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[00:00:01]

11:30 AND WE'RE CALLING THE SENIOR COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

WE HAVE A FULL QUORUM TODAY.

YAY! AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY YAY OR NAY ON THAT? OKAY, FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE ACTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE SENIOR COMMISSION MEETING FOR DECEMBER 4TH, 2023.

[1. Discussion and possible action on the minutes of the Senior Citizen Commission meeting of December 4, 2023.]

OKAY, YOU GUYS CAN LOOK OVER THOSE MINUTES AND WE'LL JUST.

ANYTHING NEEDS TO BE EDITED.

LET ME KNOW. IF NOT, THEN WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 4TH, 2023 MEETING.

SECOND, SECOND. AND THAT PASSED EVERYBODY IN FAVOR OF IT.

AYE. EVERYBODY OPPOSED.

[INAUDIBLE] OH THANK YOU.

OKAY. NOW THE MEETINGS THE MINUTES HAVE PASSED.

NOBODY DISAPPROVED OKAY OKAY.

ALL RIGHT OKAY.

THAT MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO. ITEM NUMBER TWO.

[2. Discussion and possible action on an overnight trip revision to the Jan 2024 – September 2024 Senior Lunch & Trip Plan]

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION FOR AN OVERNIGHT TRIP REVISION TO THE JANUARY 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024 LUNCH, SENIOR LUNCH AND TRIP PLAN.

ALL RIGHTY.

SO AT THE AUGUST 7TH, 2023 MEETING, WE MET AND APPROVED THE ANNUAL PLAN FOR TRIPS.

SO JANUARY OF 24 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024, AND THAT INCLUDED TWO OVERNIGHT TRIPS, ONE OF WHICH WAS TO WACO, WHICH HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.

AND THE SECOND WAS A CASINO TRIP TO GO TO LOUISIANA.

AND THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

AND BEING THAT IT'S AN OUT OF TEXAS TRIP, OUR REC SPECIALIST IS UNABLE TO DRIVE.

AND ALSO OUR SCHEDULED CONTRACTED DRIVER, WHO WAS OUR BACKUP DRIVER AS WELL, IS UNABLE TO ATTEND AS WELL.

SO WE ASKED OUR RESOURCES.

WE EVEN KNOW THAT WAS THE OTHER TRIP.

SORRY. WE ASKED OUR OTHER CONTRACTED DRIVER THAT WE HAVE ON STAFF.

SHE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE UP THOSE DATES, SO WE HAD A BRAINSTORM HOW WE COULD CHANGE.

SO THE REC SPECIALISTS PUT TOGETHER A RECOMMENDATION FOR A REPLACEMENT OVERNIGHT TRIP TO OCCUR IN SEPTEMBER.

THAT WOULD BE CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND THIS TRIP WOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH THROUGH THE 26TH.

AND IT INCLUDES A TOUR OF THE BOTANICAL GARDENS, A VISIT TO THE HISTORIC CORPUS CHRISTI HARBOR BRIDGE, VISIT TO TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM, AS WELL AS TWO LUNCH AND ONE DINNER RESERVATIONS, AND THIS TRIP WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO START RESERVING SPOTS THIS THURSDAY, MAY 2ND AT 5 A.M.

IF YOU GUYS APPROVE, AND OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU WOULD APPROVE THE CORPUS CHRISTI TRIP AS IS AS A REPLACEMENT, BUT ALSO IT'S OPEN FOR ANY FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

OKAY. IS THIS ARE THESE THE ONLY TWO? OVERNIGHT TRIPS YES.

YOU'RE ONLY HAVING TWO ALL YEAR THROUGH SEPTEMBER? YES. WE ONLY BUDGETED FOR TWO OVERNIGHT TRIPS.

ABOUT THE AVERAGE OF THE OVERNIGHT TRIPS IS ABOUT TO TAKE 20 FOLKS AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IS $3,000.

YES, BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU COLLECT FROM THE PEOPLE GOING ON THE TRIPS.

