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OR AM I ON?

[00:00:03]

HELLO? OH, HERE WE GO.

I TURNED IT OFF. AM I? WE'RE GOING TO DECLARE OUR SENIOR COMMISSION.

[ DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

OPEN AT 1130.

ALL RIGHT. IT'S 1130 ON THE FIFTH.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

AND. FIRST ITEM.

[1. Discussion and possible action on the minutes of the Senior Citizen Commission meeting of October 3, 2022.]

IS THE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION IN THE MINUTES OF THE SENIOR COMMISSION SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION MEETING ON OCTOBER THE THIRD.

DO I HAVE ANY CHANGES? I DON'T REMEMBER THERE BEING.

I DON'T SEE ANY CHANGES NEEDED.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES, [INAUDIBLE].

A SECOND TO THAT.

MADE THE MOTION. PAT, MADE THE MOTION.

SORRY. YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE.

WE'RE GOOD. DISCUSSION ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, UPDATES ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

[2. Discussion on Strategic Plan updates.]

SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO OVER BASICALLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO AT THE ANGLETON REC CENTER AND THE ANGLETON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

SO WHAT WE HAVE WE DON'T HAVE ANY REAL UPDATES ON HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION AT THIS TIME FOR HEALTH CARE, RECREATION AND ACTION.

STILL INVITE OUR WEEKLY GUEST SPEAKERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND PROGRAMING AT COFFEE CHATS WE RECENTLY HAD THE INSURANCE WAS PRESENT ON IN NOVEMBER AND THEN THE GULF COAST CENTER WAS PRESENT AS WELL ON THE 17TH LEGISLATIVE.

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT AREA AS WELL FOR RECREATION THOUGH, AND RECREATION.

WE REGISTRATION FOR TRIPS AND LUNCHES FOR QUARTER TWO OPENED ON DECEMBER 1ST.

TRIPS ARE DOING WELL WITH MOST RECENT VENTURES BEING TO THE BOBBY REED SHOW BRYAN MUSEUM IN GALVESTON AND ALSO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY TRIP TO MOODY GARDENS.

ALL TRIPS WERE EITHER MAXED OUT OR CLOSE TO MAXING OUT.

THE WALK WITH EASE PROGRAM ENDED WITH A SUCCESSFUL 30 PARTICIPANTS WALKING OVER 200 MILES TOGETHER IN THE RECREATION CENTER GYM.

SO THIS WAS A PROGRAM THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HOST DUE TO THE GRANT WE RECEIVED FROM IN ARPA WITH THE HEALTHY AGING GRANT STAFF.

SHARE THIS PROGRESS WITH OTHER HEALTHY AGING GRANTEES IN THE COUNTRY.

SO WE WERE ON A ZOOM CALL AND THEY ASKED US ABOUT OUR SUCCESS BECAUSE WE ARE ONE OF THE MORE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY WITH THIS GRANT.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE TIPS ON HOW THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AS WELL.

SO THE NEXT SESSION WE'RE GOING TO HOST ANOTHER SESSION, WHICH WILL BE ANOTHER SIX WEEKS WITH THE PROGRAM OF WALK WITH THESE.

IT'S SCHEDULED TO BEGIN JANUARY 9TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 17TH.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S A MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY WALKING PROGRAM.

BINGO HAS BEEN ADDED AS A MONTHLY OCCURRENCE DURING SENIOR PROGRAM, WITH NOVEMBER HAVING A FULL 12 PARTICIPANTS.

FOR QUALITY OF LIFE.

UPDATES INCLUDE RECREATION AND ACTIONS PROVIDE, OF COURSE STILL FELLOWSHIP DAILY AT THE REC CENTER FROM 8 TO 1 P.M., 8 A.M.

TO 1 P.M.. COFFEE CHAT STILL HELD EVERY THURSDAY AT 11 A.M..

THIS MONTH WE WILL FEATURE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES GIVING A CHAT.

THANKSGIVING POTLUCK, WHICH WAS HELD THIS PAST 16TH OF NOVEMBER.

WE HAD A TOTAL OF 50 PARTICIPANTS COME OUT FOR THAT EVENT POTLUCK.

THE UPCOMING SILVER HEARTS CHRISTMAS PARTY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 14TH.

SO NEXT WEEK, NEXT WEDNESDAY.

