HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-06-09 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
June 9, 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, Anthony Petronio, Allen
Naffah, Jennifer Abou-ezzi, Joan Thompson, David VanArsdale
Absent: Wendy Venti
Others Present: Kathy Shelp, Director of Senior Center; Cahla Ahlstrom, Outreach
Manager
Call to order: 9:00 AM
Roll call by Lucius Michel
Minutes: Review of May 2026. Motion to approve by Joan. Seconded by Jen.
Unanimously approved.
General Discussion
Luke proposes motion to endorse Tony and Wendy from associate to full
members. Jen makes a motion to endorse to the selectboard. Unanimously
approved.
Remo will not be returning to the board as of July 1 due to unforeseen
circumstances. He enjoyed his time on the board and will continue driving for the
center. Quentara to let Nicole at town hall know as this will open up a member
seat.
We will suspend regular COA meetings for July and August. There will be
subcommittee meetings for July and possibly August during the typical slated
time. For instance, Kathy would like to convene a program committee meeting to
prepare for the fall and if any programing changes need to be made. Also wanted
to discuss redesigning sponsorship of meal/entertainment events. She’d also like
to reconvene building committee to discuss wear and tear that’s been noticed and
how to fold it into the capital budget.
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We are switching our September 8 meeting to September 15 with a number of
known timing conflicts for members. We anticipate the fall meeting having a
number of agenda items and want as many people to attend as possible.
North Andover Elder Services 481 Sutton Street North Andover MA 01845
978.688.9560 www.northandoverma.gov kshelp@northandoverma.gov
Discussion on “Act Relative to End of Life Options.” Discussed on if we write to
local reps to support the Act if group at large is comfortable. Agreed to table the
idea of writing as a board but encouraged to write individually or communicate
when possible to community at large to educate anyone on this Act.
Idea on commemorative plaque for Jeffrey Deschenes will be moved to
programing committee.
Update from Kathy Shelp, update on Senior Center:
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Pushing to get sidewalk installed by June 30 deadline in order to utilize grant
money.
They had a fire drill and fire department was overall pleased with outcome. A few
issues came up that are all correctable and made the drill very worthwhile.
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National Night Out is August 4.
Adjournment at 10:12 A.M. Motion to adjourn by George, seconded by Maria.
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