2003-08-12
CITY OF SOUT LAKE
SENIOR ADMISORY COMMISSION
August 13, 2003 - Senior Activity Center
MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES PRESENT: David Baltimore, Bill Kyle, Marge Kyle, Cleta
Pierce, Jerry Montague and Connie Montague
MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES ABSENT: Jeane Alexander, Linda Moore
EX OFFICIO METERS AND GUESTS PRESENT:
Mary King, Executive Director, MMOW
Susan Horn, MMOW Coordinator
Keith Shankland, City Councilman
Malcolm Jackson, Director of Community Services
Steve Polasek, Deputy Director of Community Services
Steve Moore, Recreation Supervisor
Bill Wallace, potential CARS/Transportion Task Force appointee
Mary Jane Hoger, potential CARS/Transportation Task Force appointee
Linda Carpenter, city employee
Josh Weiser, President of Southlake Seniors
STAFF ABSENT: Joanne Leek, Community Services Coordinator
Agenda Item No, 1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 1:06
Agenda Item No. 4 Approval of the 07/08/03 Minutes
Marge Kyle moved and Jerry Montague seconded the motion. They were approved unanimously.
Agenda Item No. 3_Repgrtt: CARS
No representative from CARS was present. However, Malcolm Jackson will be addressing this
agenda item in the meeting following this Senior Advisory Commission Meeting. The City Council
has approved a Task Force to be formed to address the status of CARS and/or the transportation
needs of the seniors and handicapped/disabled citizens of Southlake.
Members of the task force will consist of the following persons:
Task Force Chairman - Malcolm Jackson
Two city council members - Keith Shankland and Carolyn Morris
A City Staff member - Steve Polasek
plus an alternate - Steve Moore (city staff)
Two Senior members - Bill Wallace and Mary Jane Hoger
plus an alternate - David Baltimore (Vice Chairman, Senior Advisory Commission)
CARS Representative - Steve Lakin or other CARS representative
Agenda Item No. 3, Report: CARS (Continued)
The Goal of the Task Force is to look at all of the options for transportations, identify the problems
and come up with solutions to present to the City Council. Malcolm outlined what the Task Force
will address. To begin their work there are five scenarios that they will be addressing:
1) City Funded
2) CARS
3) NETS
4) Texas DOT Program
5) A combination of some of the above or some other yet to be identified program.
Agenda Item No. 4, Report: Southlake Seniors Activities
Programs are going well and activities are well attended. Joanne has planned trips for the Seniors
and the Red Hat/Sassy Lady program is going well.
Agenda Item No. 5, Report: Metroport Meals on Wheels
Mary King distributed the monthly report stating that the program is on track. Attendance is down
due to summer months' vacations and the heat. This trend is historic and is expected to turn around
in September. The attendance of Southlake Seniors is high at the Tuesday lunches. They have been
delivering Meals on Wheels to two Southlake recipients.
Agenda Item No. 6, Administrative Comm"
Due to the absence of Joanne Leek, there were no administrative comments or future programs
discussed.
Agenda Item No. 7, Discussion of 501 c 3 funding organization for Southlake Seniors
Tabled.
Agenda Item No. g, Open Forum
Newly appointed Senior Advisory Commission members Marge Kyle, David Baltimore and
Jerry Montague were sworn in by Linda Carpenter. No other new items were addressed.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:40 PM.
Connie Montague, S retary
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