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2010-07-13 SAC PacketCITY OF SOUTHLAKE MEMORANDUM July 1, 2010 TO: Senior Advisory Commission FROM: Kari Nappold, Deputy Director of Community Services SUBJECT: Agenda Item Comments for Senior Advisory Commission Meeting Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. 1. Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments/Reports: A. City Council Member All Zito — Chairman Baltimore has invited City Council member Al Zito to attend the meeting to provide an update on current issues with the city. B. CARS Report— This item is a standing item on the agenda to allow for an update and report on the CARS program. C. Southlake Senior Activities Report- This item is a standing item in order for the Commission members to receive information about monthly events and activities. D. Metroport Meals on Wheels Repo r[ - This item is a standing item on the agenda to allow for an update and report on the MMOW program. E. Facilities Update — Current & Future/New — This item is a standing item on the agenda to allow for updates from staff and feedback from the Commission on current and future facility needs, improvements and maintenance. 2. Agenda Item No. 3A. Consent: Approval of the June $ 2010 regular Senior Adviso Commission meeting minutes. Should you have any changes or additions to these minutes, please include it as part of the motion during the meeting. 3. Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum — This is the public's opportunity to address the Commission about non -agenda items. During this proceeding it is important that the Commission not deliberate (discuss among yourselves) or take action on any item brought up at this time. The Commissions' options during this topic are 1) to listen, 2) ask questions and respond to the presenter only, 3) request staff to look into the issue and report back to the Commission and/or 4) request that the Chair put the item on a future agenda for the Commission to discuss or consider. City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Senior Advisory Commission Meeting Date — July 13, 2010 Page 2 of 2 4. Agenda Item No. 5. Consider — The Commission will decide whether to cancel the regular scheduled Senior Advisory Commission meeting on August 10, 2010. 5. A ends Item No. 7A. Other Items: Stakeholder Workshop and Open House — The next step in the Feasibility Study is a Stakeholder Workshop Wednesday, July 21, 2010 from 2:30 — 5:00 p.m. and a public "Open House" meeting 6:00 — 8:00 p.m. in the DPS Headquarters (Training Rooms A & B) located at 600 State Street off Carroll Avenue. All members of the Southlake Arts Council, APEX Arts League, Library Board, Parks Board, SPDC and Senior Advisory Commission are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP to Candice Sanders at csanders@ci.southlake;tx.us or 817.748.8311 if you plan to attend either of these meetings. We appreciate your commitment and service to the City and the Senior Advisory Commission. If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please feel free to call me. As always, we appreciate your commitment and service to the City. Kari Happold STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION. Telephone -- (817) 748-8203 Facsimile — (817) 748-8027 400 North White Chapel, Southlake, Texas 76092-6242 Chris Tribble, Director of Community Services, 817-748-8021, (ctribble@j Liz Garvin, Senior Services Coordinator, 817-748-8398, (lgarvin@_j Candice Sanders, Assistant to the Director, 817-748-8311, (csanders@_) Karl i-lappold, Deputy Director of Community Services, 817-748-8018, (khappold@_j Linda Carpenter -Elgin, Administrative Secretary, 817-748-8184, (lcarpenter@_j City of Southlake values: Integrity + Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork CITY OF SOUTHLAKE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMISSION: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 LOCATION: Senior Activities Center 307 Parkwood Dr Southlake, Texas 76092 TIME: 1:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION: 1. Call to Order 2. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS/REPORTS: A. City Council Member Al Zito B. CARS Report C. Southlake Senior Activities Report D. Metroport Meals on Wheels Report E. Facilities Update — Current & Future/New CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed below are considered to be routine by the Senior Advisory Commission and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless a Commission member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence. 3. Consent A. Approval of the June 8, 2010 regular Senior Advisory Commission meeting minutes. REGULAR AGENDA: 4. Public Forum 5. Consider: A. Cancellation of August 10, 2010 SAC meeting 6. Discussion: No items this meeting 7. Other Items: Senior Advisory Commission Meeting Date — July 13, 2010 Page 2 of 2 A. Stakeholder Workshop and Open House 8. Adjournment CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards at Town Hall, 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas, on July 9, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. 