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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/31/2016 - Regular Minutes - Senior Advisory Committee College Station Senior Advisory Committee Regular Meeting October 31, 2016 Southwood Community Center 1520 Rock Prairie Rd. 10:00 a.m. Minutes Members Present: Jean Adams, Carol Blaschke, Margaret Carmichael, Jerry Crockett, Russell Kohel, Jeanne Machrowicz, June Morris, Arlene Petroski, Norma Teetes, Darla VanFickell, Christine Williams, Janet Wood and Joanna Yeager Members Absent: Bryana Childers and Mickey Stokes Visitors: Frank Duchmasclo and Chris Dyer, Executive Director, Arts Council of the Brazos Valley Staff: Kelly Kelbly and Marci Rodgers I.Call to order: The meeting was called to order at 10:01 a.m. by Jerry Crockett, Chairman II.Hear Visitors: Frank Duchmasclo encouraged the committee to stay positive on a future Senior and Community Center. III.Approval of minutes from meeting held on September 26, 2016 and Special meeting held on October 10, 2016: Margaret Carmichael made a motion to approve the September 26, 2016 minutes. Christine Williams seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Russell Kohel made a motion to approve the minutes from the October 10, 2016 Special Meeting. Darla VanFickell seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. IV.Update from Chris Dyer, Executive Director, on Arts Council of Brazos Valley: Mr. Dyer explained that the Arts Council has been serving the Brazos Valley community for 40 years as a non-profit agency. The mission of the Arts Council is to make the arts accessible to all residents and visitors of the Brazos Valley through funding, promotion, advocacy, professional development and partnership building programs. The facility is home to the Brazos Valley Art League and the Brazos Valley Veteran’s Memorial Office. The Arts Council has outgrown the current space and they are in the process of fundraising for a new center that would be larger and located in a higher traffic section of the community. The ideal location would be within walking distance of hotels, restaurants and major tourist attractions. The Arts Council will remain in the current facility until March 2018 and possibly longer. City of College Station Page 2 of 2 V.Update on Senior and Community Center with Kelly Kelbly: Kelly Kelbly gave the committee a report on the status of the renovation and expansion project of the Arts Center for a Senior and Community Center. Staff recently met with the City Manager’s office to discuss presenting the project to City Council for approval and funding. The decision was made that the project should be tabled temporarily due to the upcoming election and major projects that take priority such as streets and an additional fire station. The staff will meet again with the City Manager’s office and Capital Projects to determine a dollar amount that is affordable and give the architect direction for a new design to accommodate the needs of the senior population. VI.Update from website sub-committee, Russell Kohel: Russell Kohel, Christine Williams, Jeanne Machrowicz and Jerry Crocket have met to discuss the senior webpage. The recommendations of the sub-committee to the Senior Advisory Committee is a webpage that is more concise and includes a links format. They would like to meet with Public Communications staff to give their input for the senior webpage when the time comes and the city renews its webpage. The suggestions are:  A photo each month of seniors or a senior activity  A one-page site is desirable and more condensed  Less text and more links to simplify the page. Prefer links format. VII.Presentation, possible action and discussion on Senior Services Coordinator Report regarding current and upcoming programs and events (Report Attached) Marci Rodgers reminded the committee that on November 9, 2016 No Hand-Held Devices While Driving goes into effect. Also, the city is currently accepting applications for Citizen Board, Committee & Commissions. Members whose terms will expire in December, 2016 were encouraged to submit an application. November calendars were distributed along with the new SENIORS postcard to promote the senior webpage. VIII.Presentation, discussion and possible action on future agenda items: A Committee member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting.  Recommendations for Chair and Vice-Chair for Senior Advisory Committee 2017  Open House IX.Adjourn: The committee will meet again on November 28, 2016. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.