2011-06-14 OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Activities Commission 7/12/11
CITY O
) SOUTHLAKE
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3 Senior Advisory Commission Meeting:
4 June 14, 2011
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6 LOCATION: Southlake Senior Activities Center
7 307 Parkwood Dr
8 Southlake, Texas
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10 Members Present: Chair David Baltimore; Vice Chair Dick McCauley, Secretary
11 Nancy Sporn; SAC members Jean Boland, Charlie Boyd, Pat Burnett, Jeanette
12 Gossage and Marge Kyle
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14 Commission Members Absent: Beverly Blake
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16 Staff Members Present: Chris Tribble, Director of Community Services; Liz Garvin,
17 Senior Services Coordinator
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19 Guests: Matt Jack, Community Outreach Representative from US Congressman Kenny
20 Marchant 24 District Office; Communications & Website Manager Pilar Schank; and
21 Darla Fowler, MMOW
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23 Liaison: Bernie McCauley, Southlake Steering Committee Coordinator
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25 REGULAR SESSION
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27 Agenda Item No. 1. CaII to Order — The meeting was called to order by Chairman
28 Baltimore at 1:00 p.m.
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30 ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS / REPORTS
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32 Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments
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34 A. Guest Presentation — Community Outreach Representative from U.S.
35 Congressman Kenny Marchant 24 District Office Matt Jack was unable to
36 attend the meeting to give a presentation.
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38 B. Metroport Meals on Wheels Report — Darla Fowler presented the MMOW
39 report. Attendance has been down for the Southlake congregate
40 luncheons due to vacations and other commitments, which is typical
41 during the summer.
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43 The monthly menu has been discontinued in the newsletter to give
44 MMOW greater flexibility with the menu. A senior center hotline may be
45 installed, which will have announcements and may include the Tuesday
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity • Innovation ♦ Accountability • Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Activities Commission 7/12/11
1 menu, weather issues, current event details and other useful last minute
2 information for citizens.
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4 C. CARS Report — Mr. McCauley gave the CARS presentation. Ridership
5 continues to be solid but there is a shortage of active drivers and CARS is
6 looking for volunteers.
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8 D. Southlake Steering Committee — Bernie McCauley provided a Southlake
9 Steering Committee report for this meeting. At the last Steering Committee
10 meeting it was decided not to have a dedication ceremony for the Cleta
11 Pierce garden area.
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13 E. Facilities Update — Current & Future /New — Comments were made about
14 a new flag pole that was installed in the front of the Center. A new desk
15 will be put in the lobby and the lobby rearranged to seat both Jeanne and
16 Linda in the area. A sock hop is planned in August and the Northeast
17 Senior Jamboree September 30 at the Haltom City Senior Center. The
18 Lunch Around the World activity has been successful each month.
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20 F. Southlake Senior Funding, Inc. — In Dick McCauley's absence from the
21 room, Chair Baltimore invited members to attend the SSFI meeting to
22 follow the SAC meeting if they were interested in SSFI activities.
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24 G. City Manager's Office — Communications & Website Manager Pilar
25 Schank distributed copies of the City Manager Connect and reported on
26 the City's latest technology upgrade at the City and upcoming community
27 activities. Sunday, July 3 is the annual Stars & Stripes event. DPS has
28 stepped up enforcement at Town Square this summer. On June 13 the
29 Children's Medical Center will hold its grand opening on SH 114.
30 Southlake fire services will be collecting for MDA starting June 21.
31 Construction on FM 1709 is scheduled to be finished fall 2011.
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33 REGULAR AGENDA
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35 There were no regular agenda items for this meeting.
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37 CONSENT AGENDA
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39 Agenda Item No. 3A. Approval of the minutes from the regular Senior Advisory
40 Commission Meeting May 10, 2011 — The minutes were considered.
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42 A motion was made to accept the minutes.
43 Motion: Baltimore
44 Second: Sporn
45 Ayes: Baltimore, Boland, Boyd, Burnett, Gossage, Kyle, McCauley and Sporn
46 Nays: None
47 Abstention: None
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Activities Commission 7/12/11
1 Vote: 8 -0
2 Motion carried.
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4 Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum — No one was present to address the Commission
5 during Public Forum.
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7 Agenda Item No. 5. Consider — There were no items on the agenda.
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9 Agenda Item No. 6A, Discussion — There were no items on the agenda.
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11 Non - Agenda Item(s) —
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13 Future guest presenters at SAC meetings may be Mike Starr, Southlake Chief of Fire
14 Services in July and City Council member Martin Schelling in September. Other
15 possibilities for future speakers include teachers from Tarrant Community College and
16 State Representative Nancy Truitt.
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18 City Council is working on goals and objectives for all council- appointed boards and
19 commissions that will enable them to work toward a common work plan that the City
20 Council has envisioned for the City. Those guidelines may be distributed at future
21 meeting after August.
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23 SAC will consider canceling the August Senior Advisory Commission at their July
24 meeting.
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26 Agenda Item No. 7.Adiournment.
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28 A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 1:45 p.m.
29 Motion: Boyd
30 Second: Burnett
31 Ayes: Baltimore, Boland, Boyd, Burnett, Gossage, Kyle, McCauley and Sporn
32 Nays: None
33 Abstention: None
34 Vote: 8 -0
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40 ! J r . Bali �, Chai Karl Happold, Deputy Director
41 Community Services
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43 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
June 14, 2011
Seni• ctivity Cent(itr
David Baltimore 7 A
Beverly Blake
Blake
Jean Boland
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Charles Boyd
Patricia Burnett
Jeanette Gossage
Marge Kyle 17 q
Richard McCauley
Nancy Sporn
STAFF
Kari Happold
Liz Garvin
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Guests:
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