Commission on Aging Meeting

CITY OF GALT AGENDA COMMISSION ON AGING MEETING PARKS AND RECREATION OFFICE 610 CHABOLLA AVE., GALT CA 95632 January 26, 2017, 10:00AM SPECIAL MEETING Minutes Chairperson: Alvin Roberts Commission: Bob Balliet, Bruce Erickson, Marie Hall, Skip Roberts 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: a. Commissioners Present: A. Roberts, B. Balliet, B. Erickson, M. Hall b. Commissioners Absent: S. Roberts 3. CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF AGENDA 4. PUBLIC COMMENT: Under Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public may address the commission on non-agenda items. Speakers may also address the commission on any agenda item during consideration of the item. Speakers shall restrict their comments to issues that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission and limit comments to a maximum of five (5) minutes. Please fill out a speaker sheet located on the table inside the entrances to the council chambers and forward the completed speaker sheet to the commission secretary. Please state your name and city of residence prior to making your comments. 5. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FOR THE MEETING a. Minutes of the Special Meeting of October 27, 2016, November 29, 2016 and January 26, 2017. 6. PRESENTATIONS 7. OLD BUSINESS a. Update Resource Guide – A. Roberts – need to work on this. b. Need for a Senior Center – A. Roberts will work on this. B. Balliet and B. Erickson will help. c. Status for 2017 Health/Information Fair – Need to secure a date. A. Roberts and B. Balliet will visit the Senior Club to discuss. Need to invite insurance/medical companies to attend the event (such as Ed Jones Investments). d. Press Release – Alvin has drafted one and will submit to the Galt Herald. M. Hall indicated that she has sent the Herald information on a possible scam involving seniors, but has not seen it posted. Bob will visit the paper. e. Facebook/Website – The Commission would like to know what procedures need to be followed in order to have items placed on the City website and COMMISSION ON AGING AGENDA MEETING OF FEBRUARY 23, 2017 Page 2 Facebook. Monica will follow up the Clerk’s office regarding what procedure should be followed. f. Access to City buildings – Bob expressed concerns that the P&R office front doors are hard to open. Would like to meet with the P&R Director to discuss. Monica will talk with the Director and ask for a time to meet. g. Visiting Senior Living Centers – Should the Commission start doing this again? 8. NEW BUSINESS a. An updated roster for the 2017 Commission was distributed to the members who were present. b. Commissioners would like to meet with one or two Council members to ask for specific direction for the coming year. New Council Member Paige Lampson will be invited to the February meeting (Alvin will ask Paige). c. Meals on Wheels – Bruce volunteered to ask a Meals on Wheels representative to speak at an upcoming Commission meeting. a. What is their outreach program? b. Would like to know that the numbers are for the meals served locally. Monica can look up this information. 9. STAFF COMMENTS a. Ethics Training – January 31st 3-5pm at Galt Police Community Room 10. COMMISSIONERS REPORTS/COMMENTS a. Commissioner A. Roberts b. Commissioner Balliet c. Commissioner Erickson d. Commissioner Hall e. Commissioner S. Roberts 11. ADJOURNMENT – The meeting was adjourned at 10:45am. The next meeting will be February 23, 2017. MONICA LOPEZ, RECREATION SUPERVISOR: The agenda for this Commission on Aging meeting was posted in the following listed sites before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday preceding the meeting. 1. City Hall, 380 Civic Drive 2. U.S. Post Office, 600 N. Lincoln Way 3. Galt Parks and Recreation Department, 610 Chabolla Avenue