THIS EVENT CURRENTLY HAS 75 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS AND WILL FEATURE A MEAL AND LIVE MUSIC.

WE DO HAVE A GROWING WAITING LIST AND STAFF IS DOING WHAT WE CAN TO ADDRESS THOSE FOLKS THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS ABLE TO ATTEND TO.

THAT STAFF IS STILL WORKING IN PUBLISHING A MONTHLY SENIOR NEWSLETTER WITH UPCOMING PROGRAM AND LOCAL RESOURCE INFORMATION.

ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS? I KNOW I TRIED TO FIND IT ONLINE AND IT WAS LIKE LAST THE NEWSLETTER WAS AN OLDER VERSION.

WHEN DID YOU TRY? BECAUSE I JUST LOOKED IT UP THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS DECEMBER.

IT WAS LIKE LAST WEEK, I WILL SAY.

SO OUR RECREATION DIVISION STAFF WAS HIT REALLY HARD WITH BEING ILL.

[00:05:03]

WE WERE ALL OUT WITH ILLNESS, SO WE DID HAVE A FEW DAYS DELAY IN THAT JUST BECAUSE WE WERE ALL TRYING TO GET BACK TO BEING BETTER.

ALSO, I WENT TO SIGN UP FOR LUNCH BUNCH FOR NEXT QUARTER AND IT WASN'T LISTED SO ON THE WEBSITE.

YEAH. MY APOLOGIES AGAIN.

THAT'S MY FAULT. I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO.

OK. WITH BEING SICK.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE FIVE K COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, SO I WILL GET ON THAT THIS AFTERNOON.

OKAY. ALSO NOT THAT IT HAS PERTAINING TO THIS, BUT I WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE THE CHRISTMAS PARTY SO YOU CAN TAKE MY NAME OFF AND ADD ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAIT LIST.

OH, SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

I GOT TO WORK. OH, I NEVER WORK MID SHIFT.

AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY GOT ME SCHEDULED FOR MID SHIFT.

WELL, WE ALL MISS YOU. THANK YOU.

I WILL BE AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

OH, I'M SO SORRY.

OKAY. WELL, WE WILL MISS YOU GUYS BEING THERE.

WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS FUN.

IT IS ALWAYS FUN.

AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE LULL AND DEBBIE SCHEDULED FOR MUSIC.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HAD A CLEAR DANCING FLOOR.

YES, SIR.

UH. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT REGISTRATION.

IT WAS A LITTLE EARLY THIS QUARTER, SO WE HAVE I WASN'T EXPECTING IT UNTIL THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK.

OF THIS WEEK. WE HAVE STREAMLINED ALL OF OUR REGISTRATION DATES TO BE THE SAME WITH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMING.

WE HAD IT ON THE SECOND TUESDAY, THE SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, WHICH WE HAVE NOW STREAMLINED EVERYTHING TO OPEN THE FIRST THURSDAY.

WHAT WE WERE FINDING WITH OUR PROGRAMING IS THAT CERTAIN THINGS THAT OPEN EARLY JANUARY, WE'RE ONLY GETTING THREE WEEKS OF NOTICE TO OPEN FOR REGISTRATION VERSUS FOUR WEEKS IF WE OPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH, WHICH IS WHY WE DIDN'T, WE FELT LIKE WE WERE CUTTING OURSELVES SHORT WITH SHORTER REGISTRATION PERIODS.

SO THAT'S WHY WE STREAMLINE FROM MOVING FORWARD.

EVERYTHING WILL BE THE SAME, SAME DAY.

THE SECOND THE FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH GOING INTO PRIOR TO THE NEXT QUARTER.

AND I HADN'T REALIZED THAT.

FOR THE WHOLE QUARTER.

NEXT QUARTER, THERE'S ONLY FOUR TRIPS.

THERE'S ONLY FOUR TRIPS.

WE USED TO GO TO LUNCH ONCE A WEEK.

A MUSEUM. I MEAN, ONCE A MONTH, A MUSEUM, ONCE A MONTH.

AND SO WE CAN OVERNIGHTER ONCE A MONTH.

SO WE HAD AT LEAST 12 ACTIVITIES.

TO THESE FOUR.

NOW, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WE DID SO AFTER COVID.

WE DID GO DOWN.

