2009-11-10
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Advisory Commission 1/12/10
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
SENIOR ADVISORY COMMISSION
November 10, 2009
Bob Jones Nature Center
MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES PRESENT: David Baltimore, Chairman; Charlie
Boyd, Pat Burnett, Craig Hayes, Marge Kyle, Dick McCauley, Cleta Pierce and
Nancy Sporn
MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES ABSENT: Jean Boland
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS AND GUESTS PRESENT: Darla Fowler, MMOW
Coordinator
STAFF PRESENT: Amanda Troum, Senior Services Coordinator, and Kerry
McGeath, Community Services Deputy Director
GUEST Present: City Council member Brandon Bledsoe
Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order
Chairman David Baltimore called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments
A. City Council Member Update - City Council member Brandon
Bledsoe provided an update on current issues with the city.
B. Bob Jones Nature Center Presentation - Bob Jones Nature Center
Recreation Aide Elaine Parry provided an overview of the functions
and programs offered at the center and preserve.
C. Invitation to APEX Arts League Concert - The APEX Arts League
and the Southlake Senior Center will host a concert, "Chamber
Music at The Chamber," Sunday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m. in the
Southlake Town Hall lobby. Volunteers are needed for this event.
D. Metroport Meals on Wheels Volunteers Needed for Tuesday
Luncheons - Metroport Meals on Wheels is seeking volunteers in
our community who would like to help with the Tuesday Luncheons
by serving and/or helping with the clean up.
Agenda Item No 3A Approval of the October 13, 2009 Senior Advisory
Commission meeting minutes.
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A motion was made and unanimously approved to accept the minutes as
presented
Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum
There were no items at this time.
Agenda Item No. 5. Report: CARS (Dick McCauley)
Dick McCauley reported on CARS ridership for the previous month.
Agenda Item No. 6. Report: Southlake Senior Activities (Nancy Sporn)
Nancy Sporn, liaison for the Steering Committee, reported on the many activities
that occurred in the past month including the Tuesday Luncheons.
Agenda Item No. 7. Report: Metroport Meals on Wheels (Darla Fowler)
Darla Fowler reported that the Thanksgiving meal will be on Tuesday, November
17, and the Christmas meal would be served on Tuesday, December 15. No
meals will be served on Tuesday, November 24, and Tuesday, December 22.
Ms. Fowler has been working on the New Years Celebration to be held on
Tuesday, December 29.
Agenda Item No. 8 Report: Facilities Update - Current & Future/New
Kerry McGeath, Deputy Director of Community Services, reported that the City is
hiring a facilities consultant to examine the needs of the city for a Community
Center.
Agenda Item No 9 Consider: Cancellation of December 8, 2009 Senior Advisory
Commission Meeting
After brief discussion, the Commission agreed to cancel the regularly scheduled
December SAC meeting.
A motion was made and unanimously approved to cancel the December 8, 2009
meeting.
Agenda Item No 10 Discussion Committee for the Grand Reopening of the
Senior Center
The Commission discussed decorations, table host, front door greeters,
entertainment, presentations, emcee and invitations for the Senior Center Grand
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Reopening event to be held Tuesday, December 15, 2009 and made
assignments.
Agenda Item No. 11. Adjournment
A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting.
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David a ' ore, Chair
Kerry M Geath, Deputy Director of Community Services
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