WE HAVE A QUORUM. SO IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE OK, WE HAVE A QUORUM.
[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
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I'M CALLING IT TO ORDER.[1. Discussion and possible action on the minutes of the Senior Citizen Commission meeting of April 4, 2022.]
ITEM NUMBER ONE, DISCUSS THE ACTIONS OF MEETING.DISCUSSING POSSIBLE ACTION FOR THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING ON APRIL 4TH.
IF YOU LADIES WILL LOOK OVER THOSE MINUTES.
[INAUDIBLE] WELL, I CALLED IT TO ORDER. THE MINUTES AREN'T HERE.
ARE THEY NOT HERE? THEY SHOULD BE.
ARE YOU SURE THEY'RE NOT? ISN'T THIS. OH, WAIT.
[INAUDIBLE] I SKIPPED OVER THAT PAGE.
PAGE ONE. I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS READ.
THAT PASSES. ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE DISCUSSION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.
[2. Discussion on Strategic Plan updates.]
AWESOME. SO FOR TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER JUST WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IN THE RECREATION DIVISION OF OUR SENIORS WITHIN THE SENIORS AND USING THE SENIORS STRATEGIC PLAN.SO FIRST, WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOUSING.
AS OF OUR LAST UPDATE, WE HAVE HAD LOCAL REALTORS COME OUT TO COFFEE CHAT.
AND JUST FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH COFFEE CHAT, IT IS A FREE PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER TO SENIORS EVERY THURSDAY AT 11 A.M., EVERY THURSDAY, AND IT'S USUALLY A NEW GUEST TALKS ON RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY, NOT EVEN JUST IN ANGLETON, BUT THROUGHOUT BRAZORIA COUNTY.
AND SO WE HAVE THAT SCHEDULED OUT REALLY FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.
AND WE POST THE SCHEDULE IN THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT YOU CAN GET AT THE REC CENTER OR WE MAIL OUT AS WELL AS WE POST IT ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND THE SENIOR AREA. FOR TRANSPORTATION.
CHRIS CITY MANAGER CHRIS WHITAKER ATTENDED A COFFEE CHAT IN JULY.
SO STAFF IS LOOKING INTO LOCAL AND DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH SOURCES FOR FUTURE EVENT TRANSPORTATION AS A POSSIBILITY AND LOOKING INTO WHAT KIND OF NEEDS THOSE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH. FOR HEALTH CARE.
SO RECREATION AND ACTIONS INVITE GUEST SPEAKERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AT OUR COFFEE CHATS AS WELL.
THIS PAST MAY, WE HAD THE BRAZORIA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON SITE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AT COFFEE CHAT AS WELL AS HELP INC IN AUGUST 25TH. AND THEN THE DREAM CENTER WAS THERE THIS PAST SEPTEMBER 22ND TO DISCUSS RESOURCES.
WHAT'S THE DATE FOR THAT? THE DATE. LET ME GET THAT TO YOU AS I HAVE THAT WRITTEN RIGHT THERE, BECAUSE I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
VICKIE HAS THAT DATE AND SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT I WILL EMAIL THAT TO YOU.
OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT I KNOW IT'S THIS MONTH.
YEAH, I'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT IT.
PERFECT. YES, I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.
AND IF YOU DON'T MIND SHARING THAT, I DON'T.
FOR LEGISLATIVE, CITY MANAGER CHRIS WHITACRE VISITED COFFEE CHAT IN JULY.
TRIPS ARE DOING WELL WITH THIS PAST JULY.
THE [INAUDIBLE] TRIP HAD 41 PARTICIPANTS WHERE WE TOOK TWO BUSSES RATHER THAN ONE.
STAFF WERE ABLE TO TAKE SORRY, PICKLEBALL IS NOW OFFERED TWICE A WEEK WITH A GROWING GROUP THAT IS OFFERED ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS FROM 10 TO 12. THE GROUP PLAYS FOR 2 HOURS.
