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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/17/2013 - Minutes CITY OF RENTON '� ����" � � �u C�� � 0 2 2013 RENTON MAYOR'S SElvIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COIVIlVIITTEERECEivEo dune 17,2013 ��N CLERK�S OFFICE MEMBERS PRESENT: Ben Cheney,Pat Baylor, Mary B. Brown, Peggy Budziu,Mij Charboneau, Bill Clapp,Dorothy Cook,Eric Eastberg, Ruby Griffin, Shirley Haddock, Sandy Polley,Marge Cochran Reeg,Milt Tiede,Judith Young EXCUSED: Mij Charboneau,Elaine Koehler STAFF: Shawn Da1y,Debbie Little, Tim Williams(Excused) Ben called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M., attendance was taken,mi.nutes of the previous meeting was read,corrections were noted and minutes were approved. Ben distributed the new amended agenda that will be used for each meeting. Also distributed to members was a copy of the Role of Committee Members which was compiled by staff. Discussion regazding this will be delayed until a future meeting. TREASURER REPORT - Sa.ndy Polley Bank sta.tement as of 06/17/13 ��2 �S ��, H3°7E`1�- RECREATION SUPERVISOR—Shawn Daly • The mirrors have been installed and have received very favorable comments. • Regarding the tri-folds a special thanks to Judith Young for the pictures she contributed. Unfortunately the Communication Dept. was unable to use the pictures. The tri-folds were distributed to the committee members for ' comment. There were approximately ten drafts to come up with this final result. The plan is to have these printed up and ready for distribution for the Farmer's Market. There will be one revision, in lieu of the pictures that aze presently in the tri-fold they will be replaced by pictures of the Senior Center or people who participate at the Senior Center. Susie Bressan ��.:�'' deserves a special thank-you for a11 the work she put into the tri-fold project. Bill Clapp inquired if the tri-folds will be ready to be passed out at the Renton River Days parade. Shawn is hopeful that they will be ready. Two hundred tri-folds will be made available for the Farmers Market and then an additional couple thousand will be printed for future use. • Put August 12�'on your schedules the Alzheimer's Association will be at the center from 1:30 P.M. to 330 P.M doing a public policy presentation. This will be a Town Hall public meeting. There will be some flyers put out regarding this meeting. • In May the Sta.te Association held a conference in Spokane. Debbie Little attended representing our Senior Center. She represented the Senior Center in two separate seminars. She did a presentation on 90 Second Programming and the other was on Recruiting Volunteers. Shawn heard a number of people say Debbie did a very good job. � � r• . RENTON MAYOR'S SE1vIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY CONIlVIITTEE June 17,2013 MEMBERS PRESENT: Ben Cheney,Pat Baylor, Mary B. Brown, Peggy Budziu, Mij Charboneau, Bill Clapp, Dorothy Cook,Eric Eastberg,Ruby Crriffin, Shirley Haddock, Sandy Polley,Mazge Cochran Reep, Milt Tiede, Judith Young EXCUSED: Mij Charboneau,Elaine Koehler STAFF: Shawn Daly, Debbie Little, Tim Williams (Excused) Ben called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M., attendance was taken,m.i.nutes of the previous meeting was read, corrections were noted and minutes were approved. Ben distributed the new amended agenda that will be used for each meeting. Also distributed to members was a copy of the Role of Committee Members which was compiled by staff. Discussion regarding this will be delayed until a future meeting. TREASURER REPORT - Sandy Polley Bank statement as of 06/17/13 ��€�2 .� ��, H3��`i2 RECREATION SUPERVISOR—Shawn Daly • The mirrors have been installed and have received very favarable comments. • Regarding the tri-folds a special thanks to Judith Young for the pictures she contributed. Unfortunately the Communication Dept. was unable to use the pictures. The tri-folds were distributed to the committee members for comment. There were approximately ten drafts to come up with this final result. The plan is to have these printed up and ready for distribution for the Farmer's Market. There will be one revision, in lieu of the pictures that are presently in the tri-fold they will be replaced by pictures of the Senior Center or people who participate at the Senior Center. Susie Bressan��.:�''deserves a special thank-you for a11 the work she put into the tri-fold project. Bill Clapp inquired if the tri-folds will be ready to be passed out at the Renton River Days parade. Shawn is hopeful that they will be ready. Two hundred tri-folds will be made available for the Farmers Market and then an additional couple thousand will be printed for future use. • Put August 12�`on your schedules the Alzheimer's Association will be at the center from 1:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M doing a public policy presentation. This will be a Town Hall public meeting. There will be some flyers put out regarding this meeting. • In May the Sta.te Association held a conference in Spokane. Debbie Little attended representi.ng our Senior Center. She represented the Senior Center in two separate seminars. She did a presentation on 90 Second Progra.mming and the other was on Recruiting Volunteers. Shawn heard a number of people say Debbie did a very good job. : � � , � • Shawn has filled out the paperwork and subnutted it for the Committee Members to command a table at the Farmers Mazket on June 25�'. The hours will be 3 P.M.