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a LEISURE SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 5. 1995 TOWN HALL - 6:30 PM P ESE T ABSENT ALSO PRESENT Elisa Meunier Ron Roberts Gus Frederick Maureen Paxton George Costa Linda Young School Committee Liaison I. Opening - Maureen opened the meeting at the Town Hall at 6:40 PM. I I Secretary's Report - Linda made a motion to approve the Minutes of August 1, 1995. Maureen seconded. All were in favor. Motion passed. III. Communications - 1. Open Meeting Law Update - The town attorney provided all boards with open meeting law changes including reasons for executive session meetings. Maureen read these over. 2. Solutions Local - We will be looking for the Fall '95 issue. Gus has worked with Todd Souza and other members on this Newsletter. At our last Mashpee Human Service Coalition meeting Janice Walford (Mashpee Enterprise) was going to look into possible circulation through the Enterprise. IV Reports - A. Old Business 1. Youth Council/Youth Commission Youth Council - Gus has been meeting informally with a number of Mashpee teens. They meet regularly and are committed to addressing and meeting youth programming needs in our town including a skateboard recreation area, coffee house and teen center. The Advisory Council suggested this group of youths be considered a sub-committee of the Leisure Service Advisory Council. Youth Commission - The Youth Commission has not shown a commitment to operate. Gus and the Advisory Council discussed and decided to send a memo to Bob Whritenour concerning disbanding this group. 2. Human Services - The Mashpee group will call itself The Mashpee Human Service Coalition. The next meeting will be September 27. B.J. Weiss from Barnstable County Human Services will begin to facilitate these meetings. This will include focusing the group and their agenda. The Neighborhood Coalition has finished the door-to-door survey assessment component of the grant the Town will be receiving. The next meeting will be 9/13/95 at Middle School at 7:00 PM. B.J. Weiss is the facilitator and is directing all procedures for this grant. A directory/referral guide has been a suggested need for the citizens of Mashpee. Listing Human-Community Service providers available to them. This would be ideal for the coalition to put together. The Leisure Service Advisory Council will also seek Selecmen support on further Human Service proposals. 3. Together We Can - Gus has re-established the Steering Committee and under TWC will be applying for a grant through the Partnership to Reduce Substance Abuse. The next meeting is September 20th (Middle School 7 - 9 PM).