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NOW THAT EVERYTHING'S TURNED ON.

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YOUR MIC'S WORKING, EVERYBODY.

GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT, SO WE WILL.

IF YOU DON'T MIND CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER.

MEETING COME TO ORDER AT 11:30 AND WE HAVE A QUORUM.

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

AND THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO DISCUSS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE

[1. Discussion and possible action on the minutes of the Senior Citizen Commission meeting of August 7, 2023.]

SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION MEETING FROM AUGUST 7TH, 2023.

MIC] I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MEMBER MCDANIEL A SECOND BY MEMBER SHAW.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE.

THOSE. OPPOSED? OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT.

THAT MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO.

[2. Discussion and possible action on a Senior Citizen Commission chair.]

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A SENIOR COMMISSION SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION CHAIR.

OKAY, SO CURRENTLY OUR COMMISSION DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTING CHAIR FOR THE BOARD.

SO THE SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION SHALL ELECT ANNUALLY ONE OF ITS MEMBERS AS ITS CHAIR AND SHALL ESTABLISH ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE.

SO OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS THE SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION NOMINATE ONE OF ITS MEMBERS TO SERVE AS THE CHAIR FOR THE BOARD.

SO Y'ALL CAN MAKE A NOMINATION OF A CHAIR MEMBER AND WE WILL TAKE A VOTE.

SO WHO'S NOT HERE? ISN'T THAT HOW YOU ELECT? I'M JUST KIDDING.

I CAN STILL KEEP DOING IT IF YOU ALL WANT IT.

I SAID I CAN STILL KEEP DOING IT IF YOU ALL WANT IT.

PAT HAS DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB BEING OUR CHAIR.

I'LL NOMINATE PAT TO BE COMMISSIONER LEADER.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY.

WE HAVE A NOMINATION BY MCDANIEL.

SECONDED BY SHAW.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. DO I GET A VOTE? THANK YOU, MISS ASCHENBACH.

YOU ARE NOW OUR SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION CHAIR.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, DISCUSSION ON STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATES.

[3. Discussion on Strategic Plan updates.]

ALL RIGHT, SO ON TO THE GOOD STUFF.

ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT WE HAVE GOING ON THAT WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS WE HAVEN'T MET SINCE AUGUST.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS BRING ALL TOGETHER, GIVE YOU ALL A RUNDOWN OF WHAT WE'VE DONE THE PAST TWO MONTHS SINCE WE HAVEN'T MET.

YOU HAVE TO SHOW YOU ALL WHAT WE HAVE COMING UP.

PER THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND JUST ALL THE THINGS TOGETHER.

AND IF YOU'LL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, JUST FEEL FREE TO CHIME IN AS WELL.

SO ON YOUR PAGE SEVEN, YOU HAVE YOUR YOUR ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE HAVE ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP THE SENIOR COMMISSION BYLAWS. THE FIRST ONE IS HOUSING.

AND SO SOME RESULTS THAT WE HAVE THERE IS THAT OUR RECREATION SPECIALIST HAS BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND WE ARE PLANNING IN THE FUTURE.

WE HAVE TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COME AND DO A LUNCH AND LEARN TO GIVE US INFORMATION ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

SO WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IS WE WOULD UTILIZE ONE OF THE BUSSES AND DO A BUS TOUR OF ANGLETON TO SEE SOME NEW SUBDIVISIONS, TAKE A HOME TOUR, GIVE STATUS ON ALL THINGS HOUSING.

WE WILL PROBABLY WAIT TO DO THIS IN THE SPRING, JUST BECAUSE THE WINTER TIME IS KIND OF A TIME THAT OUR SENIORS DON'T REALLY LIKE TO GET OUT TOO, TOO MUCH.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT THE SPRING TIME TO DO THAT.

SO THAT'LL BE SOMETHING WE CAN GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

IN REGARDS TO TRANSPORTATION.

