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>> I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, 11:32.
[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM AND WE NEED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.[1. Approve the minutes of the Senior Citizen Commission meeting of February 1, 2021.]
>> APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SENIOR CITIZEN.
>> SENIOR CITIZEN MEETING, FEBRUARY 1ST, 2021.
>> THAT'S APPROVED. THE SENIOR COORDINATOR [NOISE] POSITION, THAT WOULD BE [INAUDIBLE]
[2. Discussion on Senior Coordinator position.]
>> YES, MA'AM. THIS DISCUSSION ON THE SENIOR COORDINATOR POSITION ARE ANGLETON PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.
SENIOR COORDINATOR POSITION WAS CURRENTLY VACANT.
STAFF ADVERTISED THE POSITION, WE ALSO HELD A NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS WITH DIFFERENT CANDIDATES, BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO RECOMMEND A CANDIDATE WHO HAD THE SUSPICION EXPERIENCE IN PROGRAMMING AND LEISURE SERVICES FOR THE SENIOR POPULATION AND ALSO WORKING WITH THE BOARD AS WELL, AND THEN ALSO PROPER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS WITH WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR HAD WITH THE POSITION IN GENERAL.
THE RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT WAS ASKED TO ASSESS THE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES TO DETERMINE IF EXISTING FULL-TIME STAFF COULD ABSORB DUTIES THAT FELL INTO THEIR CURRENT EXISTING JOB DESCRIPTIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE SPECIAL EVENT MARKETING RECREATION SPECIALIST WOULD TAKE ON SENIOR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS AND AS ALSO THE ADVERTISING AND RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT WOULD MAINTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED TO THE SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL.
WE ALSO DECIDED THAT WE COULD CONTRACT OUT A BUS DRIVER FOR SENIOR CITIZEN TRIPS AND OVERNIGHT TRIPS, AS WELL AS LUNCH BUNCH PROGRAMS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE JUST COMPLETED THAT JOB DESCRIPTION AND HAVE OVERVIEWED IT WITH OUR HR DEPARTMENT.
THAT SHALL BE POSTED SOMETIME THIS WEEK AS WELL.
AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS REVIEW, WE DETERMINED THAT A PERMANENT PART-TIME SENIOR CITIZEN RECREATION ASSISTANT CLASSIFICATION WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE NEED FOR SENIOR CITIZEN PROGRAMMING OF DOING IT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER RECREATION STAFF AND ALSO WITH THE CONTRACT DRIVER.
ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ON WHAT WE ARE DOING THERE?
>> CAN YOU TELL US WHO THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM THE REC CENTER WILL BE INFORMED?
>> YEAH. CURRENTLY, WE ARE DOING A LOT OF POSITION CHANGING RIGHT NOW.
WE HAD OUR FACILITY MANAGER WHO WAS IN THIS POSITION MOVE ON TO ANOTHER CITY.
WE HELD SOME INTERVIEWS AND WE WENT WITH COURTNEY WHO IS CURRENTLY OUR RECREATION SPECIALIST SPECIAL EVENTS.
SHE IS MOVING INTO THE FACILITY MANAGER POSITION.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A RECREATION SPECIALIST SPECIAL EVENTS POSITION OPEN.
THAT PERSON ONCE, WE DO HAVE IT FILLED, WILL BE TAKING ON SENIOR EVENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO BE OVER COMMUNITY EVENTS IN GENERAL.
WE HAVE MYSELF, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT, RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT, WHO WILL BE REVIEWING THE STRATEGIC PLAN ANNUALLY WITH THE BOARD AND MEETING WITH YOU GUYS BECAUSE SINCE I'M OVER THE RECREATION CENTER PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS IN GENERAL, I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON SO I CAN COME TO YOU GUYS AND WE CAN DEVELOP TOGETHER.
THAT WAY, WHATEVER PROGRAMS OR WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IN THE COMMISSION, I CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE STAFF ARE DEVELOPING THOSE THINGS AND GIVE THEM THOSE GOALS AS WELL SO WE CAN SEE THOSE COME OUT.
