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2012-02-14 SAC PacketCity of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork M E M O R A N D U M February 6, 2012 TO: Senior Advisory Commission FROM: Kari Happold, Deputy Director of Community Services SUBJECT: Agenda Item Comments for Senior Advisory Commission Meeting Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. 1. Agenda Item No. 2. Discussion: A. Guest Presentation – This item is a standing item on the agenda to allow a guest from the community or the City government to make a presentation to the Commission about current issues of concern to seniors in Southlake. Assistant to the Director/Emergency Management Coordinator Kyle Talor will be the guest speaker at the February 14, 2012 SAC meeting. B. Metroport Meals on Wheels Report – This item is a standing item on the agenda to allow for an update and report on the MMOW program. C. CARS Report– This item is a standing item on the agenda to allow for an update and report on the CARS program. D. Southlake Steering Committee- This item is a standing item in order for the Commission members to receive information about monthly events an d activities at the Senior Center and within the Steering Committee . 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. F. Southlake Senior Funding, Inc. – This item is a standing item on the agenda to allow for an update and report on Southlake Senior Funding, Inc., (SSFI). G. City Manager’s Office – This is a standing item on the agenda to allow for an update from the City’s Communications and Website Manager Pilar Schank about current developments. H. Guest Schedule – The following schedule of speakers has been arranged: February 14 EMS/Asst. to the Director Kyle Taylor March 13 Chris Tribble, Director of Community Services April 10 Traci Bernard, president, Texas Health Partners Senior Advisory Commission Meeting Date – February 14, 2012 Page 2 of 2 City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Resources (Harris HEB) May 8 City Council member Martin Schelling 2. Agenda Item No. 3A. Consent: Approval of the January 10, 2012 regular Senior Advisory Commission meeting minutes. Corrections to the minutes should be included 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 t o 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. 4. Agenda Item No. 5. Consider: There are no agenda items at this meeting. 5. FYI, as usual your packet contains a copy of the SAC Attendance Log for your information. 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 fr ee 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 1400 Main Street, Suite 210, Southlake, Texas 76092-6242 Chris Tribble, Director of Community Services, 817-748-8021, (ctribble@ci.southlake.tx.us) Vacant, Senior Services Coordinator, 817-748-8398, (___@ ci.southlake.tx.us) Candice Edmondson, Assistant to the Director, 817-748-8311, (csanders@ ci.southlake.tx.us) Kari Happold, Deputy Director of Community Services, 817-748-8018, (khappold@ ci.southlake.tx.us) Linda Carpenter-Elgin, Administrative Secretary, 817-748-8184; (lcarpenter@ ci.southlake.tx.us) City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork SENIOR ADVISORY COMMISSION: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 LOCATION: Senior Activities Center 307 Parkwood Dr Southlake, Texas 76092 TIME: 1:00 p.m. AGENDA: 1. Call to Order 2. Discussion: A. Guest Presentation – Assistant to the Director/Emergency Management Coordinator, Kyle Taylor B. Metroport Meals on Wheels Report C. CARS Report D. Southlake Steering Committee Report E. Facilities Update – Current & Future/New F. Southlake Senior Funding, Inc. G. City Manager’s Office H. Guest Schedule 3. Consent A. Approval of the January 10, 2012 regular Senior Advisory Commission meeting minutes. 4. Public Forum 5. Consider: No items this meeting. 6. 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 Friday, February 10, 2012 by 6:00 p.m. pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. Alicia Richardson, TRMC City Secretary If you plan to attend this public meeting and have a disability that requires special needs, please advise the City Secretary 48 hours in advance at 817.748.8016 reasonable accommodations will be made to assist you. 1 2 Senior Advisory Commission Meeting: 3 January 10, 2012 4 5 LOCATION: Southlake Senior Activities Center 6 307 Parkwood Dr 7 Southlake, Texas 8 9 Members Present: Chair David Baltimore, Vice Chair Dick McCauley; Secretary Nancy 10 Sporn; SAC members Beverly Blake, Jean Boland, Charlie Boyd, Marge Kyle and 11 Jeanette Gossage 12 13 Commission Members Absent: Pat Burnett 14 15 Staff Members Present: Kari Happold, Deputy Director of Community Services and 16 Communications & Website Manager Pilar Schank 17 18 Guests: Chief of Police Steve Mylett, Lts. Ashleigh Douglas and Cindi Tripp, CARS, 19 Darla Fowler, MMOW representative, Bernie McCauley, Southlake Steering Committee 20 Liaison and Milton Blake 21 22 Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order – The meeting was called to order by Chairman 23 Baltimore at 1:12 p.m. 24 25 Agenda Item No. 2. Discussion 26 27 A. Guest Presentation – Chief of Police Steve Mylett was the guest speaker 28 and reported on DPS operations and programs impacting senior citizens. 