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fund balance to offset potential larger increases. These new rates will be communicated to employees and retirees in March/April in anticipation of the annual Health and Wellness Fair to be held in May. During February time was spent with preparations and analysis for Chatham Municipal Employees Association and Fire contract negotiations. Channel 18 The channel 18 staff responded to the weather event by posting notices and running an informational crawl on the channel and live stream. An intermittent problem was discovered on the broadcast was causing interference. This problem was traced back to converter boxes in the studio. These are under warrantee, and will be replaced. Additionally, in tracing the problem, Comcast provided a new modulator at no expense to the Town, and reconfigured the signal such that our broadcast has been improved significantly in appearance. Council on Aging The Senior Tax Work-off program has nine participants placed, six requests in various stages of being fulfilled, two pending requests, and three slots still available for department requests. The gourmet Monday lunch program continued with lunch prepared by Heather Bailey at a cost of $7 per meal and has been funded through the end of the fiscal year. There have been recent grant approvals for $700 for Chronic Disease Self-Management, $500 for computer purchase, and $600 for a six week cooking course from Cape Consortium for At-risk Older Adults. The Board of Selectmen has accepted the Pastore Foundation donation to the Friends of COA for the purchase and installation of a generator for the Senior Center, and the bids are out. This time of year typically brings a significant number of outreach challenges, and this year is no exception. The needs have been in financial (housing, food, medication), employment, caregiving, memory loss, and transportation. Human Services Committee The Human Services Committee February meeting was cancelled due to the weather event. PARKS & RECREATION: Submitted by Dan Tobin Creating lasting memories and community through people, programs, parks and beaches with integrity and excellence. Below is a list of activities and some highlights that took place during the month of February 2013 with the Chatham Parks and Recreation Department. Youth Services Programs: In February, we had a 5 th and 6 th grade party on the 1 st , with many in attendance. Cooking gained a couple new participants, and pottery started at the Creative Arts Center. Arts and Crafts, and floor hockey continue to be successful, while Wednesday group sports has not. Sewing will continue with a second installment with Kathy Doyle as our instructor. Hide and seek on February 18 and movie day on February 22 were also successful; while the Lazergate trip on the 21 st was not. We had a low enrollment for our Ragged Mt. trip, so it was cancelled and the Wachusett trip in March replaced it. Planning with Sheila House for upcoming combination events Boys and Girls Nights occurred. Our Father/Daughter dance planned for February 8 was cancelled due to snow; and is rescheduled for March 22. Department Head Monthly Report to the Town Manager – February 2013 Page 18
Youth Sports/programs: On Thursday, February 21 st we had a blood drive with CLAB from the Cape Cod Hospital. We host blood drives every 8 weeks. Planning for the Family Ski Trip to Wachusett Mountain 2 nd annual Father/Daughter dance was supposed to be on February 8 th , but we had the blizzard. We have postponed it until Friday, March 22 nd . 1 st session of programs came to an end (PTUSA, Tumbling, Arts & Crafts). Adult Programs: Adult Classes: • All Occasion Stamp-A-Stack Card Class – ongoing once per month Portrait and Still Life Class – Tuesday Mosaic Heart Class - Saturday Adult Recreation: Pickleball – Mon./ Wed./ Fri. morning Badminton – Tuesday/Thursday morning Indoor Recreational Tennis – Tuesday & Wednesday Age 18+ Basketball – Tuesday evening Floor Hockey – Thursday evening Adult Fitness: Senior Fit Class with Charlie Abate – Monday Totally Fit, Totally Fun – Mon./Wed./Fri. Yoga for All with Missy White – Mon./ Wed./ Fri. Kripalu Yoga with Jennifra Norton – Tuesday Beginner & Intermediate T’ai Chi – Tuesday Fix Your Back – MecaBack Class – Tuesday & Friday Yoga with Margaret Moore – Thursday Other Offerings: USCG Open Recreation – Mon./Wed./Fri. Mahjong – Wednesday & Thursday Other Duties: Front Desk – Wednesday Compile CCC News for monthly advertisement in The Chronicle Winter Planning including Course Announcements, news articles & registration forms ReCPro data entry for program registrations, memberships, & winter courses Ensure assigned space is clean & ready for adult programs Update Adult Recreation & Fitness monthly handout Update website documents Financial Reports/Turn-Ins to Helene Grounds Maintenance: Department Head Monthly Report to the Town Manager – February 2013 Page 19
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