THE PART-TIME PERSON OR RECREATIONS ASSISTANT, THAT WILL BE OVER SENIOR PROGRAMS. WE ARE GOING TO TEST THEM WITH PROGRAMMING, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, DIFFERENT SENIOR PROGRAMS. WE WANT TO SEE, IN THE PAST, WE HAD IT MAINLY PARTICULARLY ON ONE DAY, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT A MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR AT LEAST MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY GESTURE.
WE'RE LOOKING FROM THE HOURS BETWEEN 9:00 AND 2:00 OF HAVING THIS PERSON BE IN THE FACILITY, HOLDING PROGRAMS. THAT WAY, DOMINOES, GAMES, FITNESS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PROGRAM BINGO SIZE COME IN BECAUSE IT'S A PROGRAM TO WHERE YOU'RE NOT ONLY PLAYING A GAME BUT YOU'RE ALSO DOING EXERCISES THAT HELP WITH FALL RISKS.
THAT'S PROGRAMMING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COME IN.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE THAT PERSON ASSIST WITH THOSE SPECIAL EVENTS AS WELL.
THAT PERSON, WE HAVE THE REC SPECIALIST COMMUNITY EVENTS FULL-TIME IS PLANNING THEM, BUT THE PART-TIME PERSON WILL BE ASSISTING.
THAT'S HOW WE ARE PLANNING IT OUT.
THEN LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, HAVING A CONTRACTED DRIVER COME IN AND ALSO BEING THAT TOUR GUIDE AS WELL AS TO LIKE MAKING SURE THEY'RE CHECKING IN,
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MAKING SURE EVERYBODY GETS TO WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, AND ROLL CALLING, MAKE SURE WHOEVER GOES ON THE TRIP IS COMING HOME AS WELL.>> YES. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE AREA?
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD [INAUDIBLE]
>> I REALLY THINK THAT IF WE CAN GROW IT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EVENTUALLY, MAYBE, WE CAN BRING THAT DATA IN TO SHOW LIKE, EVENTUALLY ALONG THE LINES, WE CAN HAVE A SENIOR CENTER DESIGNATED FOR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES AND GROW THAT, BUT WE NEED IT TO BE GROWN, IN MY OPINION.
I'VE TALKED WITH MEGHAN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO REALLY BRING IN THAT GROUP TWO WHERE WE HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN COME AND DO THOSE ACTIVITIES.
>> OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. ITEM NUMBER 3 IS DISCUSSION OF THE STRATEGIC UPDATES.
[3. Discussion on Strategic Plan updates.]
>> AT OUR FEBRUARY MEETING, THE SENIOR COMMISSION VOTED TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE WENT OVER.
WE HAD SOME MINIMAL EDITS BUT WE PUT THOSE IN.
AT THE MARCH 9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE PLAN WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
WE HAVE STARTED WORKING ON STRATEGIES OUTLINE FOR THOSE GOALS, AND I'M GIVING YOU AN UPDATE TODAY ON WHERE WE STAND ON THOSE AREAS.
ON THE [NOISE] LABELS ON THE BACK OF YOUR SHEET, YOU'LL SEE OUR PLAN THERE FOR HOUSING.
I'M WORKING WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON HAVING THEM COME AND DO A PRESENTATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE WASN'T ABLE TO COME THIS MONTH.
THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF DEVELOPING IN ANGLETON WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
I'M WORKING ON HER SCHEDULE AS WELL IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS SCHEDULE, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH US ON THAT ONE, BUT I WILL TOUCH BASE WITH HER FOR THE AUGUST MEETING AND HOPES THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH SUMMER AND MEET THEM.
FOR TRANSPORTATION, SO BACK IN APRIL, WE'RE PROVIDED SOME INFORMATION WITH BCCONNECT, AND WE POSTED THAT INFORMATION ON OUR CITY FACEBOOK PAGE, WE ALSO POSTED THAT ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.
THEY HAVE UPDATED THEIR WEBSITE AND THEY HAVE UPDATED THE ROUTES.
I'M WORKING WITH OUR CURRENTLY FACILITY MANAGER ON UPDATING THOSE ROUTES ON THE CITY WEBSITE SO WE CAN HAVE THE NEW ROUTES BECAUSE I THINK THE OLD ROUTES ARE STILL ON THERE, THEY HAVE DEVELOPED MORE.
