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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Leadership Committee For Senior Services - 08/06/2015 Leadership Committee for Senior Services (LCSS) Meeting Minutes Thursday, August 6, 2015 Lindale 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,A. Woolsey Members absent: A. Cabral, C. Canales,T. Garcia, R. Irwin, D. Villagran E. Flores reported attendance issues with A. Cabral. 1. Hobbs requested the attendance record to be to verify dates of absences. ►Approval of Minutes The July 9, 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 1. Hobbs introduced the new director for City of Corpus Christi, Parks and Recreation Department, Mr. Jay Ellington. J. Ellington addressed the committee and gave a brief introduction. A. Membership Vacancies- 1. Hobbs clarified to the committee that there is only one vacancy are in the Community At Large category and only one application at this point. She suggested the committee members approach friends and community members to solicit additional applicants. B. WeIIMed Joint Use Agreement Update- L. Oliver reported the WeIIMed Joint Use agreement has been approved by the attorneys and is set to be presented to City on Council on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. LCSS Members are welcome to attend this meeting. This issue will be presented to City Council for two meetings, representatives from the WeIIMed Charitable Foundation will also be in attendance. L. Oliver also explained that a small group consisting of several LCSS Members, Special Events Committee Members, and SCS Admin Staff had a site visit at existing WeIIMed Joint Use Facilities in San Antonio. I Hobbs and G. Bryant described the positive experience visiting the facilities. The participants on the trip had positive feedback. ► LCSS Subcommittee Session/Project Status Reports A. Development&Special Events- E. Flores reported on subcommittee events: • Strategic Plan for promoting senior centers-Social Media and Facebook. E. Flores reported that she and G. Gooding will be making a flyer to be emailed to the center supervisors. They can post them at their centers. Also,we can promote social media through liking events on Facebook. E. Flores reported this should be completed by next month. • Promotional booths are continuing, G. Bryant continues to disseminate flyers at the Art Walk and Bridge Walk. • Promoting via service organizations, E. Flores reported the subcommittee has contacted Metro Leader Corpus Christi Newspaper via email and mail. • Meet&Greet-G. Gooding proposed sending the Chamber of Commerce a slideshow so they can send a blast email to promote services. L. Oliver reported that a 2 minute promotional video is scheduled to be produced in September by the City's Public Information Office. She advised that once the video is produce, it can be shared with this committee to use as a promotional piece. B. Program Evaluations- E. Savoy reported the subcommittee discussed: • Comment Cards collected reflected 279 comments, most of which were positive. E. Savoy distributed a template for the comment card improvements. The committee reviewed the changes,which included changing the color of the card and adding additional space to write. The committee voted to approve the Comment Card changes. A. Woolsey made a motion to approve. G. Bryant seconded the motion. All in favor. None apposed. • Field trips are in the planning stages,the subcommittee will report at a later date. C. Program Operations- I. Hobbs stated the subcommittee has been working on: • Evaluating equipment inventory at each center with the exception of two centers. Mariana Garcia will be sending out another survey to inventory equipment its condition.The goal is to provide two pieces of wellness equipment for each, i.e. treadmill and incumbent bicycle. • An accreditation meeting took place on July 20th. An overview was given to team leads to evaluate/identify needs. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for August 26th. 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. • I. Hobbs reported that the partnering with the local university for interior facility renovations and or assist with financial auditing is in process. M. Garcia will be sending out another survey to the centers. The goal is to ask for a wish list to get a better idea of the services needed. ► SCS Division program updates A. General Highlights- L. Oliver reported that the Elderly Nutrition Program Grant has been approved and will begin October 1, 2015. This grant funds the Congregate Meals, Home Delivered Meals and Benefits Counseling units. In addition,the City Budget is currently in review.The City's fiscal year will begin October 1, 2015. L. Oliver also spoke of issues with the transient population at the Ethel Eyerly Senior Center. Senior Community Services is working in partnership with CCPD and other community groups in the area to address this problem. Next Friday all centers will be closed from 1-5p due to a Department Quarterly Staff Meeting. B. Senior Center Operations- H. Lara reported participation at senior centers have increased. Sonia Garza reported on the success of a multi-generational event attended by Moody HS Key Club Students, Greenwood Senior Center Members, and Broadmoor Nutrition Site Members. The students and Senior Members organized a chair volleyball challenge and the success may lead to partnerships in the future. Deborah Henry spoke of the success of Shop with a Senior Campaign. The campaign/fundraiser sponsored 21 children in the Flour Bluff ISD. The children were able to purchase$100 worth of school clothes and supplies. The Ethel Eyerly group is also organizing two additional programs: a mentoring program and a program in which senior members can read to the students. Ninfa Chavera reported that Senior Community Services is organizing a trip to Coushatta Resort on September 23-25, 2015. The trip is open to all Senior Center members and the public. The goal is to fill two buses. H. Lara informed the committee that Senior Community Services participated in the Nueces County Medical Health Fair with various activities and had positive feedback. Lastly, H. Lara reported on staffing issues due to medical leaves and vacancies. He added that the vacancy for the building and grounds position at Lindale may be filled soon. C. Program Performance Reviews-C. Reschman reported that Senior Community Services will be ending the Summer Feeding Program on August 7, 2015. She expressed her gratitude to all those who assisted with the program. The feedback was positive. She reported that the Elderly Nutrition Program had reached the following goals: 81%of Congregate Meals, 80.38% of Home Delivered Meals, and 81.12%of Benefits Counseling Units. This doesn't include the 80 people who are currently on the waiting list. Some of the funds raised throughout the year have helped bring the waiting list down and it is a possibility that some of those people can begin when the new grant year starts. Lastly, C. Reschman will be interviewing next week to fill current available grant positions. ►Items for next Agenda None ►Public comments ►Adjournment 9 The meeting adjourned at 4:35 pm.