10/14/2015 COUNCIL ON AGING Minutes

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COUNCIL ON AGING MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2015 Present: Council on Aging Members Irving Goldberg, Jack Jordan, Jean. Noussee, Virginia McIntyre, Ernest Cornelssen, Marijo Gomey, Council on Aging Director Lynne Waterman. Absent: Norah McCormick, Mary Gaffney, Outreach Coordinator Darlene Perkins Chairman Irving Goldberg opened the meeting at 8:35 a.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — September 9, 2015 Motion: Jack Jordan moved to approve the minutes of September 9, 2015, seconded by Jean Noussee. Vote unanimous 5-0 Public Comments None COMMUNICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE DIRECTOR'S REPORT Lynne Waterman, Director, distributed her report for the month of September. She reported on the programs and stated she and the Principal Clerk met with the AARP tax program's new Mashpee volunteer coordinator and his assistant regarding the upcoming season beginning in February 2016. She met with the Activity Coordinator and the Mashpec Animal Control Officer to plan a future program. The Director and Activity Coordinator met with the staff from a local assisted living facility who will lead a drumming program. She also noted she met with the gadgets leader and travel club coordinator and she and the Outreach Coordinator met with the new VNA nurse assigned to the Ask a Nurse Program. The Director reported she, the van drivers and the Outreach Coordinator met for their monthly meeting. They are working on increasing the ridership by adjusting the schedule and marketing. The Director thanked the DPW staff who did several repairs to the building and noted the local audio-visual company completed the update on the equipment and now have a wireless microphone for meeting room one. She also thanked the Friends of the Council on Aging for their support. The Director attended several meetings: Department Head, Staff, Parkinson's Support Network of Cape Cod Board of Directors, Mashpee Cultural Council, COAST and