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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Senior Companion Program Advisory Committee - 07/29/2010 �. t• e RECEIVED Senior Companion Program (SCP)Advisory Committee SEP 1 7 2010 Regular Meeting Thursday,July 29, 2010,4:00 p.m. CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE Lindale Senior Center 3135 Swantner Dr., Corpus Christi,TX 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 4:13 p.m. by Isabel Odeh. II. Roll Call of Members—Members present: Marie Partington, Shirley Tipton, Apolonia Cantu, Isabel Odeh, Tina Belock III. Approval of Minutes—No meeting was held in June; minutes for May 27, 2010 were reviewed and unanimously approved. IV. Action on Absent Members— Tina Belock confirmed that Carmela Quintanilla will not be able to continue to serve on SCP Advisory Committee. V. Public Comment: No Public Comment 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. SCANNED A c - VI. Presentation: NA VII. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action 1. Elect a Chair—Isabel Odeh requested that new chair be elected; action was deferred until additional Advisory Committee members are present. 2. New Committee Members—Christy Martinez was approved by the City Council, and Brian Perez declined to serve. Tina Belock will talk to City Secretary to see if Amber Sayre's name can be submitted since she was approved as a candidate by SCP Advisory Committee during May's meeting. 3. Recognition Survey—Senior Companion Volunteers Recognition Survey was reviewed and approved by SCP Advisory members. The survey will be presented to SCP Volunteers during their next meeting. Tina Belock will bring Volunteeer Award packets to SCP Advisory Meeting in August, so further recommendations can be made about the process of presenting awards to SCP volunteers. There was a consensus and much discussion on the importance of ensuring that volunteers with many years of . service are acknowledged and not left out when the selection of awards is being made. 4. Recruitment for new Volunteers—Isabel Odeh mentioned that Cimmaron Senior Apartments had been presented as an option as an option for a recruitment location in previous meetings. Tina Belock said that recruitment efforts have already been made there; one successful presentation was made and future presentations may be considered. Tina Belock also reported that television commercial is now airing on Channel 3 as a recruitment effort for SCP Volunteers. VIII. Agenda for next meeting will be turned in to City Secretary By Tina Belock. IX. Meeting was adjourned by Isabel Odeh at 5:08p.m. g`,110//oce CJS/ �.a R o SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS (Please give us your opinion. Please put an"X"by your choice.) I want to continue having our Christmas party with only Senior Companion Volunteers. I want to have our Christmas party together with other programs such as RSVP or Foster Grandparents. I want to have our Annual Volunteer Awards Dinner with only Senior Companion Volunteers. I want to have our Annual Volunteer Awards Dinner together with other Programs such as RSVP and Foster Grandparents. I want for our Senior Companion Volunteers to continue to be nominated for the STAR Awards. I do not want for the Senior Companion Volunteers to be nominated for the Star Awards.