HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/29/2002 - Regular Minutes - Senior Advisory Committee (2) Senior Advisory Committee
New Member Orientation
9:00am
Monday, July 29, 2002
College Station Teen Center
1520 Rock Prairie Road
MINUTES
Members present: Frank Camplone, Catherine Lamb, Robert Meyer, Dipankar Sen,
Yvonne Stevens, Betty J. Wilborn, Bill Kling, Chairman and Joanna Yeager, Vice-
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Members Absent: Fred Dollar
Staff Present: Steve Beachy, Peter Lamont and Marci Rodgers
Welcome and Introductions. Bill Kling called the meeting to order at 9:10am. Bill
welcomed the new members and asked the committee to introduce themselves.
IL Steve Beachy, Director of Parks and Recreation Department. Steve Beachy
welcomed the new members and gave a brief overview of the committee and it's
function. He spoke on the important role of each committee member and
discussed their involvement in establishing policies for senior programs. The
committee was encouraged to make suggestions for programs they would like the
city to offer and suggest fees for those programs. Mr. Beachy also spoke on
communicating to the community through effective marketing the programs the
city has to offer and he spoke about the role the members have as advocates for the
city's programs.
Steve described the services, facilities and programs the department is responsible
for and said the department has 72 regular employees and 500 seasonal/temporary
employees. Transportation for seniors was a question asked by Yvonne Stevens
and Steve explained what is currently offered.
Peter Lamont spoke to the committee and explained some of his duties and
responsibilities.
III. Distribute and review notebooks. Marci Rodgers reviewed the member notebooks
and explained that minutes from January 2002 to the present were included. The
committee was asked to read the minutes, by-laws and attendance policy. The new
members drew for terms to fill two vacancies and five full terms. They are as
follows:
Yvonne Stevens term will be for one year (2002-2003)
Fred Dollar will serve for two years (2002-2004)
Frank Camplone will serve for three years (2002-2005)
Betty J. Wilborn will serve for three years (2002-2005)
Robert Meyer will serve for three years (2002-2005)
Dipankar Sen will serve for three years (2002-2005)
Catherine Lamb will serve for three years (2002-2005)
N. Current programs and Vision for the committee
Mr. Kling stated that the goals for the committee were stated earlier by Steve
Beachy and a copy will be given to each new member. Joanna Yeager gave a report
including some of the activities the committee had been involved in and what we are
looking for in the future. A copy will be given to committee members. (copy on file)
V. Question and Answers
VI. Adjourn (Regular scheduled meeting begins at 10:00)
The meeting adjourned at 10:40am