HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-04-14 Council on Aging Minutes
Department of Elder Services Kathy Shelp, Director
Connecting our Community through Service, Experience and Advocacy
North Andover Council on Aging
North Andover Senior Center
April 14, 2026 9:00 A.M.
Minutes
Attendance:
Members Present: Lucius Michel {Chair}, Quentara Costa {Secretary}, George Kangos {Vice Chair}, Maria Rosati,
Patricia Riley, Remo Zimbaldi, David VanArsdale, Anthony Petronio, Eileen Elliot, Wendy Venti
Absent: Allen Naffah, Jennifer Abou-ezzi, Joan Thompson
Others Present: Kathy Shelp, Director of Senior Center; Cahla Ahlstrom, Outreach Manager
Call to order: 9:02 AM
Roll call by Lucius Michel
Minutes: Review of March 2026. Motion to approve by Dave. Seconded by George. Unanimously approved.
General Discussion
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Luke summarized the meeting that took play on April 7 with town administration staff related to subcommittee
and membership rules and process.
The big take away was the town is looking to standardize areas, such as bringing on new members to a board.
Once created, the process could be used by any town board. The process would also include criteria for the
selection process.
We also went over the rules of open meeting law as it pertains to subcommittees and if it makes sense to
eliminate some of our less active subcommittees, essentially a consolidation. This could make administration
and participation easier.
Update from Kathy Shelp, update on Senior Center:
Discussed how the new process for programming is going as trends are now emerging from collected data.
A program subcommittee could be useful to figure out how to handle the data to make any adjustments to how
things are done. That idea will be prioritized.
The beam to hang the partition door is in the structure of the building, but various plates/bolts/hangers also
needed were never installed. Town was told that the only thing to acquire would be the wall itself at a later date,
but they’re now finding out it’s more than just the wall. Therefore, construction and money will be needed to
implant these missing features. We could use some of the wall money upfront to get this initial work done, and
by year-end figure out how to make up the difference on the cost of the wall itself.
Discussion on how grant money could be spent.
Discussion on some upcoming field trips.
Adjournment at 10:09 A.M. Motion to adjourn by Tony, seconded by Dave. Unanimously agreed.
Respectfully submitted,
Quentara Costa, Secretary
North Andover Elder Services 481 Sutton Street North Andover MA 01845
978.688.9560 www.northandoverma.gov kshelp@northandoverma.gov