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2014-01-14 1M CITY OF SOUTH LAKE Senior Advisory Commission Meeting: January 14, 2014 LOCATION: Southlake Senior Activities Center 307 Parkwood Dr Southlake, Texas Members Present: Chair Dick McCauley, Vice Chair Nancy Sporn and Secretary Marge Kyle; SAC members David Baltimore, Beverly Blake, Jean Boland, Charlie Boyd and Louis Braun Commission Members Absent: Barbara Pappy Staff Members Present: Chris Tribble, Director of Community Services; Steve Moore, Recreation Superintendent; Soleila Phelps, Senior Services Coordinator; Communications & Website Manager Pilar Schank; and Recreation Supervisor Ryan McGrail Guests: Southlake Senior Ruby Buffalo Liaisons: MMOW Executive Director Mary King, CARS Chair Brighton Greene Public Forum: None 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman McCauley called the meeting of the Senior Advisory Commission to order at 1:00 p.m. 2. CONSENT AGENDA Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine by the Commission and are enacted with one motion. Chair McCauley read the consent agenda items into the record. 2A. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 12, 2013 REGULAR SENIOR ADVISORY COMMISSION. APPROVED A correction was made to the minutes to remove the last sentence pertaining to cancellation of the December SAC meeting. A motion was made to accept the minutes of the November 12, 2013 meeting with the correction to remove the last sentence. City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Senior Advisory Commission Minutes of the January 14, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Motion: Sporn Second: Kyle Ayes: Baltimore, Blake, Boland, Boyd, Kyle, McCauley and Sporn Nays: None Abstention: None Vote: 7 -0 Motion Carried. 3. DISCUSSION: There were no discussion items for this meeting. 4. REPORTS 4A. METROPORT MEALS ON WHEELS MMOW representative Mary King distributed MMOW monthly reports and year end summary report. Participation and cost statistics for the congregate and home - delivered meal programs were shared and Commission questions were answered. 4B. CALL A RIDE SOUTHLAKE CARS Chair Brighton Greene distributed the CARS monthly participation summary and reported a decrease in trips during December due to the ice storm, but an overall increase in trips for the year (2,062 trips for 2013 verus 1,739 for 2012). Commission members discussed opportunities to expand marketing of CARS to the public by contacting several local medical facilities about their transportation program. 4C. SPIN Communications & Website Manager Pilar Schank explained the transition from SPIN to a Community Engagement Committee (CEC), a volunteer committee which City Council will make appointments to in March or April 2014. CEC will advise City Council on matters related to community engagement, outreach programs, and related issues. Information regarding upcoming meetings about proposed developments will continue to be identified in the Senior Advisory Commission monthly meeting packet under the section, Community Engagement Town Hall Forum. For more information about the Community Engagement Committee, please contact Caroline Eckel, CEC staff liaison and Assistant to the City Manager at ceckel @ci.southlake.tx.us. 4D. SENIOR SERVICES COORDINATOR Senior Services Coordinator Soheila Phelps reported progress is being made on membership ID cards, programming and sponsorships. Ideas were discussed to City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Senior Advisory Commission Minutes of the January 14, 2014 Page 3 of 3 boost attendance at the medical education lectures. Staff will investigate moving the lectures to after one of the monthly Tuesday luncheons, physician and programming schedules permitting. 4E. SOUTHLAKE SENIOR FUNDING, INC. Southlake Senior Funding, Inc., Board Director McCauley reported on SSFI developments and fundraising efforts. SSFI has been provided a list of future senior events that may be marketed for potential sponsorship participation. 4F. CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE & COMMUNITY SERVICES Director of Community Services Chris Tribble updated the Commission on the latest developments concerning the community recreation center and answered questions concerning construction at Bicentennial Park. Communications & Website Manager Pilar Schank reported the opening of the new DPS North Training Facility an encouraged members to visit the facility. SAC will hold their February 11, 2014 meeting at the DPS North facility. Commission members expressed concerns about traffic issues on Southlake Boulevard and Davis Boulevard and other busy intersections. Members were encouraged to contact Sgt. Gayland Music and Police Chief Steve Mylett about traffic issues. 5. PUBLIC FORUM Chair McCauley opened the public forum. There being no one to speak during public forum, Chair McCauley closed the public forum. 6. CONSIDER — There were no items to consider at this meeting. 7. ADJOURNMENT APPROVED A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at 2:45 p.m. (cr,.. Dick McCauley, Chair Steve M ore, Superintendent Community Services A tape recording of this meeting is available upon request from the Office of City Secretary. City of Southlake Values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork CITY Of �~ /� �/ S U 1 HL!'"-1KE Senior Advisory Commission Sign -in Sheet January 14, 2014 Senior Activity enter f ,. David Baltimore (Place 4) A � / 1� Beverly Blake (Place 9, Alt. 2) wit Ai . Jean Boland (Place 1) Charles Boyd (Place 3) (1 4- ° et Louis Braun (Pla ce 2) - Kyle (Place 7, Sec) tin Richard McCauley (Place 6, Chair) r Nancy Sporn (Place 5, Vice Chair) ) 4 7 /1 ' Barbara Pappy (Place 8, Alt 1) STAFF Steve Moore 40 /I Soheila Phelps APIP Pilar Schank 3 GUESTS - B4-i6 CARS) A■7 � t (MMOW) AL4.d.✓.`■< Bernie McCauley (SSC) (Guest Speaker) Milton Blake S ro 8 (tT � - i � �qA /K (Gm: I