Hampton
Commission on Aging (COA)
Thursday, April 12, 2012
East Hampton Senior Center
MINUTES
Present: Chairperson Cynthia DelFavero, Vice Chairperson Mary Jo Shafer, Commission Members Sue Greeno (arrived at 3:05 p.m.) and Robert Petell and Alternate Patricia Dufour. ~Also present: Senior Center Director Jo Ann Ewing and Recording Secretary Cathy Sirois.
Not Present: Ann McLaughlin
Call to Order:
Chairperson Cynthia DelFavero called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. in the East Hampton Senior Center.
A motion was made by Ms. Shafer, seconded by Mr. Petell, to seat alternate Pat Dufour. Voted (3-0).
Approval of Minutes:
A motion was made by Ms. Shafer, seconded by Mr. Petell, to approve the minutes of the March 8, 2012 meeting as written. ~Voted (4-0).
Public Remarks: Jodi Brazal of the Housing Authority asked if the minutes for the commission are on the website.
Correspondence: None
New Business:
Town Council Presentation:
The presentation was done on April 10th and it went well.
Other:
Paper and pencils are available for audience members for public remarks if they are uncomfortable speaking in front of the group.
Mr. Petell suggested writing a letter to Stop & Shop regarding gas points on the Stop & Shop card. He would like to see a discount available for those that prefer not to use the points for gas.
The Commission discussed wi-fi for the Senior Housing complexes.
Old Business:
Yellow Dot/TRIAD:
The Yellow Dot program will be discussed at Laurel Ridge on April 19th.
Emergency Preparedness Update:
The Commission discussed the Everbridge form and CERT (Community Emergency Response Team).
Senior Survey:
No new information.
SMP Seminar:
Training is available for the Senior Medical Patrol Seminar. They are looking for trainers.
Housing Authority Report:
The Housing Authority is now accepting applications. There are 18 on the waiting list.
Senior Services Report:
Ms. Ewing discussed the upcoming Volunteer Recognition/Open House at the Senior Center on April 22nd.
Ms. Ewing asked that the Commission on Aging review policies and procedures for the Senior Center. This item will be added to each agenda.
Ms. Ewing reviewed a possible issue in the future for the Senior Center newsletter. The company that currently produces the newsletter may begin charging for the production of the newsletter.
Public Remarks: None
The following is the schedule for commission members to attend Town Council meetings:
May 8 – Ms. Shafer
May 22 – Ms. DelFavero
June 12 – Ms. Greeno
Adjournment:
A motion was made by Ms. Dufour, seconded by Ms. Shafer, to adjourn the meeting at 4:20 p.m. Voted (4-0).
Respectfully submitted,
Cathy Sirois
Recording Secretary
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