2008-02-12 SAC Meeting
City of Southlake, Texas
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SENIOR ADVISORY COMMISSION: Tuesday, February 12, 2008
LOCATION: Southlake Senior Activities Center
307 Parkwood Drive
Southlake, Texas 76092
TIME: 1:00 P.M.
REGULAR SESSION:
1. Call to Order
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS:
2. Administrative Comments:
A. Isolation Task Force Certification
CONSENT AGENDA:
All items listed below are considered to be routine by the Senior Advisory Commission
and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items
unless a Commission member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be
removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence.
3. Consent
A. Approval of the January 8, 2008 Senior Advisory Commission meeting
minutes.
REGULAR AGENDA:
4. Public Forum
5. Report: CARS (Donna Fry)
6. Report: Southlake Senior Activities (Dorothy Cosgrove)
7. Report: Metroport Meals on Wheels (Mary King/Darla Fowler)
8. Report: Facilities Update
9. Report: Anniversary Update
10. Consider: There are no Consider items this agenda.
11. Discussion: There are no Discussion items this agenda.
12. Adjournment
Senior Advisory Commission Meeting
Meeting Date - Tuesday, February 12, 2008
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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, February 8, 2008 by 5:00 p.m. pursuant to
Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
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If you plan to attend this public meL~tjq ha►~e`a disability that requires special needs, please advise
the City Secretary 48 hours in advance'atraW 784.8016, and reasonable accommodations will be made
to assist you.
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Senior Advisory Commission 4/8/08
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
SENIOR ADVISORY COMMISSION
February 12, 2008
Senior Activity Center
MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES PRESENT: Jeane Alexander, Chair; Jean
Boland, (Alternant 2), Charlie Boyd, Dorothy Cosgrove, Margie Kyle, Bill Kyle,
and Cleta Pierce, (Alternate 1), Nancy Sporn
MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES ABSENT: David Baltimore
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS AND GUESTS PRESENT: Josh Weiser, CARS; Mary
King, MMOW Chairman; Darla Fowler, MMOW Coordinator
STAFF PRESENT: Steve Polasek, Director of Community Services, and
Amanda Troum, Senior Services Coordinator
Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order
Chairman Alexander called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments (Amanda Troum)
Amanda Troum, Senior Center Coordinator, reported on the Senior Center's
preparation and filing for certification with the United Way's Isolation Task Force.
Ms. Troum reported, per the United Way, that only four out of the six
qualifications for this certification had to be met and that Southlake Senior Center
had met all six.
Agenda Item No. 3. Approval of the January 9, 2008, Senior Advisory
Commission meeting minutes
A motion was made to approve the minutes as presented.
Motion: Sporn
Second: Boland
Ayes: Alexander, Boland, Boyd, Cosgrove, M. Kyle, B. Kyle, Pierce, and
Sporn
Nays: None
Abstention: None
Vote: 8-0
Motion carried.
Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum
Chairman Alexander opened Public Forum. No items at this time.
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Agenda Item No. 5. Report: CARS (Josh Weiser & Steve Polasek)
Steve Polasek, Community Services Director, gave an update on CARS board
members in the absence of Donna Frye, CARS Chairman. Mr. Polasek reported
that the current board members of CARS would be stepping down due to
individual issues and that at an upcoming meeting a new board would be
selected. Josh Weiser will remain on the board along with potential new
members Steve Lakin, John Slocum, Lou Kaposta and three others that will be
decided on at the next meeting.
Josh Weiser, CARS, reported that the ridership is down and that the next step for
CARS would be identifying new riders. Steve Polasek assured the committee
that CARS was not dissolving but if they did, the City would provide
transportation through an alternative service.
Agenda Item No 6 Report: Southlake Senior Activities (Dorothy Cosgrove)
Dorothy Cosgrove reported on the formation of the Goodwill Ambassadors
Committee at the January Steering Committee Meeting. Alice West, Senior
Center Member, will chair the Goodwill Ambassadors Committee. Ms. Cosgrove
also reported on upcoming events at the Senior Center which include: Starlight
Ball Dance on March 15, 2008, Pancake Breakfast Fund Raiser in April,
Valentine's Day Party on February 8, 2007, and upcoming Lunch and Lecture
speakers. She also reported on the "table covering" project that the bridge group
will be undertaking in the near future. Beverly Bickerstaff, Senior Center
Librarian, reported on a lack of shelf space and the abundance of books at the
center.
Agenda Item No. 7. Report: Metroport Meals on Wheels (Marv King, Darla
Fowler
Darla Fowler, Metroport Meals on Wheels Coordinator, reported that 418 meals
were served in January and this number may be low due to January being a
short month, as well as the weather may have played a factor. Ms. Fowler
reported that the Mari Gras gumbo was a delicious and huge success and that
now there is a menu board located at the front of the buffet line.
Agenda Item No. 8 Report: Facility Update (Steve Polasek)
Steve Polasek, Director of Community Services, reported that the second
meeting with the City Council would take place on February 28 and this meeting
would be to answer any questions that they may have about the proposed new
facility. Mr. Polasek reported that he would keep the Commission informed about
future meetings and would give an update at the Senior Advisory Commission
meeting.
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Agenda Item No. 9. Anniversary Update (Amanda Troum)
Amanda Troum, Senior Services Coordinator, reported on the Southlake Senior
Center Tenth Anniversary Celebration. The Senior Advisory Commission decided
that Tuesday, May 13, would be the Tenth Anniversary Celebration and that it
would be an open house style party. The time, food and advertisement will be
revisited at the next meeting.
Agenda Item No. 10. Adjournment
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 1:40 p.m.
Motion: Pierce
Second: Boyd
Ayes: Alexander, Boland, Boyd, Cosgrove, B. Kyle, M. Kyle, Pierce,
Sporn
Nays: None
Abstention: None
Vote: 8-0
Motion carried.
Jeane Alexander, Chair
Steve o sek, Director of Community Services
A CASSETTE TAPE RECORDING OF THE MEETING IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE OFFICE OF
THE CITY SECRETARY.
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