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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Leadership Committee For Senior Services - 03/04/2010 Leadership Committee for Senior Services RE ENE() Meeting Minutes APR 0 2 Oveal Williams Senior Center 2010 Thursday, March 4,2010 ► cc A quorum of members were present and the meeting was called to order at 3:35 p.m So' i•• • ' r f7 LCSS Chairperson. Ito Roll Call Roll call was conducted by Vicki Garza, Secretary. Cecilia Huerta and Maria Clarissa Lopez were absent. Ms. Garza introduced Esperanza Lopez and Caroline Szepessy,the two newly appointed LCSS members. ▪Consider Committee Member Attendance Issues None ▪Approval of Minutes Committee members reviewed the February 2010 meeting minutes.Vicki Garza made a motion to approve the minutes as written.Adelfa Martinez seconded the motion and the minutes were unanimously approved. ►State of the Senior Center Report: Allen Hoody, Oveal Williams Site Council President, Henry Fisher, Oveal Williams Site Council Vice- President and Lewis Hardeman Oveal Williams Site Council past President were all in attendance. Mr. Hoody announced that he has only attended the Oveal Williams Senior Center for one year. In that year there have been five (5)center member deaths. Mr. Hoody reports Oveal Williams Senior Center has one hundred and four(104)current members, in which fifty-nine(59)are men and twenty-five (25)are women. Their goal is to have two hundred (200)senior center members. Mr. Hoody stated since he has attended Oveal Williams he has recruited twelve (12)new members. Mr. Hoody reported they will be having an Easter Egg Hunt for seniors along with a few Day Care Centers and Headstart programs. They recently hosted a Valentines Day Dance. Mr. Hoody announced that they will also be having a Veteran's Day Celebration and Halloween celebration. Mr. Hoody stated that they try to have a lot of activities to help keep all their seniors active. He explained how all the members at the Oveal Williams Senior Center are "like a big happy family. Everyone helps out when someone needs help and there is just an overall great atmosphere at this center." Mr. Hoody said he enjoys serving on the site council and attending the trainings for the site council. He emphasized that the site council's main goal is to raise their membership to double what they currently have. Ms. Garza asked if Oveal Williams Senior Center currently has a computer class. Monica Escamilla, Oveal Williams Senior Center Supervisor, reported that they do not have a computer class because the computers are outdated and it would be more cost effective to purchase new computers. Unfortunately, they do not have the funds to purchase new computers. Elsa Munoz advised that a computer center for Oveal Williams is on our"unmet needs list". Mr. Hoody reported that the classes they have at Oveal Williams Senior Center are the Matter of Balance, Healthy Marriages,Tract 16 Community Outreach and some exercise classes. Ms. Munoz applauded their efforts in addressing a growing concern regarding the membership issue. Ms. Munoz stated that this is the first time a site council has conveyed this issue to the Leadership Committee as one of their primary goals and they can count on staff support to help in their recruitment efforts to increase membership. Ms. Martinez commented on how wonderful the St. Patrick's Day decorations look. Patricia Byrd asked if the center has a Wii game. Mr. Hoody reported that they do not currently have a Wii game but worked hard at the Christmas Tree Decorating Contest during the Holiday Dinner to win the Wii game, but did not win. Ms. Munoz stated that this item will be placed on Oveal Williams "wish list". Mr. Lewis suggested that Mr. Hoody contact Ms. Byrd to possibly set up a time for the Oveal Williams Senior Center members to visit the Ethel Eyedy Senior Center and play Wii games together. Ms. Byrd advised Mr. Hoody that they could get sponsors to help them purchase a Wii console and a projector like Ethel Eyerly Senior Center has done. Mr. Hoody stated that they would love to purchase a Wii game and thinks that all the members would enjoy it. However, their priority is to repair the broken appliances or purchase new ones. SCANNED • Mr. Lewis introduced Sammy Monreal,Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Graduate Student. Mr. Monreal announced that he is working on a feasibility study for a Multigenerational Center in Corpus Christi. Mr. Monreal stated that he is coordinating three focus group sessions to seek input on this topic. He will conduct the sessions at Lindale Senior Center, Greenwood Senior Center and with the LCSS. Mr. Monreal states both these centers are centrally located and have a higher volume of members. Mr. Monreal explained that he would like to have about six(6)to eight(8)people in each focus group. "New Business: New LCSS Member Endorsement: Ms. Munoz reported that the Ordinance change will be scheduled for the March 23, 2010 City Council meeting. The committee has the option to select the Direct Service Agency Representative Vacancy and fill the two(2) Community at Large vacancies or vote for the Direct Service Agency Representative now and wait until next month to vote for the two (2)Community at Large Vacancies. Ms. Munoz advised that Wesley Sanders was endorsed by the city council at the last city council meeting, but when he was contacted he declined because he would be relocating to another city. Ms. Munoz reported that Rosario Medina,Administrative Assistant, could collate all the biographical information forms for the Community at Large Representative vacancies and send them via email for review. Ms. Byrd motioned to endorse the Direct Service Agency Representative slot and post-pone the endorsement of the Community at Large Representative slot until the next meeting. Ms. Martinez seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved. Lindsey Edwards made a motion to endorse Gloria Sylas-Saucedo as the Direct Service Agency Representative. Ms. Byrd seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved. "Old Business: Election of Officers: Ms. Edwards, Nominating Committee Chairperson presented the recommended slate of officers as follows: Chairperson: Dotson Lewis;Vice Chairperson: Vicki Garza; Secretary: Patricia Byrd and Treasurer: Cecilia Huerta. Ms. Edwards asked if there were any other nominations from the floor. No other nominations were made from the floor. Ms. Byrd made a motion to accept and endorse the slate as presented. Sherri Darveaux seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved. Mr. Lewis stated that the Program Operations subcommittee will be forwarding the Standardized Senior Center By-Laws for all senior centers to review. Leticia Ochoa stated that she would be sending out the Comment Card results at a later date. ValuesNisioninq and Strategic Planning: Please see attachment for discussion summary. ►SCS Division Program Report: Ms. Munoz announced that Lisa Oliver and Leticia Ochoa would be providing oversight support at the Lindale Senior Center on a rotation schedule during the extended leave of Mary Ann Mondragon, Lindale Senior Center Supervisor. "Items to be placed on the next aqenda: • ValuesNisioning and Strategic Planning "Public Comment: None 'Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 4:46 p.m. 2