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Home My WebLink About2015-02-03 Regular MeetingGRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, February 3, 2015 — 3:30 PM Grapevine Senior Activities Center 421 Church Street Grapevine, TX 76051 817.410.3465 Call to Order 2. Welcome Guests 3. Consideration of Minutes for December 2, 2014 Meeting 4. Citizen Requests 5. New Business a. City Council report — Duff O'Dell b. Housing Authority report — Joetta King c. GRACE report — Maryann Waddell d. 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 SENIOR ACTIVITIES CENTER 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 seg, ACTS OF THE 1993 TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA, WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS, THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2015 AT 5 PM. n GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD Minutes of Tuesday February 3,2015 Meeting Grapevine Senior Activities Center 421 Church Street Grapevine, TX 76051 817.410.3465 1. Call to Order The Grapevine Senior Citizens Advisory Board met at 3:35 PM on February 3, 2015 at the Grapevine Senior Activities Center. The following members were present: Dick Guckel, Chairperson Tena Burrell, Co-Chairperson Trent Kelley, Recreation Facilities Manager Eileen Hinson, Senior Center Supervisor Joetta King, Housing Authority Paul Ernst Kay Blanding Pam Price Carey Miller Dr. Alexander Graham Maryann Waddell, GRACE Charles Burns Those not present: Duff O'Dell, City Council Member Liaison 2. Guests: Paul David Morgan-New Aquatics Supervisor 3. Consideration of minutes for December 2, 2014 meeting Approved 4. Citizen Requests Kay Blanding: The SAC took a tour of the new Historical Museum and it was very nice. Pam mentioned giving tours to anyone who is interested. 5. New Business a. Joetta King-GHA -Spring cookout for Housing Authority residents will be on Friday,May 15 from 11 am-2pm. 1 -There have been a few concerns with the security lights,but problems are being fixed by the installer. -The applications for the waiting lists for both housing programs will be on March 11 from 9am-4pm. All applications will be taken online.Notification of the opening will be posted around Grapevine including City Hall, Senior Center, library, schools and apartment complexes. In addition, an ad will be placed in the Fort Worth Star Telegram and will run a couple of times. GHA staff will be available at the SAC and library to assist applicants needing help. -Of the 79 Section 8 vouchers administered by GHA, only 29 reside in Grapevine housing. Section 8 FMR's (The Fair Market Rent is the most GHA can pay a landlord but it also depends on the comparability of the assisted property to other unassisted properties in the area. If unassisted properties rents are below the FMR, then we can't pay the FMR for the assisted property.) 0 bedroom $590 1 bedroom $690 but HUD allowed us to adopt$759 (110%above FMR) 2 bedroom $893 but HUD allowed us to adopt$982 same reason as above. 3 bedroom $1198 4 bedroom $1426 -We only needed to adopt the higher FMR for 1 and 2 bedrooms. We wouldn't have been able to house people with the lower FMR. -The HERO program the City has provided in the past for low income families will no longer be available for The REC. Is the following correct: (Trent mentioned that HERO program is still available to the members that qualify). GHA residents receive 50% discount on the cost of a membership Seniors that use REC during the `senior hours' have use of the facility at no cost or is it just limited to the senior wing of The REC. Answer: (Trent) There will be designated hours for the seniors including classes,water aerobics,walking and fitness room use. b. Maryann Waddell-GRACE -Friends and Family program: -Total clients: December-120/January-121 -Total commodities delivered: December-106/January-102 -Volunteer hours: December-183/January-still totaling -Total Matches: December-22/January-23 -New Clients: December-1 /January-1 -New Commodities Clients: December-1 /January-1 -New Matches(senior with volunteer): December-1 /January-1 -New Volunteers: December-4/January-1 -All Friends and Family clients received Thanksgiving turkeys and all the fixings and were very grateful. -December Friends and Family clients received gifts thanks to the Grapevine Chamber Women's Division. They organized getting senior 2 WISH LIST,putting these wishes on local WISH TREES, and distributing the gifts to the seniors. They were very grateful. -Free Tax center at the main GRACE. c. Trent Kelley-SAC -February 24, 6:30-7:30pm is an Open House that will start at the Library and then take a tour of The REC. The news will be posted through social media. At the CAC they are taking reservations and memberships will be sold onsite as well. -VIP events will be held later for different boards in the city(including GSCAB). -New edition of Play Grapevine coming out soon. There will be no "senior" section; it will now be called Active Adults 55 and Better. -Looking at different options for ceramics class and will have a solution soon. -Going to end the SilverSneakers contract by end of April. There will be similar programs or even better ones. Reason being due to membership side for SilverSneakers participants and not offering free memberships to The REC. d. Eileen Hinson- SAC -AARP Tax Aide starts tomorrow February 4 through April 15 every Wednesday. -Thursday, February 5 - four Seniors will be going to Costa Rica with Collette Vacations. -This Friday we are having Soup and Socks event. -Matter of Balance class starts in March and is two days a week for two hours for four weeks. -Computer registration is March 2. -Many trips going on: US Bureau of Engraving, 6t'Floor Museum, Smithsonian exhibit at TCC, Quilt Show, Dallas Arboretum,Peanuts at CVB, Dallas Opera at AT&T, Grapevine Historical Museum and Covenant Christian Academy musical. -Tena asked if the SAC provided anything for disabled people under age of 55? -Trent answered with: there are other groups that partner with the disabled groups that provide services. 6. The meeting adjourned at 4:10 pm Respectfully submittd, Meg amer, Recreation Specialist: Senior Activities Center )VA- Minutes VAMinutes approved by the Board on day of / F , 2015. 3