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2012-03-13 SAC PacketCITY OF SOUTHLAK,E MEMORANDUM March 1, 2012 TO: Senior Advisory Commission FROM: Kari Happold, Deputy Director of Community Services SUBJECT: Agenda Item Comments for Senior Advisory Commission Meeting Tuesday, March 13, 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. Director of Community Services Chris Tribble will be the guest speaker at the March 13, 2012 SAC meeting. B. Metroport Meals on Wheels Repo — 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 Steerinq Committee- This item is a standing item in order for the Commission members to receive information about monthly events and 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: • March 13 Chris Tribble, Director of Community Services • April 10 Traci Bernard, president, Texas Health Partners Resources (Harris HEB) City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Senior Advisory Commission Meeting Date — March 13, 2012 Page 2 of 2 May 8 City Council member Martin Schelling 2. Agenda Item No. 3A. Consent: Approval of the February 14 2012 regular Senior Advisor 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 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. 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 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 1400 Main Street, Suite 210, Southlake, Texas 76092-6242 Chris Tribble, Director of Community Services, 817-748-8021, (ctrlbble@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.bws) Kari Happold, Deputy Director of Community Services, 817-748-8018, (khappold@ ci.southlake.tx.us) Linda Carpenter -Elgin, Administrative Secretary, 817-748-8184; (!carpenter@ cl.southlake.txus) City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork CITY OF SOUTHLAKE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMISSION: Tuesday, March 13, 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 — Director of Community Services Chris Tribble 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 February 14, 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, March 9, 2012 by 6:00 p.m. pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. �• Alicia Richardson, TRMC "'ss' City Secretary �''r, •''•••••'`'� .+• 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. City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork CITY OF SOUTHLAKE 1 2 3 Senior Advisory Commission Meeting: 4 February 14, 2012 5 6 LOCATION: Southlake Senior Activities Center 7 307 Parkwood Dr 8 Southlake, Texas 9 10 Members Present: Chair David Baltimore, Vice Chair Dick McCauley; Secretary Nancy 11 Sporn; SAC members Beverly Blake, Jean Boland, Charlie Boyd, Pat Burnett, Marge 12 Kyle and Jeanette Gossage 13 14 Commission Members Absent: Charlie Boyd and Dick McCauley 15 16 Staff Members Present: Kari Happold, Deputy Director of Community Services and 17 Communications & Website Manager Pilar Schank 18 19 Guests: Emergency Management Coordinator/Assistant to the Director Kyle Taylor, 20 CARS chairman Neal Perkins, Darla Fowler, MMOW representative and Milton Blake 21 22 Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order — The meeting was called to order by Chairman 23 Baltimore at 1:05 p.m. 24 25 Deputy Director Happold announced the new senior services coordinator, Nancy Brown, 26 has been hired and will probably start to work the first week in March. 27 28 Agenda Item No. 2. Discussion 29 30 A. Guest Presentation — Assistant to the Director/Emergency Management 31 Coordinator Kyle Taylor was the guest speaker and reported on 32 emergency preparations in the City and recommended that each person 33 own a NOAA weather radio. A Southlake Safety Fair will be held February 34 25, 2012 at Bob Jones Park. 35 36 B. Metroport Meals on Wheels Report — Darla Fowler presented the MMOW 37 report. Upcoming luncheons include gumbo to celebrate Fat Tuesday 38 February 21 and corned beef for St. Patrick's Day in March. 39 40 C. CARS Repo rk — Neal Perkin provided the CARS report and distributed the 41 monthly statistical report. 42 43 D. Southlake Steering Committee — A report was provided by Jeanette 44 Gossage. The Steering Committee pardoned the balance of the money 45 owed by SSFI and is forming a committee to raise money for a new senior 46 center. 47 48 3A-� Senior Advisory Commission Minutes of the February 14, 2012 Meeting Page 2 of 3 2 E. Facilities Update — Current & Future/New — A report was provided by 3 Deputy Director Happold. Traffic issues on White's Chapel Boulevard 4 were discussed and it was noted that White's Chapel is scheduled to be 5 widened beginning 2013. Members were encouraged to send a letter to 6 City Council regarding their desire for the senior center to be a part of a 7 new community center and include the letter in their quarterly SAC report 8 to Council. 9 10 F. Southlake Senior Funding, Inc. — Milton Blake provided the SSFI report. In 11 the absence of available funding for a stand-alone senior center, SSFI 12 supports the center becoming a part of a multi -purpose facility. The Mayor 13 and several members of City Council toured the facility in Euless. Another 14 trip to the Euless facility was made by members of the senior center. A 15 suggestion was made to plan a trip to the new NRH senior center. 16 17 G. City Manager's Office — Communications & Website Manager Pilar 18 Schank provided a reminder about the May 12 General Election and 19 distributed literature about Section 6001 of the new Health Care Law. The 20 email address of the City traffic sergeant was provided to report problems. 21 A traffic timing study will be conducted on FM 1709 following completion of 22 the medians. 23 24 H. Guest Schedule — Community Services Director Chris Tribble is the guest 25 speaker for the March SAC meeting. Traci Bernard, president of Texas 26 Health Partners Resources will be the guest April 10 and City Council 27 member Martin Schelling on May 8, 2012. 28 29 Agenda Item No. 3A. Consent: Approval of the minutes from the regular Senior Advisory 30 Commission Meeting January 10, 2012 — A correction was made to the minutes. 31 32 A motion was made to approve the minutes. 33 Motion: Burnett 34 Second: Boland 35 Ayes: Baltimore, Blake, Boland, Burnett, Gossage, Kyle and Sporn 36 Nays: None 37 Abstention: None 38 Vote: 7-0 39 Motion carried. 40 41 Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum — No one was present to address the Commission 42 during Public Forum. 43 44 Agenda Item No. 5. Consider — There were no items for this meeting. 45 �... 46 Agenda Item No. 6.Adiournment. 47 City of Southlake Values. Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Senior Advisory Commission Minutes of the February 14, 2012 Meeting Page 3 of 3 1 A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 2:45 p.m. 2 Motion: Sporn 3 Second: Kyle 4 Ayes: Baltimore, Blake, Boland, Burnett, Gossage, Kyle and Sporn 5 Nays: None 6 Abstention: None 7 Vote: 7-0 8 Motion carried. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 David Baltimore, Chair Kad Happold, Deputy Director 17 Community Services 18 19 A recording of this meeting may be requested in the Office of the City Secretary. 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