—7 P.M.,but you need to be there at 2:30. Two members will attend the table for one to two hours and then two replacement members will take over for one to two hours. That way no two people will get burned out. • Shawn has been approached regarding the Committee Members having a booth for the Renton Senior Housing Authority seminar. That will be held at the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on July 20�'from 10 A.M.to 2 P.M. Sandy Polley will set up a sign up sheet for volunteers who are interested in helping out. • At our next meeting Shawn will have a sign up sheet for volunteers who would like to help out during the Renton River Days. This involves taking tickets,helping serve and etc. • Staff is working with Senior Services regarding food for the Rockin on the River event. • Sign up for the Fab 50's event being held on July 10�'has been very slow. If you have grandkids or know people with grandkids put the word out that this should be a really fun activity for grandparents and grandkids. • Float Committee met this morning and things are coming together really well. Debbie has ordered the Duck Ca11s,decking has been ordered and the banner has been ordered from R&R Graphics which is just down the road from us. RECREATION COORDINATOR—Debbie Little • Tuesday June 18�'we have the Cushman Powerli.ne Trail wa1k. • If you are 65 or older you may apply for a Re�ional Reduced Fare Permit Orca Card. You may apply Tuesday June 18 at 11 A.M.— 12:00 P.M. • Newcomers Hour—Come meet the staff and learn about the Senior Center. Thursday June 20�'at 10:00 A.M.— 11:00 A.M. • Book Club meets Wednesday June 20th from 10:00 A.M.— 11:30 A.M. • Summertime Blooms—Lowes is supplying pots,potti.ng soil and flowers for you to plant. They will be at the center Wednesday June 19�' at 10:00 A.M.— 11:00 A.M. • Thursday Afternoon Dances - Something different, Bill Bennett has recorded his music and you will dance to recorded music. That's on Thursday June 20�'at 1;00—3:00 P.M. There is a$2.00 charge. • Friday June 21 Hearing Aid Checks and Cleaning. By appointment only. • Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisor(SHIBA) on June 20�. Appointments are available starting at 9:00 A.M. on June 20�'. • A.A.R.P. Driver Safety Program. Thursdays June 20�'and June 27th. Must attend both classes. You must register for this program. • Debbie is putting the fmal touches on the Golden Opportunities brochure for July,August and September. • The doubles pool tournament is this Thursday June 20th � � .. � • Shawn has filled out the paperwork and submitted it for the Committee Members to command a table at the Farmers Market on June 25�'. The hours will be 3 P.M.—7 P.M.,but you need to be there at 2:30. Two members will attend the table for one to two hours and then two replacement members will take over for one to two hours. That way no two people will get burned out. • Shawn has been approached regarding the Committee Members having a booth for the Renton Senior Housing Authority seminar. That will be held at the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on July 20�'from 10 A.M.to 2 P.M. Sandy Polley will set up a sign up sheet for volunteers who are interested in helping out. • At our next meeting Shawn will have a sign up sheet for volunteers who would like to help out during the Renton R.iver Days. This involves taking tickets,helping serve and etc. • Staff is working with Senior Services regarding food for the Rockin on the River event. • Sign up for the Fab 50's event being held on July 10�'has been very slow. If you have grandkids or know people with grandkids put the word out that this fun activi for and azents and andkids. should be a really ty gr p gr • Float Committee met this morning and thi.ngs are coming together really well. Debbie has ordered the Duck Ca11s, decking has been ordered and the banner has been ordered from R&R Crraphics which is just down the road from us. RECREATION COORDINATOR—Debbie Little • Tuesday June 18�we have the Cushman Powerline Trail walk. • If you are 65 or older you may apply for a Re�ional Reduced Fare Permit � Orca Card. You may apply Tuesday June 18 at 11 A.M.— 12:00 P.M. �I • Newcomers Hour—Come meet the staff and learn about the Senior Center. Thursday June 20�'at 10:00 A.M.— 11:00 A.M. ' • Book Club meets Wednesday June 20�'from 10:00 A.M.— 11:30 A.M. , • Summertime Blooms—Lowes is supplying pots,potting soil and flowers for you to plant. They will be at the center Wednesday June 19�'at 10:00 A.M.