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Home My WebLink About06/18/2012 - Minutes � CITY OF RENTON � � .� �I��' � r --�� JUL 11 2012 U � RECEIVED CITY CLERK'S OFFICE RENTON MAYOR'S SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE June 18,2012 MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Baylor, Peggy Budziu, Ben Cheney,Marge Reep- Cochran, Dorothy Cook, Eric Eastberg, Ruby Griffin, Elaine Koehler, Emilie McCue, Sandy Polley, Milt Tiede,Rose Watren EXCUSED: Mary B. Brown, Bill Clapp,Mary Lou Gilbert STAFF: Shawn Daly, Debbie Little, Tim Williams Ben called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M., attendance was taken,minutes of the previous meeting were read, corrections were noted and minutes were approved. TREASURER REPORT: Bank Balance as 6/17/12 $17,SI4.24 RECREATION SUPERVISOR—Shawn Daly • It was sta.ted in the previous minutes that Shawn had a$100 check from Lottie Calhoun and that was given to Sandy. The daughter of Jack Odem donated $50.00 cash in her father's memory. This donation was also given to Sandy. • Renton River Days is coming up on July 26�'. Don Person will be doing the cooking for that ctay. Tickets go on sale the 1�of July and sell out quickly. • During Round Table Talk there will be discussion about the Gen Care sponsored program Keeping Your Mind Sharp. Shawn would like to state that there was great attendance for this program. There was disappointment that ' this was a two session program with the second session being held at the Gen Care facility. Those conditions had never been discussed with Shawn. This program was free to the Renton Senior Center. • The Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner and Show is this Wednesday, June 20�' and tickets have sold out. • T'he center has been very successful with sponsorship of programs thanks to the efforts of Lisa Wivag from our office. The events that we are putting on under Tim's direction are successful as a result of these sponsorships DEBBIE LITTLE—Recreation Coordinator • Second walk of the season will take place June 19�`and we will be doing the Seward Park Loop. � � ` !. • A gentleman will be at the center on June 19�'to help seniors 65 years of age or older purchase a Regional Reduced Fare Permit. Update of Orca cards will also take place on that date. • Yoga for You class starts tomorrow Tuesday June 19�' and continues until 7/24. • The Book Club will be meeting Wed. 3une ZOth and will be reviewing the book, The Devil in the White City by author Eric Larson. • The Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner and Show is being presented on Wed. June 20�'. This show should provide fun entertainment for everyone. A special dinner is being prepared by Cher. ' • Doubles Pool Tournament will be held Thursday June 21 St. Once again our team was triumphant over Auburn in a tournament a couple of weeks ago. • Newcomer's Hour is on Thurs. June 21 St. This is a great opportunity to meet the staff and find out what is available at the center. • The AARP Driver Safety Program has the first of a two part program on Thurs. June 21St and the second class on Thurs. June 28�'. • Bingo will be held on Thurs. June 21 St. Starting in July Bingo will be held once a month • Encouragement for all members to come to the retreat with an open mind and a team mentality. • Debbie brought to member's attention a disclaimer in the Golden Opportunities brochure relating to increase cost on some of the programs. The center is required to recover more of the actual costs of providing programs. Every effort is made to keep cost affordable for our seniors. TIM WILLIAMS—Recreation Director • Agenda's for the retreat were distributed to the member's. It was pointed out previously that there has not been a retreat since 1997. Since then there have been new members come on the board. Terry Higashiyame Community Services Administrator will be facilita.ting the meeting and addressing issues you member's filled out on your questionnaires. Shawn will be giving an explanation of the cliff hanging theme for the meeting, Mama's Homemade Lemonade. Tim cautioned about plaza parking, be aware there are areas you will be ticketed if your parked there. • Henry Moses Pool opened on Saturday with approximately 100 to 150 people getting their feet wet. The beach at Coulon Pazk also opened but the weather � most likely detoured people from getting wet. • The week of June 25�'the city sponsored camps open. After registration it appears most of the camps are going to be full. i • Don't forget the 4�`of July celebration at Coulon Park. T'he following Wednesday the Concerts in the park will begin. The City Concert Band performed at Ikea Performing Arts Center and had a very good attendance. � � • • Shawn and Debbie kick off movies at the center on July 27�'. The film Dolphin Tail will be shown. Three consecutive Friday's following that there will be movies in the park. Two will be held at Liberty Park and the fourth will be at Cascade Shopping Center. • Tim said Shawn will probably be hitting him up soon for strawberries for the senior luncheons. Tim will take care of this. • Ben inquired of Tim who is responsible for replacement of the United States Flag that is starting to show wear. The city provides flags and Tim will follow-up on replacement of our flag. Dis u sion: Milt com limented the uali of the Kee in Your Mind Round Table c s P q tY P g Sharp Program. Dorothy asked if there are plans to re-stripe the parking area. The ' present striping is wearing away. Shawn will look into when and if anything is scheduled for this project. Peggy expressed disappointment that the Keeping Your Mind Sharp program was a iwo part program and we were only provided the first session. Many , people had other plans and could not attend the afternoon portion at Gen Care. Shawn was of the understanding that the entire program would be held at the Senior Center. Shawn will stay in contact with the people of Keeping Your Mind Sharp and see about scheduling an entire program at the center. Pat said she knew the speaker would be back in our area on Aug. 2"d. Shawn questioned doing another program so soon after the first ' one. It was discussed that there is money in the Advisory Board account and perhaps at a later date we could sponsor the complete program. Ruby shared that she has heard some complaints about the lunch program food, i.e. not hot enough when served, and quality of I , food. Shawn said they have met with Cher in the past and sometime in the future Shawn �� and Debbie will sit down and have another meeting with her. Marge wanted to know if ' there are any plans for improvements of the baseball field at Liberty Park. Tim said yes they are planning a renovation that would take care of Marge's concerns. Kay and Debbie both brought up the issue with the Hyde Shuttle bus parking in the handicap areas. Shawn responded that they pick up disadvantaged people so rightfully could park there. However it's a new driver and maybe he just needs to be told there are better places to park. The next meeting will be July 2nd Ben ad'ourned the meetin at10:58. J g Kay Stone, Secretary Ben Cheney,President , , • NUTRITION STATISTICS Volunteer Hours Report Period -May 2012 HOURS VOLUNTEERS Center RSVP 624.5 46 Non RSVP .0 0 Tota1 624.5 46 Nutrition RSVP 269.0 16 Non RSVP 42.0 3 Total 311.0 19 Meals on Wheels RSVP 136.0 14 Non RSVP 46.0 8 Total 182.0 22 GRAND TOTAL 1117.5 87 , • • NUTRITION STATISTICS Volunteer Hours Report Period-Apri12012 HOURS VOLUNTEERS Center RSVP 661.5 47 Non RSVP .0 0 Total 661.5 47 Nutrition RSVP 299.0 12 Non RSVP 60.5 3 Tota1 359.5 15 Meals on Wheels RSVP 135.0 15 Non RSVP 61.0 10 Total 201.0 25 GRAND TOTAL 1222.0 87 . • • • NUTRITION STATISTICS Volunteer Hours Report Period-March 2012 HOURS VOLUNTEERS Center RSVP 629.5 45 Non RSVP 4.0 1 Total 633.5 46 Nutrition RSVP 337.5 15 Non RSVP 64.0 4 Tota1 401.5 19 Meals on Wheels RSVP 162.5 16 Non RSVP 38.5 8 Total 201.0 24 GRAND TOTAL 1236.0 89 