IN GETTING THAT INFORMATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE, WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR ON THAT, BUT WE ALSO INCLUDED IT IN OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT WE REDEVELOPED, AND HAD SOME INFORMATION ON LINKS AS WELL AS TO HOW TO GET TO THE BCCONNECT PAGE AS WELL.
FOR HEALTH CARE, WE PROVIDED VACCINE INFORMATION IN OUR MARCH VERSION OF THE SENIOR NEWSLETTER.
WE KNEW THAT WE WEREN'T GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN SO WE MELD IT OUT TO 100 PARTICIPANTS OF PAST SENIOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES.
WE ALSO UPDATED THE CITY WEBSITE WITH COVID INFORMATION, YOU CAN SEE IT THERE.
WE ALSO HAD IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING START BACK UP.
LAST WEEK, WE HAD A COFFEE CHAT AS AN INFORMATIONAL AND WE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE.
SHE WASN'T WITH ANY, THAT WAS MY MAIN THING, I DIDN'T WANT HER TO COME OUT AND SELL ANYTHING.
HER NAME IS DIANA GERMANY AND SHE REPRESENTS BASICALLY ALL INFORMATION OF MEDICARE.
SHE DOESN'T REPRESENT ONE COMPANY, SHE KNOWS INFORMATION ON ALL THE COMPANIES AND EVERYBODY THAT CAN GIVE YOU.
SHE CAME OUT LAST WEEK AND PROVIDED JUST SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS ARE OUT THERE.
SHE ALSO HAS INFORMATION ON SILVERSNEAKERS WHICH WE CURRENTLY OFFER AT THE RECREATION CENTER.
WE PLAN TO WORK WITH HER IN THE FUTURE.
SHE'S JUST BASICALLY A INFORMATION PORTAL.
SHE DOESN'T SELL ANYTHING AT ALL, SHE'S JUST BASICALLY, THAT'S WHAT SHE DOES.
WE HAD SIX PARTICIPANTS LAST WEEK THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET SOME INFORMATION AND GET ON HER MAILING LIST PRETTY MUCH AND THAT SHE PLANS TO COME OUT IN THE FUTURE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHEN MEDICARE SPECIALLY STARTS ENROLLMENT, I BELIEVE IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER.
WE ALSO HAVE THIS WEEK ON OUR COFFEE CHAT, MR. LAMONT IS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND HE IS COMING OUT TO DO INFORMATION PREP FOR HURRICANE SEASON.
THAT WILL BE THIS COMING WEEK.
WE HAVEN'T TOUCHED BASE WITH LEGISLATIVE YET BUT I GOT SOME INFORMATION FROM JUDY.
I WILL BE LOOKING INTO THAT AND HOPEFULLY GETTING SOME INFORMATION THERE.
FOR RECREATION, LIKE WE SAID, WE'VE UPDATED OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER.
IT INCLUDES THE FITNESS SCHEDULE, IT ALSO INCLUDES UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THAT MONTH ALONE.
LIKE WE SAID, BECAUSE OF SENDING IT OUT, WE HAVE SEEN IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING INCREASE, ESPECIALLY OUR BINGO.
WE WENT FROM HAVING JUST FOUR PEOPLE TO NOW, WE HOST ABOUT 10 PEOPLE FOR THE WEEK.
SILVER-BASED FITNESS CLASSES WILL BE RETURNING, AND WE HAD A LARGE REQUEST FOR THOSE.
[NOISE] WE JUST PLANNED OUR NEXT [NOISE] QUARTER WHICH WOULD COVER JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER.
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THOSE CLASSES OF SILVER-BASED WILL BE STARTING IN JULY.WE ALSO HAVE POUND COMING BACK TOO SO PEOPLE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO POUND.
IT'S BASICALLY USING RHYTHMIC DRUM STICKS AND GETTING A WORKOUT, AND IT'S REALLY GOOD CLASS. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
THEN TWO MONTHLY DAY TRIPS HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.
FOR AUGUST, WE ARE GOING TO THE WHARTON PLAZA THEATRE TO SEE HELLO, DOLLY! WE HAVE THIS GALA GAMING TRIP IN SEPTEMBER.
