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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-03-12 Council on Aging SummaryCOUNCIL ON AGING March 12, 2001 10:00am Call Meeting to Order Agenda Approval Minutes from Prior Meeting Scheduled Public Comment: Old Business: 1. Assisted Living Proposal 2. Senior Computer Lab New Business: · 1. Election of Ofticers 2. Rising Meal Costs 3. Sister Senior Center~:~. · . .. Persons Wanting to be Heard: COUNCIL ON AGING ANNUAL MEETING 10:00 A.M. MARCH 12, 2001 KENAI SENIOR CENTER ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL · · Vice Chairman Jurgensen called the meeting to order at 10'11 a.m. and the roll was taken as follows' Present: Absent:' Others Present' Hollier, Fields, Jurgensen, Huddleston and Wilson Meeks, Enfield, Jones and Nelson Councilwoman Porter; City Clerk Freas; Senior Director Kelso; Sylvia Johnson ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION' Member Huddleston MOVED to accept the agenda as presented and Member Hollier SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- November 7, 2000 Jurgensen questioned the first paragraph on Page 2 and asked for clarification. Because there was some confusion in regard to the comment, it was suggested the sentence be struck from the minutes. MOTION: Member Hollier MOVED to strike the last sentence in the first paragraph of Page 2 and Member Huddleston SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. MOTION: Member Hollier MOVED to approve the amended minutes of the November 7, 2000 Council on Aging meeting and Member Huddleston SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 4: ITEM 5' SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT-- None. OLD BUSINESS Discussion -- Assisted Living Proposal Councilwoman Porter explained that when she reported on the November Council on Aging meeting with the Kenai City Council, she mentioned grant applications would come available through the State to fund feasibility studies for proposed assisted living feasibility facilities. Porter reported the Council was very interested in the possibility of grant fund availability and suggested that when the grant applications become available, the city should investigate requesting funds. Jurgensen requested the item be included on the next meeting agenda for additional discussion. Director Kelso reported she recently spoke with Leo Grasso, who had hoped to develop an assisted living facility in Kenai several years ago, and learned he was currently working with an Aleutian Native group to develop a facility which he felt was very promising. a-bo Discussion ' Senior Computer Lab Kelso reported Phillips Petroleum donated six computers, keyboards and mice for the seniors' use at the Center. She noted the city had built the work space to house the computers and she was making contacts for monitors to be donated.as well. Kelso also reported she had discussed the possibility of a free internet line with Alaska Communications. She added, it had been a slow process, but it was moving along. ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS -ae Election of Officers MOTION- Member Hollier MOVED to keep the same slate of officers as was elected last year (Jones as Chair and Jurgensen as Vice Chair} and Member Fields SECONDED the mOtion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Discussion-- Rising Meal Costs Kelso explained the food prices were rising and the Center's budget funds were depleting. The requested $3.00 donation did not begin to cover the costs of a meal. Other area senior centers had already raised the price of the requested donation to $4.00. She asked if the membership wished to increase their request for meal donation to $4.00. MOTION: Member Fields MOVED to change the meal cost to $4.00 and Member Hollier SECONDED the motion. Discussion followed in which the following was noted' · There would be some users who would be alarmed the cost would be higher, but it was thought the dollar increase was not unreasonable. COUNCIL ON AGING ANNUAL MEETING MARCH 12, 2001 PAGE 2 · Some users who had been coming because the meal donation was less at the Kenai Senior Center may decide to go back to their prior Center since the meal donation price would be the same. · If a person cannot afford the donation, they would still be able to get a meal. · The last time the cost of the donation was raised to $3.0©, there was no opPosition. It was noted, meals had been offered at the Senior Center since 1977 and the original cost for a meal was 25 cents. VOTE: There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Kelso noted, the donation price would be raised as soon as a new sign is prepared. It was asked if the donation price for visitors to the Center would also be raised. Discussion followed and it was agreed that if the members needed to pay an increased meal donation, then the cost for'visitors should be raised as well. MOTION: Member Fields MOVED to raise the donation cost for meals at the Senior Center to $4.00 and $8.00. Member Huddleston SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. DiscussiOn -- Sister Senior Center Kelso explained she received correspondence from a senior center situated outside of New York City who stated their interest in developing a sister-center relationship with the Kenai Senior Center. The New York Center sent a box with a videotape of their facility, crafts they make, pins, newsletter, etc. They are interested in exchanging information, i.e. fund raising ideas, Center activities, etc. Kelso asked if a senior would be interested in taking on the project, but warned it could be a time-consuming project. Hollier suggested talking with. seniors to see if some of the newer members would be interested in taking on the project. Sylvia Johnson offered her assistance. MOTION: Member Fields MOVED to appoint Sylvia Johnson to develop a sister-center relationship with the New York senior facility and Member Wilson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. ~O ORDERED. COUNCIL ON AGING ANNUAL MEETING MARCH 12, 2001 PAGE 3 Member Hollier left the meeting at 10'35 a.m. ITEM 7: PERSONS WANTING TO BE HEARD -- None. ITEM 8: ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Member Huddleston MOVED to adjourn and Member Fields SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:37 a.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk COUNCIL ON AGING ANNUAL MEETING MARCH 12, 2001 PAGE 4