2010-06-08 OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Activities Commission 7/13/10
1 Senior Advisory Commission Meeting:
2 June 8, 2010
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4 LOCATION: Southlake Senior Activities Center
5 307 Parkwood Dr
6 Southlake, Texas
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8 Members Present: David Baltimore, Chair; Dick McCauley, Vice Chair; Charlie Boyd,
9 Pat Burnett, Jean Boland, Craig Hayes, Marge Kyle, and Nancy Sporn, Secretary
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11 Board Members Absent: None
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13 Staff Members Present: Kari Happold, Deputy Director of Community Services and Liz
14 Garvin, Senior Services Coordinator
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16 Guests: Bernie McCauley, liaison, Steering Committee; Rebecca Barksdale,
17 Community Outreach Coordinator from Commissioner Gary Fickes' office; and Mary
18 King and Darla Fowler, MMOW
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20 REGULAR SESSION
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22 Agenda Item No. 1. CaII to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairman
23 Baltimore at 1:10 p.m.
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25 REPORTS
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27 Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments
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29 A. CARS Report Dick McCauley presented the monthly CARS report.
30 CARS is now listed on the City of Southlake website. A dinner was held
31 for the volunteer drivers and 17 people attended. More drivers are
32 needed. Channel 5 NBC did a story on CARS and it is available on their
33 website.
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35 B. Southlake Senior Activities Report Nancy Sporn presented the activities
36 report. In the future this report will be given by Bernie McCauley, the new
37 liaison from the Steering Committee. Kari Happold and Liz Garvin will tour
38 senior facilities in Hurst, Flower Mound and Plano. Pat Burnett provided
39 information on activities in the surrounding senior centers. Pat Burnett will
40 present the quarterly report at the next City Council meeting.
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42 C. Metroport Meals on Wheels Report Darla Fowler and Mary King
43 presented the MMOW report. MMOW is having their annual golf
44 tournament fundraiser. The MMOW facilities in Roanoke are being
45 renovated.
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City of Southlake Values:
Integrity Innovation Accountability Commitment to Excellence Teamwork
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Activities Commission 7/13/10
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2 D. Facilities Update- Current and Future /New The Senior Center will be
3 getting valances and not drapes. Twenty chairs have been purchased for
4 the facility and eventually the facility will have 75 new chairs. Ms. Garvin
5 circulated a memo from Jeff Parrack, the city's building maintenance
6 supervisor, regarding the lighting issue at the Center which indicated the
7 lighting is adequate; however, floor lamps or sconces may be added. The
8 Commission agreed that sconces would be the preferred choice. The
9 cabinets in the small room still need to be painted. It was suggested that
10 some seniors should volunteer to do the painting. Ms. Happold talked
11 about the new feasibility study which will include the Gateway Church or a
12 new structure. Deputy Directors Happold and McGeath toured other
13 community facilities in Colorado that the consultants are involved with.
14 Additional council members and staff will tour the facilities in the near
15 future. A facilities feasibility study stakeholders meeting is being planned
16 in August; details will be distributed to the Commission when they are
17 available.
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19 E. Projects List Update The Commission discussed the remaining items on
20 the "to do" list. They also discussed the pros and cons of having draperies
21 at the Center and reviewed the sample draperies. The Commission
22 agreed the number one priority was to get new, more comfortable chairs.
23 A consultant will visit the Gateway Church to make recommendations on
24 the feasibility of the facility. Senior Center Coordinator Liz Garvin and
25 Deputy Director Kari Happold plan to visit other senior centers in the area.
26 Dick McCauley recommended reinstating greeters at the door. Chair
27 Baltimore asked about getting a spreadsheet on other senior center
28 facilities in the area. Dick will continue to work on the minibus.
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30 CONSENT AGENDA
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32 Agenda Item No. 3A. Approval of the minutes from the regular Senior Advisory
33 Commission Meeting May 11, 2010
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35 A motion was made to accept the May 11, 2010 meeting minutes as written.
36 Motion: McCauley
37 Second: Boyd
38 Ayes: Baltimore, Burnett, Boland, Boyd, Hayes, Kyle, McCauley and Sporn
39 Nays: None
40 Abstention: None
41 Vote: 8 -0
42 Motion carried.
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City of Southlake Values:
Integrity Innovation Accountability Commitment to Excellence Teamwork
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Activities Commission 7/13/10
1 REGULAR AGENDA
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3 Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum Rebecca Barksdale, Community Outreach
4 Coordinator from Commissioner Gary Fickes' office, spoke about some of the activities
5 of the County Commission office. A Senior Expo will be held October 1, 2010 and flyers
6 were distributed. The County Newsletter will be focusing more on senior issues; several
7 Commission members signed up to receive it via email.
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9 There was some discussion on how to welcome new members. Several ideas were
10 presented.
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12 Agenda Item No. 5. Consider, Agenda Item No. 6. Discussion, and Agenda Item No. 7.
13 Other Items There were no items for this meeting.
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15 Agenda Item No. 8.Adjournment.
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17 A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at 2:25 p.m.
18 Motion: McCauley
19 Second: Sporn
20 Ayes: Baltimore, Boland, Boyd, Burnett, Hayes, Kyle, McCauley and Sporn
21 Nays: None
22 Vote: 8 -0
23 Motion carried.
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31 Kari Hap•Olt, Deputy Director, Community Services
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34 A recording of this meeting may be requested in the Office of the City Secretary.
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