HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/25/2005 - Regular Minutes - Senior Advisory Committee College Station Senior Advisory Committee
Regular Meeting
Monday, February 28, 2005
College Station Teen Center
1520 Rock Prairie Rd.
10:00 a.m.
Minutes
Members Present: Patricia Boughton, E.E. Burns, Frank Camplone, Laura Holmes, Joe
LeCour, Robert Meyer, Haskell Monroe, Ray Reed, Colleen Risinger, Yvonne Stevens,
Betty Wilborn and Joanna Yeager.
Members Absent: Neal Nutall and Dipankar Sen
Staff Present: Steve Beachy, Director Parks and Recreation Department
Marci Rodgers, Senior Services Coordinator
I. Call to order. The meeting was called to order at 10:04am by Robert Meyer,
Chairman.
IL Hear visitors. Cindy Giedraitis, College Station Fire Department spoke on the
upcoming Senior Police and Fire Academy. Applications are now being accepted
for the academy. Dates are April 14 —June 2 at the College Station Teen Center
from 9:OOam-11:30am.
III. Approval of minutes from regular meeting on January 31, 2005
Frank Camplone made the motion that the minutes be approved. Joe LeCour
seconded the motion. The motion passed.
IV. College Station City Center Questions and Answers with
Dennis Maloney, City Councilman
Dennis Maloney explained that the city currently owns the land and is now in the
process of developing a master plan for a city center. He spoke of the concept for a
new city center site with plans for a municipal building, community center and a
performing arts facility. Dennis expressed his ideas for the community center as a
facility for the community where all generations could meet and interact. The
facility could have meeting rooms for crafts, exercise, club meetings along with
weight room, gymnasium, rock climbing and a lap pool or therapeutic pool. He
spoke of designating times for certain age groups to use the facility and wings of
the facility designated for certain age groups. Mr. Maloney would like to see both
the municipal building and the community center built at the same time. He
estimated a time frame to be within five years. Mr. Maloney encouraged the
seniors to let the council know their feelings and what they support.
After questions and answers Ray Reed made the motion that the Senior Advisory
Committee meet in a special meeting to discuss the issue of support for a
community center with designated space for seniors and/or the use of Central Park
Headquarters for a senior center. Joanna Yeager seconded the motion. The motion
passed.
V. Sub-Committee reports:
• Goals committee- Joanna Yeager (see attached report)
• Program committee—Yvonne Stevens (see attached report)
VI. Senior Services Coordinator Report (see attached report)
VII. Next meeting and agenda items: Monday, March 28, 2005
VIII. Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 11:50am