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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Leadership Committee For Senior Services - 07/09/2015 Leadership Committee for Senior Services (LCSS) Meeting Minutes Thursday, July 9, 2015 Garden Senior Center ►The meeting was called to order at 3:45 pm by I Hobbs, LCSS Chairperson. ►Roll Call Roll Call was conducted by E. Flores. Members present: G. Bryant, E. Flores, G. Gooding,W. Hardeman, 1. Hobbs, E. Lopez, V. Salinas, E. Savoy Members absent: A. Cabral, C. Canales,T. Garcia R. Irwin,A. Woolsey, D. Villagran E. Flores reported attendance issues with A. Cabral. 1. Hobbs recommended reporting the attendance issue to City Secretary office for further assistance. ►Approval of Minutes The April 2, 2015 meeting minutes were reviewed. E. Savoy made a motion to approve the meeting minutes, G. Bryant seconded the motion. All approved. None opposed. ► New Business Membership Vacancies- 1. Hobbs reported we have 2 vacancies. Both of the vacancies are in the Community At Large category. L. Oliver reported that the City Secretary's Office recently submitted a press release to assist with soliciting Biographical Applications. At this time,we have one Biographical Application, however,we will follow up with the City Secretary. Ideally we should have four to five Bios to choose from in order to fill the two positions. ► LCSS Subcommittee Session/Project Status Reports A. Development&Special Events- E. Flores reported on subcommittee events: • Strategic Plan for promoting senior centers-The Forever Young Celebration was a success. At least 20 members 90+were in attendance,with a total of over 40 participants. Special thanks to all those who helped make it a success. • Meet&Greet-G. Gooding is scheduling with the Chamber of Commerce. • Promotional booths are underway, G. Bryant booked a table at the Art Walk and Bridge Walk,Juneteenth, and Visitor Bureau • Promoting via service organizations, E. Flores reported the subcommittee will be contacting Metro Leader Corpus Christi Newspaper. • Enhancing the website/social media/internet- E. Flores reported that she will be implementing a survey with the seniors to see if Facebook is utilized by adults 50+ before investing more time in the project. B. Program Evaluations- E. Savoy reported the subcommittee discussed: • Comment Cards will be reviewed for edits to make them more user friendly and attract attention. The last report reflected seniors were happy with the food and had no concerns. • Upcoming Classes: H. Lara reported Anti-bullying classes targeting center members are being scheduled • Staffing issues have temporarily postponed scheduling classes after regular hours, as soon as those vacancies are filled,we can begin scheduling more classes. • Hospitality Ambassador Program has been launched. The vests have been distributed and Ambassadors have been trained. All feedback reflects that the program is a success. C. Program Operations- 1. Hobbs stated the subcommittee has been working on: • Evaluating equipment inventory at each center with the exception of two centers. The goal is to provide two pieces of wellness equipment for each, i.e. treadmill and exercise bike etc. • An accreditation meeting is scheduled for July 20th. Various staff have been assigned Team Leads and will be taking on each of the 9 standards to be documented in order for a center to become accredited. In addition, a subcommittee will be organized in order to assist reach those goals. • Name change recommendation is currently on hold. The marketing staff with the City of Corpus Christi, recommend rethinking the verbiage. The wave of the future seems to be changing the Senior Centers to Community Centers in order to more inclusive of participants and services. The committee will reconsider the name change ideas. • I. Hobbs reported that the partnering with the local university for interior facility renovations and or assist with financial auditing is in process. C. Canales and T. Garcia are working with Del Mar and TAMUCC to reach an agreement in order to accomplish goals. • Special Events Committee Guidelines. I. Hobbs reported the subcommittee will review the current guidelines and make recommendations for revisions. • WellMed Charitable Foundation (WCF)joint-use agreement- L. Oliver recapped the Well- Med Joint-Use Agreement and reported that the Proposed Resolution to City Council is scheduled for August 2015. I. Hobbs suggested the committee arrange a visit at a current WCF Joint Use Facility to get a better idea of how the partnership will work. ► SCS Division program updates A. General Highlights- L. Oliver spoke of the WCF Joint-Use agreement and the proposed date to appear before City Council. SCS is currently working on filling vacancies. Next week we kick of the Cool CC Fan drive. The Fan Donations will be taken from July 14-August 14 at various Senior Centers, as well as Grande Communications. Medicare open enrollment will begin October 16, 2015,which jump starts our Benefits Counseling Units that we are contracted to do. This year we fell short of our goal, but hope to get a better start on reaching next year's goal. We received notification from Area Agency on Aging that the grant for the next fiscal year is in the final stages and should be ready for signatures. We also received notification of carry over funds of$43,000 to be utilized for the Congregate Meal Program and Home Delivered Meal Programs. However, since we have been exceeding our local units, the carry over funds will only be able to offset the costs incurred, but not enough to open the waiting list. So,the waiting list will still be in effect until the remainder of this fiscal year. City Budget Packages have been submitted for the new fiscal year,which starts October 2015. Senior Community Services has submitted a maintenance budget proposal for the general operations of Senior Centers/Nutrition Sites. In addition, L. Oliver announced a few staffing updates. Jay Ellington is the new Parks & Recreation Director. He will begin on July 13. Stacie Talbert Anaya will resume her duties as Parks & Recreation Assistant Director. We will keep you posted on any plans for a Meet&Greet. Effective,June 15, L. Oliver was named Senior Community Services Superintendent. B. Senior Center Operations- H. Lara reported participation at the Senior Centers has increased by a total of 487 units/participants. Free Zumba and Yoga classes have contributed to the increase in participation. In addition,the rentals for the summer months have been averaging 15 rentals per month, as opposed 6 per month. A/C issues have contributed to a few cancellations, but have been addressed.There still a few custodial vacancies will be posted. C. Program Performance Reviews-C. Reschman reported that Senior Community Services is half way into the Summer Feeding Program. The feedback has been positive. In addition,the Outreacher Worker position has been posted on the City's website. ►Items for next Agenda None ►Public comments Is it possible for Lindale to get a full-time custodian? H. Lara,gave an update on how we are compensating for the vacancies, until a full-time custodian is in place. ►Adjournment • The meeting adjourned at 4:35 pm.