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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Senior Companion Program Advisory Committee - 01/06/1994 MINUTES SENIOR COMPANION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD JANUARY o 1 =94 MEMBERS PRESENT: See attached attendance roster . APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Gail Hanson moved and seconded by Pat Hendricks that the minutes of November 2 , 1994 be approved as printed. Motion carried. ATTENDANCE: Pat Hendricks and Marie Parlington chose to let their absence stand. ' DIRECTOR' S REPORT: There was no superintendent' s report due to the absence of Cecilia Martinez. INTRODUCTIONS : Marie Parlington was introduced as a new board member. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM UPDATE: Ms. Garcia reported that an unduplicated number on the November and December reports. Ms. Garcia attended the National SCP Conference in Washington, D.C. She circulated a badge the commemorates the 20th Anniversary. These will be included in the gift pack given at the April Recognition Banquet. Mary Johnson mention that she had seen an article in the paper about the SCP which did not mention that there is a local agency in town. Pat Hedricks will look into correcting this. Ms . Garcia presented a very nice letter form Leroy Minor from Action. COMMITTEE REPORTS: It was announced that Lloyd Montrel , Chairman of the Evaluation and Policy Committee had submitted his resignation due to the fact that he is running for City Council . Mary Johnson motioned, Gail Hanson seconded and the motion carried to accept Mr. Montrel 's resignation. Alicia Ruiz reported that the Recognition Committee had not met but does have a scheduled meeting on -January 11 . 1994. NEW _BUSINESS: Ms. Garcia reported that RTA has proposed to increase rates for the seniors. Mary Johnson recommended \the this board go before RTA to protest the increase. Ms. Garcia will set up the meeting. Also Pat Hendricks would like to find out what the rates are in other major cities. Ms. Garcia will look into this. The Board reviewed the resume of Joanne Valdez. . It was motioned by Alicia Ruiz and seconded by Mary Johnson that Ms . Valdez be accepted as a member of the board. The motion carried. ' SCANNED Page 2 Senior Companion Program Advisory Committee Meeting - January 4, 1994 It was motioned by Pat Hendricks and seconded by Maria Gutierrez to accept the January menu as written. The motion carried. Mary Johnson commented that she would like to see this board work on setting some long range goals for this program since the need continues to grow. Ms. Garcia announced that the non-profit status had been approved. This will be discussed at the next meeting and a sub committee will be appointed. Respectfully Submitted, Alicia Ruiz Acting Secretary