Senior Center Committee

BO AR D M EM BE R S Noreen Shea, Chair * Asuncion Austriaco Chizoma Nosike Christian Roberts Facely Henriquez * Lovo Koliego * COMMISSION ON ELDER AFFAIRS Matthew Torrey Olanike Ojelabi SENIOR CENTER COMMITTEE Pavel Terpelets Roxana Gomez Vargas MEETING AGENDA Sarah Faucher Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 12 noon on Teams Stephen Corridori * Tamara Cullen * To access this meeting virtually on Teams: Ted Biba Thuha Le Join the meeting now *Senior Center Committee Members Meeting ID: 261 137 701 184 Passcode: 57Yf9P C ON T A CT Dial in by phone +1 469-998-7682,,941310528# United States • Address: WSC, 128 Providence St. For more information concerning this meeting, please contact the Elder • Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Affairs Division/Worcester Senor Center by email at • Phone: 508-799-1232 elderaffairs@worcesterma.gov or phone at 508-799-1232. Please send • Email: written comments 2 business days or more in advance of the meeting. 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Call to Order – 12 noon 1) Attendance/Approval of September 9, 2025 Përkthimi dhe akomodime të tjera janë në dispozicion me kërkesë paraprake. minutes/ RESCHEDULE November meeting as it Kasa nkyerɛaseɛ ɛne akwanya afoforɔ da hɔ falls on Veterans Day ma wɔn a wɔn bɛ bisa ato hɔ. 2) Finances: funding; allocations; licenses; Phiên dịch và các hỗ trợ khác có sẵn theo development. yêu cầu trước. 3) Operations: staffing; facility/grounds; programs. DI V IS IO N S TA FF 4) Comments/Questions (up to 2 min. each) Amy Vogel Waters, Director Adjourn Patricia Hainsworth, Operations Linda Wincek-Moore, Senior Services 1 *Insert dates* Commission on Elder Affairs-Senior Center Committee Meeting Minutes September 9, 2025 Virtual on Teams Attendance: Noreen Shea-Chair; Tamara Cullen; Steve Corridori; Lovo Koleigo; Patty Hainsworth; Amy Waters. Call to Order: Noreen called the meeting to order on Teams at 12:05 p.m. The committee approved the minutes of the June 10, 2025 meeting (m/s/a). 1. Finances Amy reported on the following which the committee reviewed and discussed: While funding is currently stable, will spend conservatively the first half of the year; New one-time grant awarded by MCOA for $8,976 for behavioral health group for men; After reviewing a proposal, an additional $5,000 was approved to allocate to Central MA Housing Alliance to increase snow removal assistance to be provided by their Elder Home Maintenance program (m/s/a); Rental agreement changes were reviewed including the reduction of space and rental fee for Seven Hills Foundation due to the de-funding of RSVP, as well as Prime Movement’s choice to remain an instructor but no longer rent an office; The City administration approved using newly vacant space to add more office space for the Youth Office & a 3rd floor conference room; An additional informal space usage proposal from the Youth Office was introduced for consideration contingent on their presenting the committee with further information; Other space usage changes to involve offices for consumer rights and senior services. 2. Operations Patty reported on the following which the committee reviewed and discussed: Rain gardens under new management; community gardens winding down; landscaper spruced up the grounds; HVAC issues; kitchen equipment issues; 6 new shades installed in wellness center; assisted RSVP to downsize; working with DPF and DoIT to organize office moves; lots of concerts, speakers this summer as well as heavy fitness participation; September theme for programs: Getting your Ducks in a Row; Multicultural celebration in October as well as a Dementia Friendly Worcester event on 10/22; 21 attended our dementia friends training and will be participating in upcoming Caregiver’s Summit. Adjournment: The next meeting was confirmed for October 14th at noon on Teams. Noreen adjourned the meeting at 1 p.m. (m/s/a) 2