SINCE OUR RECREATION SPECIALIST HAS OBTAINED HER CDL AND STARTING THIS PAST OCTOBER, WE DID START PROVIDING LUNCH BENCHES NOW ON A MONTHLY BASIS, WHICH HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

HEALTH CARE KROGER CAME OUT ON OCTOBER 12TH AND PROVIDED VACCINES TO 11 PARTICIPANTS THAT INCLUDED

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COVID BOOSTERS, FLU VACCINES AND I BELIEVE, SHINGLES AS WELL.

YEAH, THE LUNCHEON LEARN IN JANUARY WE WILL HOST CARES FROM THE BRAZORIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO INFORM US ON HOW THEY'RE BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN FIRST RESPONDERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES FOR WHEN EMERGENCY ARISES.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER LUNCHEON LEARN OPPORTUNITY.

AND SINCE WE'VE UPDATED OUR LUNCH AND LEARN TO WE HAVE A MEAL PROVIDED AFTERWARDS.

WE HAVE SEEN A GREAT INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION WITH OUR LUNCH AND LEARNS.

WHEN WAS OUR LAST ONE? AND HOW MANY DO WE HAVE FOR THAT ONE? 11. WE HAVE 11 FOR THAT ONE.

SO WE'VE REALLY SEEN AN INCREASE IN THAT, WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT SINCE WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE A LUNCH COMPONENT AS WELL.

IN REGARDS TO LEGISLATIVE ON DECEMBER 7TH, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THIS THURSDAY, WE WILL HAVE MAYOR JOHN WRIGHT, COMING OUT AS OUR LUNCH AND LEARN GUEST. WE HAVE 21 CURRENTLY REGISTERED FOR LUNCH AND LEARN WITH THAT ONE.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A POPULAR ONE.

AND THEN THE CITY MANAGER IS SCHEDULED TO JOIN US ON MAY 16TH FOR A LUNCH AND LEARN AS WELL.

AND THAT ONE HAS BEEN REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO TALK TO OUR CITY MANAGER AND GET SOME CITY UPDATES, GET SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

SO WE HAD A REALLY SUCCESSFUL ONE LAST YEAR, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

IN REGARDS TO RECREATION, SO WALK WITH EASE TOOK PLACE IN SEPTEMBER 11TH THROUGH OCTOBER 20TH WITH 20 PARTICIPANTS WITH 30 PARTICIPANTS. MY APOLOGIES.

WE WERE PLANNING TO HAVE THE NEXT SESSION IN JANUARY.

HOWEVER, OUR INSTRUCTOR HAD TO PULL OUT DUE TO SOME MEDICAL THINGS, BUT WE PLAN TO REEVALUATE AND LOOK AT POSSIBLY LATER IN THE SPRING OR MAYBE IN THE FALL.

WE TRY NOT TO DO IT TOO MUCH IN THE SUMMERTIME JUST BECAUSE THE GYM'S PRETTY, PRETTY ACTIVE.

THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SILVER HEARTS CHRISTMAS PARTY THAT IS MUCH ANTICIPATED WILL BE ON DECEMBER 13TH.

WE PLAN TO HAVE LIVE MUSIC LUNCH, AND THE BRAZORIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND AGAIN TO DANCE WITH OUR OUR PARTICIPANTS.

WE ARE CURRENTLY UP TO 92 THAT ARE REGISTERED.

IF YOU'LL TAKE ME OFF THE LIST, I CAN'T MAKE IT.

I'M SORRY.

WE'LL MISS YOU, THOUGH.

WELL, MY MY PARTY INCLUDE IS THE SAME DAY.

ALWAYS THE SAME DAY.

AND IT'S AN EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION PARTY.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DONATIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AND LOCAL INDIVIDUALS FOR DOOR PRIZES, WHICH I THINK WILL BE AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S DOOR PRIZES.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT EVENT.

FEBRUARY 13TH OUR SILVER HEARTS TUESDAY WILL BE SHARED WITH THE VALENTINE'S DAY SOCIAL OR VALENTINE'S SOCIAL.

MY APOLOGIES. THIS IS ON VALENTINE'S DAY.

THAT ONE'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME AS WELL.

DECEMBER 19TH, OUR SENIORS WILL BE TAKING A TRIP TO VISIT THE SUGARLAND HOLIDAY LIGHTS AT CONSTELLATION FIELD, WHERE THEY WILL HAVE DINNER BEFOREHAND.

THIS TRIP WAS ACTUALLY TAKEN OFF.

IT WAS WE HAD A WAITING LIST OF OVER 20 PEOPLE, AND SO WE CONTACTED OUR BUS DRIVER LIST AND KIND OF MADE SOME ARRANGEMENTS.

AND WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE 41 FOR PARTICIPANTS.

AND THEN MISS SHAW IS GOING TO COME ALONG AS A AMBASSADOR OF OF OUR SILVER HEARTS PROGRAM AND SERVE AS A VOLUNTEER THAT COMES OUT AND HELPS VICKY ASSIST VICKY WITH GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE BUS, WHILE VICKY PARKS THE BUSSES AND GETS THE GROUPS TOGETHER.

SO THAT WAY NOBODY STRAYS AWAY FROM THE GROUP.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.

I THINK IN REGARDS TO DRIVERS AND PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS, IT'S LIKE A 47 PERSON TRIP.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY, REALLY.

WE'RE UTILIZING BOTH PARKS AND REC BUSSES.

SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.

MAKE SURE TO GET GOOD PICTURES.

FEBRUARY 1ST WE'LL HIT LUNCH AND LEARN WITH WEIGHT ROOM EDUCATION WITH OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME NEW EQUIPMENT COME INTO THE REC CENTER, SO THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW EQUIPMENT TO REALLY LEARN THAT.

SO THANK YOU, JASON, FOR THAT.

AND THEN APRIL 4TH, OUR LUNCH AND LEARN IS ACTUALLY GOING TO PARTNER WITH BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK.

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOR A HALF MILE GUIDED TOUR A NATURE WALK.

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AS WELL AS HAVE LUNCH OUT ON THE PICNIC GROUNDS.

SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE WILL BE EDUCATED ON PARKS, ECOSYSTEMS AND GETTING SOME OUTDOOR EXPOSURE.

SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OFFERING THAT NEW OPPORTUNITY.

SO AGAIN, PARTNERING WITH TPW STAFF AS WELL AS OUR OUTDOOR, ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATION STAFF.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE COMING UP IN RECREATION.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ON A LOT OF THINGS.

OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR SILVER HEARTS TUESDAY, WHICH INCORPORATES GAMES, BINGO, BREAKFAST IN THE MORNINGS.

WE'VE SEEN A LARGE PARTICIPATION INCREASE ON BUNCO.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WAITING LIST NOW FOR BUNCO.

SO THAT'S BEEN WE'VE EVEN HAD FOLKS WHO HAVE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE ACTUALLY WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND THEN COME IN AND GET EXCITED TO PLAY.

SO IT'S FUN HEARING THOSE STORIES THAT I MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO PLAY, BUT COMING IN AND FEELING WELCOME.

SO THAT'S A GREAT THING.

WE'RE WE'RE EXCITED TO GROW ON AND KEEPING PEOPLE COMING IN.

IN REGARDS TO QUALITY OF LIFE.

WE HAVE SOME THINGS COMING UP THROUGH AGAIN, LUNCH AND LEARN.

IN MARCH 28TH WE'RE DOING A PARTNERSHIP WITH EATING ON A BUDGET WITH TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE.

ANOTHER EXCITING THING THAT WE HAVE IS A NEW METHOD OF COMMUNICATION WITH SENIOR PARTICIPANTS THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE CITY'S TEXT MY GOV.

SO WHAT IT IS, IT'S THIS PROCESS ALLOWS SENIORS TO OPT IN TO THE SILVER HEARTS DISTRIBUTION GROUP TO RECEIVE PROGRAM UPDATES AND REMINDERS. SO WE'VE BEEN HELPING THEM TEXT A NUMBER.

AND THEY OPT IN TO THE SILVER HEARTS GROUP THROUGH TEXT MY GOV.

