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Senior Companion Program(SCP)Advisory Committee FEB 1 5 2010
REGULAR MEETING
Thursday,September 24,2009,3:30 p.m. , CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
Lindale Senior Center
3135 Swantner Dr.,Corpus Christi,TX
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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.
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Parks and Recreation Department at 826-4000 at least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements
can be made.
Minutes
I. Call to Order-Meeting was called to order by Isabel Odeh at 3:45 p.m.
II. Roll Call of Members-Members present: Shirley Tipton,Apolonia Cantu,Marie Pardinton,
Henry Falcon,Isabel Odeh, Steven Hensley,and Eddie Salazar were present.
III. Adoption of Minutes-Minutes from previous meeting were not available. Members recommended
that copy of minutes from previous meetings be provided to committee members.
IV. Action of Absent Members-Steven Hensley provided information on absent members.
V. Public Comment: No public Comment
Please be advised that the Open Meetings Act prohibits the Commission on Children and Youth
(CCY)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 placed on an agenda at a later date.
VI. Presentation-Since one more Committee Member is needed,Stephen Hensley will recommend
that Heidi Janictie of Area Agency on Aging be considered.
VII. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action
1. Determine Committee Member Terms- One absent member will be assigned to serve one
year,and one absent member will be assigned to serve two years.
2. Determine place and time for meetings-Committee members agreed on having regularly
scheduled meetings at Lindale Senior Center the last Thursday of the month 4:00-5:00 p.m.,
after it was confirmed during the meeting that space was available at this time.
3. Elect a Vice Chair -Election of Vice Chair was deferred until next meeting.
4. Update of Federal Audit-Mr.Hensley provided update on Federal Audit. In order to comply
with Federal Corp.expectations,a total of 55 Senior Companion Volunteers are needed,
providing 20 hours of volunteer time per week. There are presently 48 volunteers,so 7 more
are needed. Eligibility requirements will change effective October 1,2009;Senior Companion
Volunteers can be 55 years of age or older;income guidelines are$14,000/yr for family of one;
$17,000/year for a family of two.
SCANNED
VII. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action
4. Update of Federal Audit(Cont'd)
Mr.Hensley and Mr. Salazar will meet with a community program that offers similar services in
Alamo,Texas next week to get ideas on recruitment.
5. Form Committees- A committee including Apolonia Cantu and Shirley Tipton was formed to
address recruitment issues. Committee to be finalized when additional members are present
during next meeting.
It was also recommended that members present bring ideas to next meeting to provide to
Recruitment Committee.
6. Training for members-Mr.Hensley reminded committee members about required Open
Meetings Training. Tammy Riley at 826-3100 in City Secretary's Office is the contact.
There is option of training by computer,VHS tape or DVD.
VIII. Identify items to be placed on next agenda-Reviewed items to be placed on next agenda.
IX. Meeting was adjourned at 4:30p.m.
Minutes of today's meeting were approved by Senior Companion Advisory Committee on
October 29,2010.