Committee Agenda for Elder Affairs Committee 10/16/2007

CITY OF WORCESTER

Elder Affairs Committee Meeting

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Council Chamber

Convened: 6:03 P.M.

Adjourned: 7:00 P.M.

Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes	www.ci.worcester.ma.us	Clerk of the City Council David J. Rushford
Committee Members
Chairperson Gary Rosen
Councilor Barbara G Haller
Councilor Joseph M Petty

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts

	Present Were:	Chairperson Councilor Gary Rosen Councilor Barbara G Haller Councilor Joseph M Petty

	Also:	Commissioner of Health & Human Services James Gardiner Amy Waters, Director of Elder Affairs/Worcester Senior Center Patty Hainsworth, Senior Center Coordinator Betsy Connell, Assistant Director of Elder Affairs Elaine Wrubel, Chairperson of the Commission on Elder Affairs City Clerk David J. Rushford, Clerk

COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER



1a.	Transmitting informational communication relative to an updated report on the various means of transportation for seniors traveling to and from the Worcester Senior Center Campus. # 21B CM January 02, 2007	Attachments

	Adopted Recommend File


1b.	Transmitting informational communication relative to the Senior Support Team (SST) an Innovative, Collaborative Effort coordinated by the Health and Human Services Division of Elder Affairs. # 21A CM September 18, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend File


1c.	Transmitting informational communication relative to programs that promote diversity at the Worcester Senior Center. # 22a CC October 02, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend File

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report explaining how we might encourage better attendance at the Worcester Senior Center's activities by residents of Worcester Housing Authority facilities and include in said report financial and operational resources that would be needed to accomplish same.
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the feasibility of initiating voluntary transportation services to the Worcester Senior Center and including in said report concerns related to liabilities.
	Request City Manager report to City Council what long-range resources might be needed to increase/improve services to our burgeoning senior population.
	Request the City Council's Standing Committee on Elder Affairs to consider the feasibility of combining existing teams of resources from the Worcester Police Department, the Worcester Housing Authority, the Department of Health and Human Services and other local community resources so as to better and more comprehensively serve our senior community.
	Request the City Manager report to the City Council whether the Senior Support Team of the Department of Health and Human Services might qualify for Community Development Block Grant funding.