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Minutes of the Organizational Meeting of Council <br />' - Monday, January12, 2015 - - - - - - - - --- - - - -- - <br />Page 9 <br />our community and providing this because as the Mayor just pointed out, I am one of these <br />seniors, or soon to be. <br />Mr. Saponaro stated, it's not a function of the work that's been put into it thus far for the <br />awareness that's gone out. Those are active seniors. It's really the ones that are the inactive <br />ones. Maybe there needs to be something that goes out to caregivers, neighbors, people that say, <br />can you identify someone that you believe has been more homebound or may benefit from these <br />services. <br />Council President Buckholtz stated, I don't mean for us to go door to door. I don't know that we <br />need Stacy to make a presentation. Bill was saying, just give me the numbers. They have social <br />workers on staff sitting axound; they should be working. They should be out in the community <br />selling their goods to our people. <br />Mr. Saponaro agreed. <br />Council President Buckholtz added, that would justify the taxpayer expenditure. <br />Ms. Wolgamuth stated, I don't think they have an overabundance of staff: <br />Council President Buckholtz stated, they have more knowledge than us on how to get to those <br />people and reach them. Why don't we plan for that and get us something in our packet that lets <br />us know. <br />Mrs. Mills asked Mr. Thomas, did you talk to Stacy about some of the questions we had at <br />Commission on Aging yet? <br />Mr. Thomas replied, are you talking about how they don't pick up right next to their front door? <br />Mrs. Mills replied, right. <br />Mr. Thomas replied, that was a liability issue. <br />Ms. Wolgamuth added, I will ask Stacy about that specifically. I remember she talked about it. <br />There is some kind of insurance issue where the transport vehicle is not allowed to pull up. <br />Mrs. Mills stated, they need help from their front door. They have to walk out to the curb. That <br />doesn't cut it here. <br />Mr. Jerome asked, isn't the driver trained? <br />Mrs. Mills replied, I don't thvik he's allowed to do that because of liability. <br />Mr. Jerome asked, so the person is in a wheelchair, there's wheelchair access? <br />Mrs. Mills replied, I know what you are saying.