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REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
April 5, 2002 —2:00 PM
SENIOR ACTIVITIES CENTER
421 CHURCH STREET
Conference Room
817-410-8130
1. Call to Order
2. Introductions
3. Welcome
4. Consideration of minutes for March 1, 2002 meeting.
5. Citizen Requests
6. Special Presentation by Lew Anderton
Glade Corners Retirement Community
Cov 7. Old Business
a. Senior Fair 2002 — Continuation of plans
b. Senior Newsletter Update
8. New Business
a. Items of interest for future discussion
9. Adjourn
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GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD
April 5,2002
The Grapevine Senior Citizens Advisory Board met on April 5, 2002 at the Grapevine
Senior Activities Center.
The following members were present:
Dr. Edith Pewitt —Chair Dorothy Kritz
Irving Bowling - V. Chair Doris Waite
Miriam Bahner - Secretary Trisha Wood
Among the visitors present were:
Officer Tim Gill with the Grapevine Police Dept.
Tena Burrell
Judy Bentley
And Others
Edith introduced and welcomed everyone to the meeting.
The minutes were considered and approved.
(tr, Officer Gill discussed crime in general and in Grapevine in particular. He said that it is
very important to stay alert and report anything or anyone that is suspicious and the
police will be glad to check it out.
Doris discussed dogs littering the parks and people littering and loitering in the parks.
Officer Gill said that he would mention it at headquarters and see to more signs being put
up tocontrol the problem.
Edith, Dorothy and Miriam will meet to decide what organizations to put on the list of
names and phone numbers who could use volunteers as well as the organizations to
provide literature about the organizations for people to take with them.
Dr. Stephanie Whetsell delivered a twenty-five dollar gift certificate she had collected for
a door prize.
Lew Anderton, who is having the senior housing homes built at the corner of Glade and
Grapevine Euless Rd. in Grapevine, known as Glade Crossing for retired people, told us
about the homes. He said the land was donated by the owner along with a million dollars
for construction. He also received a $500,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Board.
The city wouldn't give any tax breaks.
The one bedroom apartment contains 700 sq. feet. There are also two bedroom
(110r apartments with two baths. There are 30 one bedroom and 20 two bedroom apartments.
They are four- plex units and one story brick construction. They are handicapped
(ir accessible. Each apartment has a separate utility meter and they are all electric.
A person with a monthly income of$2150.00 would pay 30% or $570.00 maximum for
rent of a two bedroom apartment. You must be 55 years of age and up to rent these
apartments.
This first phase contains 50 apartments but there will be additional phases. The next
phase will cost more to rent than this first phase in order to make a profit. He is
considering adding an assisted living building on ten acres of the property later on with
an approximate cost of$1400.00 per month.
The next meeting will be held on May 5, 2002 at the Grapevine Senior Activities Center.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Miriam A. Bahner
Secretary