Chairperson: Bill Neil
Present: Colleen Buccieri, Nancy Leroy, Bill Neil, Andrea
Olufsen, Morgan Pell, Louise Roomet, Johanna Shal, and Sandy White
Bill began the meeting by asking members to express their thoughts about
what they want for the Multigenerational Center. He advised the group to develop into a team that totally trusts
one another. He also said that
authority can be delegated, but responsibility cannot be delegated.
Chair: Bill Neil
Recorder: Johanna Shal
E-mail network: Morgan will set up a group e-mail for the
Task Force.
Website link to Karen Cornish:
Morgan and Andrea will coordinate with
Karen to get Task Force
information onto the Hinesburg town web site.
Bill will send information to The
Hinesburg Record and the South County Sentinel.
A.
Visit
Active Centers in Other Communities
1.
Bradford, VT
The small action group to visit the Bradford Community, Senior and Teen site on January 25 th. consists of Louise, Sandy, and
Johanna, and anyone else who might be interested. Pictures will be taken to be brought back to the Task Force.
As people think of questions they want asked
during the Bradford site visit they can email Johanna who will collect them in
preparation for the visit. Her e-mail
address is: Johanna9@peoplepc.com
2. McClure
Multigenerational Center on North Avenue in Burlington, VT
Nancy Leroy will set up this visit. The small action group to make this visit consists of: Nancy. Louise, Johanna and anyone else who might be interested.
3. Heineberg Senior Center, new North End in Burlington
VT
As yet, a site visit is not set-up. Bill Neil referred to an article in The
Burlington Free Press about the Heineberg Center’s changing financial situation at the moment. He also referred to an article about
Williston, VT assessing a need for a community center.
4.
Spectrum
Youth Center in Burlington, VT
A site visit needs to be planned.
5.
The teen center in Winooski, VT
Johanna will explore making a site visit.
.
B.
Apply
for a grant from VT Community Development Program
Discussion included a decision to plan to “make a
plan”. A planning study grant from the
VT Community Development Program will
be sought. The deadline is
fast approaching: April 24, 2007. A public hearing must be held by March 15, 2007. Louise and Colleen will work with
Lisa Ryan from the VT Community Development Program re: the grant application. A survey will be written, to be given out at
Town Meeting, with very specific questions as to what the community wants from
a Multigenerational Center.
C.
Offer
Teen Programing Now
There is not a youth group as such in Hinesburg. St Jude Church holds occasional dances for middle-school
students. The United Church organizes
out-of-town mission groups for young people.
Other things are being done for youth by the Hinesburg Recreation
Department.
Morgan, a teenage member of the Task Force, said that
teens have a lot they want to be doing, but they need a place to do them. For example, they would use computers and a
pool table. Morgan is available to
visit teen center sites after school, and on weekends. Currently he is involved
with rehearsals for a school play, so his time is limited.
David and Barb Lyman want to get rid of a pool
table. Andrea will ask them for it and
see if they can store it for now.
Morgan will place a request in the Front Porch
Forum for other items for the Multigenerational Center.
A stop-gap storage space may be the little white
church in front of St. Jude’s Church.
Another may be the Reiss barn on Route 116.
The Reiss property on Route 116 may be available for
the Multigenerational Center. It has a
house and a large barn. The Task Force
discussed accessibility as a key requirement for the Center. There are already trails available to reach
the Reiss property.
D.
Explore
Partners and Relationships
Care needs to be taken to coordinate well with other
task forces so that duplication of services will be avoided. For example, the Buy Local Task Force will
need a large kitchen, as well as the Multigenerational Center.
Coordinate with other groups who are not from the
Hinesburg area but provide services here.
Coordinate with other groups in Hinesburg who would want to use the
center.
A.
Policy
on Task Force Membership and Paticipation was reviewed.
B.
Conflict
of Interests Policy was also reviewed.
Bill Neil wants this policy looked at further.
C.
Formation
of the Multigenerational Task Force asa 501c3 organization was discussed.
D.
Financial
assistance through the McClure Foundation, VT.
Johanna will look into this.
The next meeting will be
February 12, 2007 at 7:00 PM at Hinesburg Town Hall in the first floor
conference room, not the 3rd floor conference room as stated at this
meeting.