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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Oveal Williams Senior Center
►The meeting was called to order 3:40 pm by E. Flores, LCSS Vice Chairperson.
►Roll Call Group Roll Call was initiated by T. Garcia.
Members present: G. Bryant, E. Flores,T. Garcia, W. Hardeman, R. Irwin, E. Savoy, and Y. Recio.
Members absent: D. Villagran (Out on Business), R. Buckwalter(Out on business)
►Approval of Minutes
The minutes from the March 3, 2016 meeting approved by R. Irwin, second by E. Savoy. All were in
favor.
►New Business
A. Honor Texas Veterans Grant Opportunity
L. Oliver reported being in contact with Honor Texans Veterans Now, a 501-C3 nonprofit
organization from Fredericksburg,TX, seeking to provide funding of Home Delivered Meals
program for Veterans.The preliminary grant would call for serving 50 veterans for over 60 years
of age and also serving Veterans under 60 years of age that meet the qualifications for the
Home Delivered Meals.The initial grant award is at total of$14,000 which $9,000 would be
used for the Home Delivered Meals and $5,000 to be used for the outreach program. Once the
grant is signed and approved the program will transition with the Veterans on the waiting list to
begin with assessments for the Home Delivered Meals.When the grant is finalized, official
announcement will be made and a presentation will also be made before the City Council.
►LCSS Subcommittee Session/Project Status Report
A. Development&Special Events—R. Irwin reported upcoming events on calendar:
• Coushatta Casino Trip date has been moved to June 151H_171H
• The San Antonio River Walk Trip has been moved to Wednesday, May 18th
• The Senior Day is tentatively scheduled for May 26th. Location is to be announced.
• The Forever Young Celebration for 90+years scheduled for June 291H
• E. Flores presented the Sack Senior Hunger Campaign to the Rotary Club.The group also
wants to deliver meals on April 28th or 29tH
• E. Flores will pursue scheduling a Fundraising night at a chosen Restaurant.
• G. Bryant announced an internal B-Line Survey being reviewed for approval to begin
distribution to center member riders.
B. Program Evaluation-W. Hardeman reports the following:
• A total of 69 comment cards, 6 unfavorable comments due to meal on menu.
• C. Reschman reported the callback requests on comment cards will have a new
procedure in place to send W. Hardeman a quicker notice via email as soon as comment
cards are received for quicker callback response to the consumer.
C. Program Operations—T. Garcia reported the following:
• In collaboration with Texas A&M Nursing Students and Senior Centers,to begin a
fitness/health class. An instructor has contact L. Oliver for beginning a class in late May.
• A new strategy was discussed for the Fitness equipment to be the focus of one center,
at a time similar to the improvements at Zavala Senior Center.This will increase the
activity level one site at a time.
• Senior Center Accreditation is still on going.
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• Site Council and Special Events Committee Treasury audit is still on the search for a
student volunteer or CPA volunteer to help with audits.
• Zavala Senior Center has 50 new enrolled members after one week of Grand Opening.
►SCS Division program updates
A. General highlights—L. Oliver reported:
• The Zavala Senior Center Grand Opening had a successful attendance from community
and city staff.
B. Senior center operations— L. Oliver reported the following:
• The City has begun the budget process for funding; updates will be provided as the
process develops.
• Lindale is near the completion to the painting of interior and a total roof replacement
will be installed in May.
• Northwest is completed for Phase 1.
• Greenwood is scheduled to have a partial roof repairs following the completion of
Lindale's repairs.
• Due to full custodian staffing,floor maintenance will begin soon. Centers recently
scheduled for floor waxing are Garden and Oveal Williams Senior Center.
• Senior Community Services now has a new striping matching for the center's parking lot.
• New foam dispensers will be installed at all center to help reduce product loss and more
cost efficient.
• New change in staff with Richard Galvan to start at Oveal Williams Senior Center and
Christina Kininmonth to start Zavala Nutrition Site, both as Nutrition Site Supervisors
starting April 18tH
• A new Class called NIA at Garden Senior Center has begun in April.
• The Matter of Balance class will begin in June at Garden Senior Center in partnership
with the Area Agency on Aging.
• The Chair Volleyball League registration has been extended 2 more weeks.
C. Program performance reviews—C. Reschman reported the following:
• Grant is on target being six(6) months into the program.
• Benefit Counselors are above the unit benchmarks.
• Plans have begun for the Summer Feeding Program which is June 13—August 5.
• New staff for the Nutrition Program are as follows:Warren Carver, Kitchen Supervisor
and Linda Rincon, Outreach Worker
• HEB Public Relations Regional Director and staff were given a tour of the kitchens daily
activity. After initially donating$5000 for the home delivered meal program, an
additional $5000 was added for equipment repairs.
►Items for next Agenda
None.
►Public comments
None.
►Adjournment
• The meeting adjourned at 4:23 pm.
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