— 11:00 A.M. • Thursday Afternoon Dances- Something different, Bill Bennett has recorded his music and you will dance to recorded music. That's on Thursday June 20�`at 1;00—3:00 P.M. There is a$2.00 charge. • Friday June 21 Hearing Aid Checks and Cleaning. By appointment only. • Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisor(SHIBA)on June 20�'. Appointments are available starting at 9:00 A.M. on June 20�'. • A.A.R.P. Driver Safety Program. Thursdays June 20�'and June 27�'. Must attend both classes. You must register for this program. • Debbie is putting the fmal touches on the Golden Opportunities brochure for July, August and September. • The doubles pool tournament is this Thursday June 20th . � � • • RECREATION DIRECTOR-Tim Williams There are many things going on in the recreation department right i now. Swim lessons start June 24�`and continue until August 3`d. Evening swim classes will be offered this year. This is a great addition as not everyone is able to make a morning lesson. All the beaches are now open. The Fire Department Dive Team put on a demonstration on Saturday. Very beneficial that swi.mmer's be aware of what to do if they see a swimmer go down. The day camps start on June 24�'. Because of construction some programs have had to be moved down to the Kennydale Playground. At the next meeting Tim will have information regarding the fabulous Fourth of July Program. One bit of information is that this year they will not be doing a barge launch. There are so many regulations that this yeaz the fireworks will be launched from the beach. Tim's closing comment is to acknowledge the great things that the Senior Advisory Committee's are doing. Round table discussion: Pat: Will the ADF dog conduct paperwork be posted in the center? Shawn said it will be available but not posted. Sandy: What is the status of e�ctended trips? Tim said it is a goal to make them available in the future. There is one listed in the next Golden Opportunities brochure. Eric: Wanted to know if the VFW is represented at the Senior Center. Debbie said a speaker representing the VFW will be included with one of the A.A.R.P. programs. Bill: Bill showed the committee the skirting that will be used on the parade float. The application has been approved for the Advisory Boards participation in the Renton River Days parade. There are twenty participates that have volunteered to ride on the float. Also music has been selected. Bill shared many others factors regarding the progress and planning that is going on by the Float Committee. Ben gave Bill and the Float Committee a big thank-you for a11 their work. Pat: Is there liability for participates that will be riding the float? Shawn's response was yes. , Debbie: A young man by the name of Matt Jackson will be working a practicum at the center during the suminer. He will be working with the outdoor activities. He attends Central Washington University. Milt: Milt and his com.mittee inspected the Senior Center building and will submit their findings at the July 15�'board meeting. Nezt board meeting is July 1,2013. Ben adjourned the meeting at 11:07 A.M. ,������ �� Kay Stone, Secretary Ben Cheney, President . • . • RECREATION DIRECTOR-Tim Williams There aze many things going on in the recreation department right now. Swim lessons start June 24�'and continue until August 3rd. Evening swim classes will be offered this year. This is a great addition as not everyone is able to make a morning lesson. All the beaches are now open. The Fire Department Dive Team put on a demonstration on Saturday. Very beneficial that swimmer's be aware of what to do if they see a swimmer go down. The day camps start on June 24�. Because of construction some programs have had to be moved down to the Kennydale Playground. At the next meeting Tim will have information regarding the fabulous Fourth of July Program. One bit of information is that this year they will not be doing a bazge launch. There are so many regulations that tlus year the fireworks will be launched from the beach. Tim's closing comment is to acknowledge the great things that the Senior Advisory Committee's are doing. Round table discussion: Pat: Will the ADF dog conduct paperwork be posted in the center? Shawn said it will be available but not posted. Sandy: What is the status of extended trips? Tim said it is a goal to make them available in the future: There is one listed in the next Golden Opporhmities brochure. Eric: Wanted to know if the VFW is represented at the Senior Center. Debbie said a speaker representing the VFW will be included with one of the A.A.R.P. programs. Bill: Bill showed the committee the skirting that will be used on the parade float. The application has been approved for the Advisory Boards participation in the Renton River Days pazade. There are twenty participates that have volunteered to ride on the float. Also music has been selected. Bill shared many others factors regarding the progress and planning that is going on by the Float Committee. Ben gave Bill and the Float Committee a big thank-you for all their work. Pat: Is there liability for participates that will be riding the float? Shawn's response was yes. . Debbie: A young man by the name of Matt Jackson will be working a practicum at the center during the summer. He will be working with the outdoor activities. He attends Central Washington University. Milt: Milt and his committee inspected the Senior Center building and will submit their fmdings at the July 15`�'board meeting. Nezt board meeting is July 1,2013. Ben adjourned the meeting at 11:07 A.M. � , � ' %��� � Kay Stone, Secretary Ben Cheney, President