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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Leadership Committee For Senior Services - 09/06/20181 Leadership Committee for Senior Services (LCSS) Meeting Minutes Thursday, September 6, 2018 Lindale Senior Center ►The meeting was called to order at 3:32 pm by D. Villagran, LCSS Chairperson. ►Roll Call Roll Call was conducted by C. Rodriguez. Members present: T. Garcia, G. Bryant, E. Flores, W. Hardeman, K. Heslip, J. Meehleib, P. O’Brien, E. Bell, P. Lewis, K. Diggs and D. Villagran Members absent: M. Hansen (Excused), Dr. M. Zhao (Excused) and I. Garcia ►Approval of Minutes T. Garcia requested to make one add on to the last month minutes, to add her to roll call. The meeting minutes for August 2nd were then approved by P. O’Brien and seconded by K. Heslip. All were in favor, none opposed. ►New Business A. Department and Division Reorganization L. Oliver reported the position for Program Manager for Program Services is still needing to be filled. The vacant position is anticipated to be filled by sometime next month (October). Once the position is filled, the transition for senior services would then report to the Program Manager. B. City Budget Update L. Oliver informed committee members of the last budget meeting with City Council to be on September 25th. During the budget meeting, Council should be able to finalize the finances and present an update. As for now, no changes will be made. Ethel Eyerly Center will continue to be a full-time site (40 hours a week), Broadmoor Center will remain open at part time (19 hours a week) and no cuts will be made to Administration staff’s hours. ►Old Business A. None ►LCSS Subcommittee Session/Project Status Report A. Special Events – N. Chavera reported the following events coming up in the next 3 months: Sept. 21st for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Grandchildren, Sept. 22nd for La Tardaeda-Evening Dance inviting for special events committee to volunteer 2 hrs during event to help sell concession snacks to help raise fund for future events, October 12th for Senior Day at the Park at Heritage Park, Oct. 15th for Open Enrollment begins, Oct. 16th for Open Enrollment Event, Oct. 17th for Financial Exploitation at Joe Garza Recreation center, Nov. 3rd for Walk For Memory at the Water’s Edge Park, Nov. 7th-9th for Coushatta Casino Trip, Nov.15th begins the Share the Love event and runs till Jan. 2nd, and center closure for all sites on Nov. 22nd and 23rd for Thanksgiving Holiday. B. Program Evaluation – J. Meehleib read a comment regarding the handicap parking being an issue to some at the centers. It was asked for center staff to enforce the non-handicap drivers who may be parked in the wrong area to move their vehicle. A comment from one center of bingo being played for money was reported, L. Oliver informed the bingo is played for small amounts of moneys such as pennies and nickels or most of the time played by sponsored prizes. One of the comments addressed the lack of custodial staff at sites, L. Oliver informed all the shortage on custodial staff- 2 per site. J. Meehleib read another comment card questioning the prepackaged bread, L. Oliver informed the bread is sometimes prepackaged for Meals on Wheels program, if bread is left over it is then sent to senior centers for meal service. E. Bell reported most of comment cards reported for excellent service. 2 C. Program Operations – P. O’Brien informed committee members of a temporary hold on updates for Accreditation and RFP sue to shortage of staff. Updates to come once positions are filled. D. Fund Development – No report, subcommittee to report updates at next month’s meeting. ►SCS Division program updates A. General highlights/Senior Center Ops- Nutrition Program- Program performance reviews – L. Oliver reported the most recent partnership with South Texas Art Museum to conduct a 8- week program at 3 sites. Members will be able to participate in the 8 art classes at no cost. The Nutrition site currently hired on 2-part time Outreach workers paid out through the Texas Feeding Texans Grant. Once the outreach staff can function independently the center leads will then be able to continue overseeing their center activities and special events accordingly. L. Oliver reported 52 persons currently on the Meals on Wheels waiting list. The Share the Love event will partner up once again with the Meals on Wheels Campaign. Last year a grant of $6000.00 was received towards our local program for participating. Once L. Oliver receives the criteria, she will then send to all committee members to review. The Community Development Block Funds was applied towards replacing the roofing at the Central Kitchen, now it is in the works to have new AC units installed at the kitchen in the next 13-15 weeks. The CBG Grant was approved for replacement of kitchen equipment with possible purchase of a new delivery van. ►Items for next Agenda A. Center Activities before meal service at Senior Centers B. Graffiti/Vandalism update at Lindale Senior Center C. Update on special meeting called for one vacancy ►Public comments None. ►Adjournment • The meeting adjourned at 4:20 pm.