HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/26/2001 - Regular Minutes - Senior Advisory Committee Senior Advisory Committee
Regular Meeting
Monday, February 26, 2001
:00am
The Exit
MINUTES
Members Present: Phyllis tozier, Betty Horne, Wendell Horne, James toone, Carol
Parzen, Bill Lay, Mary Jo Lay, Joanna Yeager, Annie Lee Finch, Vallie troussari,
Bill Kling and Florace
MemHers Absent: Bill Lancaster, Mary Lancaster and Helen Siegel
Visitors: Courtney Jester and Nebecca McAtohin
Staff 'resent: Marci Rodgers
I. Welcome: Bill Lay, Chairman, cane* the meeting to order at 10:05am
IL Approval of January 29, 2101 minutes: The minutes were ai proved.
III. Relkort on T 'S conference: Members attending the Texas Recreation and
!-arks Society annual conference held at Del Lag° on Lake Con roe included
Wendell Horne, lill and Mary Jo Lay, Annie Lee Finch and Kelly Brittain, a
student from the Eisenhower program. Those who attended spoke briefly about
the sessions they attendel and shared information. Trends in facilities for
seniors in Texas have leen stand-alone centers, :out most states are seeing the
benefits of family or community centers. ane topic of interest was the word
"seniors" and the need for a more positive word to define mature adults. Leon
Younger who was the speaker for the session titled, "Senior Trends in Parks and
Recreation" said that when you look at ages 51 ano, over we are dealing with
four generations and categorizing all into one group will not work.
turing the conference we learned of many facilities for seniors that would he
beneficial for the committee to visit.
IV. Eisenhower Program report: Rebecca McAlohin distributed copies of the survey
the students have created for mailing. Rebecca explained that the survey is
currently in the review process try the University and should he ready for
mailing the following week. Approximately, 200-300 surveys will be randomly
mailed from the names and addresses received from the appraisal district list of
residents 65 and over who have filed for exemption. Rebecca explained that
they also have a list of residents who are not homeowners and live in apartments
or assisted living centers. A focus group will be surveyed if time allows for
more detail questions.
Five students will be attending the A rnerican Society on Aging ani the National
Council on the Aging joint conference in New Orleans on March 841. Many of
the sessions deal with senior centers.
V. Senior Services Coordinator re sort: report on file
The committee I iscussed visiting centers and suggested that we travel to
,ouston and Austin area for a day tri and that Saturdays might be considered
so that the students could attend.
VI. Next meeting: Next month the meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 26th.
Marci explained that the next meeting may be scheduled at the Annex due to a
conflict in classes at the EXIT.
VII. Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 10:50am
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