[00:00:02] 11:49 ON JUNE THE 1ST, 2026. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS [1. Discussion and possible action on the minutes of the Senior Citizens Commission meeting of December 1, 2025. ] DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF DECEMBER 1ST, 2025. OKAY JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO LOOK OVER YOUR MEETING MINUTES. CHECK FOR ANY EDITS, CORRECTIONS. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. MOTION BY PAT SECOND BY LEON TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION IS PASSED. SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE OCTOBER 2026 [2. Discussion and possible action on the October 2026 – September 2027 Senior Lunch & Trip Plan] THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2027 SENIOR LUNCH AND TRIP PLAN. OKAY. SO ANNUALLY WE BRING TO YOU GUYS THE SENIOR THE SORRY SILVER HEARTS OCTOBER 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2027 SENIOR LUNCHEON TRIP PLAN. SO WHERE THEY PLAN TO GO FOR THEIR TRIPS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND SO STAFF DID A SURVEY THAT WAS SENT OUT, THAT WAS A PHYSICAL SURVEY AS WELL AS EMAILED OUT. AND YOU'LL SEE THE FIRST PAGE, PAGE SEVEN IS THE RESULTS OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED ON WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO GO FOR OUR DAY TRIPS OR OVERNIGHT TRIPS, AS WELL AS LUNCH BUNCH RECOMMENDATIONS. AND WHAT OTHER THINGS THAT VICKI GETS FEEDBACK ON AS WELL. OUR INTEREST IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT WE OFFER, THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE LUNCH OR SORRY, LUNCH AND LEARN TOPICS OF WHAT RESOURCES OR WHAT TOPICS THEY WOULD LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT THROUGH THE YEAR THAT SHE CAN GET SOME IDEAS UPON, TO WHAT RESOURCES TO BRING IN AND WHAT SPEAKERS, AND SOME JUST SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS. AND SO THE FULL TAKEAWAY OF THOSE SURVEY RESULTS WAS THAT THEY, FOR FOOD WISE, THEY ENJOY FOR FULL SERVICE DINING. NOT A BIG FAN OF FAST FOOD IF THEY CAN AVOID IT. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVE AND SOCIAL AND SKILL BUILDING PROGRAMS. SO THE DATA SUPPORTS INVESTMENT IN DIVERSE TRIPS, WELLNESS PROGRAMING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL IS WHAT THAT FEEDBACK SHOWED US. SO TO LEAD INTO THAT, DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SURVEY. WE'LL START WITH THE LUNCH BUNCH RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT SHE HAS. SO WHAT YOU SEE IS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SO THAT WOULD BE SORRY FROM OCTOBER, SORRY, OCTOBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR. AND THEN SHE PROVIDES SOME ALTERNATIVE CHOICES JUST IN CASE THAT THE RESTAURANT FALLS THROUGH OR SOMETHING HAPPENS; CLOSURES GROWTH. SO THOSE ARE THE LUNCH BUNCH RECOMMENDATIONS. IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND WE AGAIN UTILIZE THE CREATION OF THIS LIST BASED ON THE SURVEY FEEDBACK. SHE'S ALSO STARTED DOING A BREAKFAST BUNCH JUST TO KIND OF DIVERSIFY THE CHOICES AND OPTIONS THAT SHE HAS. I THINK THE LAST THE BREAKFAST THAT SHE DID SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WAS IT WAS A LITTLE EARLY. [LAUGHTER] YEAH. FOR THE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T BREAKFAST PEOPLE. YEAH. SO IT NEEDS TO BE A BRUNCH. [LAUGHTER] WHAT TIME DID YOU GO? 8 A.M.. YEAH, WELL, THAT WOULD BE EARLY. I'D RATHER IT BE 9 A.M.. I EAT LUNCH OR BREAKFAST AT TEN, SO. BUT OVERALL IT WAS GOOD FEEDBACK TO TRY TO DIVERSIFY AND GET MORE OPTIONS. OKAY, SO THAT'S THE LUNCH BUNCH. WE DON'T HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ON THAT ONE. YOUR SECOND LISTING IS THE DAY TRIP OPTIONS FOR OCTOBER THROUGH SHE HAS AUGUST ON HERE. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT TWO ARE MISSING. AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE OVERNIGHT TRIP. SO WE TAKE A TOTAL OF A DOZEN TRIPS. SHE HAS AN ALTERNATIVE ON HERE AS WELL JUST IN CASE WE HAVE ANYTHING COME UP WHICH HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. SO WE ALWAYS PUT IT IN AN ALTERNATIVE. YOU'LL SEE SOME NEW THINGS BASED UPON THE FEEDBACK INFORMATION. [00:05:02] SO WE'RE NOT GOING ON A CASINO TRIP THIS YEAR, BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING THE EVENING BINGO AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THEATER TRIPS, THOSE ARE ALWAYS POPULAR. WE HAVE A BASEBALL GAME ON THERE. AND THEN SHULMAN'S. SHULMAN'S IS ALWAYS A FAVORITE AMONGST AMONGST THE CROWD. WITH NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK ON THE DAY TRIPS, WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE OVERNIGHT TRIPS LISTED. SO WE WERE PLANNING TO GO TO A CASINO IN LIVINGSTON AS AN OVERNIGHT TRIP. BECAUSE THEY ARE CREATING A HOTEL. HOWEVER, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FINISHED IN 2027. IT WILL BE FINISHED HOPEFULLY IN 2028. AND SO VICKI SWITCHING THAT OUT FOR ACTUALLY ONE OF HER ALTERNATIVES. AND THEY ARE GOING TO SAN MARCOS. YES. VERSUS SO IT SAYS NASKILA CASINO BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SAN MARCOS. THAT'S RIGHT. NOW WITH THE ALTERNATIVE BEING SAN ANTONIO. THE SAME DATE. YES. ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS FEEDBACK. IF NOT, THEN SOMEBODY COULD MAKE A MOTION FOR A VOTE OF APPROVAL. OH I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. A MOTION BY SHERRI TO APPROVE THE SECOND BY LEON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION IS PASSED. THANK YOU. OKAY. [3. Discussion on Senior Programs FY 25-26 Estimated Budget and on Senior Programs FY 26-27 Proposed Budget] THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSSION ON SENIOR PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26. ESTIMATED BUDGET AND SENIOR PROGRAMS PROPOSED BUDGET. THAT'S ON PAGE 12. OKAY. SO ANNUALLY, WE LIKE TO BRING TO YOU GUYS. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR BUDGET SEASON PLANNING RIGHT NOW. SO WE BRING TO YOU ALL AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT WE WILL FINISH THE YEAR WITH ON OUR ESTIMATE AND THEN ALSO ALONG WITH OUR REQUESTED BUDGET. SO LOOKING AT SENIOR PROGRAMS FOR THIS YEAR, WE HAD BUDGETED A TOTAL OF ABOUT $19,349. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ENDING THE YEAR AROUND $17,599 IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT BASED UPON OUR EXPENDITURES. NOW THAT COULD CHANGE A LITTLE BIT, AS WE STILL HAVE SOME WAITING LISTS GROWING FOR TRIPS AND SEEING IF WE CAN MAKE THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE END OF THE YEAR WITH THOSE TRIPS OF TAKING A SECOND BUS, WHICH WOULD THEN HAVE THOSE EXPENDITURES GO UP. WE ALSO AND THIS IS LOOKING AT THE ESTIMATES FOR THIS YEAR. SO IT'S THAT FIRST COLUMN OF 2025 THROUGH 2026 ESTIMATE. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE IN THE NOTES NEXT TO IT THESE ARE THE ITEMIZATIONS OF WHAT WE UTILIZE OUR SENIOR EXPENDITURES FOR. WE ALSO WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED THE CONTRACT LABOR LINE ITEM, WHICH INCLUDES WE USED THE CONTRACT LABOR LINE ITEM FOR OUR SECOND DRIVER. WHEN WE TAKE AN ADDITIONAL DRIVER AND WE BUDGETED A FIVE, EIGHT, EIGHT, EIGHT. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ENDING WITH $5,100 SPENT. BUT ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT'S INCLUDING THIS LINE ITEM FOR SUMMER CAMP. SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE THAT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. IF YOU'RE LOOKING OVER NOW TO REQUEST IT FOR 2026 THROUGH 2027, WE'RE LOOKING AT A REQUEST OF $24,225. AND THAT INCREASE IS DUE TO THE INCREASE OF TRIPS OF THE COST OF TRIPS GOING UP. SO YOU'RE THINKING OF GAS, YOU'RE THINKING OF, WELL, THIS ISN'T THAT LINE, BUT EXPENDITURES, TICKETS. EXPENDITURES, TICKETS ALONG WITH ALSO TAKING A SECOND PASSENGER VEHICLE. SO WHAT WE HAVE NOTICED AND WITH THIS PAST YEAR IS OUR OVERNIGHT TRIPS HAVE REALLY INCREASED DUE TO THE COST OF HOTEL, THE COST OF TICKETS, THE COST OF MEALS. SO THOSE THAT'S WHERE THAT REALLY THAT INCREASE IS COMING FROM. AND THEN YOU'LL. AND ALSO ALONG YOU'LL SEE ON CONTRACT LABOR, THERE IS A SLIGHT INCREASE AT THE VERY BOTTOM. IT SAYS DETAILS OF REVENUE. SO BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE THINGS UPON OUR COST RECOVERY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION SENIOR PROGRAMS [00:10:06] SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS HAVE AN EXPECTATION TO BRING IN 25% COST RECOVERY. AND SO BASED UPON WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR TRIPS, WE LOOK AT HAVING AN ESTIMATED BRING IN OF $7,927 FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR OF REVENUE. AND THEN WITH MOVING OVER, YOU'LL SEE OUR REQUESTED IT'S ABOUT $14,920, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE REVENUES MADE UP OF LUNCH [INAUDIBLE] DAY TRIPS, OVERNIGHT TRIPS, AND THEN ADDITIONAL TRIPS OR ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS IF WE WERE TO TAKE THAT ADDITIONAL 11 PASSENGER VAN. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET PROPOSAL OR ESTIMATES FOR THE END OF THE YEAR? OVERALL, WE'RE SEEING WITH THE PROGRAM GROWING, WHICH IS GREAT. YES, OUR EXPENDITURES ARE ARE INCREASING, BUT VICKI'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB AS TO BEING RESOURCEFUL. WE ARE MINDFUL WITH OUR SPENDING AS WELL AS UTILIZING SPONSORSHIPS, DONATIONS, WHICH ARE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE WILL TEND TO LOOK AT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AS WELL. AND ALL THE REVENUES THAT WE DO, REMINDER THAT GO INTO OUR ABLC, WHICH COMES BACK TO THE PLANNING FOR THE NEXT YEAR. OKAY. THERE'S NO ACTION ON THAT. WE JUST WANTED TO PRESENT THAT TO Y'ALL. SO IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSSION ON STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATES. SORRY. OKAY. SO YOU GUYS AT OUR LAST MEETING, I BELIEVE IN DECEMBER HAD ASKED ABOUT HOW WE PLAN FOR ITEMS, HOW DO WE PLAN OUR SCHEDULE PROGRAMING. AND WE KIND OF SAW THAT IN OUR FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS OF WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT AND ALL, BUT HOW DO WE CREATE OUR PROGRAMS BASED ON, AND THAT IS OUR ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLAN THAT YOU HAVE INCLUDED IN FRONT OF YOU. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT HERE IN A SECOND THROUGH EACH AREA OF THOSE, BUT THOSE AREAS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE HAVE LISTED, THE COMPONENTS COME FROM THE RESOLUTION OF WHICH THE SENIOR COMMISSION WAS CREATED AS TO WHAT FEEDBACK THAT WE WOULD GIVE COUNCIL OF WHAT THE SENIORS ARE TELLING US OR WHAT THEY NEED. AND THAT'S AGAIN, HOW WE ADDRESS SOME OF CREATE OUR SOME OF OUR PROGRAMING ALONG WITH HOW WE ADDRESS SENIORS. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THOSE. BUT IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS PLAN WAS CREATED IN 2022. AND IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY UPDATES, WE CAN PLAN A WORKSHOP AROUND THAT. BUT JUST KIND OF, WE'LL GO THROUGH IT AND THEN GET OUR FEEDBACK UPON HOW WE GO THROUGH IT. OKAY. SO ONE OF THE FIRST COMPONENTS IS HOUSING. AND SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE TOOK HOUSING AND WE, WITH THE COMMISSION FOUND SOME OBJECTIVES AND SOME OF THOSE OBJECTIVES THAT THE SENIOR COMMISSION WANTED TO WORK UPON WAS COST OF HOUSING, NEED OF SENIOR COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING AMENITIES FOR SENIORS. AND SO WE KIND OF WORKED ON SOME STRATEGIES OF HOW WE WOULD WORK ON THOSE OBJECTIVES FOR THOSE GOALS. A LOT OF IT WAS EDUCATION AND HOW WE COULD WORK WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE WORKED WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN THAT VICKI DID A LUNCH AND LEARN WITH THEM, AND THEY DID TOURS OF THE NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP IN ANGLETON. SHE HAS REACHED OUT TO KYLE AND KYLE AND DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT OTIS. THANK YOU. WORKED WITH THEM AS WELL. SHE'LL CONTACT THEM AND SEE WHAT ELSE IS COMING UP ALONG THE LINES. SO CURRENTLY WITH OUR MOST RECENT UPDATE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE Y'ALL, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROGRAMS PLANNED FOR HOUSING AT THIS TIME. AND NO NEW UPDATES ON SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY DIRECTLY. BUT WE DO WORK ALONGSIDE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND SEEING HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THAT COMPONENT. WE HAVE NOT WORKED WITH HUD TRADITIONALLY AND I BELIEVE THAT'S COUNTY, CORRECT. COUNTY. WE CAN DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO THEM AND MAYBE THAT COULD BE A LUNCH AND LEARN OR SO AND SEEING HOW WE CAN WORK ALONGSIDE HUD. [00:15:02] THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT IT UP. HUD HAS A LOT OF PROGRAMS FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS. OKAY. THAT IS NOT ALWAYS IMPLEMENTED. OKAY. YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE HOW WE CAN WORK ALONGSIDE. THE NEXT COMPONENT WOULD BE TRANSPORTATION. AND SO SUBJECT OR THE OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAD DEVELOPED WERE CONTINUE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON BC CONNECTS AND ACTION SERVICES AS WELL. AND COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION CAMPAIGN. SO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON BC CONNECT ROUTES AND ACTIONS, EXISTING SERVICES AS WELL. SO THE MOST RECENT UPDATE WE CAN PROVIDE YOU IS PARTICIPANTS OF THE SILVER HEARTS PROGRAM HAVE EXPRESSED A NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION. SO WE PROVIDE CONNECT TRANSIT INFORMATION. SO WE HAVE THOSE RESOURCES AVAILABLE. WE HAVE ACTUALLY CONTACTED THEM OURSELVES TO SEE WHAT THE PRICING ARE. WE HAVE PROVIDED THOSE RESOURCES TO SENIORS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE INDIVIDUALS ALSO USING ACTIONS TO GET TO THE RECREATION CENTER FOR PROGRAMS. THEY ACTUALLY USE BOTH. WE HAVE THE BUS DROPPING OFF FOLKS FOR RECREATIONAL USE AND MAYBE NOT JUST SENIOR PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO COMING TO UTILIZE THE FACILITIES AND THEIR MEMBERSHIPS. SO CURRENTLY BOTH SERVICES ARE BEING UTILIZED BY SENIORS TO GET TO PROGRAMING AND FACILITIES AT THE RECREATION CENTER. THE NEXT COMPONENT IS HEALTH CARE AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON MEDICARE AND LOCAL SERVICES AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS WHERE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PAST AND WHAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON. SO MOST RECENT UPDATE IS STAFF WORKS TO PLAN A MEDICAL INFORMATIONAL FOR LUNCH AND LEARN EACH YEAR, AND THE NEXT ONE IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. AND SO ALSO IN THE PAST, WE HAD WORKED WITH WALGREENS AND I THINK ALSO KROGER TO DELIVER FLU SHOTS AT THE RECREATION CENTER, BUT WE HAD SEEN A DECLINE IN THE SERVICE BEING UTILIZED. BECAUSE ALSO THEY WERE GOING DIRECTLY TOWARD, TO THOSE FACILITIES TO GET THEIR FLU SHOTS. SO THAT CURRENTLY ISN'T BEING OFFERED. ALSO ANOTHER ONE I DIDN'T LIST ON HERE WAS WE HAD WORKED WITH DOCTOR JACKSON FOR THEIR BETTER LIFE INSIGHT FOUNDATION HAS OFFERED THEIR RAM EVENT AT THE RECREATION CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL, DENTAL AND EYE CARE TO PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE STATUS AND ALL. AND WE PROMOTED THOSE SERVICES TO OUR SENIORS AS WELL. AND ALSO, I BELIEVE VICKI PUT IT IN THE NEWSLETTER THE MONTH PRIOR TO IT COMING OUT. AND SO THAT HAD BEEN AN OFFERED SERVICE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. AND I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. MOST NOT IT HASN'T COME UP. BUT IF THAT DOES COME UP AGAIN, THEN DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE OFFER OR MAKE SURE THAT THE SENIORS ARE INFORMED OF. THE FOURTH COMPONENT IS LEGISLATIVE. AND SO GETTING TO KNOW STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND ALSO GETTING TO KNOW LOCAL ELECTED AND NON ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO THAT HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD AND CONNECTING OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY IN WAYS WITH OUR GETTING THAT FRONT LINE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHETHER LOCAL OR EVEN STATE. AND SO THE MOST RECENT UPDATE IS STAFF IS SCHEDULING LUNCH AND LEARN TOURS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING ANGLETON PD, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THIS WEEK. THERE'S STILL SOME SPOTS AVAILABLE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, SO YOU CAN REGISTER OR JUST LET VICKI KNOW SHE'LL GET YOU REGISTERED. BUT THAT IS THIS THURSDAY, I BELIEVE. ANGLETON FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE TOURING WITH THEM NEXT MONTH IN JULY. AND THEN ALSO BRAZORIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN AUGUST. SO I BELIEVE ALL OF THESE ACTUALLY STILL HAVE SOME ROOM AVAILABLE. SO Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO GO AND REGISTER FOR THOSE. BUT IT GIVES A FRONT LINE OF CONNECTING RESOURCES OF THESE MAYBE ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT ALSO CITY SERVICES AS WELL. HAVE DONE A COUPLE OF LUNCH AND LEARNS, WHICH HAVE BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL. OUR FIFTH COMPONENT IS RECREATION. SO WE HAD IDENTIFIED PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES, PROGRAMING AND FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES. SO STRATEGIES HAVE INCLUDED INCREASING ADVERTISING WITH SENIOR RECREATION PROGRAMS AND INCREASING ACTIVITY OFFERINGS, ESPECIALLY LOW IMPACT. SO SILVER HEARTS CONTINUES MONTHLY PROGRAMS HASN'T SEEN INCREASED PARTICIPATION WITH CHAIR VOLLEYBALL AND BEANBAG BASEBALL. IF YOU'RE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THAT, YOU'RE DEFINITELY MISSING OUT ON A REALLY GOOD TIME. PILOT CLASS FITNESS CLASSES HAVE ALSO STARTED IN MAY, AND THERE WILL BE SOME MAJORITY OF THOSE CLASSES ARE ACTUALLY CARRYING OUT THROUGH THE SUMMER SEASON. SO THAT WOULD BE SOME NEW ONES THAT INCLUDE LIKE STRENGTH. [00:20:04] THERE'S A STRENGTH FITNESS CLASS AND THERE'S ALSO A RHYTHM AND FLOW IN THE MORNING, WHICH IS KIND OF LIKE A DANCE BASED CLASS, BUT NOT QUITE ZUMBA. OKAY. LET'S SEE. OH, A SUMMER LINE DANCING PARTY WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST. THE ARC POOL IS, IT SAYS, CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY REOPENED TODAY, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. AND THERE ARE ALREADY SPLASH CLASSES SCHEDULED, I BELIEVE, FOR THE MORNINGS OF MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS OF RIGHT NOW. SO THAT AND ALSO CHAIR YOGA WAS ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE AS WELL. SO WE'RE SEEING AGAIN, THOSE CLASSES ARE VERY WELL ATTENDED, ESPECIALLY OUR MORNING ONES. IF YOU'RE NOT ATTENDING THOSE, YOU SHOULD IF YOU WANT TO STOP BY AND JUST KIND OF SEE HOW THE MORNINGS ARE AT THE RECREATION CENTER, WE'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY. INCREASE, I WOULD SAY ON THOSE PARTICIPATION OF ALL OF THOSE CLASSES. AND IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW OUR SPLASH CLASSES FARE NOW THAT THE POOLS REOPEN. AND OUR LAST COMPONENT WAS QUALITY OF LIFE. SO THIS WE IDENTIFIED FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. SO EDUCATING AND INFORMING THE COMMUNITY ON ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, SENIOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, BUT ALSO INFORMING OUR SENIORS AS WELL ON LOCAL SERVICES AND GROUPS. AND SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE HAPPENED SINCE DECEMBER, THE ANNUAL VALENTINE'S PARTY WAS HELD. THE GRUENE OVERNIGHT TRIP TOOK 26 SENIORS TO GRUENE, TEXAS. NEXT SEASON OF TRIPS JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER OPENED ON MAY 7TH AND ALL ARE ALREADY ARE MAXED OUT WITH ADDITIONAL WAITLISTS. MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS ARE E-MAILED AND MAILED TO PARTICIPATING SILVER HEART MEMBERS AND SENIORS ARE ALSO NOTIFIED ABOUT UPDATES THROUGH THE TEXTMYGOV SYSTEM. AS OF APRIL, PROGRAM INFORMATION HAS BEEN SHARED AT A WOMEN'S EVENT, ALSO ALONG WITH SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. SO VICKI HAS ALSO GONE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, I BELIEVE, WITH SOME LOCAL CHURCHES AND HAS SPOKEN ON BEHALF OF THE ANGLETON PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT ON SENIOR PROGRAM OFFERINGS. AND WE JUST CONTINUE TO SEE THAT CAPACITY IS GROWING, AND WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, AS WELL AS TRYING TO MAKE SPACE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON OUR WAITLIST AND JUST CONTINUING TO CREATE THOSE ADDITIONAL SPOTS. SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AGAIN, IF Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN OR WANTING TO WORKSHOP IT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT DOING UPDATING OR IF Y'ALL JUST WANT TO KEEP THE SAME OBJECTIVES, BUT MAYBE LOOK AT DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, WE CAN DO THAT AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE THROUGH WORKSHOPPING IT. OR IF YOU WANT US TO CONTINUE ON THE PATH WE ARE, THAT IS COMPLETELY ANY FEEDBACK THAT WE CAN TAKE FROM YOU GUYS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE HOUSING EXTEND MORE THAN JUST A PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE, BUT ALSO THE NECESSARY THINGS THAT MAKE OUR HOUSING, LIKE THE FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS THAT SENIOR CITIZENS TEND TO STRUGGLE WITH OUTSIDE OF HOUSING. OKAY. LIKE FOOD WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T HAVE A IS THERE A FOOD PANTRY HERE THAT THEY COULD REACH OUT TO WITHOUT HAVING NO FOOD? STUFF LIKE THAT. I REALIZED THAT ANGLETON IS A SMALL COMMUNITY. THEY DON'T HAVE THE WHAT IS TO HAVE SUCH A PRODUCT? BUT IF WE COULD LOOK AT THE CHURCHES AND ASK THE CHURCHES FOR ASSISTANCE IN ESTABLISHING SUCH A PROGRAM FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS ARE STRUGGLING WITH FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS. OKAY. AND ONE MORE THING, AND THAT WOULD BE WOULD HELP HEALTH ISSUES. I KNOW WE WORRY ABOUT THE FLUS AND STUFF RIGHT THERE, BUT THERE'S OTHER ISSUES THAT SENIOR CITIZENS DEAL WITH, YOU KNOW, OVERWEIGHT AND OTHER LUNG ISSUES, THE AGING ISSUES, YOU KNOW. HOW THEY GET THINGS TO WALK WITH A WALKER, WHEELCHAIR AND STUFF LIKE THAT WHERE THEY CAN'T AFFORD ITEMS LIKE THAT. OKAY. ONE THING TO MENTION WITH THAT, WE WORK REALLY CLOSE OR VICKI WORKS REALLY CLOSE WITH IPH AND THEY COME OUT AND THEY SPONSOR OUR BINGOS. AND THEY ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO ON SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES LIKE YOU TALKED ABOUT WALKERS AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. HEALTH CARE, YOU KNOW. YEAH. AND SO WE CAN DEFINITELY DO OUR BEST TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT. WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING THROUGH WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT, A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT WILL BE EMAILED. [00:25:08] AND SO THAT COULD BE A RESOURCE THAT WE CAN WORK WITH SOME COMMUNITY PARTNERS POSSIBLY ON GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT THAT WAY SO WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. ALSO A NEW CLASS THAT STARTED UP THIS PAST QUARTER, WHICH HAS A NEW THERE IS A FEE ASSOCIATED, BUT IT IS A COOKING CLASS THAT IS TAUGHT BY ONE OF OUR INSTRUCTORS, JODY DUPRIEST. SHE COOKS THE FOODS THERE AND LETS PEOPLE TRY THEM. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL. SHE'S DONE GLUTEN FREE DIETS. I THINK SHE HAS HER NEXT CLASS COMING UP THIS SUNDAY. THAT'S BASED UPON, I BELIEVE IT'S LIKE SALADS AND ALMOST LIKE A MEDITERRANEAN MENU. AND SO WE HAVE THAT OFFERING AS WELL. BUT YEAH, WE CAN, WE ALSO HAVE A FEW SENIORS THAT TAKE THEIR TIME WITHIN THE GROUP AND THEY BRING SOME PANTRY ITEMS THAT THEY PICK UP AT THE FOOD PANTRY AND THEY BRING THEM EVERY WEDNESDAY. YES, YES. THEY BRING THEM EVERY WEDNESDAY THAT THEY PICK UP AT THE FOOD PANTRY AND THEY BRING THEM TO THE REC CENTER. AND FOLKS ARE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE THOSE HOME WITH THEM TOO. SO WE HAVE PEOPLE WITHIN THE GROUP THAT ARE DOING WORK AS WELL TO HELP OUT THE SENIORS. SO SHOUT OUT TO, THEM BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN A BIG HELP WITH THAT. BUT WE CAN ALSO COMPILE A LIST TOO, OF LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES TO PROVIDE FOR SENIORS. AND MAYBE WE LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO ASSIST ALONG THE WAY, MAYBE A FOOD DRIVE OR THAT WE COULD HELP OUT ONE OF THE LOCAL CHURCHES WITH. SO LET ME KNOW. SO ANGLETON DOES HAVE A FOOD PANTRY. FOOD PANTRY. IT'S RUN BY THE THEY PROVIDE FOOD. THEY DO HAVE FRESH FOOD DRIVES ALSO. THEY ALSO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN PAYING RENT AND UTILITY BILLS. SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD ADD INTO THE NEWSLETTER AND THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION. OR I COULD JUST SCHEDULE A LUNCH AND LEARN AND HAVE THEM COME OUT AND SPEAK TO THE SENIORS. YEAH, THAT'S USUALLY WHAT WE DO. WE CONTACT WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT COME OUT AND SPEAK TO THE SENIORS. SO THEY SIGN UP AND COME TO THE CLASSES, A LUNCH AND LEARN. ALSO, ON THE NOTE OF THE TWO SENIORS THAT THEY GO OUT TO THE SWEENY FOOD BANK AND GET FOOD AND BRING IT IN ON WEDNESDAYS AND DISTRIBUTE IT OUT TO THE SENIORS. BUT THEY ALSO INDIVIDUALLY WENT IN AND SPOKE WITH THE SENIORS AND ASKED THEM, DO YOU HAVE A NEED BEYOND JUST A FEW ITEMS THAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK AND SHARING WITH THE GROUP? AND THEY HAVE A LIST OF, I THINK THERE'S 5 OR 6 SENIORS THAT THEY ACTUALLY BRING THEM BOXES OF FOOD. SO THEY ARE THEY HAVE EXTENUATED THEIR SERVICES OUT TO THE SENIORS. AND A FEW TOOK THEM UP ON THE OFFERING. SO THAT'S A PLUS. ONE OF THE REASONS I'M BRINGING IT OUT BECAUSE I'M NEW TO ANGLETON. RIGHT. I'VE BEEN IN ANGLETON THREE YEARS. RIGHT. THREE YEARS. I HAVE NOT SEEN HELP. RIGHT. SO SOCIAL MEDIA HAS A MUCH HARDER FOR SENIORS TO TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO THEM. OTHER OTHER GROUPS. SO I JUST FIGURED THAT WE SHOULD BE ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF GETTING OUT THERE. RIGHT. ARE YOU ON OUR? ARE YOU ON MY, DO YOU GET MY NEWSLETTER OUR NEWSLETTER EVERY MONTH? EITHER EMAIL OR PHYSICAL. OKAY, WELL, LET'S GET YOU HOOKED UP WITH THAT AFTER THE MEETING. I'LL GET YOUR INFORMATION AND WE'LL GET THAT OUT TO YOU. THAT HAS ALL OF OUR INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF OUR LUNCH AND LEARNS AND WHAT WOULD BE OFFERED. VICKI ALSO SENDS OUT SHE HAS A TEXT SERVICE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THAT'S DIRECTED TO THEN YOU'LL GET ALL THE DIFFERENT NOTICES VIA TEXT AS WELL. SURPRISINGLY, MOST OF THE SENIORS, IT'S A GREAT REMINDER. YEAH, IT'S A GREAT REMINDER OF JUST UPCOMING THINGS. SO I'LL GET THAT FROM YOU AFTER THE MEETING. YEAH. [4. Discussion on Strategic Plan updates] SO AT OUR NEXT MEETING TOO, I CAN START PROVIDING YOU GUYS I ALWAYS, WE DID IT IN THE PAST AND WE CAN DO IT AGAIN, UPDATES OF WHERE WE ARE ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND SO WE WILL LOOK INTO HUD HOUSING RESOURCES AS WELL AS FOOD PANTRY RESOURCES AS WELL. SO WE'LL DEFINITELY DO THAT BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE. [00:30:03] ANY OTHER COMMENTS? AWESOME. WELL, AGAIN, YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS INVITED TO COME OUT AND CHECK OUT, EVEN IF YOU JUST WANT TO COME AND STOP BY AND JUST SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. SENIOR PROGRAMS IS EVERY TUESDAY STARTING AT 9 A.M. THROUGH NOON. EVEN IF YOU JUST WANT TO COME AND HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE AND TALK WITH THE GROUP, THERE'S ALWAYS FOLKS THERE STARTING AT 9:00 FOR DONUTS, COFFEE AND GAMES AND THEY ALWAYS START OFF BECAUSE I'LL WALK BACK THERE AND THEY ALWAYS START OFF THE MORNING WITH, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THEY'LL ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE FACILITY. AND ONCE YOU KIND OF GET TO KNOW, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE SOME OF THESE ITEMS CAN BE KIND OF PERSONAL. YEAH. UPON SO KIND OF STOPPING AND TALKING WITH FOLKS ON A 1 TO 1 BASIS IS ALWAYS REALLY BENEFICIAL. SO AGAIN, Y'ALL ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO COME OUT, HAVE A COFFEE, HAVE A DONUT WITH US. AND TRY TO GET TO KNOW THE GROUP AND REALLY TRY TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION FOR US TOO, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO TALK TO ME AND THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO SAY THINGS TO VICKI. AND SO MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THEY MEET YOU ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, Y'ALL BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THAT FEEDBACK. AND AGAIN, Y'ALL, OUR EYES OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND EARS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S ALWAYS SUPER BENEFICIAL. AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE SPOTS OPEN FOR THE TOUR ON THURSDAY FOR THE LUNCH AND LEARN. WE'RE GOING TO GO TOUR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT, GET WITH VICKI AFTER THE MEETING AND WE'LL Y'ALL CAN PARK AT THE REC CENTER AND WE'LL EVEN DRIVE US OVER THERE SHORT DISTANCE. BUT WE ARE ALL ABOUT IT. JUST WALK. WE'RE GOING TO DRIVE. IT'S A LITTLE TOASTY OUT. BUT WE HAVE THOSE THINGS COMING UP. AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO DISCUSS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE CAN GO INTO COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS. SO ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA THAT WASN'T DISCUSSED OR SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT? THAT'S WHAT THIS TIME IS FOR YOU GUYS. I HAVE SOMETHING I CAN SAY WHILE I'M AROUND TOWN AND I'M AROUND A LOT. I HEAR GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE REC CENTER. THEY LOVE TO GO EAT OUT. THEY LOVE THE MEAT. THEY LOVE IT ALL. SO YOU'VE COME A LONG, LONG WAY. WE HAVE. IT'S GREAT. I'M PROUD OF YOU. JUST MORE OFFERINGS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO. WE'VE YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A REALLY GOOD SENIOR PROGRAM, BUT THE MORE OFFERINGS THAT WE CAN DO, THE MORE PARTNERS THAT WE CAN HAVE, THE MORE OF YOU GUYS GOING OUT AND BRINGING THE FEEDBACK TO US MORE. SO THE MORE THAT WE CAN DO. ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS? SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE AUGUST. AUGUST 3RD. SO. 11:30 IN HERE. IN HERE. HOPEFULLY. IF NOT HERE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM. ALL RIGHT. MISS JANIE, ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I CLOSE THIS MEETING AT 12:23. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.