HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/06/2001 - Regular Minutes - Parks Board Notes from Council Workshop December 6, 2001
(Note: Comments were not taken verbatim)
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board members in attendance:
Chairman John Nichols; Glenn Schroeder; Bill Davis; Glen Davis; Larry Farnsworth;
Don Allison.
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board members absent:
Jon Turton; Laura Wood (Alternate)
Senior Report:
Councilman Garner:
Q - What age group was surveyed?
A- Ages 65 and older.
Q - Had any information been obtained on lifestyle status (working, not working, etc.)?
A - That question had not been specifically addressed in the survey.
Councilman Hazen:
- Stated that she feels that the "Exit" Teen Center would be one of the best registration areas
for Senior programs.
- Stated that Seniors miss driving to events at night like Opus, etc., and asked if the issue of
transportation had been addressed.
Q - Has anyone visited the Bryan Center on Bristol Street?
Councilman Maloney:
Q - Where would the Seniors go for their classes and registrations during the summer periods
when the kids would mainly be utilizing the "Exit" Teen Center?
A- This issue would have to be addressed.
Councilman Massey:
Q - How was the population determined?
A - The list was obtained from home and apa ent owners and was provided to the Eisenhower
Leadership Development Group by the College Station Parks and Recreation Department.
The first Eisenhower Leadership Development Group that worked with the Department
obtained their initial findings from the same list.
Q - Councilman Massey asked Chairman of the Senior Advisory Committee Bill Lay what he
thought of the findings.
A - Mr. Lay responded College Station is a unique community. More research must be done
before anything can be decided. He feels that there should be some kind of program in place
within the next couple of years.
Q - Councilman Massey asked if there could be some kind of information on Senior
programming available on the Internet.
A - Marketing will be important.
- Councilman Massey asked if the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board had any feedback on
the study.
- Due to the Council Strategic Planning Calendar timeline, the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Board had not received the report. Is it scheduled to be presented to them in January.
- Councilman Massey feels that the Board should be involved in any decisions.
Councilman Silva:
Q - Has there been any research done to find out if College Station's Senior population is
growing?
- Councilman Silva stated that he had gotten input from Seniors at a Mayor's luncheon who
feel that education is important to them. He feeds that the Xtra Education program that the
Department offers is a good education tool.
- The students stated that some TAMU professors let Seniors attend their classes for free (with
permission from the registers office and the professor). Mayor Mcllhaney stated that Blinn
offers programs to Seniors as well.
The question was asked if age groups 65 and younger were surveyed?
The Council's feedback will be incorporated into the Senior Report.