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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/25/2004 - Regular Minutes - Senior Advisory Committee College Station Senior Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Monday, October 25, 2004 College Station Teen Center 1520 Rock Prairie Road Minutes Members Present: Patricia Boughton, E.E. Burns, Frank Camplone, Laura Holmes, Catherine Lamb, Joe LeCour, Robert Meyer, Neal Nutall, Raymond Reed, Colleen Risinger, Yvonne Stevens, Betty Wilborn and Joanna Yeager Members Absent: Haskell Monroe and Dipankar Sen Staff Present: Marci Rodgers, Senior Services Coordinator I. Call to order. The meeting was called to order by Robert Meyer, Chairman, at 10:02am II. Hear visitors. Dr. Susan Rodiek and 13 students from the College of Architecture attended the meeting and explained that they were working on a Senior Activity Center Design Project as a class assignment. The senior center/community center is a project that will use A&M land located on the corner of Wellborn Road and George Bush Drive. The students design must include a lobby, multi-purpose room, kitchen, arts & crafts room, exercise room, game room, two classrooms, office suite, restrooms, mechanical room,janitor closet and one unique room for a total square footage of 12,000 — 14,000. The location will include parking and outdoor features such as walking trails and picnic areas. The building will include a second floor. Members of the senior advisory committee were asked to comment on what the building should look like and to make suggestions to the list of rooms and sizes. Committee members interested in working with the students will be asked to review their design projects at a midway point and attend a final presentation. It is the desire of the students to present their final projects to members of the City Council, Parks Board and Senior Advisory Committee. III. Approval of minutes from regular meeting on September 27, 2004. Neal Nutall made the motion that the minutes be approved. Patricia Boughton seconded the motion. The motion passed. IV. Review Senior Advisory Committee Mission Statement. The mission statement adopted May 1999 reads, "To provide College Station seniors with a desirable place to live that fulfills their needs and allows them to share their talents, in a way that College Station seniors may provide leadership in areas of personal knowledge and experience, so that the whole community will have quality of life". Laura Holmes made the motion that the committee postpone action on any changes to the mission statement. Raymond Reed seconded the motion. The motion passed. V. Committee Reports: • Senior Friendly Award Betty Wilborn, Patricia Boughton and Colleen Risinger served on the sub- committee. Betty Wilborn reported that the sub-committee met on September 30th with Robert Meyer and Marci Rodgers at the Teen Center to discuss revisions to the current application for the Senior Friendly Award. A copy of the new application form was distributed to the committee for review. The brochure will be sent to the Communications Director for the City of College Station for review. Raymond Reed made the motion that the sub-committee proceed with the details of distributing and publicizing the brochure to businesses. Catherine Lamb seconded the motion. The motion passed. • Goals Raymond Reed and Joe LeCour served on the goals sub-committee. They met with Robert Meyer and Marci Rodgers on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 to discuss new goals for the committee for the year 2004-2005. The following goals were submitted to the Senior Advisory Committee for discussion and consideration. Steps for achieving the goals will be discussed at the next regular meeting of the Senior Advisory Committee. Further development of proposed plans for Central Park Senior Center II. Increase awareness of senior programs available through the College Station Parks and Recreation Department III. Increase senior use of city parks Joanna Yeager made the motion that the goals be accepted. Catherine Lamb seconded the motion. The motion passed. VI. Senior Services Coordinator Report. (report attached) VII Next meeting and agenda items: Monday, November 29, 2004 • Provide members with a copy of the plans for senior center at park headquarters. VIII. Adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 11:44am.