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Home My WebLink About2003-10-03 Regular Meeting GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AGENDA October 3, 2003 — 2:00 PM SENIOR ACTIVITIES CENTER 421 CHURCH STREET CiwART ROOM 817-410-8130 1. Call to Order 2. Welcome Guests 3. Consideration of minutes for August 1, 2003 meeting. 4. Citizen Requests Grapevine Housing Authority Issues — Linda Gregory 5. Old Business Volunteer Recruitment, Grapevine Sun Column — Edith Pewitt Transportation Report — Jennifer Hibbs, City Manager's Office SeniorMovers Report— Linda Gregory, Senior Activities Center Health Clinic — Pat Frosch, GRACE to. 6. New Business a. Meeting Schedule b. Future items of interest Silver Hair Legislator Report— Linda Gregory c. The Grape Affair— Linda Gregory 7. Adjourn tiv IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS PUBLIC MEETING AND YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE SENIOR ACTIVITIES CENTER AT 817-410-8130, AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE. REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR NEEDS. (110, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001 et seq, ACTS OF THE 1993 TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA, WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS, THE 29th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2003, AT 4:00 PM. (110, cc SENIOR ACTIVITI ' ER DIRECTOR H:GSCAB agenda09/26/03 GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD Minutes Summary - October 3, 2003 The Grapevine Senior Citizens Advisory Board met on Friday, October 3, 2003 at the Grapevine Senior Activities Center. The following members were present: Dr. Edith Pewitt, Chair Martie Chaplin Crov Miriam Bahner, Secretary Bruce Walters Dorothy Kritz Tena Burrell Others present: Linda Gregory Ted Ware Tim Gill Chairperson Dr. Edith Pewitt introduced and welcomed everyone to the meeting. The minutes of the previous meeting were considered and approved. Volunteer opportunities were again discussed. Edith will talk to Les Cockrell, Cov Grapevine Sun Editor about the possibility of having a Volunteer opportunity column in the Sun on a regular basis. Jennifer sent us a paper pertaining to the transition from NETS, ARC, and the T. Discussed The Grape Affair postage costs. Discussed the future meeting schedule. Determined the meeting schedule would be on each even numbered month, February, April, June, August, October, and December. Discussed having Silver Haired Legislator come to give another report. Linda will tor arrange for the next meeting on December 5. The next meeting will be on December 5, 2003. Meeting adjourned. (110 Respectfully Submitted, fIlor Linda Gregoorfor Miriam Bahner Linde Gregory-T' �NSITION MEMO TO SENIOR BOARD.doc Page 1 tor MEMO TO: SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FROM: JENNIFER HIBBS, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2003 SUBJECT: NETS SERVICE TRANSITION On Monday, The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (the T) and the American Red Cross (ARC) began providing service to NETS clients. A letter (see attached) was sent out to each current client detailing the details of the change . The change will not effect days and time of service or cost to the passenger. Over the next several months we hope to add more service capacity through the purchase of additional vehicles. Currently, we have two new vehicles approved for purchase. In addition, Representative Granger is working to secure six additional vehicles. The Bill that those vehicles are in has passed the US House of Representatives and now needs to go to the Senate and, likely, a conference committee. The ARC has a more sophisticated routing hardware and software system. This should also help make the service more efficient. Once the new vehicles are online and the ARC has had an opportunity to insure a smooth transition, the participating cities plan to promote the service in the media to increase usage. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or comments about the service. I can be reached at 817-410-3106. Cov October 3,2003(1:09PM) Linda Gregory- NETS FACT SHEET, 9-22-03.doc Page 1 LI NETS FACT SHEET The Northeast Transportation Service (NETS) will be provided by the American Red Cross (in partnership with the T), as of September 29, 2003. New Phone Number: (817) 336-8714 Cost for a One Way Trip: $1 .50 Hours of Operation: 7 am to 6 pm, weekdays only Schedule your Trip: Between 8:30 am and 4 pm ‘Il On weekdays only, 2-7 days in advance Cities served: Bedford Colleyville Euless Grapevine Haltom City Hurst Keller North Richland Hills These are the member cities who participate financially so that their residents can ride NETS. Linda Gregory- t trabsition letter.doc Page 1 • C NORTH EAST American Red Cross Ar TRANSPO TATION SERVICE September 22,2003 Dear NETS Rider: We are pleased to tell you about some exciting changes that will be made to Northeast Transportation Services (NETS ) in the next few weeks. First, there will be a new provider of the service. Effective September 29', The T in cooperation with the American Red Cross will be providing this service that has been provided by the YMCA for many years. As you know, your City participates in the NETS program in a partnership with seven other cities in northeast Tarrant County. These cities have formed a board of directors for NETS, and have entered into a contract with this new team in an effort to improve your service. In the days ahead some things will remain the same about your transportation service, and some will change. The following list provides information about what you can expect during this transition. *The phone number to call to book a trip will change to (817) 336-8714 *The cost for a trip will stay the same for the time being. *Your options of places to go on NETS will remain the same. *The rules for booking a trip will remain the same. *Because you have used NETS at some time in the past,you are"in the system.",and there is no need to register for the service again. Our goal is for the service to be better than ever, something you can really count on! A Fact Sheet is enclosed to help you use NETS effectively. As we are able to improve the performance and reliability of NETS,we want to be able to add more customers and increase the number of trips NETS is able to provide in the future. Thank you for riding NETS, and we look forward to your continued participation. Yours truly, Roger Nelson Chairman of the Board Northeast Transportation Service Urban Transit District(NETSUTD) r EN r Items October November December January February March April May June July August , - Number of Riders 40 23 24 42 40 41 56 36 38 49 56 • Volunteers Used 32 13 17 32 32 31 40 26 25 36 40 Local Trips 25 8 9 17 17 17 28 19 24 20 26 Out of Town Trips 15 15 15 25 23 24 28 17 14 29 30 Volunteers Recruited 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3- Users Signed Up 3 6 1 1 5 3 3 4 2 5 2 . Staff Trips _8 6 7 10 8 13 16 10 12 13 16 Requested but denied 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 Total for the Month 124 72 73 131 126 130 174 113 115 156 175 Denied March 2003- not a Grapevine resident - Denied April 2003-4:00 appointment requested 7:45am appointment requested, 6:00 am requested to VA Denied-wheelchair(July) . Denied-Ft Worth late afternoon apptt.-August September FY 02/03 Totals 445 324 210 235 9 35 98 0 1389