WE ALSO HAVE THE WALK WITH EASE PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN ITS FIRST SIX WEEK SESSION SEPTEMBER 5TH.
WOULD YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT WAS AGAIN, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
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AND THIS GRANT IS CALLED THE HEALTHY AGING GRANT, WHICH ALLOWS US TO OFFER A PROGRAM TITLED WALK WITH EASE.IT'S A SIX WEEKS PROGRAM WHERE WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS COME IN AND THEY WALK FOR UP TO ABOUT AN HOUR.
THE PROGRAM LASTS ABOUT AN HOUR, THREE TIMES A WEEK OVER A SIX WEEKS PERIOD.
THE GROUP HAS NOW 30 PARTICIPANTS THAT MEET MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.
SO AFTER THIS SIX WEEK SESSION, BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO INSTRUCTORS, VICKI IS OUR BACK UP INSTRUCTOR AND MS. MARY TREVINO IS OUR MAIN INSTRUCTOR.
SO THIS NEXT SESSION THAT WE'LL HAVE COMING UP MOST LIKELY IN QUARTER TWO.
WE'LL TALK WITH HER ON WHAT DATES WORK BEST.
DO THEY WALK INSIDE OR OUTSIDE? WE DO WALK INSIDE JUST BECAUSE OF THE ELEMENTS.
SO EVERY TIME THEY MAKE A LAP OF THE GYM, THEY PUT A PUZZLE PIECE IN A CUP.
AND IF I MEAN THINKING ABOUT IT, 16 PIECES EQUALS A MILE.
BUT LIKE I SAID, THEY REALLY TRYING TO GET FOLKS TO WALK AT LEAST 30 MINUTES OR MAXIMUM.
BUT WE HAVE FOLKS THAT REALLY JUST WALK SOMETIMES EVEN THE FULL HOUR.
WE ALSO ARE PLANNING TO BEGIN A BOOK CLUB THIS COMING OCTOBER WITH WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING.
THAT WILL BE A NEW FREE PROGRAM THAT VICKY IS ALSO WORKING ON.
RECREATION ACTIONS PROVIDE FELLOWSHIP DAILY AT THE REC CENTER FROM 8 A.M.
SHE'S GOT MANY THINGS WORKING ON THAT ONE.
WHENEVER I'VE CHECKED ONLINE AND LOOKED AT IT, SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE BIT BEHIND.
SO YEAH, BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT'S COMING UP IN OCTOBER BUT IS STILL LOOKING AT SEPTEMBER.
WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THOSE LIKE DEADLINES AS MET.
SOMETIMES I KNOW WITH STAFF TAKING OFF AND HOLIDAYS COMING UP.
BUT I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT IT'S LOOKED AT.
THAT'S GREAT. SO THAT IS FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
UPDATE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? THAT'S GOOD. IT WOULD BE NEGATIVE ON THE.
I JUST HAVE A COMMENT ON THE LUNCH BUNCH.
YEAH. CAN WE GO BACK TO HAVING IT BE JUST LUNCH BUNCH? THERE'S SOME CONCERN WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN'T WALK AND THEY WANT TO GO ON TRIPS.
THEY WANT TO GET OUT AND SOCIALIZE.
AND WITH THE LUNCH BUNCH BEING COMBINED WITH THE SHOPPING, THEY CAN'T GO ON IT.
OKAY. YEAH, I CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THAT A RECOMMENDATION.
AS FOR FUTURE ONES, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY TRIP SHE CAN GO ON.
YEAH. AND NOW SHE CAN'T GO AT ALL.
I CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THAT. I APPRECIATE IT.
YES, MA'AM. OR MAYBE OFFER OPTIONS FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T WALK.
GO ON THE TRIP ANYWAY, BUT OFFER A DIFFERENT OPTION FOR THEM TO DO IN THE MEANTIME, WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING THIS, EVERYBODY THING. YOU PULL UP THE FRONT DOOR, YOU LET THEM OUT, YOU GO IN, YOU EAT.
WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH, YOU COME OUT AND GET ON THE BUS AND LEAVE.
WHAT? BECKY'S BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS.
AND. I'M A PRETTY GOOD WALKER, AND I STILL HAVE TO GO OVER AND SIT DOWN AND WAIT.
AT LEAST SOME PART DURING THIS.
THE TRIP YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT TOO.
OH, THAT WOULD BE TOUGH. AND SO I ENDED UP GOING BACK IN THE BAR.
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YOU HAD A GOOD TIME, ARCHIE? SO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS SEPARATE THEM AGAIN? YEAH, JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOBILITY ISSUES.LIKE HAVING A SHOPPING TRIP SEPARATE AND HAVING A LUNCHEON TRIP.
YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE BETTER.
IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO BE THE GREATEST PLACE TO EAT IN THE WORLD WE CAN GO TO.
JOE'S BARBECUE OR BRIAN'S BARBECUE.
OR WE CAN GO TO A HAMBURGER JOINT.
THERE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD HAMBURGER JOINTS AROUND.
THAT ONE'S VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE.
I THINK THAT SHE HAD PRIOR AND I COULD JUST BE SPEAKING FROM WHAT ME AND HER HAD DISCUSSED.
YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD, GOOD DEAL.
YEAH, I KNOW. WE HAD A FULL BUS FOR THE J'S CAFE.
YEAH. AND JAY'S CAFE IS A SMALL ONE.
ARE THEY TOO BIG? YEAH. HOW MANY..
SOME IN THE PAST THAT WHEN WE WENT IN, WE FILLED THEM UP, RIGHT? AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE STAFF TO HANDLE.
I THINK IT'S ANYWHERE BETWEEN A DOZEN TO THE FULL 20.
YEAH. HOW MANY? WE USUALLY CAN GET BETWEEN 15 AND 20.
WE HAD SO MANY THAT WANTED TO GO TO KIMA.
WE USED TWO BUSSES, SO WE TOOK WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE.
TO SIT AROUND THE TABLE TOGETHER.
OH, I SEE. UNDERSTAND? YOU GOT 14 OR 15 PEOPLE ALL SAID SAME TABLE.
YOU CONVERSE OR WHATEVER, BUT IT'S JUST IT'S JUST GETTING LARGER AND LARGER.
THEN MORE PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO GO, OH, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A BIGGER PLACE, I GUESS.
AND IT'S A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE.
IT IS. I WOULD THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT MANY PEOPLE WANT TO GO.
EVEN IF I HAVE TO GO SIT IN THE BAR.
THAT WOULD BE A LOT OF FUN FOR ME TOO.
I KNOW ONE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME UP WITH THE TWO BUSSES WAS THAT VICKY HAD MADE MENTION OF WAS IF THERE ARE TWO BUSSES, MAYBE ONE RETURNS HOME EARLY AND THE OTHER ONE STAYS A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
SO THAT WAY THAT THOSE WHO DO WANT TO GO HOME EARLY ARE TIRED, CAN DO SO WHILE THE OTHER GROUP, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE'RE KIND OF RUNNING INTO IS LIKE I SAID, IT'S A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE THIS MANY SENIORS SERVED IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE'RE RUNNING INTO REALLY ACTIVE SENIORS, MAYBE NOT SO ACTIVE SENIORS.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO BRAINSTORM HOW WE CAN ADDRESS EVERYONE, BECAUSE WHAT WE FOUND WITH OUR WALK WITH THESE GROUP, THAT IS 30 FOLKS WHO ARE PRETTY ACTIVE AND THEY WANT TO DO MORE BECAUSE THEY A LOT OF THEM GO TO THE CLASSIC SILVER CLASS BEFOREHAND AS THEIR WARMUP, AND THEN THEY GET TO DO WALK WITH THESE. AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND THAT EASY MEDIUM BETWEEN.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR THINGS ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN? NO. OKAY, SO OUR NEXT MEETING, WE'RE IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER WILL BE IN DECEMBER.
