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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-02 Regular Meeting GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, October 2, 2018 — 3:30 PM The REC of Grapevine 1175 Municipal Way Grapevine, TX 76051 817.410.3465 1. Call to Order 2. Welcome Guests 3. Consideration of Minutes for August 7, 2018 Meeting 4. Citizen Requests 5. Informational Items • City Council report— Duff O'Dell • Housing Authority report— Teri Rhodes-Cantu • GRACE report— Christine Szymaszek • The REC report — Trent Kelley 6. Adjourn IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS PUBLIC MEETING AND YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE ACTIVE ADULTS DESK AT THE REC AT 817.410.3465, 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 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2018 AT 5 PM. • `t , . ( �� , y► T _ t Kelley, Recreation M. ager GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD Minutes of Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Meeting The REC of Grapevine 1175 Municipal Way Grapevine, TX 76051 817.410.3465 1. Call to Order The Grapevine Senior Citizens Advisory Board met at 3:30 pm on October 2, 2018 at The REC of Grapevine. The following were present: Trent Kelley, Recreation Manager Eileen Hinson, Active Adult Supervisor Tena Burrell Dick Guckel, Chairperson Duff O'Dell, City Council Liaison Isabelle Boyd, REC Liaison Teri Rhodes -Cantu, Housing Authority Liaison Christine Szymaszek, GRACE Liaison Carey Miller Pam Price Roger Jones Those not present: Barbara Johnson 2. Welcome Guests 2 staff members from New York Life Insurance 3. Consideration of Minutes for August 7, 2018 Meeting Approved 4. Citizen Requests Isabelle Boyd Chorus has resumed. They will be going to different nursing homes around town to perform songs from the 50s. Carey Miller Empowering Seniors is Friday, October 5. Opportunity for seniors to receive information from numerous vendors. 5. Informational Items • City Council report — Duff O'Dell National Night out is October 2. Within 3 hours of going on sale, the Polar Express sold 30,000 tickets. They are on schedule to complete the parking garage located near the new train. Grapevine had one of the most successful GrapeFest events. Over 261,000 people were in town for the festival. • Housing Authority report — Teri Rhodes -Cantu A plaque will be placed on Texas St to honor the work of the Garden Club that maintains the Housing Authority gardens. They may be opening the waiting list in December or early 2019. Christmas Party will be located at Elks Lodge on December 7 from 11:30-1:00. Audits were done on the financials and they passed. • GRACE report — Christine Szymaszek They currently support 102 families totaling 110 Individuals 81 households were helped in August with food and financials. 82 households were helped in September with food and financials. In August, they were able to help a couple strengthen their ramp and walkways to their house. This was a partnership with Home Depot. Womens Chamber will be visiting with seniors about the upcoming holidays. GRACE Gala will be at the Gaylord. • The REC report — Trent Kelley The REC buses will be replaced this year. They are currently at fleet until they are wrapped. Jurassic Gardens is currently going on at the Botanical Gardens. Grapeyard will be on October 26 and 27 at the Oak Grove Soccer Complex. Staff will wear breast cancer awareness shirts on Thursdays during the month of October. Oak Grove softball complex set to open in 2019. Gym floor replacement will occur this fiscal year. • Active Adult Supervisor — Eileen Hinson Baylor Scott & White is currently teaching two classes at The REC. SAIL is a 3 -month program that teaches seniors how to remain mobile and learn balance techniques. Matter of Balance began on October 1 and teaches exercises that improve balance. State Fair trips are on October 4, 11 and 18. Empowering Seniors is on Friday, October 5. Veterans Day lunch and Chorus performance will be in November. 6. This meeting adjourned at 4:18 pm. Respectfully submitted, McKenzye Conkle, Recreation Coordinator: The REC /� Minutes approved by the Board on the 'Y' L' day of n(lLQ, xxiL9A) 2018.