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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-08-19 Council on Aging SummaryCOUNCIL ON AGING August 19, 1996 10AM A~enda Approval Minutes from Prior Meeting Old Business 1. 25th Anniversary Celebration 2. 1996/97 Budget 3. Increase In Meal Donations/S3.00 New Business lo 2. 3. 4. Senior Center Town Meeting Non-Senior Meal Fee/S6.00 Exercise InstrUction/Charge for Service Person Wanting to be Heard COUNCIL ON AGING AUGUST 1 9, 1 996, 10'00 a.m. MINUTES 1. ROLL CALL Members Present' Al Pease, Sam Huddleston, Gene Seay, Roger Meeks, Georgetta Funk Members Absent' Betty Nelson, JoAnna Hollier, Lucille Billings Also Present' Pat Porter, Linda Swarner, Kathy Woodford 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Pat Porter asked to add Loretta Breeden's resignation from the Board to the Agenda. There being no further additions or deletions to the Agenda, Roger Meeks asked for Unanimous Consent. There Were no objections. 3. APPROVAL OF MIINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING ,,, There being no additions or deletions to the Minutes, Roger Meeks asked for Unanimous Consent. There were no objections. 4. OLD BUSINESS a. 25th Anniversary Celebration Pat Porter reported that she, Sylvia and Betty met to discuss the celebrations. Porter said the posters are finished and passed them out. She also passed out a copy of the invitations stating they have been sent to the Council members, Borough, AK Board on Aging, local Legislators and major contributors (Unocal, Phillips, etc.). Tickets are being sold beginning today, $8.00 for non-senior and $5.00 for seniors and kids under 10, and there are 300 of them. The barbecue will be ribs and chicken. Porter said that Sylvia is making a collage of pictures from 1971 to present. She stated they ordered cups made with "Kenai Seniors" written at the top and "Since 1971" at the bottom. Porter asked the Board if they wanted to include a short program during the barbecue, i.e. having the Mayor speak, etc. Roger Meeks concurred that would be a good idea. Porter said there will be nice decorations and food and asked for further suggestions. It was discussed and decided to ask Page 2 Council On Aging Minutes August 19, 1996 some past directors to speak at the program also. Porter said she will continue to work with Sylvia and Betty to come up with more ideas. Linda Swarner asked if the posters were being sold and where. Porter asked the Board members if they felt they should be sold (they were $1 200 for 500 posters). Meeks suggested selling the posters for $5.00 at the center. MOTION Al Pease Moved to sell the Senior Center Anniversary posters for $5.00. Sam Huddleston Seconded. Passed by Unanimous Consent. b. 1996/97 Budget Porter passed out a copy of the budget report. She said she will do a summary page and suggested everyone take the report home and review it. Swarner asked Porter if the rentals are up or down from last year. She replied the rentals are up. c. Increase in Meal Donations/S3.00 Meeks stated this item was tabled at the last meeting. Porter said most of the Sr. Centers in the state have increased their price to $3.00. She said she was asked about this at the grant review in which she replied that effective July 1'~, we were going increase to $3.00. She added it is up to the Board, if they want to leave it at $2.50 and see how it goes for awhile, but to consider she did figure the budget at $3.00 There was discussion concerning what was said at the last meeting. Porter read from the minutes: Huddleston asked if they wanted to increase the meal donation? Porter stated that she thought it should be addressed noting that meals are $3.00 in almost every other center. Porter advised that she and Pease came in the office before the meeting and they got statistics together. Porter stated that depending on how the program income is and whether or not they are where they should be with their donations - Al interjected that the way they have been going this Page 3 Council On Aging Minutes August 19, 1 996 year, by the 1'~ of July they should be on schedule with what they figured the cost should be. Pease advised that the cost and the income are running at 87% of what was projected. Thus, if the income and expenses continue as projected, they should be right on the money. PEASE MOVED TO INCREASE THE COST TO $3.00 BUT THAT IT BE HELD IN ABEYANCE UNTIL AFTER JULY TO SEE IF IT IS NEEDED. AT THAT TIME IF A NEED IS SHOWN, IT CAN BE PUT IN EFFECT. Huddleston asked why they didn't table it to the next meeting. Pease stated that if they put it in as contingency, they wouldn't have to get everyone bac'k together again for a special meeting to vote on it. Pease noted they can go with the $3.00 if they need it after July. Seay noted he has supported every increase they have had so far but stated that if they don't have to increase it, he would like to leave it the way it is. Seay added that somewhere they have to stop raising prices. Seay noted that people can go to McDonalds and eat cheaper. Seay stated he is not saying that he wouldn't support it but he'd have to feel it must absolutely be raised. Pease stated that is basically what he had said. Porter stated she felt Al was alluding to the fact that if they don't get the money from the federal government for the food program, then there may be a need to raise it. But, if the $118,000 is received, it appears as if the history of getting contributions for meals is right on target. Porter added that it will probably repeat the same thing next thing (time?). Porter stated that they might be very safe in continuing to keep the meal contributions at $2.50. Meeks stated since they will know by next meeting, wouldn't it be better to wait until next meeting. Porter stated they could have a meeting at the end of June once they know how much money will be received from all agencies and they would know if they would need to do that. Porter stated that could be the only thing on the Page 4 Council On Aging Minutes August 1 9, 1996 agenda or perhaps they could discuss the auction issue. Huddleston stated that he wondered if we don't raise the price, would the United Way and some of the other contributors decide that we don't need that much money. Porter reminded the committee that if somebody doesn't want to pay anything for their meal they don't have to, it is a contribution. She added this Board is merely suggesting raising th'e contribution amount. MOTION Sam HUddleston Moved to raise the suggested contribution to $3.00 effective September 1, 1996. Al Pease Seconded. There being no objections the Motion Passed by Unanimous Consent. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Senior Center Town Meeting Porter said this is a new idea she has come up with and wanted discuss it with the Board. She suggested having an evening Senior Citizen Town Meeting the first of October, asking people 60 and over to come and give input as to what they would like to see provided at the Senior Center. She said this would be a way of reaching out to younger seniors and asking them to participate. Porter said older people are staying much more active today .than they did 20 years ago. She said, for instance, there is more interest in exercise classes, and trips than there is in craft classes. Porter added there is still interest in these things, but not in the numbers there used to be. She said that to grow and to continue with the program, it has to be able to change with the times. Porter said there may be just a change in time schedules for people that are busy during the day making programs available in the evening too. Georgetta Funk stated that we will never know unless we try it. Swarner said the Fairbanks Center has a potluck once a month. She said her parents attend and there is a different turn out at the evening event than the day event. She suggested having center members, Gene for instance knows photography, why not use their skills to share with others. Page 5 Council On Aging Minutes August 19, 1996 There was more discussion regarding types of new classes - computer classes, etc. porter asked if the Board was in concurrence with having a dinner. The Board unanimously agreed. Porter asked what day of the week would be good. Huddleston suggested Friday. Porter asked what kind of food would attract new people. It was suggested to try halibut or salmon. Porter said not to put salmon on the menu, no one would come. Virginia suggested having desert rather than a full dinner. It was decided to go with halibut and steak dinner. Discussion continued concerning charging or not for dinner. The Board concurred that 60 and above, with spouse, are free and there will have to be reservations made. Porter suggested limiting the dinner to Kenai residents. Meeks said that since it's free and it's Kenai's center they should be able to state only Kenai residents. Further discussion followed and it was decided not to say Kenai Citizens', but instead advertise it as "Kenai Senior Center Service District" since so many non-Kenai residents use the center. The date for the dinner will be set for mid-October. b. Non-Senior Meal Fee/S6.00 Porter reported that non-senior meals have been $5.00 for many years and the average cost per meal is $7.33. She said that Palmer and Wasilla have raised their price and so is Soldotna. Porter suggested raising the cost to $6.00 per meal. Meeks stated that since the cost to seniors is being raised, it should be raised for non-seniors also. Seay concurred with Meeks. There was some discussion amongst the Board Members concerning the average cost of meals at other places. Swarner stated that as a non-senior, the price should be raised to $7.00. She said $7.00 is still much lower than the average fast food place. Page 6 Council On Aging Minutes August 19, 1996 MOTION Sam Huddleston Moved to increase non-senior meals from $5.00 to $7.00. Gene Seay Seconded. There being no objection the Motion Passed Unanimously. ¢. Exercise Instruction/Charge for Service Porter stated that she decided to break down the cost for the exercise instructor vs. the number of people who exercise. She said it costs approximately $300 per person to participate in the exercise program. Porter said this is using an average of 12 people @ $3900.00 (per year) and includes 3 hours per week. Porter went on to say that with the crafts, we do get money back from sales, but with the exercise program we are getting nothing for what is provided. She stated the money is in the budget for the year but it is something the Board many want to look at, she is only advising the Board of the cost. Huddleston stated that it seems the participants should help pay for the cost. There was general concurrence among the Board Members. Pease suggested maybe charging $1.00 per class for exercising but not charging for the line dancers. Meeks concurred since they do so much P.R. work and suggested asking the participants for their ideas to off-set the expense. d. Loretta Breeden Resignation Porter said Arlene Enfield and Sylvia Johnson filled out applications for the Board. She said she will put a notice in the next news letter regarding the opening on the Board. Gene Seay said he will be moving out of state and asked if he should turn in his resignation. Swarner suggested putting it in the next news letter and she will also mention to the Council the resignations with a recommendation if the Board wishes. Porter said it is our turn to host the dinner where all the local senior boards get together and asked when the Board would like to have it. Meeks suggested before it gets cold. It was decided to have it at the end of September, during the middle of the week. No definite date was set, bring up at next meeting. Page 7 Council On Aging Minutes August 19, 1 996 6. PERSONS WANTING TO BE HEARD None There being no further approximately 11:15 a.m. business Meeks adjourned the meeting at Respectfully submitted, Kathy Woodford ~ Public Works Admin. Assistant