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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-01-09 Council on Aging Summary1. CALL TO ORDER KENAI COUNCIL ON AGING REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 9, 2020 -4:30 P.M. KENAI SENIOR CENTER CHAIR ROY WILLIAMS, PRESIDING MEETING SUMMARY Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 4:34 p.m. a . Pledge of Allegiance Chair Williams led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance . b. Roll was confirmed as follows: Members Present: R. Williams, D. Erwin , V. Geller, A . Weeks, C. Thornton, M. Milewski Members Absent: S. Bise , L. Ne lson, B. Modigh Staff/Council Liaison Present: Senior Center Director K . Romain, Administrative Assistant A. A quorum was present. Clary, Deputy City Clerk J . LaPlante, Council Member J. Glendening c . Administer Oaths of Office It was announced Velda Geller, Barbara Modigh and Lois Nelson had been reappointed to the Council on Aging by the Kena i City Council at its December 18, 2019 meeting. Deputy Clerk J. LaPlante administered the Oath of Office to Member Geller. It was noted that Nelson and Modigh would be sworn in at a future meeting due to their absences at this meeting . d . Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair MOTION: Member Thornton MOVED to elect Don Erwin as Chair and Member Geller SECONDED the motion . There were no objections; SO ORDERED. MOTION: Member Thornton MOVED to elect Roy Williams as Vice Chair. Member W illiams declined the nom ination. The motion failed . MOTION: Member Geller MOVED to elect Chuck Thornton as Vice Chair and Member Erwin SECONDED the motion . There were no objections ; SO ORDERED. e . Agenda Approva l MOTION: Member Milewski MOVED for approva l of the agenda as wri tten and Member Erwin SECONDED the motion. There were no objections; SO ORDERED . 2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregate)-None . 3. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT (Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; thirty (30) minutes aggregate) -None . 4. APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY a . November14,20 19 MOTION: Member Thornton MOVED to approve the November 14, 2019 meeti ng summary as written and Member Weeks SECONDED the mot ion . There were no obj ections; SO ORDERED . 5 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Discussion/Recommendation -Code of Conduct for the Sen ior Center A copy of the fina l draft of t he proposed Code of Con d uct for the Senior Center was provided to the members . The Senior Center Director reviewed the final draft as well as summarized changes recommended by the City Attorney. Discussion followed with comments including : • Should the wording "all ADA approved service an imals" also inclu de "only." • A note would be included in t he newsletter highlighting t he work of the Counci l on Aging in development of the Code of Conduct and welcome Center participants to direct questions, thoughts, or concerns to the Senior Director and Administrative Assistant. • The Code of Conduct would be p ri nted on large paper, framed, and placed in a prominent place close to the hall bulletin board . • Suggested to have cop ies of the Code of Conduct posted in several places in the Center. • Suggested to change the wording "created by COA" to "adopted by COA" when communicating information to the public. • The Director suggested the document be revisited annually and revised as necessary. MOTION: Member Weeks MOVED the Code of Conduct be adopted and recommend staff move forward with finalization ; Member Thornton SECONDED the motion . There were no objections; SO ORDERED. 6. NEW BUSINESS -None. Council on Aging Meeting January 9, 2020 Page 2 of3 7. REPORTS a. Senior Center Director -Romain reported the following : • The new flooring installation was going well and should be completed no later than January 14; • Services for Herb Stettler would be on Saturday, February 15 at 12:30 p.m. in the Senior Center. Military honors would be held at the Soldotna Cemetery prior to the service at the Center; • An update on the greenhouse project was provided ; • She and Assistant Clary were drafting proposals of the current Center vehicles for a city fleet management project; • An update of the annual March for Meals fundraiser plans was provided; • The Center would be celebrating its 501h anniversary in 2021 ; and • The Permanent Part-Time janitor's position was filled by Josh Van Loan . b. Council on Aging Chair -Williams thanked everyone in the group for their service and the Center's administration and staff for their daily hard work, but especially during the flooring project to ensure services were still provided . c. City Council Liaison -Glenden ing reviewed the Action Agenda for the Council 's December 18, 2019 meeting as provided in the packet. 8. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION -February 13, 2020 There were no announcements of absences for the February meeting. 9. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS AND QUESTI ONS Chair Williams requested volunteer assistance with the March for Meals fund raiser. Member Geller thanked Williams and Erwin for their service. 10. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT-None . 11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS-None. 12. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Member Geller MOVED for adjournm e nt and Member Milewski SECONDED the motion. There were no objections ; SO ORDERED . There being no further business . the Council on Aging meeting adjourned at 5:42 p.m . 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