DECEMBER WILL MOST LIKELY BE WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT UPDATING THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEXT MEETING, BECAUSE WE USUALLY UPDATE THE STRATEGIC PLAN WITH A NEW SET OF GOALS IN FEBRUARY.
SO WE'LL PROBABLY BE GETTING A SURVEY TOGETHER TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT, GET YOU GUYS'S INPUT, START THINKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, AND WE'LL DISCUSS THAT ON OUR NEXT DECEMBER MEETING.
FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER 1ST, MONDAY IN DECEMBER.
THE FIFTH, DECEMBER 5TH, FIFTH.
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OKAY. ON THAT SUBJECT, WHY DON'T WE GO BACK TO ONCE A MONTH? BECAUSE. HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE WE HAD A MEETING? SINCE APRIL. IT'S LIKE.WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE IN JUNE OR AUGUST? AUGUST, WE DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM.
YEAH, WE DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM IN AUGUST.
AND THEN IF THE QUORUM WE NEED, WE NEED TO.
GIVE THEM MORE CHANCES TO SHOW UP.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT WE ALWAYS ELIMINATE SEPTEMBER BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, THE JULY OF THE FOURTH IS ALWAYS ELIMINATED BECAUSE IT'S A HOLIDAY.
I MEAN, YOU CAN ELIMINATE THOSE TWO, BUT LET'S HAVE ONE BEFORE AND AFTER OR NOT.
WE'LL WAIT SIX MONTHS OR WHATEVER IT'S BEEN.
IF IF THEIR HOLIDAY FALLS ON THAT MONDAY, HAVE IT HAVE A SECOND ONE.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT OUR STAFF ATTENDS.
BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK TO SEE IF THERE IS AVAILABILITY WITHIN THE SEE, THE REST OF THE CITY HAS THEIR BOARD MEETINGS, I BELIEVE LIKE P AND Z IS AT NOON AS WELL. SO ARE WE LIMITED TO HAVING TO HAVE IT HERE? YOU GOT A WHOLE REC CENTER? NO. NOW THEY WANT IT HERE SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE THE MEETINGS RECORDED FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T ATTEND.
AND SINCE IT'S A PUBLIC MEETING, YES, WE THEY'RE ON FACEBOOK LIVE, USUALLY VIA THE CITY HALL, CITY OF ANGLETON'S FACEBOOK PAGE.
SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM HERE.
BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE.
SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT HAVING SUCH A BIG GAP IN BETWEEN.
YEAH, YEAH. THEN THEY CHANGED IT TO TWO MONTHS.
ONE MONTH, YOU LOSE TWO MONTHS AND THEN YOU MISS THE NEXT ONE.
MM. SO IF YOU AT LEAST HAD THE PLAN TO MEET.
QUITE A FEW OF US AREN'T AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEKEND.
WELL, MAYBE WE COULD MAKE IT IN JANUARY.
IS THAT WHEN OUR YEAR STARTS? JANUARY TO DECEMBER? MAYBE MAKE A CALENDAR IN JANUARY AND SAY, OKAY, THIS IS THE DAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR MEETINGS AND WAY AHEAD OF TIME WE'LL KNOW WHEN THE MEETINGS ARE AND MAKE PLANS TO BE THERE. WE'D BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LETTING.
WE CAN PROPOSE A CALENDAR TO VOTE ON TO.
I CAN ADD THAT AS AN ITEM TO VOTE ON FOR THE NEXT ONE AS A CALENDAR.
I WORK BY THE CALENDAR, SO I LIKE MY CALENDAR.
OKAY. SO WE'LL ADD THAT TO NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA.
ANY OTHER ITEMS? ALL RIGHT, MISS PAT.
11:49 ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.