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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/25/2003 - Regular Minutes - Senior Advisory Committee (2) Senior Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Monday, August 25, 2003 College Station Teen Center 1520 Rock Prairie Road 10:00am Minutes Members Present: Fred Dollar, Laura Holmes, Catherine Lamb, Robert Meyer, Suzanne Reynolds, Colleen RisingerDipankar Sen, Yvonne Stevens, Betty Wilborn, Raymond Reed. Members Absent: Frank Camplone, Haskell Monroe, Neal Nutall, Joanna Yeager and E.E. Burns Call to order. The meeting was called to order at 10:10am by Robert Meyer, Vice- Chairman. Mr. Meyer welcomed the new members to the committee followed by introductions. U Hear visitors.No visitors were present. lQ Approval of minutes from regular meeting on July 28, 2003. Catherine Lamb made the motion that the minutes be approved. Suzanne Reynolds seconded the motion. The motion passed. ` \ IV. Steve Johnson, Superintendent of the College Station Independent School District Planning for Growth Presentation. Steve Johnson and Ann Canter were introduced and Mr. Johnson gave the presentation on the "Planning for Growth" study. He reported on the data for students currently enrolled and prjcctcdenrnUnuentinthcCoUegeStu1iwn8cboo| District for the next five years. Report on file. V. Discussion, consideration and possible action concerning senior information center research sub-committee. Laura Holmes reported for the sub-committee and made the motion that the committee accept the recommendation that the proposal for the mall location for a senior information center be cancelled and the Teen Center become the focus for a senior meeting place and information center. The sub-committee recommends that the Senior Services Coordinator relocate to an office at the teen center and that the following items be purchased for the seniors at the teen center: • Comfortable sofa and chairs in the lobby e Lamps and table for the lobby � Brochure display racks to be stored in a designated Senior's closet • Coffee service in the lobby • Water cooler with hot and cold water � Signage in front of the building and omi Rock Prairie Road Raymond Reed seconded the recommendation. The motion passed. VI. Discussion, consideration and possible action concerning RSVP driver escort program. / \ Yvonne Stevens and Catherine Lamb attended the orientation for the program on August 12, 2003 and reported to the committee that the program's greatest needs at this time are volunteer drivers and promoting the program to seniors. Volunteers interested were encouraged to contact the RSVP office. Report on file. VII. Discussion, consideration and possible action concerning goal setting for Senior Advisory Committee. The committee was asked to consider forming a sub-committee to establish goals for the senior advisory committee for the next five years. Fred Dollar made the motion to approve Raymond Reed, Laura Holmes, Betty Wilborn and Catherine Lamb as members of the sub-committee. Catherine Lamb seconded the motion. The motion passed. VIII. Senior Services Coordinator Report. Report attached. IX. Next meeting date and agenda items. Monday, September 29, 2003 Agenda items to be considered are a report from the goal setting sub-committee X. Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30pm Senior Services Coordinator Report August 2003 Computer Club for Seniors The Club met on August 13" and will meet on the 27th. The speaker on the 27th is Kelly Seaton, Customer Support/Marketing Manager with Integrity Online Brazos Valley. He will give some statistics of the dangers on the Internet. His topic is "Safe Surfing" and how to protect your children, grandchildren and yourself by using intemet filters. Classic Film Series The film Red River was shown on Thursday, August 21st at the George Bush Library. Transportation for seniors was arranged and cancelled due to the low number of participants. Third Friday Bridge Group The group met on Friday, August 15th from 9:30am-12:30pm at the Teen Center. We had 19 in attendance. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 19th. Fall Classes The Xtra Education Fall brochure is available and ready to be mailed. The city prints 50,000 copies. Approximately, 30,000 copies will be inserted in the Eagle on the Sunday before registration begins and the remaining 20,000 are mailed to former participants or hand delivered. Registration begins Tuesday, September 2" and participants will register at the College Station Parks and Recreation Department. Classes begin the second week in September. Exploring College Station History Series The first lunch lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, September 10th at the College Station Conference Center. Our own Haskell Monroe will be the guest speaker. Reservations are requested for lunch. The evening share session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23rd at the College Station Conference Center.