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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSCAC Minutes 2009-11-10 RegularREGULAR MEETING Senior Citizens Advisory Committee November 10, 2009 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, which was held at the Activity Building in Meeting Room D at 9:00 a.m. on November 10, 2009 with all board members present, constitutes a quorum: Committee Members: Ms. Jean Bilderback- Chair Ms. Si Pate – Vice Chair Ms. Ginger Spade- Regular Member Ms. Frankie Santoro- Regular Member Ms. Sharon Richardson- Regular Member Ms. Rae McMullen- Regular Member Mr. Paul Gordner- Regular Member Ms. Mary Jane Musser- Regular Member Staff/Liaison: Michael Boyett, Recreation Coordinator Genie Balderaz, Senior Program Manager Elena Luquette, Assistant Senior Program Manager The following items were discussed: 1. Genie Balderaz called the meeting to order at 9:10am. 2. The invocation was given by Ms. Si Pate. 3. New members were selected by Council and added to the Committee: Paul Gordner, Mary Jane Musser and Dorothy Montz as an alternate. Ballots were passed out to elect a new Chair and Vice Chair. Michael Boyett counted the ballots and Paul Gordner was elected the new Chair and Mary Jane Musser was elected the new Vice Chair. 4. The Christmas Potluck will take place on Wednesday, December 16th from 11:00am- 1:00pm. We will provide BBQ brisket. Seniors are asked to bring a side dish and dessert. Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be here to take pictures. Noula’s tap dancers will perform from 12:00pm- 1:00pm. 6. Upcoming trips and events: On Thursday, December 10th, we will go to the Premium Outlet Mall. The cost is $5.00 per person. Lunch will be on your own. We plan to leave the Activity Building at 9:00am and return around 3:00pm. On Tuesday, December 15th, we will go to Old Town Spring. We will leave the Activity Building at 9:00am and plan to return around 3:00pm. The cost of this trip is $5.00 per person. There will be lots of walking on this trip. On Thursday, December 17th, we will go on a Christmas Light Tour. This is a free trip. We will leave the Activity Building at 5:00pm and go to Cracker Barrel for dinner. The meal is on your own. From there, we will head out to see the lights. We plan to return around 9:00pm. The Activity Building will be closed Thursday, December 24th and Friday, December 25th for the Christmas Holidays. Ideas for trips in the coming year were discussed: Fishing in Alvin and a possible New Year’s Eve celebration at the Activity Building. 7. As of November 9th, the available funds in the Senior Trip account is $1902.56. The Senior Fundraising account has $313.24. In the event account, there is $1880.54 in the Senior Events accounts. The total funds available in the senior account are $4096.34. All funds taken from events are put into the senior account, which is separate from the general account. That money can be used by the FSCP any way it needs to be, as long as it is spent within a specific time frame. The money listed on this budget needs to be spent by October 1, 2010. Suggestions for how to spend the money are welcome. Recommendations for the purchase of a new bus have been considered, but have not met budget approval. 8. Roy had a complaint about the new chairs. There is a sharp piece on the under side of the chairs. The problem will be handled immediately. Also, Roy complained about seniors having to wait outside until 8:55am because of the new rules being enforced. He says that the coming winter season will be too hard on the seniors having to wait outside until the building opens. 9. Frankie Santoro said that Halloween in the Park went very well. She commented that a lot of people attended the event. 10. Report from Recreation Coordinator: Michael Boyett discussed the addition of new members. He said that the by laws will be discussed at the next meeting. 11. Meeting was adjourned at 10:00am. Genie Balderaz, Senior Program Manager Date Approved: 12/8/09