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REGULAR MEETING
Senior Citizens Advisory Committee
March 12, 2013
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee,
this was held at the Activity Building in Meeting Room D at 9:00 a.m. on
March 12, 2013 with all board members present, constitutes a quorum:
Committee Members:
Mr. Paul Gordner, Chair
Ms. Jill Musser, Vice Chair
Ms. Frankie Santoro, Regular Member
Ms. Dorothy Montz, Regular Member
Ms. Irma Trevino, Regular Member
Mr. Art Lizza, Regular Member
Ms. Kay Griffin, Regular Member
Staff/ Liaison:
Michael Boyett, Senior Program Coordinator
Jamie Eubanks, Assistant Senior Program Manger
The following items were discussed:
1. Mr. Paul Gordner called the meeting to order at 9:03am.
2. The invocation was given by Ms. Kay Griffin.
3. The February 12, 2013 minutes were approved.
4. Upcoming trips and events for the month of April include:
a. We will take our monthly trip to Wal Mart on Monday, April 1,
2013 from 12:30 – 1:30, this is a free trip. On Wednesday,
April 17, 2013 we will take a trip to Gulf Greyhound Park. We
will leave the building at 10:30am and return around 4:30pm.
The cost is $12 per person and a lunch buffet is included. On
Thursday, April 25, 2013, we will take a trip to Galveston to
visit the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum. We
will leave at 9:00am and return at 3:00pm. Lunch is on your
own at Joe’s Crabshack. On Friday, April 26, 2013, from 5:00
– 10:00pm, we will go to T-Bone Toms for dinner and dancing.
The cost is $5 per person and dinner is on your own. On
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 we will take an HP1 Trip to Burton to
visit the Cotton Gin and Museum. We will leave at 8:00am and
return at 4:00pm. Lunch is on your own at K-Bob’s
Steakhouse.
b. On Thursday, April 4, 2013 we will have hearing screenings
from 10:00am to 12:00pm. On Monday, April 8, 2013 we will
have our monthly birthday social from 12:30 pm – 1:00pm. On
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 we will have a lunch and learn from
11:30am to 12:30pm, given by Friendswood Health Care
Center. On Wednesday, April 10, 12013 we will have guest
speaker, Misty Fox from Nautical Insurance Brokers speaking
about Medicare and You, from 12:30 – 1:00pm. On
Wednesday, April 10, we will have our monthly Wii Bowling
Tournament from 1:00 to 3:00pm, sponsored by Misty Fox. On
Thursday, April 11, 2013 we will have our annual Spring Picnic
in Stevenson Park from 11:00am to 1:00pm. This event is
sponsored by Jeter Memorial Funeral Home. On Thursday,
April 18, 2013 we will have a Banana Split Social from 1:00 to
2:00pm. On Wednesday, April 24, 2013 we will have our
monthly game of Bingo from 1:00pm to 3:00pm; sponsored by
Apostle Home Health. On Monday, April 29, 2013 we will
have our quarterly Lunch & Fun from 11:00am – 1:00pm. This
event is sponsored by Diana Jones from the Terrace at Clear
Lake. We will have entertainment from the Ukulele Group.
5. Discussion and possible action regarding the Spring Picnic: The
Spring Picnic is Thursday, April 11, 2013 from 11am to 1pm. It will
be out at Stevenson Park. This event is sponsored by Jeter Memorial
Funeral Home. We will be serving hot dogs, all the fixing, chips,
desserts and drinks. After lunch we will play bingo.
6. Report on Valentine’s Dance: There were 52 people in attendance. It
was a great dance. Everyone enjoyed the music, food and pictures.
Suggestions for next year:
o Consider doing a murder mystery dinner
o Run the bus to pick people up
o Have a buddy system: volunteers to bring others to the
dance.
7. Discussion and possible actions regarding the Budget and Purchasing:
Read and Reviewed. The committee would like to see the revenue
broken down by month, to see what money is coming into the
program.
8. Discussion and possible action regarding the Selection of a New
Advisory Board Member: Maria Leal has resigned from the board. A
list of the volunteer applicants was given to each member and each
applicant was discussed by the committee. They decided to invite two
applicants the next meeting.
9. Report from Recreation Coordinator: The bus is in the shop as of
Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The AC Compressor is frozen and the
fan belt is broken. We would like to implement the Buddy System.
To help those that cannot get to the center, also encourage more
participation.
10. Comments made by the Public: None
11. Comments made by the Committee Members: A suggestion was
made to take a fishing trip. Let people know about the comment box,
so they can make trip suggestions, new activities, and any other
comments. It was mentioned and they would like to see staff spend
more time outside the office.
12. Adjournment at 10:03 am.
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Genie Balderaz, Senior Program Manager
Date Approved: 2/12/13