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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/29/2019 - Regular Minutes - Senior Advisory Committee College Station Senior Advisory Committee Regular Meeting July 29, 2019 Bob & Wanda Meyer Senior & Community Center 2275 Dartmouth Street 9:30 a.m. MINUTES Members Present: Bart Challis, Margaret Carmichael, Bryana Childers, Jerry Crockett, Frank Duchmasclo, Sherry Erwin, Clay David Hanks, Arlene Petroski, Barbara Pratt, Darla VanFickell, and Janet Wood Staff Present: Katy Peterson Visitors Present: Art Hughes I. Call to order: The meeting was called to order at 9:30 am by Frank Duchmasclo, Chairman. He asked Barbara Pratt Vice-chairman to chair the meeting. II. Hear Visitors: There were no visitors present at the start of the meeting. III. Approval of minutes from June 24, 2019 meeting: Jerry Crockett moved to accept the minutes as written. Darla VanFickell seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. IV. Barbara called for volunteers to attend the Parks Board Meeting which is held the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Bob & Wanda Meyer Community Center located at 2275 Dartmouth St., College Station TX. Margaret Carmichael, Norma Teetes and Janet Wood volunteered to represent the Senior Advisory Committee and give a report to the Parks Board. Frank said he would ask David Schmitz to put the Senior Advisory members on the agenda early so they wouldn’t have to stay too long. V. Jerry Crockett discussed the Goals Sub-committee meeting and proposed the following goals for 2019: To increase community awareness and visibility of senior programs offered by the College Station Parks and Recreation. Bryana Childers made a motion to accept the goals. Janet seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. VI. Janet Wood made a motion to have the Senior Advisory Committee Members start a membership drive. Barbara Pratt seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. City of College Station Page 2 of 2 VII. Clay Hanks reported on behalf of the website sub-committee. He found the website to be aesthetically pleasing overall. However the senior information is buried and the website it not very intuitive. A senior citizen will not think to look under Parks & Recreation for their programs and information. We need a stand-alone tab on the home page. Or possibly have a “programs” tab with sub-categories Seniors, Adult, Youth etc.. Other suggestions were to have the programs listed in descending order, and to have a senior class or program as a special feature. Clay asked the committee members to review the website and send him their suggestions by email. He will write up the suggestions and work with Katy to create a first draft to send out to the committee for approval. Once the committee approves the draft the requested changes will be sent to Virginia Godwin to present to Public Relations. VIII. Facility needs were addressed and it was suggested that the committee put together a list such as comfortable chairs, window shades and look at possible costs of covering the large concrete patio area. Clay Hanks asked the committee to send him the building requests and he would create a comprehensive list for the committee to review. He would work with Katy to send it out for editing by the SAC. IX. Presentation, possible action and discussion on Senior Services Coordinator Report regarding current and upcoming programs and events: Katy reported on the items listed on the agenda and the upcoming Exploring History Lunch Lecture that will be held at the Lincoln Recreation Center for the month of August until the Ringer library is open. X. 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.  Facility Needs  Website Changes  What are the long term goals for the Southwood Community Center when it is reopened  Parks Board Meeting Report XI. Adjourn: Margaret Carmichael moved to adjourn the meeting. Norma Teetes seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m. Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the College Station Senior Advisory Committee will be held on Monday, August 26, 2019 The following subjects will be discussed, to wit: See Agenda.