WE HAD SOME BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS, SO WE DIDN'T PLAN AS MANY TRIPS BECAUSE WE WEREN'T GOING ON AS MANY BECAUSE OF COVID.

SO NOW THAT OUR NUMBERS ARE GOING UP, THOUGH, WE ARE GOING ALONG WITH THE BUDGET THAT WE HAD PLANNED FOR.

SO WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH IN OUR SENIOR BUDGET TO GO ON AS MANY TRIPS.

WE PLANNED FOR ONE LUNCH BUNCH A QUARTER AND ONE TRIP A MONTH.

AND WHERE I THINK WE'RE DOING ONE OR TWO OVERNIGHT TRIPS IN THE YEAR.

YEAH. YES. TWO IN THE YEAR.

YES. AND SO RIGHT NOW WE WERE DOING 11.

WE USED TO DO A WHOLE LOT MORE, BUT THAT WAS PRIOR TO COVID.

AND SO OUR NUMBERS WENT DOWN ON PARTICIPATION.

AND SO WE HAD BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS.

SO WE WERE NOT GET THE PARTICIPATION AGAIN.

OH, COMPLETELY. COVID IS PRETTY MUCH UNDER CONTROL, RIGHT? AND SO WE HAVE TO BUDGET AT LEAST MANY MONTHS AHEAD.

SO WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WILL GET US THROUGH INTO OCTOBER.

AND SO WE'LL START PLANNING FOR OUR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, THE 23-24 BUDGET COME THIS FEBRUARY.

SO THAT'LL BE ONE THING THAT WE CAN ASK FOR AS AN INCREASE TO OUR BUDGET IS TO BE ABLE TO GO ON ADDITIONAL TRIPS.

BUT WE JUST GOT TO GET THAT PARTICIPATION UP AND THEY TOOK BUDGET AWAY FROM ME DURING COVID.

WE DID JUST BECAUSE WHEN WE HAD DEFICITS WITHIN OUR AND MEGHAN CAN PROBABLY SPEAK MORE TO THAT, BUT WE DID HAVE SOME DEFICITS WITHIN OUR BLK BUDGET REVENUES THAT WE HAD TO MAKE UP. YES.

SO THIS WAS A DECISION MADE BY OUR ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION.

YOU CAN PROBABLY GO BACK TO 2020 WHEN WE MADE THESE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS, BUT THEY DID CUT DOWN SENIOR PROGRAMING QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY.

AND SO LIKE JERRY SAYING, WE START PLANNING IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR AND WE CAN PUT THESE PROGRAMS BACK INTO PLACE.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO SEE THE INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE TO JUSTIFY THE INCREASE IN PROGRAMING.

SO WE'RE NOT MAXING OUT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, ON THE OVERNIGHT TRIPS, ARE WE, JERRY?

[00:10:04]

OKAY. SO AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO FOLLOW THOSE TRENDS.

IT MAY BE IMPROVING.

AND IF IT IS, THEN JERRY, AS THE SUPERINTENDENT, WILL BRING THAT TO OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP.

WHEN WE START WORKING ON THAT IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY FOR FUTURE PROGRAMING.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A CATCH 22.

WE CAN'T DO THIS UNTIL WE GET MORE PARTICIPATION.

WELL, NO, UNTIL WE WELL, WHAT WE'RE SAYING.

WELL, NO, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS IF WE DON'T SEE OVERNIGHT PARTICIPATION NOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADD ADDITIONAL TRIPS IF WE DON'T HAVE EXISTING PARTICIPATION IN OUR CURRENT OVERNIGHT TRIPS.

THERE ARE NO OVERNIGHT TRIPS THERE.

I BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO YEARS.

WHAT THEY JUST MENTIONED, IT ISN'T IN THIS QUARTER, BUT IT'LL BE COMING UP IN.

SO IF THAT PARTICIPATION INSTEAD OF 11 ARE CORRECT AND AGAIN, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT THIS FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT ALC APPROVED FOR OUR BUDGET. AND SO WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO IS MANAGE THE FUNDS AND PROGRAMING THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

BUT IF THE NUMBERS AND PARTICIPATION SUPPORT ADDITIONAL ONES FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK FOR THAT AND SHOW BASED ON THE TREND FROM 2020 TO NOW.