29 Chief Mylett related his background and goals for the department. Lts. 30 Cindi Tripp and Ashleigh Douglas also were introduced. 31 32 B. Metroport Meals on Wheels Report – Darla Fowler presented the MMOW 33 report. Upcoming luncheons include Mardi Gras February 21 and 34 Valentine’s Day on February 14 and St. Patrick’s Day luncheon. 35 36 C. CARS Report – Dick McCauley provided a CARS report in Neal Perkin’s 37 absence. Ridership continues to rise and is ahead of last year’s numbers. 38 CARS is exploring a possible partnership with Keller. 39 40 D. Southlake Steering Committee – A report was provided by Bernice 41 McCauley. On December 13 gifts were given to Linda Study, Jeanne 42 Defferari and Darla Fowler. The Steering Committee has discussed a new 43 plaque for the deceased members, a Karaoke machine and another day of 44 bingo on Saturday. 45 46 47 48 3A - 1 Senior Advisory Commission Minutes of the January 10, 2012 Meeting Page 2 of 3 City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork 1 2 E. Facilities Update – Current & Future/New – A report was provided by 3 Deputy Director Happold. The Center will be getting new carpet. 4 Additional chairs are also needed as there is a shortage for the Tuesday 5 luncheons. 6 7 F. Southlake Senior Funding, Inc. – Dick McCauley provided a report. 8 General Motors cannot support SSFI endeavor for a new center due to 9 financial issues it currently has with a bankruptcy, however, Classic 10 Chevrolet may. Mike Tilbury and Dick McCauley met with Council member 11 Jeff Wang about a new senior center. 12 13 G. City Manager’s Office – Communications & Website Manager Pilar 14 Schank provided a report about construction of the bridges into Grapevine 15 and Kimball and FM 1709. A traffic study on FM 1709 will be conducted 16 once the medians are complete. 17 18 H. Guest Schedule – Kyle Taylor, Assistant to the Director/Emergency 19 Management Coordinator is the guest speaker for the February SAC 20 meeting. There is not a speaker confirmed for March meeting however the 21 Commission suggested a Park Board member or Matt Jack. Traci 22 Bernard, president of Texas Health Partners Resources will be the guest 23 April 10 and City Council member Martin Schelling on May 8, 2012. 24 25 Agenda Item No. 3A. Consent: Approval of the minutes from the regular Senior Advisory 26 Commission Meeting December 13, 2011 – A correction was made to the minutes. 27 28 A motion was made to approve the minutes. 29 Motion: McCauley 30 Second: Boland 31 Ayes: Boland, Boyd, Gossage, Kyle, McCauley and Sporn 32 Nays: None 33 Abstention: Baltimore and Blake 34 Vote: 6-0-2 35 Motion carried. 36 37 Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum – No one was present to address the Commission 38 during Public Forum. 39 40 Agenda Item No. 5. Consider – There were no items for this meeting. 41 42 The Commission discussed having someone from the Forest Park Hospital to be 43 constructed at SH 114 and North White Chapel Boulevard, management speak at a 44 future SAC meeting. SAC is also interested in becoming more involved in SPIN 45 meetings and noted that Mr. Baltimore is the senior representative on SPIN. 46 47 3A - 2 Senior Advisory Commission Minutes of the January 10, 2012 Meeting Page 3 of 3 City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork 1 2 Agenda Item No. 6.Adjournment. 3 4 A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 2:35 p.m. 5 Motion: Sporn 6 Second: Kyle 7 Ayes: Baltimore, Blake, Boland, Boyd, Gossage, Kyle, McCauley and Sporn 8 Nays: None 9 Abstention: None 10 Vote: 8-0 11 Motion carried. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 David Baltimore, Chair Kari Happold, Deputy Director 19 Community Services 20 21 A recording of this meeting may be requested in the Office of the City Secretary. 22 3A - 3 Meeting Dates:1/10 2/14 3/13 4/10 5/8 6/12 7/10 8/14 9/11 10/9 11/13 12/11 Meeting Length:1.25 Members: David Baltimore P Beverly Blake P Jean Boland P Charlie Boyd P Patricia Burnett A Jeanette Gossage P Marge Kyle P Dick McCauley P Nancy Sporn P Notes: P = Present A = Absent \ = Not Active X = Cancelled AP = Appointed * = Term Expired R = Resigned C = Meeting Canceled 2012 Senior Advisory Commission Meetings Attendance Log Comments: