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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-08-05 Regular Meeting GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, August 5, 2008 — 3:30 PM Grapevine Senior Activities Center 421 Church Street Grapevine, TX 76051 817-410-8130 1. Call to Order 2. Welcome Guests 3. Consideration of minutes for June 3, 2008 meeting 4. Citizen Requests 5. New Business a. Home Instead Senior Care: Be A Santa To A Senior program- Tricia Spurrier, Business Development Manager and Celia Bryant, Marketing Representative b. Housing Authority update— B.J. Martin C. GRACE update— Pat Frosch d. Senior Activities Center update 6. To Do 7. Adjourn 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 ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR NEEDS. 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 31st OF July 2008 AT 5:00 PM. Kayeyson, irector Grape i e Senior Activities Center GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD tre Minutes of Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Meeting Grapevine Senior Activities Center 421 Church Street Grapevine, TX 76051 817-410-8130 1. Call to Order The Grapevine Senior Citizens Advisory Board met at 3:35 PM on August 5, 2008 at the Grapevine Senior Activities Center. The following members were present: Dorothy Kritz — Ex-officio, Grapevine Senior Activities Center B.J. Martin — Ex-officio, Housing Authority Pam Price, Acting Secretary R. Bruce Walters Others present: Kaye Grayson, SAC Director Those Not Present Tena Burrell — Co-Chairperson Paul Ernst Pat Frosch — Ex-officio, GRACE Dick Guckel — Chairperson Chris Smith — Recreation Superintendent— Parks & Recreation Ted Ware — City Council Member Liaison 2. Welcome Guests Tricia Spurrier, Business Development Manager for Home Instead Senior Care Celia Bryant, Marketing Representative for Home Instead Senior Care 3. Consideration of minutes for June 3, 2008 meeting The Minutes were then approved as corrected. 4. Citizen Requests No citizen requests. 5. New Business a. Home Instead Senior Care: Be A Santa To A Senior program-Tricia Spurrier, Business Development Manager and Celia Bryant, Marketing Representative Tricia and Celia are from the Fort Worth office; Home Instead is a national program. Services provided by Home Instead include (1) Personal Care service, (2) Companionship service, and (3) Home Helper service (that comes into clean up the home). tv 1 of 3 Le Home Instead is a non-medical company which serves as a family member. There are price ratings for services such as long term care or home health care. The office provides a 24/7 answering service with "live" coverage — no recordings, making it easier to get this assistance. Brochures from Home Instead were handed out to the members of the Board and they were given website that the Board could use for future reference and explanations: (1) www.homeinstead.com (2) www.beasantatoasenior.com They have a Santa to a Senior program which began in mid-July. There is an opportunity for community residents to participate. They are in the process of recruiting volunteers and commented that students can volunteer to work with this program. Names of seniors are collected and merchants are encouraged to participate in the program. Some of the volunteer opportunities include sponsoring a "wrapping party" in December. The GSAC could have one here in this building in which the volunteers would participate in their own wrapping party, make their own deliveries, and provide their own supplies. Kaye Grayson said that she will get back to the Board about this suggestion at a later date. b. Housing Authority update — B.J. Martin B.J. Martin reported that there are two waiting lists (1) 175 people are on the wait list for the apartments and (2) 485 people are on the wait list for vouchers. Bruce Walters asked if there is such a long wait list whether the City has thought of expanding the numbers. This list amounts to a 2-3 year wait. B.J. said no, this was not going to be considered. Another question was, at what point are the people on the list qualified? The answer was that they must come to the top of the wait list. Reports of negative activity happening late at night around the Botanical Gardens area have caused concern. A wrought iron fence, costing $9,685, will be erected around the housing area to give added security. This fence will be powder coated requiring no maintenance. June 6 there was a covered dish picnic at Starr Place (located at Starr and Wall Streets) with 20 people attending. c. GRACE update— Pat Frosch No report was presented. d. Senior Activities Center update Kaye Grayson reported that in September there would be a Touring Lunch for those in the Center. On the itinerary would be various businesses and C, facilities who would tell about the programs they offer to Seniors. This activity 2 of 3 . . • will be in the form of a Progressive Lunch. The new living facility in Southlake will be included in this tour. Computer Classes will be held in August and September. The registration date for these classes was Monday, August 4. The Silver Sneakers Class is taught by Eilene Hinson, the Assistant Director at the GSAC. At the Open House, 40 signed up to participate in the program. This is the largest group to have signed up for the class which meets twice a week — Mon/Wed at 1:00 PM. Chairs are used by the participants. This class is offered free-of-charge to Seniors. The website for the Silver Sneakers is www.silversneakers.com. There are facilities in local areas such as Coppell, North Richland Hills, and Bedford as well as at many exercise sites. Those who are registered for the program may attend other facilities all over the United States. Members receive a membership card. The program at GSAC is successful because of the volunteers who support the program. The next dance at the Center is scheduled for Saturday, August 9; the Borderline Band will play. Water Aerobics has been a successful program this summer with 60 people signed up on the role sheet. Usually there were 28-40 people participating at each session. The program will discontinue at the end of August. This year an (br addition of a portable step has been useful in helping participants get in and out of the pool. It has been appreciated by those who were involved with the water aerobics class. 6. To Do No report. 7. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 PM. Respectfully submitted, POM Pam Price, Acting Secretary M Minutes approved by the Board on 7 day of 2008 C 3 of 3