WE CAN SHOW, HOPEFULLY, I'M ASSUMING, INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE OVERNIGHT TRIPS.

THAT GIVES US JUSTIFICATION TO GO BACK AND ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

OKAY. CAN WE GO TO.

PEOPLE TO HELP SPONSOR THE SENIOR PROGRAM.

OH, ABSOLUTELY.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT JERRY'S BEEN WORKING ON, AND I'LL LET HER SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT.

YES. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH OUR ASSISTANT PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, JASON O'MARA, WHO WE ARE GATHERING MORE INFORMATION FOR A SPONSORSHIP PACKET THAT WILL BE MORE TOWARDS REALLY SPECIFIC AREAS.

OUR FORMER SPONSORSHIP PACKET WAS A LITTLE BROAD AS TO WHERE HOW WE WOULD UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS.

SO WE'RE REALLY NARROWING IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT A WE GET A LOT OF INFO FROM OUR POTLUCKS AS WELL.

AND SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DOING A SENIOR COOKBOOK ANNUALLY, WHICH WOULD BE REALLY ANOTHER WAY THAT WE CAN BRING IN FUNDS SO THAT WAY WE CAN PUT THOSE FUNDS DIRECTLY TOWARDS SENIOR PROGRAMING. SO THAT IS COMING DOWN THE WAY.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO START COLLECTING AT ALL OF OUR POTLUCKS, ALL OF THOSE GREAT RECIPES.

SO THAT'LL BE ANOTHER METHOD OF FUNDRAISING.

AND MAY I MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT? THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, BUT YOU NEED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE MASCULINE AND YOUR OFFERINGS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO TO A YARN.

HAND KNITTING OR A COOKIE DECORATING OR A SHARD.

DEALING WITH BROKEN GLASS.

I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO GO TO THE CRAYTON THEATER BECAUSE I DON'T DO THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY.

SO. AND.

SO THAT'S JUST THOSE FOUR ACTIVITIES.

YEAH. NO, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.

LET'S GO OUT AND KILL SOMETHING.

I MEAN. OKAY, THEN I'LL GO.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO ON A DEER HUNT.

NO SAFARI.

WELL, ONE THING WE'LL SAY IS IF WE DO TAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, SO I WILL SAY VICKY WILL GET RECOMMENDATIONS FROM WHENEVER SHE'S IN THE ROOM WITH ALL OF THE SENIORS. THEY COME BACK THERE, ESPECIALLY THE MERMAID GROUP THAT DOES THE AQUATICS AND THE CLASSIC SILVER FOLKS.

SINCE WE SEE THEM SO OFTEN, THEY DO GIVE US FEEDBACK AS TO LIKE, HEY, WE HAVE IDEAS HERE, WE HAVE IDEAS HERE.

AND I USED TO DO THE TRAVELERS CLUB, AND THAT'S VERY MUCH SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BRING BACK, BUT WE WOULD LOVE RECOMMENDATION.

SO IF YOU HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, I'M NOT RECOMMENDING THIS, BUT AT LEAST IN THE PAST WE HAVE BEEN TO THE WYO RANCH.

WE COULDN'T SHOOT ANYTHING, BUT WE COULD LOOK AT THEM.

OKAY. NO, DEFINITELY WE CAN.

DON'T DO THE WILD RANCH AND I'VE BEEN THERE TWICE.

BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, ESPECIALLY BEING THE SENIOR COMMISSION, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME.

AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE IT.

SEND ME YOUR IDEAS, EVEN IF IT'S JUST VIA EMAIL OR A TEXT MESSAGE.

I MEAN, YOU ARE THE COMMISSION, SO IF YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, PLEASE LET US KNOW BECAUSE YOU ARE THE VOICE THAT IS BEING THAT SOUNDBOARD FOR FOR ALL SENIORS. SO. MALE OR FEMALE.

SO IN THE FUND RAISER YOU WILL SPECIFY THERE CAN BE A SPONSOR FOR SENIOR PROGRAM.

ABSOLUTELY. GOOD.

SO WE'LL HAVE THOSE TWO AREAS.

AND ONCE WE GET THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER, WE'LL PROVIDE IT TO YOU GUYS.

SO IF YOU KNOW ANY AREAS THAT WE COULD REACH OUT TO OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT ON OUR BEHALF, JUST LET ME KNOW.

AND WE CAN WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON THAT.

JERRY, HOW MUCH HAVE WE PICKED UP SINCE COVID HAS KIND OF SLOWED DOWN? WE HAVE, ACTUALLY, AND I CAN LET VICKI SPEAK TO THAT, BUT WE HAVE SEEN INCREASED PARTICIPATION.

[00:15:01]

I WILL SAY FOR THE LAST OVERNIGHT TRIP THAT WE DID GO ON, WE DID STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT TO GET THOSE POSITIONS FEEL FILLED.

WE DO GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR DAY TRIPS JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS MUCH OF A COMMITMENT SINCE SOME FOLKS HAVE ANIMALS THAT THEY FEED AND IT'S JUST OVER AND NOT SO MUCH OVERNIGHT. BUT I'LL LET VICKI SPEAK TO AND PARTICIPATION.

YEAH. SO GOOD MORNING.

AFTERNOON. SO WE HAVE HAD INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN JUST ABOUT EVERY AREA.

THE OVERNIGHT TRIP I KNOW IS GETTING TALKED ABOUT A LOT, BUT WE'VE REALLY ONLY WE ONLY HAVE ONE TO REFERENCE AND THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.

SO HOPEFULLY WITH OUR NEXT TRIP WE'LL HAVE BETTER PARTICIPATION.

BUT AS FAR AS OUR DAY TRIPS AND OUR POTLUCKS AND OUR IN HOUSE PROGRAMING AND STUFF, WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION AND PEOPLE ATTENDING.

AND OF COURSE, LIKE THEY HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE, THAT IS GOING TO BE WHAT CATAPULTS US AND GIVES US THE LEVERAGE THEN TO BE ABLE TO ASK FOR MORE MONEY SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE SITTING ON OUR WAITING LIST.

WE ARE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE PROGRAMING OR PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND EVENTS WITH US.

BUT PARTICIPATION IS DOING NOTHING BUT INCREASING.

IN FACT, I REALLY HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO JERRY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT WE JUST OPENED UP OUR WAITING LIST FOR OUR SENIOR PARTY SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO INCREASE IT TO THE 90 PARTICIPATION OF 90 INSTEAD OF 75.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE DAILY? AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ATTEND DAILY FOR DAILY PROGRAMING.

WE PROBABLY RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 12 FOR DAILY PROGRAMING.

BINGO IS ALWAYS HIGHLY ATTENDED, SO BINGO IS MY HIGHEST DAY.

I CAN GET ANYWHERE FROM UP TO 25 PEOPLE FOR BINGO.

BUNKO HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

IT REQUIRES 12 PEOPLE TO PLAY AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUR 12 PEOPLE FOR BUNCO.

SO YEAH, WE'VE DEFINITELY SEEN AN INCREASE BOTH WAYS, NOT JUST FOR DAILY PROGRAMING, BUT FOR OUR TRIPS AND EVENTS AS WELL.

DID ANYBODY ELSE. I'D LOVE TO SEE 50 PEOPLE, THOUGH.

YEAH, I'M SAYING WE COVID MADE IT DROP DOWN A LOT.

SO IN REGARDS TO WHAT? TO BEFORE WE HEAD COVID? WELL, IT DEPENDS ON, I GUESS, WHAT AREA YOU'RE SPEAKING DAILY.

DAILY. WELL, WE REVAMPED THE PROGRAM, GOT COMPLETELY REVAMPED AFTER COVID.

SO WE'RE DOING THINGS IN A DIFFERENT WE'RE NOT DOING THINGS ON ONE GIANT DAY ANYMORE.

OH, OKAY. YEAH. WE'VE SPREAD EVERYTHING OUT SO THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ON EACH DAY INSTEAD OF IT BEING ONE GIANT EVENT ON ONE DAY.

SO THAT'S WHY YOUR NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND THAT'S IT FOR SENIOR PROGRAMING, I WILL SAY FOR OUR MEMBERSHIPS TO FOR SENIORS.

AND MR. DUNCAN CAN PROBABLY AGREE WITH ME HERE.

WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF SENIORS.

YOU HAVE THOSE THAT DO GO INTO THE ROOM FOR DAILY PROGRAMING, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THOSE THAT COME IN FOR CLASSES.

OUR MORNING FITNESS CLASS CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 16 TO ABOUT 20 FOLKS WITH MARY'S WATER AEROBICS CLASS IN THE MORNING AND CLASSIC SILVER.

EVEN ON BAD WEATHER DAYS, SHE'LL STILL HAVE AT LEAST EIGHT OR NINE FOLKS.

BUT WE'VE SEEN THAT CLASS REACH ALMOST ABOUT ABOUT 20.

YEAH, THEY'RE IN THE GYM NOW BECAUSE THEY OUTGREW THE ROOM.

SO WE ARE ADDRESSING TWO DIFFERENT AREAS.

AND THEN THE WALK WITH THESE, THE GROUP THAT COMES IN WALKS, THOSE ARE 30 PARTICIPANTS.

WE ARE STARTING AGAIN IN JANUARY, BUT WE HAVE ALLOWED THOSE GROUPS, THOSE FOLKS THAT JUST CAME IN TO WALK, WE ALLOW THEM TO STILL DO SO BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KEEP ACTIVE AND WE JUST THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE COMING IN.

SO WE HAVE THOSE TWO DIFFERENT AREAS.

SO IF YOU COMBINE THOSE TOGETHER, YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING ABOUT.

PROBABLY ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT 30 SENIORS A DAY.

THAT'S GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE? HMM. ANYTHING ELSE I CAN SAY? OKAY. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THE DISCUSSION OF THE 2023 MEETING CALENDAR.

[3. Discussion on 2023 Meeting Calendar]

YES. SO IN YOUR PACKET YOU'LL FIND A LIST OF DATES FOR THE 2023 MEETING SCHEDULE.

THE COMMISSION ASKED IF WE COULD HAVE JUST A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF ALL OF THE MEETINGS THAT WERE ALREADY PLANNED OUT.

ALL OF THESE DAYS.

NONE OF THEM SHOULD FALL ON A DOUBLE CHECK.

NONE OF THEM SHOULD FALL ON A HOLIDAY.

SO WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.

THIS IS FOR THE YEAR.

SO IF YOU'LL HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH ANY OF THE DATES, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

BUT THIS SHOULD BE OUR CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR.

I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

I CAN ALSO PUT ON MY CALENDAR.

AWESOME. I HAVE A NEW CALENDAR TO PUT IT ON TO.

SO WE HAVE A NEW CALENDAR.

AND I STILL CAN'T FIND.

[00:20:02]

WE'LL REVIEW A NEW PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OUR FEBRUARY MEETING, FEBRUARY SIX.

SO THAT WILL BE ON THERE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THAT AGENDA? AND IF YOU CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE, YOU ARE ALWAYS FREE TO EMAIL ME OR GIVE ME A CALL.

[Additional Item]

I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE FEEDBACK FROM OUR SENIORS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO US? I'D LIKE TO. GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD. OH.

PLEASE EXCUSE MY ATTIRE.

I JUST GOT THROUGH EXERCISE AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO HOME AND CHANGE.

NO PROBLEM. Y'ALL HAVE ANSWERED JUST ABOUT EVERY.

JOHN DUNCAN IS MY NAME.

EXCUSE ME. YOU ALL HAVE ANSWERED JUST ABOUT EVERY THING THAT I CAME UP HERE TO SAY ABOUT TODAY.

WE ARE REALLY. MY WIFE AND I GO TO ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES WE VERY SELDOM SKIP.

AND LAST YEAR, IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD SO MANY MORE.

MUCH MORE ACTIVITIES AND THINGS TO DO.

WE REALLY APPRECIATED IT.

THIS YEAR IT'S REALLY FELL OFF AND.

WE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THAT AND.

I THINK VICKY'S DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.

WITH WHAT SHE HAS TO WORK WITH THIS BUDGET.

I DID NOT UNDERSTAND, BUT I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW.

WE'D LIKE TO GET WITH THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME MORE MONEY FOR THE SENIORS.

THIS IS. REALLY ONE THING WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO AT OUR AGE.

I'VE BEEN IN ANGLETON FOR 82 YEARS.

AND THE SENIOR CITIZENS AND REC CENTER IS REALLY BEING A FOCAL POINT OF OUR.

ADVANCED YEARS AND WE REALLY ENJOY IT.

