Present: Val Carrano, COA Director, Gerry Brennan, Chair, Ilene Charles, Secy., Paul Mendes, Greg Howe, Florence Alexander and Kay Volt, Alternate

Others: Friends, Vern Wilson, Marge Perry, and Gladys Johnstone Visitor Warren Tobias, acting police chief as of 1/1/07

Meeting called to order at 3:00 pm.

Guest Warren Tobias spoke about the house numbering project and how the funds to finance this project will be received from a grant to the PPD. The dept. will do all the work involved. Officers will go out on foot to ascertain who in the community needs house identification numbers. There will be notices in the newspaper, on water bills, and on the radio to alert the community of said program. Contact officers will be Peters and Repose as well as officer Benjamin. The police dept. will also take on the responsibility of coordinating the Reach Program, making sure all calls on the elderly will be reported to the COA Director.

Director’s Report: Dave Guertin asked to meet with the Board next month. There is an upstairs bathroom he would like to convert to an office for the new water person. A sub committee comprised of Gerry, Greg and Paul will go through the building with David and report back to the Board. (Gerry to get a few dates with Dave. Discussed at the December 14^th meeting at 3:30. (On that same date at 3:00 a conversation with the new School superintendent, Jessica Waugh is scheduled. --- Provincetown was asked to share sponsorhood with the Truro senior safe driving course, AAA’s “Older and Wiser “ program. This program will be presented by John Paul on Thursday Jan.25^th, 2007 at this COA from 9:30am to 10:30 am. Twelve people are needed to sign up.--- There has been no response to the Volunteer Coordinator Position and it has been dropped for now.

Friends: The Podiatrist that serves the council donated $250 and Frank Perry donated $500. The Friends annual appeal went out. To date they have garnered $2,500. ($5,000 was received last year.)

SALT Council: Triad Truro and Provincetown merge has happened. They are now working on a joint survival package for disaster and evacuation planning. Especially directed toward tourists. Tivac waterproof material has been proposed for the envelop. Will meet FETA and MEMA standards. Shelter provisions and police information to be included. Funding will hopefully come from C of C’s, Tourism Board, Masons, Lions, etc.

· The Safe return Program has its first participant. The registration will be handled through the police dept. The $40 fee can be waived when need is shown.

· Next countywide Triad meeting Dec. 7 at Sheriff’s at 1:00.

Old Business: The Fall Harvest Fundraiser was advertised in St. Peter’s newsletter and will be advertised in other places: to date approx. 60 tickets have been sold by the Board and the Friends.

The file of Life Kit will be ordered with (600) inserts cards and (500) holders and will be distributed by the PPD when they are doing the house-numbering project. It was decided that the P-town Police Assoc. would be asked to fund this project. Gerry will write a letter the Association asking permission for Greg and Paul to come to their next meeting and request the funding. (Cost: approx. .60/ea. for the kit and 10/ea. for extra forms.)

· The Seashore Point groundbreaking was a big success replete with pomp and circumstance.

· Master baking list was turned over to Florence for handling future bake sale volunteers and donors.

The housing summit was viewed with confusion and a lack of focus deemed to serve realtors and builders. No follow up or report was generated from the hosting committee.
Art classes have a signed up 11 people with Steve and 12 for ceramics with Gail. There has been an agreement that the teachers fee should be raised by $5 dollars an hour. Vern will check with Val. Classes are $4 for residents and $6 for others.
The police dept will be the holding the key to the firehouse and should be returned there after the events have taken place.
Carrie Benjamin has been in touch with NOCA re the cell phone program and she will be handling the sending and receiving of same. Used cell phones can also be dropped off at the transfer station.
Chefs still needed for Cooking Classes for Jan.+, Mondays at 3:00. Napi’s, Ciro & Sal’s, Fanizzi’s, Beach Point, Cape Inn, and Noreen were mentioned as possible contacts. All Board members were asked to find chefs….menus are theirs – breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, dessert, bring supplies from market for about 12 people (will be reimbursed when receipt is given), 2 hours, come check out kitchen and NO DEMANDS.

New Business: Novenber 13^th --- special town meeting at which Marge Perry will sell cushions and has been instructed to contact the clerk’s office re obtaining them. Thanks Marge.

A call for artists to bring in paintings for the dinning room (Gerry to see Val about a date.
Kathi Smith to teach white line wood cuts in Jan/Feb 07

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 4:20 pm. The next meeting will be held on December14th 2006 at 3:00p.m. in room #10 of the Grace Gouveia Bldg.

Respectfully submitted,

Ilene Charles – Recording Secretary