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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Zavala 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 C. Rodriguez.
Members present: G. Bryant, E. Flores, R. Irwin, E. Savoy,Y. Recio, S. Fierro,J. Garcia,J. Lawrence,
and P. Lewis.
Members absent: D. Villagran (Out on Business), R. Buckwalter(Out on business)
T. Garcia (Out on business),W. Hardeman (Out of town), and P. O'Brien
►Approval of Minutes
The minutes from the April 5, 2016 meeting approved by R. Irwin, second by G. Bryant. All were in
favor.
►New Business
A. LCSS Member Vacancy
L. Oliver introduced 5 new Leadership Members as well as a sixth member who later declined
the position leaving 1 vacancy with Community.
►LCSS Subcommittee Session/Project Status Report
A. Development&Special Events—E. Flores reported upcoming events on calendar:
• The San Antonio River Walk Trip has been postponed until further notice.
• Cool Corpus Christi Fan Drive Kickoff at Lindale Senior Center on May 24th
• Senior Day is scheduled for May 26th. Location is to be announced.
• Coushatta Casino Trip date has been moved to June 151H_171h
• 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.
• Site Council and Special Events Committee Treasury audit is still on the search for a
student volunteer or CPA volunteer to help with audits.
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• 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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