SO ANYTHING YOU DO TO GET US MORE TRIPS, WE'D APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. AND ONE THING I DO WANT TO ADD THAT'LL HELP OUT TOO, WITH SOME OF THE PRESSURES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, WE PAY FOR A DRIVER.

VICKI IS IN HER IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING HER CDL LICENSE.

SO THAT IS A LENGTHY PROCESS, BUT SHE IS IN HER MIDDLE OF HER TESTING ON THE BEGINNING AND SHE'LL WE'RE OUR DEADLINE FOR THAT IS MARCH OF NEXT YEAR.

YES. SO THAT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE PRESSURE AS TO ALLOWING US TO GO ON A FEW MORE TRIPS SINCE WE WON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A DRIVER.

SO THAT'LL HELP OUT THERE.

IS THERE ANYTHING ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN DO TO TALK TO THE COUNCIL OR THE MAYOR OR ANYBODY OR WHAT? I'LL LET MEGHAN SPEAK TO THAT.

BUT SHE LIKE SHE WAS SAYING, WE ALSO HAVE IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE COME, UNDERSTAND? OH, NO.

I THINK JERRY WAS ABOUT TO MENTION.

WE ALSO HAVE A PARKS EMPLOYEE THAT IS WORKING ON TESTING FOR THEIR CDL SO THAT WE CAN TAKE TWO BUSSES FOR THOSE THAT HAVE WAITING LISTS.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT TO TRY TO OPEN UP THOSE REGISTRANTS AS WELL IS IN REGARDS TO SPEAKING TO CHELSEA, WE WOULD DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME TO THE ALC MEETINGS.

THOSE ARE TYPICALLY THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY OTHER MONTH, SO WE CAN DEFINITELY GET YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION AND QUEUE YOU IN ON THOSE MEETINGS.

BUT WE ARE WORKING WILL BE WORKING IN THE NEW YEAR ON A NEW BUDGET.

SO THAT WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO COME TO THAT FIRST MEETING AND EXPRESS ANY DESIRE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND THEY REALLY, IN MY EXPERIENCE, RESPOND WELL WHEN WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS COME TO THOSE MEETINGS.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT.

THOSE ARE NIGHT MEETINGS, AREN'T THEY? THEY ARE 5:30 ON MONDAYS, THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH AND I BELIEVE HOURS.

IT MAY NOT BE SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY.

I THINK IT DOES FALL ON A CITY HOLIDAY, SO IT MAY TAKE PLACE IN FEBRUARY, THE THIRD MONDAY IN FEBRUARY, BUT I'LL DOUBLE CHECK THAT AND WE CAN GET THAT OUT TO SENIOR COMMISSION. AND SARA, IF YOU WANTED TO GO, SARA, IF YOU WANTED TO GO TO THAT, LET ME KNOW AND I'LL PICK YOU UP AND TAKE YOU TO THE MEETING.

THEY KNOW IT'S AT NIGHTTIME.

YEAH, I'D LIKE TO GO.

OKAY. WELL, YEAH.

WHAT NIGHT WILL IT BE? WHAT NIGHT DOES IT MATTER? IT'S MONDAY NIGHT.

EVERY OTHER MONTH.

EVERY OTHER NIGHT? YOU SAID THE FIRST MONDAY.

EVERY OTHER MONTH. SECOND, THIRD.

THIRD. EVERY OTHER MONTH? YEAH. IT WOULD BE GREAT.

JUST BECAUSE I THINK TESTIMONIALS AS TO HOW THE SENIOR PROGRAM HAS HELPED OR HOW IT'S AFFECTED YOUR LIVES.

I MEAN, TESTIMONIALS ARE THE GREATEST THINGS.

IT REALLY HELPS US OUT.

AWESOME. ANY ANYTHING ELSE? AND WE APPRECIATE OUR SENIORS.

OH, ABSOLUTELY. WE APPRECIATE THEM.

I KNOW I'M ONE, BUT STILL.

NOW WE HAVE OUR OUR HANDFUL THAT COME IN EVERY DAY AND WE MAKE SURE TO TOUCH BASE WITH ALL OF THEM.

[00:25:07]

SO, YES, WE DO.

WE APPRECIATE THEM ALL.

OKAY WITH THAT? WE'RE ADJOURNED. ALL RIGHT.

AT 11:55.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.