SO WHEN WE HAVE UPDATES, HEY, COME OUT TO THE PARTY OR IF SENIOR SILVER HEARTS WE HAD TO CLOSE ON TUESDAY BECAUSE OF EMERGENCY THE PROGRAM. SO WE SEND OUT THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE IT.

SO IT JUST INSTEAD OF RATHER SENDING A LOT OF EMAILS THAT MIGHT GET TO FOLKS, WE KNOW THAT THE TEXTING IS A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

SO WE'VE WE HAVE CURRENTLY, I BELIEVE, 29 ON THE OPT IN LIST CURRENTLY.

AND OUR NEWSLETTER THAT OCCURS ON A MONTHLY BASIS STILL HAS 33 INDIVIDUALS ON THE MAIL OUT LIST AND 43 ON THE EMAIL LIST.

AND WE WERE RECENTLY FEATURED IN THE LATEST ANGLETON INSIDE ANGLETON EDITION, WHICH WE HAD A STORY RUN ABOUT PROGRAMING AND ALL THE THINGS COMING UP. AFTER THAT STORY RAN, THE PHONE RANG WITH LOTS OF NEW FOLKS COMING IN AND GETTING NEWSLETTERS AND WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT TRIPS.

AND SO WE'RE EXCITED, A LITTLE ANXIOUS, BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE NEW FOLKS THAT ARE COMING IN ASKING QUESTIONS ALSO ABOUT SUMMER SILVER SNEAKERS, MEMBERSHIPS, WHAT'S OUR OTHER ONES, AND RENEW ACTIVE SILVER AND FIT. SO WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE SENIOR POPULATION THAT WE HAVE COMING IN.

SO ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS, SUGGESTIONS? I HAVE A SUGGESTION OR QUESTION HAS THERE.

SO I KNOW THE PARKS AND REC HAS A FACEBOOK PAGE AND THAT'S WHERE ALL THE INFORMATION IS, KIDS PROGRAMS, SENIOR PROGRAM CLOSED, WHATEVER.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY THOUGHT TO MAYBE CREATING A SEPARATE FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THE SENIOR PROGRAM SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEED THROUGH EVERYTHING TO FIND THAT POSSIBLY? WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FACEBOOK PAGES.

THE ONLY THE THING THAT HAS COME UP, THOUGH, IS JUST LIKE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PAGES, AS WELL AS MONITORING THE ITEMS THAT GO IN, AND ALSO WHERE PEOPLE GET KIND OF A ONE CENTERED LOCATION TO WHERE WE CAN DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION.

SO SOMETIMES IT'S WE GOT IT HERE, WE GET IT THERE.

WE DIDN'T GET THESE UPDATES AND SHARING ALL OF THE THINGS.

SO WE TRY TO KEEP EVERYTHING THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS AND RECREATION ON ONE.

ONE THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT RECENTLY DOING WITH OUR STAFF IS EVENT PAGES.

SO MAYBE NOT SO MUCH FOR TUESDAYS, BUT LIKE THE SENIOR, THE CHRISTMAS PARTIES OR THE BIGGER THINGS IS MAKING EVENT PAGES FOR THOSE EVENTS SPECIFICALLY.

SO THAT WAY ONCE THEY LIKE THE EVENT, THEY CAN START GETTING NOTIFICATIONS THROUGH FACEBOOK.

YES. TEXT MY GOV HAS HELPED WITH THAT JUST BECAUSE VICKY'S ALREADY GOT A LOT GOING ON.

NOT TO SAY THAT SHE COULDN'T, BUT I TRY TO MANAGE THEIR TIME AS TOO.

SO MANAGING PAGES AND ALL.

SO IF WE DO EVENTS THOUGH IT WOULD BE EASIER.

ESPECIALLY WITH THE SILVER HEARTS CHRISTMAS PARTY IF FOLKS WANT TO SHARE PICTURES THAT THEY TOOK AT THE EVENT.

IT'S SPECIFICALLY IN THAT GROUP, RIGHT? IT'S JUST GETTING ON THE SCHEDULE AND MAKING THOSE EVENT PAGES.

