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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-08-02 Regular Meeting r GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD (hroMEETING AGENDA Tuesday, August 2, 2011 — 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 7, 2011 Meeting 4. Citizen Requests 5. New Business a. Empowering Seniors Expo update -Tena Burrell b. Housing Authority update - Joetta King c. GRACE update - Francia Arrigan and Sherry McKellar d. Senior Activities Center update - 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 817-410-8130, 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 29th OF JULY 2011 AT 11 AM. 4(-4-643 Eileen Hinson,Assistant Supervisor Senior Programs (19 GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD Minutes of Tuesday, August 2, 2011 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 2, 2011 at the Grapevine Senior Activities Center. The following members were present: Tena Burrell, Co-Chairperson Pam Price Francia Arrigan, Ex-offico, GRACE Dorothy Kritz,Ex-offico, Grapevine Senior Activities Center Kay Blanding,new member to the board Others present: Trent Kelley, Senior Activities Center Supervisor Roy Stewart, City Council Liaison Those not present: Dick Guckel, Chairperson Carey Miller Joetta King,Ex-offico, Housing Authority 2. Welcome Guests Megan Atkins, Senior Activities Center Recreation Specialist 3. Consideration of minutes for June 7, 2011 meeting The minutes were approved as read. 4. Citizen Requests-Dorothy Kritz Senior Center recently had new members sign up and were stating that the Center is not friendly, as in the other centers. Suggestions were made such as moving people to different tables,making announcements to introduce the people and also having staff help introduce new members to other seniors. 5. New Business a.Trent Kelley-Senior Activities Center -George Mead a longtime member of the Center passed away and funeral was Wednesday August 3, 2011. C -New hire for the Lead Recreation Specialist position David will start August 8, 2011. He will be helping with programs, trips, and special events -Sandra is set to come back on August 8 after being out with knee surgery; she will focus on arts and crafts for the center -Senior Movers volunteer driver numbers are down, looking for more volunteer drivers for the seniors who need transportation to and from appointments -Senior Jamboree is being held September 30 at Haltom City. Grapevine will be doing the parachute event, along with providing the star tent -Taking seniors to the Ms Senior Texas Pageant, held on August 27 at the Southfork Hotel in Plano -Taking a trip to the Genghis Khan Exhibition on September 9, will eat at Golden Corral afterwards. -Had computer registration on Monday August 1. Had 45 people sign up with some slots open. Contact Ken Anderson for more information. b.Francia Arrigan-GRACE -Very busy during summer with the heat, many people coming to ask for help with electric bills -Grant from TXU for AC units and fans: -many calls from all over metroplex -no money received yet from TXU -have given out over 700 fans and still have about 150 fans left -125 people on priority list for AC units -priority list is for seniors over 55 or disabled -Families are allowed up to $500 from GRACE to pay for rent or utilities one time per year -Since extreme conditions TXU will help out two times a year with bills, though the people must go online to request for help before the service is cancelled -FAITH which is a goal they are trying to obtain: is to help with the case management with families in discussing decision making and financial planning in a one on one with GRACE -GRACE summer camp has 45 kids ages 6 to 12 years old, from 9am-4:30 pm. They have arts and crafts, lunch provided, fitness programs, games, safety talks, fire prevention, and educational activities -Senior Programming: about 5 to 6 seniors out of the 100 they service have requested for the AC units. -Many vacancies at GRACE and are trying to fill c.Tena Burrell-Empowering Seniors -Empowering Seniors 2011 Health Expo to be held on Friday October 7, 2011 -Senior Fest was a big hit and about 290 people showed up, will come to Senior Center next year to have seniors get first chance to sign up so they will not miss sign ups. C Cw d.Pam Price- Computer Class -classes are filling up and about to start on Monday August 8 e.Roy Stewart-City Council -Lost Chairman, Board of Adjustments Carl Heck -City Council meeting August 2, 2011 6. The meeting adjourned at 4:25 pm Respectfull submitted, Megan •41es, Recreations Specialist: Senio&ctivities Center Minutes approved by the Board on y day of �c , 2011.