WE WILL BE OPENING REGISTRATION THIS COMING THURSDAY AT 5:00 AM.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLING ALREADY FOR GETTING WHAT TIME REGISTRATION OPENS.
THEN FOR QUALITY OF LIFE, WE HAVE INCLUDED ACTIONS, UPDATES IN OUR MONTHLY LETTER.
I GO AND I SEE HOW COLLIN IS DOING.
THEY'RE STILL NOT DOING IN-PERSON THINGS YET, SO THEY'RE STILL DOING THE GROCERY DISTRIBUTION, SO WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION IN THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER.
>> HOW ARE THEY DOING ON SUPPLIES?
>> I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HER THIS WEEK.
I DO KNOW, I WATCHED THE CAMERA TOO, THE ROOM FILLS UP AND THEN IT'LL GO DOWN, BUT THEN SUPPLIES COME IN AS WELL.
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO BRIA YET ABOUT WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE.
I DO KNOW FOR JULY, THEY WERE LOOKING AT GOING BACK TO IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THAT ONE YET.
BUT I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS INFORMED.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN OR COMMENTS?
>> I THINK IT'S MOVING, COMPARED TO WHERE WE STARTED IN MARCH.
>> YES. I LIKE HAVING GOALS AND BEING ABLE TO SEE WHERE WE WENT.
WHEN WE WERE DOING COFFEE CHAT, JUST A SIDE NOTE, WE WEREN'T GETTING THAT MANY PEOPLE TO COME OUT OF THE OFFICE BECAUSE IT WAS ON A FRIDAY, OR JUST BECAUSE IT WAS SOCIAL.
BUT WHEN WE BROUGHT IN THE INFORMATION, AND WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM THEM, THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO LEARN THINGS.
WITH DIANA COMING OUT, WE HAD SIX PEOPLE COME OUT FOR THAT ONE.
>> OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE DISCUSSION ON ZENER NEWSLETTER.
[4. Discussion on Senior newsletter.]
>> OKAY. WE REALLY RECEIVED A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER WITH A SENIOR CITIZEN FOCUS.
AT THE LAST MEETING, WE HAD FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMISSION SAYING THAT WE NEEDED TO GET OUT INFORMATION TO THE SENIOR COMMUNITY, BY OTHER MEANS THAN SOCIAL MEDIA AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
SO WE REQUESTED, WE ALSO WANTED TO SEE MORE INFORMATION ON COVID-19 VACCINATIONS, PROGRAM UPDATES, AND OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES THAT COINCIDE WITH STATE AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
WE REVAMPED THE NEWSLETTER TO INCLUDE THESE ITEMS, IN-PERSON PROGRAM THAT SEE ALONG WITH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE.
WE ARE VEERING AWAY FROM THE VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN FOLKS COMING TO THE RECREATION CENTER.
WE HAVE REDUCED THE LETTER TO MORE OF A TWO-PAGE FORMAT.
BUT WE ALSO DO A STORY BASICALLY, IN THERE.
THIS MONTH, AS YOU CAN TELL, WE DID HURRICANE PREP.
LAST MONTH WE DID AN INFORMATION ON CONNECT TRANSIT.
THE MONTH BEFORE THAT WE DID COVID-19 INFORMATION.
SO TRYING TO FIND THOSE TOPICS THAT WE FEEL ARE HELPFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE HAD MELDED OUT TO A 100 PARTICIPANTS IN MARCH.
WE HAVE BEEN SEEING MORE PEOPLE COME IN, THEY'RE PICKING UP THEIR COPIES.
THAT'S WHY I WENT AHEAD AND EMAIL.
I DID THIS LAST TIME, JUST BECAUSE OF ON SUPPLIES.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHO WANTS TO BE ON THE E-MAIL LIST OR WHO WANTS TO BE ON THE MAILING LIST.
BUT I'VE ALSO OPENED THAT UP IN THE NEWSLETTER.
THAT IS IF YOU WOULD WANT TO BE ON THE MAILING LIST RATHER TO GET MAILED COPY, OR TO GET AN E-MAIL COPY, TO GO AHEAD AND LET US KNOW SO WE CAN START THOSE THINGS.
>> NOW, ARE YOU GOING TO DISCONTINUE THE VIRTUAL? BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO LIKE VIRTUE.
