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Senior Companion Program (SCP) Advisory Committee
Regular Meeting
OCT 1 5 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010 4:00 p.m.
Lindale Senior Center
3135 Swantner Dr., Corpus Christi,TX CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
Members of the audience will be provided an opportunity to speak during
the meeting. A recording is made of the proceedings. You must first
identify yourself by name and address. Then state your point as briefly as
possible when addressing the Committee. Presentations will be limited to
three (3) minutes.
Any person who plans to attend this meeting and may need accommodation
is requested to contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 826-3147 at
least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
MINUTES
I. Call to Order—Meeting was called to order at 4:03 p.m. by Isabel
Odeh.
II. Roll Call of Members—Members present: Marie Partington,
Shirley Tipton, Apolonia Cantu, Isabel Odeh, Tina Belock, Monica
Rodriguez
III. Approval of Minutes—Minutes of July 29, 2010 were reviewed
and unanimously approved.
IV. Action on Absent Members — Christy Martinez and Amber Sayre
were confirmed as SCP Advisory Members by City Council;
however, they did not return calls after attempts were made to
notify them. Their lack of response may indicate that they are no
longer interested. Tina Belock will consult with City Secretary to
see if members need to miss three meetings before replacements
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can be sought.
V. Public Comment: No Public Comment
SCANNED
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Please be advised that the Open Meetings Act prohibits the Senior
Companion Program Advisory Committee from responding and
discussing your comments at length. The law only authorizes them
to do the following:
1. Make a statement of factual information;
2. Recite an existing policy in response to the inquiry; or
3. Advise the citizen that this subject will be place on an agenda
at a later date.
4. Discuss ways about fundraising for the Program.
VI. Presentation: Results of Survey
Since Senior Companion Volunteers had just finished completing
the survey related to Volunteer Appreciation Events, it was
unanimously agreed on to defer discussion until findings could be
tabulated and organized. Tina Belock agreed to do this by the next
SCP Advisory Meeting to better facilitate evaluation and
discussion of the Survey findings.
VII. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action
1. Elect a Chair— Monica Rodriguez was elected new chair for
2010/2011.
2. New Committee Members —As previously reported, we will
have to wait for City's response to see how soon we can begin
process of replacing newly appointed SCP Advisory Committee
Members who have not responded to telephone calls about their
appointment.
3. Discuss Results of Survey-Deferred.
4. Review Nomination Packets; Discuss New Recommendations-
Deferred.
VIII. Agenda for Next Meeting— Tina Belock agreed to continue •
Responsibility of turning in Meeting Agenda to City Secretary.
IX. Meeting was adjourned at 5:03 p.m.
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