2011-04-12 OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Activities Commission 5/10/11
CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
1
2
3 Senior Advisory Commission Meeting:
4 April 12, 2011
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
11 Nancy Sporn; SAC members Beverly Blake, Jean Boland, Charlie Boyd, Pat Burnett,
12 Jeanette Gossage and Marge Kyle
13
14 Commission Members Absent: None
15
16 Staff Members Present: Kari Happold, Deputy Director of Community Services; Liz
17 Garvin, Senior Services Coordinator
18
19 Guests: City Council Place 6 Candidates Pamela A. Muller, Mike Tilbury and Diane
20 Dorman; Communications & Website Manager Pilar Schank; MMOW Coordinator Darla
21 Fowler
22
23 Liaison: Bernie McCauley, Southlake Steering Committee
24
25 REGULAR SESSION
26
27 Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order — The meeting was called to order by Chairman
28 Baltimore at 1:00 p.m.
29
30 REPORTS
31
32 Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments
33
34 A. Introduction to City Council Candidates — City Council Place 6 candidates
35 Pamela A. Muller, Mike Tilbury and Diane Dorman addressed the
36 Commission and responded to questions.
37
38 B. Metroport Meals on Wheels Report — Ms. Fowler presented information
39 about the attendance at the Tuesday congregate luncheons. Attendance
40 continues to increase. A Mexican meal will be served later this month in
41 celebration of Cinco de Mayo. A cook -out will be held the end of May.
42
43 C. Guest Presentation — There was not a guest presenter at the April 12,
44 2011 SAC meeting.
45
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity • Innovation • Accountability • Commitment to Excellence • Teamwork
. F
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Activities Commission 5/10/11
1 D. CARS Report — Mr. McCauley gave the CARS presentation. Ridership is
2 up in the first quarter of 2011 and is up from the same period in 2010. Fifty
3 percent of the requested rides are for medical trips.
4
5 E. Southlake Steering Committee — Bernie McCauley, liaison, presented the
6 report. The annual meeting and election of officers was held and Charlie
7 Boyd agreed to serve as Chairman. Secretary Regina Baker recently
8 resigned from the Steering Committee. The Committee has discussed
9 sharing the cost for "Get Well" cards and stamps.
10
11 F. Facilities Update — Current & Future /New — Comments were made about
12 additional handicap parking places. Additional spaces are needed on
13 Tuesday and Wednesday to accommodate attendance at the senior
14 center. Solutions were discussed which included using temporary signage;
15 however, it was decided to ask people who do not need the special
16 parking places to park further from the door.
17
18 G. Southlake Senior Funding, Inc. — Mr. McCauley reported SSFI is having
19 bi- weekly meetings with Director Tribble. David George has agreed to help
20 SSFI with planning and Watermere has offered assistance with
21 architecture issues. SSFI will meet with David George April 14, 2011.
22
23 REGULAR AGENDA
24
25 There were no regular agenda items for this meeting.
26
27 CONSENT AGENDA
28
29 Agenda Item No. 3A. Approval of the minutes from the regular Senior Advisory
30 Commission Meeting March 8, 2011 — There were no changes to the minutes.
31
32 A motion was made to accept the minutes as submitted.
33 Motion: McCauley
34 Second: Sporn
35 Ayes: Baltimore, Blake, Boland, Boyd, Burnett, Gossage, McCauley and Sporn
36 Nays: None
37 Abstention: Kyle (absent)
38 Vote: 8 -0 -1
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 on the agenda.
45
46 Agenda Item No. 6A, Discussion: Cost Recovery for Bus Trips — Deputy Director
47 Happold explained the cost recovery concept and received feedback from the
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Activities Commission 5/10/11
1 Commission regarding cost recovery options for the senior bus field trips. Currently, an
2 additional $3.00 per person is charged, which can be charged against the cost of the
3 driver's salary or the gas. The City has hired a permanent part-time bus driver. Also
4 discussed was having a minimum number of people on all future trips.
5
6 Non - agenda Items — The following items were covered at the meeting:
7
8 Senior Center Tour - On April 15, members will take a tour of three senior
9 centers in Hurst, Euless and Grand Prairie. Deputy Director Happold suggested
10 questions that could be asked each facility during the tour.
11
12 Survey of Senior Center Desired Services /Features — A survey to rate the
13 importance of various features presently offered at the Center and to ascertain
14 what the desired features are for the expansion of the Senior Center was
15 distributed at recent senior classes. Results will be tabulated and presented at a
16 future meeting.
17
18 Update from the City Manager's Office — Communications & Website Manager
19 Pilar Schank announced Art In The Square will be held at Southlake Town
20 Square April 15 -17, 2011 with a "SPIN Into Spring" Garden Tour of six Southlake
21 resident's gardens on April 17. Ms. Pilar distributed copies of the City Manager
22 Connect newsletter and reminded the Commission about the elections on May
23 14, 2011.
24
25 Boards and Commissions Appreciation Reception — The reception will be held
26 April 19, 2011 at Town Hall. Please R.S.V.P.
27
28 Agenda Item No. 8.Adjournment.
29
30 A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 2:30 p.m.
31 Motion: Sporn
32 Second: Boland
33 Ayes: Baltimore, Blake, Boland, Boyd, Burnett, Gossage, Kyle, McCauley and
34 Sporn
35 Nays: None
36 Abstention: None
37 Vote: 9 - 0
38 Motion carried.
39
40
41
42 ( ri ?115 l
44 / . /I App .1
45 • . = alti � : " hair Kan i Happold, g9 . • ' ty Director
Community S •s
47
48 A recording of this meeting may be requested in the Office of the City Secretary.
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork
Senior Advisory Commission Sign -in Sheet
A I ril 12, 2011
S• Activi P enter,
/ /-
David Baltimore i / ri
Beverly Blake I1_A
-- �® �®
Jean Boland 0_-r->C_
Charles Boyd / , - -
Patricia Burnett . � %
Jeanette Gossage /i,/ „LeArA ,
- - ww I .. "1F/"
Marge Kyle 1�
9 Y ,.'r
Richard McCauley 4 / (7 i
Nancy Sporn 1
I
STAFF
Kari Happold
A 4/ -■ '
A M9 r t
Liz Garvin /A
Guests: Id,: (.a l d a 0 /4
MMOW ,� • !i)J�.
t
0/441 1. d 1, l '✓