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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-06-19 Council on Aging SummaryCOUNCIL ON AGING June 19, 1995 10AM Agenda Approval Minutes from Prior Meeting Old Business 1. Vehicle Purchase 2. By-Laws New Business lo Barbara Knapp/Division of Senior Services 2. United Way Funding 3. Budget Review 4~ Person Wanting to be Heard CITY OF KENAI COUNCIL ON AGING June 19, 1995, 10:00 a.m. Members Present' Joanna Hollier, Georgetta Funk, Sam Huddleston, Elmer (Gene) Seay, Pauline gross, Roger Meeks, Lucille Billings Members Absent: Loretta Breeden, Al Pease Also Present: Pat Porter, Kathy Woodford APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION Sam Huddleston made the motion to accept the minutes as submitted and asked for unanimous consent. Lucille Billings seconded. There being no objection the minutes were accepted and passed by unanimous consent. OLD BUSINESS · Vehicle Purchase Georgetta Funk reported that the city will purchase a new vehiCle. She stated the City Attorney would research whether or not it has to be wheel chair accessible. Pat Porter stated the City Attorney did research the wheel chair accessible question. The attorney found that since we already have a wheel chair accessible vehicle, we do not have to purchase another one. Porter added that our transportation system is not open to the public so we are not obligated to buy another wheel chair accessible van. Porter said she has spoken with the Shop Foreman regarding specifications for the bid and the money will be available July 1. Porter said they will ask for a raised roof on the vehicle to make it easier to get in and out of the vehicle. 2. Bylaws Porter stated no action was previously taken on accepting the changes to the Bylaws. She suggested going over the changes again, then voting. It was agreed by all commissioners to do so. Porter stated the changes are as follows: Article 3 - meeting dates notice changed to 15 days Notice from 20 days notice; no longer "President," it is now "Chairperson;" Article 4 - Place of Meetings, deleted "Community;" Article 7- strike the titles President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer and use "Chairperson" and "Vice-Chair." Page 2 Council on Aging June 19, 1995 MOTION Lucille Billings made a motion to accept the Bylaws with the suggested changes and asked for unanimous consent. Pauline Gross seconded. There being no objections the motion passed by unanimous consent. NEW BUSINESS lJ Barbara Knapp - Division of Senior Services Barbara Knapp said she has no troubles to report, the Kenai Senior Center looks very good. She said Pat passed out a copy of the form she uses to evaluate the senior centers so everyone can see what is evaluated. Knapp went over a few of the things evaluated and said she is available to explain anything not understood. She said the Older Americans Act (OAA) is being taken out of the block grant concept, which will be good. Knapp stated the OAA will come up for reauthorization this fall and is scheduled to be introduced to congress in July. Pat Porter said the OAA is where the Sr. Center gets the bulk of its grant money. Knapp added it is federal funds given to the state which is divided up among the state centers. She said there has been a small increase put in for some programs. Knapp said that on the state level, the Division of Sr. Services came through pretty good this year' with only approximately $60,000 cut. ,, United Way Fund Pat Porter said she is not sure how much the center will receive from all of the funding agencies. She said the center received the same amount from the Borough, $50,253 and as far as she knows it should stay the same from the Division of Sr. Services, $124,322. Porter said there was a $5,507 loss from the United Way this year. She added this loss is not because of anything the Kenai Sr. Center has done, rather because of some maior changes through-out United Way. Porter said the center went through the United Way reviews very well and were accepted for another three years of funding. 3. ..Budget Review Pat Porter said she will be glad to go over the budget with anyone who would like some extra explanation or she can meet with a group, which ever is easier. Page 3 Council on Aging June 19, 1995 Comments Pauline Gross stated there is a lot of food waste going on. She said maybe too much food is being served. Gross suggested maybe cutting the soup in the summer and the salad in the winter. Georgetta Funk said there are 'some people that eat the soup and salad and not the meal. Gene Seay said there will always be people who don't like things. Porter stated there are those who ask for only what they want so as not to waste food. She offered to put up a sign or table tent that says "Please don't waste - if you don't want something that is being served - don't order it." It was agreed to put up table tents. MOTION Lucille Billings moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:31 a.m. Pauline Gross seconded. Kathy Wo~dford, P.W. ~Admin. Asst.