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Lori Payne, TRMC m po° City Secretary `U ^C') If you plan to attend this publi�jne2ijgng an l;L4!avjFa disability that requires special needs, please advise the City Secretary 48 ho* irwV nce et 817.748.8016 reasonable accommodations will be made to assist you. ,141Y,e1110" 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 UNOFFICIAL MINUTES Not Approved by the Senior Activities Commission Senior Advisory Commission Meeting: June 8, 20'10 LOCATION: Southlake Senior Activities Center 307 Parkwood Dr Southlake, Texas Members Present: David Baltimore, Chair; Dick McCauley, Vice Chair; Charlie Boyd, Pat Burnett, Jean Boland, Craig Hayes, Marge Kyle, and Nancy Sporn, Secretary Board Members Absent: None Staff Members Present: Kari Happold, Deputy Director of Community Services and Liz Garvin, Senior Services Coordinator Guests: Bernie McCauley, liaison, Steering Committee; Rebecca Barksdale, Community Outreach Coordinator from Commissioner Gary Fickes' office; and Mary King and Darla Fowler, MMOW REGULAR SESSION Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order — The meeting was called to order by Chairman Baltimore at 1:10 p.m. *61 Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments A. CARS Report — Dick McCauley presented the monthly CARS report. CARS is now listed on the City of Southlake website. A dinner was held for the volunteer drivers and 17 people attended. More drivers are needed. Channel 5 NBC did a story on CARS and it is available on their website. B. Southlake Senior Activities Report — Nancy Sporn presented the activities report. In the future this report will be given by Bernie McCauley, the new liaison from the Steering Committee. Karl Happold and Liz Garvin will tour senior facilities in Hurst, Flower Mound and Plano. Pat Burnett provided information on activities in the surrounding senior centers. Pat Burnett will present the quarterly report at the next City Council meeting. Minutes of the June 8, 2010 Senior Activities Commission Page 1 of 3 3A - 1 City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork UNOFFICIAL MINUTES Not Approved by the Senior Activities Commission 1 C. Metroport Meals on Wheels Repo — Darla Fowler and Mary King 2 presented the MMOW report. MMOW is having their annual golf 3 tournament fundraiser. The MMOW facilities in Roanoke are being 4 renovated. 5 6 D. Facilities Update -Current and Future/New — The Senior Center will be 7 getting valances and not drapes. Twenty chairs have been purchased for 8 the facility and eventually the facility will have 75 new chairs. Ms. Garvin 9 circulated a memo from Jeff Parrack, the city's building maintenance 10 supervisor, regarding the lighting issue at the Center which indicated the 11 lighting is adequate; however, floor lamps or sconces may be added. The 12 Commission agreed that sconces would be the preferred choice. The 13 cabinets in the small room still need to be painted. It was suggested that 14 some seniors should volunteer to do the painting. Ms. Happold talked 15 about the new feasibility study which will include the Gateway Church or a 16 new structure. Deputy Directors Happold and McGeath toured other 17 community facilities in Colorado that the consultants are involved with. 18 Additional council members and staff will tour the facilities in the near 19 future. A facilities feasibility study stakeholders meeting is being planned 20 in August; details will be distributed to the Commission when they are 21 available. 22 23 E. Proiects List p — The Commission discussed the remaining items on Update , 24 the "to do" list. They also discussed the pros and cons of having draperies 25 at the Center and reviewed the sample draperies. The Commission 26 agreed the number one priority was to get new, more comfortable chairs. 27 A consultant will visit the Gateway Church to make recommendations on 28 the feasibility of the facility. Senior Center Coordinator Liz Garvin and 29 Deputy Director Kari Happold plan to visit other senior centers in the area. 30 Dick McCauley recommended reinstating greeters at the door. Chair 31 Baltimore asked about getting a spreadsheet on other senior center 32 facilities in the area. Dick will continue to work on the minibus. 33 34 CONSENT AGENDA 35 36 A ends Item No. 3A. Approval of the minutes from the regular Senior Adviso 37 Commission Meeting May 11, 2010 38 39 A motion was made to accept the May 11, 2010 meeting minutes as written. 40 Motion: McCauley 41 Second: Boyd 42 Ayes: Baltimore, Burnett, Boland, Boyd, Hayes, Kyle, McCauley and Sporn 43 Nays: None Minutes of the June 8, 2010 Senior Activities Commission Page 2 of 3 3A-2 City of Soufhlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 UNOFFICIAL MINUTES Not Approved by the Senior Activities Commission Abstention: None Vote: 8-0 Motion carried. REGULAR AGENDA Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum — Rebecca Barksdale, Community Outreach Coordinator from Commissioner Gary Fickes' office, spoke about some of the activities of the County Commission office. A Senior Expo will be held October 1, 2010 and flyers were distributed. The County Newsletter will be focusing more on senior issues; several Commission members signed up to receive it via email. There was some discussion on how to welcome new members. Several ideas were presented. Agenda Item No. 5. Consider Agenda Item No. 6. Discussion and Agenda Item No. 7. Other Items -- There were no items for this meeting. Agenda Item No. 8.Ad'ournment. A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at 2:25 p.m. Motion: McCauley Second: Sporn Ayes: Baltimore, Boland, Boyd, Burnett, Hayes, Kyle, McCauley and Sporn Nays: None Vote: 8-0 Motion carried. David Baltimore, Chair Kari Happold, Deputy Director, Community Services A recording of this meeting may be requested in the Office of the City Secretary. Minutes of the June 8, 2010 Senior Activities Commission Page 3 of 3 3A-3 City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork