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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-06-06; Senior Commission; Minutes’> . MINUTES MEETING OF: SENIOR COMMISSION (Regular Meeting) DATE OF MEETING: June 6, 1996 TIME OF MEETING: 1:15 p.m. PLACE OF MEETING: Carlsbad Senior Center CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Whittaker called the Meeting to order at 1:15 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Whittaker, Chmiel .and Zink. Commissioner Serrin arrived at 1: 17 p.m. Absent: Commissioner West. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Chairman Whittaker. MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC: There were no requests to address the Commission. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held April 4, 1996, were unanimously approved as presented. CONSENT CALENDAR: ACTION: On motion by Commissioner Zink, the Commission unanimously affirmed the action of the Consent Calendar, as follows: SENIOR COORDINATOR’S REPORT. The Commission accepted and filed the Coordinator’s Report. Volunteers in Schools Commissioner Serrin reported that the program has been approved by all the schools and the pilot program is scheduled to commence in September. The recruiting has not been initiated at the Senior Center at this time, and Commissioner Serrin stated the School Board has approved this program. June 6, 1996 SENIOR COMMISSION Page 2 Volunteers in Schools (Continued) Chairman Whittaker stated that one of the provisions was that the volunteers would be provided with a special area for their work, and Commissioner Serrin stated that will be verified before the volunteers go to the schools. Sue Spickard stated that very interesting people are already volunteering for this program, and before school opens in the fall there will be a press release and an article in the newsletter. Commissioner Serrin stated he would discuss this with Ms. Spickard as to where the pilot program will be and would ask that to be identified as to the area. Also , he said the schools are to have a person within that school that is the contact for the volunteer from the Center. At this time, Chairman Whittaker welcomed Assistant City Manager Frank Mannen to the Meeting. Budnets Sue Spickard referenced the copy of the Budgets distributed to the Commissioners for their review. She stated the General Fund Budget was increased about $24,000, due to the Nutrition Program, which is taking a cut in funds because of the lack of donations. The donations and the count are both down. The Commissioners noted a typographical error in the Fringes total for 95-96, to change it to $32,170. Ms. Spickard stated this is the first year to budget the Trust, and this will give the Center the authority to spend the money in that Trust. Volunteer Recopnition Chairman Whittaker stated he felt the people involved in the different screening programs should be included in the recognition of volunteers, regardless of the number of hours, since that is such a useful and well-received activity. Commissioner Chmiel stated that the income tax people should also be included Sue Spickard stated that some people do not put in a large number of hours, but the programs are very important to the Center. Chairman Whittaker stated that volunteers in the health programs are very well worth recognizing. June 6, 1996 SENIOR COMMISSION Page 3 Volunteer Recognition (Continued) Commissioner Serrin suggested that perhaps each different volunteer area could have a specific number of hours to be served, with the volunteers expected to serve perhaps 90 percent of the total hours. Sue Spickard stated that the volunteers could be put into groups, with the hours expected for each group. Chairman Whittaker stated that the different programs should be categorized and Ms. Spickard will give those groups to the Commission. He said that a volunteer should be appointed and not include people who just start helping on their own. Commissioner Zink asked about having a volunteer of the month or volunteer of the year, and Ms. Spickard stated she had not discussed that at this time. She stated that is something that could be considered in the future; however, the idea has been to treat all volunteers equally. Commission discussion determined that as a group they felt all volunteers should be treated equally, with no different levels of recognition.. Ms. Spickard stated she will bring a listing of the different groups of volunteers and the number of hours that is reasonable for each volunteer. The Commissioners can then give this some consideration for next year. She reminded the Commission that the party this year will be the same as it has been in the past. The consensus of the Commission was to continue to recognize the volunteers equally as they have been in the past. Chairman Whittaker requested that this be an action item next month. Barrio SDecific Plan Chairman Whittaker stated there is a meeting on the Barrio Specific Plan tonight at 7:OO p.m., at the Jefferson School, and there are people who oppose this plan. He said that what he opposes is the taking of 22 parking spaces from the Center. He said that parking lot is full and he does not want the seniors to have to park out on the streets. Commissioner Serrin stated that is also his concern and the potential crime and police protection that would be needed in the Center area. He stated that a policeman had told him they had appointed one person within their department to coordinate with the seniors for patrols. June 6, 1996 SENIOR COMMISSION Page 4 Barrio SDecific Plan (Continued) Sue Spickard stated she had met with the Police Department and they are working with the Center on a program to have two seniors riding together. They are not to be out there on their own enforcing the law, but are to check on people’s homes where they are on vacation, and that type of thing. Chairman Whittaker asked Commissioner Zink to take notes at the meet and report back to the Commission. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Suggestion Report Commissioner Zink gave the report as fo lows: Suggestion: Answer: This is something we might consider in the future. Want More Bridge in the Afternoon. Suggestion: Answer: Suggestion: Answer: the the ng tonight Presently re are two Bridge groups. One meets Wednesday mornings in Dance Studio and the larger group meets Friday afternoons in the Auditorium. Unfortunately with limited space, and many requests, we must attempt to offer a variety of activities at a variety of times. More Handicap Parking and Closer to the Building. This request has been addressed many times. Unfortunately, handicap parking spaces are not to be located where persons must cross a thru way to get to the building. The grading for the building did not allow for more spaces, closer. There are a couple of handicap spaces in the east parking lot which are very close to the building. You might want to give those a try. Provide Coffee Holders in the Lounge to Prevent Spillage and Damage to the Carpet. We are unaware of such coffee holders. If you could provide us with a picture or something, it certainly is something we would consider, as long as the costs were not prohibitive. 1. June 6, 1996 SENIOR COMMISSION Page 5 Nutrition Proiect Liaison Commissioner Chmiel gave the reports for April and May, as follows: Total congregate meals served in March, 2,898; April, 2,982; total average donation in March, $1.65 and April $1.65. The total home meals delivered in March was 756, with $2.53 donation average and for April was 813, with the donation $2.09. The balance of funds as of April was $3,899.27, and these funds are raised from dances, white elephant sales and bake sales. Commissioner Chmiel reported on special events and activities of the Nutrition Council. Chairman's ReDort Chairman Whittaker reported that he was disappointed that the City did not choose to give the Center any computers. He stated he attended a training workshop for Boards, Commissions and Committees, and it was a good meeting. Ms. Spickard stated that the City is trying to find some computers for the Center. Items for Next Agenda Volunteer Patrol/Police Presentation Volunteer Recognition Barrio Specific Plan Sue Spickard stated the next meeting date would be July 4, 1996, and she asked the Commission whether they wished to meet in July. The consensus of the Commission was to cancel the July meeting and the next meeting would be August 1, 1996. ADJOURNMENT: By proper motion, the Regular Meeting of June 6, 1996, was adjourned at 1:57 p.m. Resqectfully ,I submitted/ Minutes Clerk