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Alashpee Planning Board Minutes of Meeting September 7,2011 at 7:00 p.m. Selectmen's Meeting Room,, Mashpee Town Hall CALIF To ORDER The Town of llashpee Planning Board meeting was opened with a quorum in the Selectmen's Meeting Room at A4a tepee Town Hall by Chairman Way an at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, nesday, September 7, 2011 and the Pledge of Allegiance w ted, Planning Board Members Present; Chairman II my Waygan, Vice Chair Joe Mullin, Clerk George Petersen, Dennis B alari ni, David Ioohari n Also Present: Tom Fudala-Town Planner, CharlesRowley-Consultant Engineer APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 17, 2011 MOTION: Mr. Kooharian made a motion wept the minutes ,august 17 r. Bal arinl seconded the motion. AD voted unanimously. Co11 REHENS11 E PLAID Health and Hunan Services Element Drat Members of the Human Services Committee were present to include Gail Wilson, pilary Scanlan, Ellie Glener and Ruth Elias. Ms. Wilson started that she had been in the position of Human Service Director for 3 years., adding that the Health and Human Semices Plan had not been updated in 1 years. Ms_ Nilson reported that the Human Service Council, consisting of various agencies servicing-the needs of Ma hpee residents, met weekly with Ms. Wilson. Town concerns were expressed at the meetings which assisted in developing the Health and Human Services Element. Ms. Wilson noted that new projects, such as the Hoarding Task Force, had been incorporated into the plan_ Chairman fi ay an highlighted the contents of the document. Ms. Wilson referenced page 13 listing the existing contracts for the Human Services Department. Ms. Scanlan clarified that agencies on Cape at one time requested funds from 1 lashpee Town Meeting but that the Human Services Department now evaluated each of the requests for funds. Ms. Wilson added that some representatives attend the weekly Human Service Council meetings but also that on-site visits assess the ways in which the agencies provide to the residents of Mashpee. Mr. ` inquired about figures listed on page 6 for the agimg population and questioned the accuracy of the 2010 and 2020 numbers_ Chairman Waygan noted that the Nfiser Projection may have frozen the population figure, Ms. Scanlan read the objectives of the Hunan Services Committee that more clearly identifies the goals of the Committee. Chairman waygan inquired about what specifically was addressed in the plan for the senior popbffion- Ms. Wilson responded that the overall plan included the.senior population, from suicide prevention to counseling to addressing hoarding issues. The Chair stated her support of the element, the goals and objectives, and the action plan. Mr. Fudala suggested that the goals and objectives listed on pages 4 and 5 needed to appear as two separate items and the Chair agreed. Ms. Wilson responded that the previous plan had been reviewed, reformatted and updated to reflect the current goals and objectives, adding current 1