BUT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THOSE, AND PROBABLY SO FOR THE SILVER HEARTS CHRISTMAS AND IF NOT THAT ONE, MAYBE THE VALENTINE'S SPECIAL

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WE HAD EVENT PAGES AT ONE TIME DIDN'T WE? AND WE DO STILL UTILIZE THEM, OUR, THE FORTUNATE THING IS THAT OUR SILVER OUR SENIORS HAVE BEEN VERY THIS RIGHT HERE HAS BEEN LIKE THE ULTIMATE RESOURCE COMMUNICATOR.

I THINK TEXT MY GOV WILL HELP BRIDGE SOME OF THOSE GAPS AS WELL.

JUST TRYING TO GET MORE FOLKS ON BOARD.

BUT THEY WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE PHYSICAL PAPER, EVEN THOUGH WE TRY TO GET THROUGH DIGITAL THINGS ON OTHER WAY, THIS HAS REALLY BEEN THE MAIN COMMUNICATOR FOR FOLKS TO GET INFO.

SO BUT YEAH, WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT MORE OF PAGES IN THE FUTURE AND SEEING HOW WE CAN MANAGE THOSE.

OKAY. THE PEOPLE I ASSOCIATE WITH LIKE THE HAVING THE HARDCOPY AS OPPOSED TO LOOKING IT UP ON FACEBOOK OR.

YEAH, THIS HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT.

AND WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH OUR PUBLISHER WHO DOES ALL OF OUR OUR PLAYBOOK AND ALL, AND SHE HAS REDEVELOPED AND MADE IT TO WHERE IT'S VERY CLEAN, VERY IT MAKES IT EASY FOR US TO JUST SEND HER INFO AND SHE CAN CRANK THEM OUT REALLY FAST TO SAVE STAFF TIMING.

AND SO THEY HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS IS THE THE BRANDING OF THE SILVER HEARTS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT REDOING THE LOGO OF SILVER HEARTS THAT HAS BEEN IN THE TALKS NOW, JUST SO THAT WAY WE CAN MAKE IT REALLY THE SILVER HEART GROUP AND DEBUTING THAT HOPEFULLY AT THE SILVER HEARTS CHRISTMAS PARTY.

I KNOW THE PRINTED COPY IS EXCELLENT FOR GETTING US INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME, BUT THAT'S WHAT TEXT MY GOV IS SUPPOSED TO BE, IS THAT THAT BRIDGE THAT HELPS WITH ALL THE GAPS.

SO FACEBOOK IS GOOD FOR PICTURES OF PARTIES AND EVENTS AND THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.

BUT THE TEXT MY GOV IS WHEN WE SEND OUT SOMETHING LIKE HEY GUYS, IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP TO GO ON THE COOKING CLASS, DON'T FORGET YOU HAVE TO HAVE A HAIR HAIRNET OR YOU HAVE TO WERE GOING ON THE BRAZOS BEND NATURE WALK.

DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR COMFY SHOES, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT CAN GET OUT JUST SPECIFICALLY TO Y'ALL INSTEAD OF IT GOING ON FACEBOOK FOR THE WHOLE WORLD.

YEAH, SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

MAYBE AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY, THEN I CAN HELP THESE 92 PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, GET DRIVING TO SUGARLAND.

YEAH, THAT IS GOING TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY.

SO IF I HAVE YOU ON ONE BUS AND ME ON THE OTHER, IT WILL BE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY THAT'S A THAT'S HALF.

YEAH. WE HAVE COMING TO THE CHRISTMAS PARTY.

SO YEAH HOPEFULLY BOTH PLACES WE'LL GET IT, OKAY.

ANY OTHER ITEMS? I ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 11:48.

WHAT WAS IT? OH 11:48.

YEAH 11:48.

YOUR NEXT MEETING AND YOUR NEXT MEETING IS FEBRUARY 5TH.

FEBRUARY 5TH. OKAY.

NOW, I'LL TURN THE MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.