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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Leadership Committee For Senior Services - 06/04/2015 Leadership Committee for Senior Services (LCSS) Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 4, 2015 Greenwood Senior Center ►The meeting was called to order at 3:30 pm by I Hobbs, LCSS Chairperson. ►Roll Call Roll Call was conducted by E. Flores. Members present: G. Bryant, C. Canales, E. Flores,T. Garcia,W. Hardeman, 1. Hobbs, R. Irwin, E. Lopez, V. Salinas,A. Woolsey, D. Villagran Members absent: A. Cabral, E. Savoy, G. Gooding,A. Martinez E. Flores reported attendance issues with A. Cabral.The City Secretary's Office recommended continued attempts to reach A. Cabral, however no action should be taken at this time since the January, February, and March meetings were considered special meetings. L. De La Garza also explained that A. Martinez verbally resigned and the committee is waiting on additional correspondence in order to move forward seeking other applicants. ►Approval of Minutes The May 7, 2015 meeting minutes were reviewed. R. Irwin made a motion to approve the meeting minutes, G. Bryant seconded the motion. All approved. None opposed. ► New Business None ► LCSS Subcommittee Session/Project Status Reports A. Program Operations- D. Villagran stated the sub-committee has worked on: • Soliciting equipment inventory, identifying wellness equipment, and obtaining wish lists from the Centers. All centers have responded. Two centers that will not need new equipment are Garden and Zavala Centers. Other than those, the committee has identified about$8,800 in updates and equipment needed for the centers. At this point, the committee will be working on a plan to secure sponsorships for specific center needs. • An accreditation meeting has taken place.There are 9 standards to be documented in order for a center to become accredited. The sub-committee is currently reviewing that criteria. Additionally,there has been a team of 18 staff which will assist with gathering information needed to ensure the progress of the accreditation. Sometime next month the subcommittee will present that information and set up a timeline. The goal is to become accredited sometime late 2016. Once the committee submits an intent to become accredited, it has 3 years to receive the accreditation. • Name change recommendation has been approved by the committee and is on hold until the Wellmed agreement has been finalized. The 50+ message will remain part of the new branding strategy. • D. Villagran reported that the research feasibility of partnering with the local university for interior facility renovations is in the process for next semester. Sub-committee members are working with Del Mar and TAMUCC to see if an agreement can be reached in order to accomplish this goal by the fall of 2015. B. Development&Special Events- E. Flores reported the sub-committee assignments: • Calendar updates for the next quarter include: • June 14- Ms. Coastal Bend Senior Pageant 3pm-5pm • June - Forever Young Party for 90+ members • July 3-Closed for Independence Day • Aug 1- Nueces County Health Fair 9am -2pm • Aug 21-Face to Face at American Bank Center 8am-2:00 pm • Promotional booths are underway, R. Irwin is working with Metro to promote senior centers and target 50+age group, as well as older seniors, in order to be all inclusive. • G. Bryant will be contacting the Visitor's Bureau to promote senior center. She also booked a table at the Juneteenth Celebration,Art Walk and Bridge Walk. Brochures and Flyers will be needed for these events. • Promoting via service organizations, R. Irwin will be contacting non-profits/clubs to present at their meetings. • Enhancing the website/social media/internet, E. Flores stated she would meet with Sonia Garza in order to proceed with enhancements. C. Program Evaluations- L. Vargas reported the subcommittee discussed: • Comment Cards reflected seniors concerns about not having a Building and Grounds/Custodian at all locations. The rest of the comments were all positive. ► SCS Division program updates A. General Highlights-C. Reschman informed the committee L. Oliver was at a training and H. Lara was not able to make the meeting due to budget deadlines. She reviewed program accomplishments like Senior Day at the Nat. with over 120 in attendance. This was the first event that used ReCPro online registration and there were 25 online registration. Ethel Eyerly won the overall trophy at that event. Upcoming events: Ms. Coastal Bend Senior Pageant, Summer Food Program, Forever Young Celebration. S. Garza announced the Beat the Heat partnership with Reliant Energy and SCS,which will be hosted at Greenwood and Lindale Senior Centers from June 1 through October 5, 2015. B. Senior Center Operations-C. Reschman reported that many of the centers are being utilized the next few month for graduation parties. Also,the internet and phone issues at Garden Senior Center have been addressed. Water damage at several sites have been reported: Lindale, Northwest and Ethel Eyerly Senior Centers. The Oveal Williams Senior Center experienced recent power issues which have been resolved. ABC Pest Control is now going out to the centers to address pest problems. Several staff assistant vacancies have been filled and a few custodial vacancies will be posted. C. Program Performance Reviews-C. Reschman reported that Senior Community Services will be starting the Youth Summer Feeding Program on June 15,2015. The meals will be delivered to 15 sites as opposed to 20 sites from last year. A group of Mary Grett students have been assisting with meal service since last semester. One of those students recently applied for a position at the Central Kitchen and was hired as a part-time laborer. Additionally, C. Reschman and H. Lara have also been working on the Department Accreditation process. ►Items for next Agenda None ►Public comments None ►Adjournment • The meeting adjourned at 4:10 pm.