WELL THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THEMSELVES.

HOW ARE OUR BUDGETING SYSTEM WORKS IS THAT WE UTILIZE BUDGETED FUNDS FIRST AND COLLECT REVENUES LATER THAT GO TOWARDS OUR BUDGET.

FOR THE REVENUE YOU COLLECT DOESN'T PAY FOR THE TRIP THAT YOU'RE GOING ON.

IT RETURNS TO OUR BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FOLLOWING YEAR, AND TECHNICALLY, THAT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL.

NONE WHATSOEVER.

WHAT KIND OF LICENSE DOES SHE HAVE THAT SHE CAN'T DRIVE OUT OF THE STATE? I HAVE AN INTRASTATE LICENSE, NOT AN INTERSTATE LICENSE.

OKAY. WAS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN LOTS OF STUFF? YES, MA'AM. THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN THE TESTING.

THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICING.

AND WHAT I WAS APPROVED TO GET WAS WHAT I GOT.

SO I DRIVE IN.

SO YOU CAN DRIVE IN TEXAS, BUT NOT OUT.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

DON'T GET CAUGHT DRIVING OUT.

I WON'T DRIVE OUT.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOUISIANA.

THAT'S JUST THE I MEAN, YOU CAN DRIVE OUT OF STATE IN YOUR IN YOUR REGULAR VEHICLE.

YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM.

JUST NOT THE BUS.

OKAY? WELL, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE SWAPPING OF THE TRIPS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD.

YEAH, GOOD, WELL ROUNDED TRIP.

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CORPUS CHRISTI IS FUN.

YOU MIGHT CONSIDER GOING TO THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER WHILE YOU'RE THERE.

THAT'S A LOT OF STAIRS UP AND DOWN FOR OLD PEOPLE.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT.

YEAH, WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO STAIRS.

WE HAVE SOME CANES THAT GO ALONG, SOME WALKERS THAT GO ALONG WITH US AS WELL.

TRADITIONALLY, YES.

OKAY. I THINK I'LL JUST MAKE A MOTION THAT WE JUST ACCEPT THIS AND DO THE TRIP TO NEW YORK, CORPUS.

OH, I'M THINKING ABOUT NEW YORK.

I'D LIKE TO GO TO NEW ORLEANS, BUT APPARENTLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

NO, WE DIDN'T DO NEW YORK.

YOU KNOW, I KIND OF LIKE TO PLAY SOME MACHINES ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT I'VE GOT TO GO.

BUT I'D LIKE TO GO, SO I KIND OF WOULD MISS THAT.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WANT TO GO, I THINK.

BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TO APPROVE AS THE OVERNIGHT TRIP TO CORPUS CHRISTI AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE CASINO TRIP TO LOUISIANA CORPUS AND AS A REVISION. OKAY, SO THAT WAS MOTION BY MCDANIEL, WHO SECONDS THAT? JANIE. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR OF SWAPPING THE TRIPS? AYE. GO FOR IT.

EVERYBODY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE JUNE.

VICKI WHAT'S JUNE? AND THAT AT THAT MEETING, WE PLAN TO ACTUALLY BRING TO YOU GUYS THE TRIP PROPOSAL FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT WOULD BE OCTOBER 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 2025 AND JUNE 3RD, THE 1ST JUNE THIRD.

IT'S GOING TO BE JUNE.

JERRY, CAN I ASK SOMETHING? YES, MA'AM. OKAY, LISTEN, I'VE HEARD, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS, NOT Y'ALL.

THE SENIOR CITIZENS.

THEY THEY SEEM TO THINK THAT SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS OR SOMETHING FOR THE BUSSES.

SO WHAT IS THE SOLUTION FOR THAT? THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE PUNISHED BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A DRIVER OR WE DON'T HAVE PROVISIONS.

SO WOULD VICKI WANTED US THAT OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT ABOUT JANIE VOLUNTEERS ALL THE TIME.

SO WHAT ABOUT IF SHE HAD A COMMERCIAL LICENSE? COULD SHE DRIVE? SO SINCE THAT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM RIGHT NOW, WE CAN'T DISCUSS IT.

BUT I CAN ADD THAT TO OUR JUNE MEETING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL DRIVERS.

OR WE CAN GO THROUGH OUR LIST AND DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES.

SO I CAN ADD THAT TO JUNE'S MEETING.

YES. YOU HAD YOU HAD A COUPLE OF DRIVERS BEFORE.

ARE THEY NO LONGER AVAILABLE? SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON SO ONE DRIVER THAT WE DO HAVE ONE THAT WAS BEFORE SHE HAD SOME MEDICAL THINGS TO ATTEND TO.

SO SHE'S NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE FOR US.

WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE ON STAFF, BUT SHE WORKS STILL FOR AISD.

AND SO HER AVAILABILITY IS PRETTY LIMITED TO EVENINGS.

AND SOME WEEKENDS, BUT NOT ALL.

SO WE HAVE IT POSTED RIGHT NOW ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

IF ANYBODY HAS A CDL, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT.

IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY, PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS.

I KNOW VICKI IS TRYING TO WORK WITH THE NISKALA CASINO ON SEEING IF WE CAN GET A BUS FOR HAVING THEM TO COME TO US IF WE CAN FILL IT, BUT THAT'S A REQUEST WE'RE JUST HAVING TO WORK WITH.

BUDGETING IS ANOTHER THING.

WHETHER, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT CHARTER BUSSES OR UBER EVEN DOES BUSSES.

BUT THAT IS LIKE A, YOU KNOW, UBER CHARGES.

IF WE WERE TO GO FROM HERE TO NISKALA FROM 8 TO 5, IT'S ABOUT A $2,000 CHARGE FOR A BUS FOR THAT ONE TRIP.

SO WE HAVE TWO BUSSES, WE HAVE TWO BUSSES.

BUT TRYING TO FIND THAT SECOND CDL DRIVER IS SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF A CHALLENGE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WELL, JANIE'S VOLUNTEERING ALL THE TIME.

MAYBE SHE HAD A COMMERCIAL LICENSE.

COULD SHE DRIVE THE BUS AGAIN? WE REALLY CAN'T DISCUSS THAT RIGHT NOW.

WE CAN'T DISCUSS. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TOUCH BASE ON.

PLEASE PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

YES, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, PEOPLE.

AND TALK TO ME. HONEY, I WOULDN'T BRING IT UP.

OKAY? I'LL STOP TALKING TO YOU THEN.

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HOW ABOUT THAT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

AND SO IT'S PUBLICLY POSTED.

WE'RE JUST. WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE MINUTES.

JUST TELL US ABOUT IT.

WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY ACTION.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE KEEPING SECRETS.

YEAH. WE'RE NOT.

WE'RE JUST WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL JUNE TO DISCUSS IT.

WE CAN DISCUSS IT ALL WE WANT IN JUNE AS LONG AS WE POST ABOUT IT.

GOOD. THANK YOU.

YES, I'LL ADD THAT ON THERE.

ALONG. LIKE I SAID, WE'RE MAKING THE LIST.

I DON'T TALK MUCH, BUT WHEN I TALK, I TALK OUT OF TURN SEE.

WE'RE MAKING THE PROPOSAL FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

WE'VE GOTTEN SOME REQUESTS IN FROM OUR SENIORS.

BUT IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY THAT Y'ALL WANT TO TURN IN, PLEASE TURN THEM IN BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK.

SO THAT WAY WE CAN WORK ON OUR LIST FOR OUR PROPOSAL FOR JUNE.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND, PAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADJOURN? SURE. WE'RE ADJOURNING THE MEETING AT 11:41.

THANK YOU.

BEFORE YOU DO THAT, IT'S THE 3RD OF JUNE, NOT THE 5TH.

YES, RIGHT. WE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT.

OKAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.