>> YES. WE HAVE HAD TO DISCONTINUE THE VIRTUAL JUST BECAUSE WE ARE SHORT-STAFFED.
SO WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY RIGHT NOW TO FILM THOSE VIDEOS AND PUT THEM ONLINE.
WE ARE ALSO SHORT ON SPACING AS WELL, BECAUSE MARY WAS HOSTING HER VIRTUAL FITNESS CLASSES.
THEY WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO COME AND JOIN THOSE CHAIR FITNESS CLASSES, BUT WE WEREN'T GETTING ANYBODY TO COME IN PERSON.
WE AGAIN, BECAUSE OF SUMMER-JAM, MEHRABIAN BACK-END HOSTING IN PERSONS, SENIOR PROGRAMMING, WE HAVE DISCONTINUED VIRTUAL.
BUT IF WE FEEL LIKE THERE IS A NEED, THAT FOLKS WANT THAT BACK, WITH THE NEW PERSON COMING IN FOR THE PART-TIME RECREATION ASSISTANT SENIOR ACTIVITIES POSITION,
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WE GET COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK THAT WE WANT TO GO BACK TO VIRTUAL, HOSTING THOSE THINGS, WE CAN WORK WITH THAT PERSON TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE.>> OUR LAST ITEM IS THE DISCUSSION OF CODERED,
[5. Discussion on CodeRed emergency notification system registration campaign.]
OR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN.>> OKAY. WE, THE SENIOR SINGLETON HAS LICENSED THE CODERED COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND CODERED WEATHER WARNING SERVICE TO HELP DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON CRITICAL INFORMATION ALONG WITH ALERTING CITIZENS OF SEVERE WEATHER, THUNDERSTORMS, FLASH FLOODS, AND THOSE KINDS OF ITEMS. BECAUSE CODERED HAS REPLACED THE FORMER CTY SYSTEM.
WE HAVE STARTED A REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN TO GET AS MANY CITIZENS REGISTERED WITH THE SYSTEM AS POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE MADE THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS WHERE WE CONTACTED ACTIONS AND DID GET AS MANY MEMBERS SIGNED UP THROUGH THEM.
WE HAVE CALLED FOR SENIORS WHO ATTENDED THE REC CENTER AND ALSO SOME OF THE PROGRAMS AS WELL, TO GET THEM REGISTERED.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH SENDING OUR MEMBER LISTS TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE REGISTERED THROUGH THAT WAY.
WE HAVE REGISTERED ALL NEW REC CENTER MEMBERS FOR THAT CODERED.
WE HAD A BOOTH OUT AT P STREET FARMERS MARKET, ON SATURDAYS, IN MARCH, TO GET A CAMPAIGN OUT THERE.
THAT WAY, WE DEVELOPED A "HOW TO REGISTER FOR CODERED" VIDEO THAT WAS POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND PARKS AND RECREATION FACEBOOK PAGE.
WE HAD CODERED ADVERTISING IN OUR PLAYBOOK.
WE ALSO DID A STORY ON IT, IN OUR MARCH SENIOR NEWSLETTER.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE ATHLETIC SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS IN SINGLETON TO ANNOUNCE CODERED ON SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES, NOTIFY OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND WE SENT THEM THE "HOW TO REGISTER VIDEO." MR. LAMONT IS ALSO PLANNING TO REVIEW CODERED AT THIS WEEK'S COFFEE CHAT AS WELL.
THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE HAVE BEEN GETTING CODERED.
>> [NOISE] OUR LAST ITEM IS THIS FISSION OF THE SENIOR CITIZEN RECREATION,
[6. Discussion on senior citizen recreational and leisure events and programs.]
LEISURE EVENTS, AND PROGRAMS.>> YES. NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN ALLOWED BY THE GOVERNOR TO OPEN A 100 PERCENT, WE STARTED OFFERING IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING.
ALSO HAVE INCREASED IT A LITTLE SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.
WE HAD CHAIR FITNESS AT THE TIME.
WE HAVE REMOVED YOUR FITNESS BECAUSE LIKE WE SAID, WE WEREN'T GETTING THOSE WHO HAVE COME IN.
BUT WE ARE BRINGING IT IN THOSE SILVER CLASSES THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REQUESTING.
WE'RE HOPING TO SEE JUST THE INCREASE WITH THERE.
WE HAVE COFFEE CHALLENGE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND BINGO, WHICH HAVE ALIGNED WITH THE SENIOR CITIZEN REOPENING PLAN.
WE'VE ALTERED PROGRAMS FROM BEING HELD OUTDOORS TO INDOORS BECAUSE WITH GOVERNOR MANDATE AT THE TIME, THEY WANTED US TO REALLY STAY SIX FEET APART AND DO THINGS MORE OUTSIDE.
BUT BECAUSE OF INPUT, FOLKS WANTED TO COME INSIDE, SO WE DID ALTER THOSE AND MAKE THOSE CHANGES.
WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION.
BASED ON THOSE CHANGES, WE ARE ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF HOSTING CRAFTS AND GAMES, AND LUNCH TRIPS.
WE SET AROUND AUGUST FOR LUNCH TRIPS, I'VE HELD OFF JUST BECAUSE SOME RESTAURANTS HAVE STILL HELD OFF ON TAKING LARGE GROUPS.
THAT WAS ONE CONCERN SOME PEOPLE HAD WHEN WE ARE GOING TO WHARTON, THE PLAY.
THEY USED TO DO LUNCH BEFOREHAND OR AFTER THEIR DESTINATION BUT BECAUSE OF A GROUP OF 20, IT WAS HARD TO SAY, "HEY, RESTAURANTS ARE OPENING UP TO LARGE GROUPS." WE ARE TAKING IT SLOW AT THIS POINT, BUT WE'LL LOOK AT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE RESEARCHING VISIBILITY OF AN IN-PERSON EVENT, WHICH WE TYPICALLY HAVE THE SILVER HEARTS BIRTHDAY PARTY HELD IN JULY.
WE WOULD COVER INVITE ABOUT A 100 GUESTS OR SO AND WE WOULD GET ABOUT 80 TO 90 GUESTS BECAUSE OF THE SPACING ISSUE RIGHT NOW, AND JUST WITH SOMEWHERE BETWEEN [INAUDIBLE].
WE ALSO NOT REALLY SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE COMING OUT JUST YET, BECAUSE WITH OUR CURRENT PROGRAMMINGS, WE AVERAGE ABOUT 10 OR SO.
WE'VE DECIDED TO HOST A WELCOME BACK LUNCHEON IN JULY BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN SOME [INAUDIBLE] TAKES A BREAK.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT IN THE ROOMS. WE'RE OFFERING A FREE LUNCH TO OUR REGISTRATION OPENS FOR THIS EVENT THIS THURSDAY.
AT THIS EVENT, WE PLAN TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW PROGRAMS COMING OUT, BASICALLY, WHAT'S IN THE SENIOR NEWSLETTER REVIEW THAT TALK ABOUT ALSO GET FEEDBACK ON NEW PROGRAMS, NEW PLACES WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON THOSE ITEMS. THEN TO ALSO HOPEFULLY INTRODUCE THE NEW PART-TIME PERSON WHO WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THEIR PROGRAMS IN THE FUTURE.
JULY 7, IF YOU GUYS ARE AVAILABLE, I'LL SEND OUT AN INVITE TO DO A REMINDER TO YOU ALL TO E-MAIL,
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BUT IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE YOU GUYS THERE.>> SOUNDS GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTION?
>> SOUNDS GOOD. SHE'S DOING GOOD.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING THAT ON THE AGENDA YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE? NO, WE DON'T MEET NEXT MONTH.
THIS IS IT, WE'LL MEET AUGUST, FIRST MONDAY OF AUGUST.
>> YES, MA'AM. ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE, PARTICULARLY ON THE AGENDA?
>> WE'D LIKE TO MEET THE NEW PERSON [LAUGHTER].
>> OKAY. I'LL WORK WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A PRESENTATION OR JUST SOME INFORMATION ON HOUSING.
>> OTHERWISE HAVE LINDSAY HANDED TO ME SINCE I GET TO SEE ALL THIS STUFF ON E AND Z.
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL THEN IF NOT, THEN YOU CAN ADJOURN US.
>> YEAH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.