Commission on Aging Meeting

City of Galt MINUTES COMMISSION ON AGING GALT PARKS & RECREATION CONFERENCE ROOM 610 Chabolla Avenue, Galt, CA Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:00 AM SPECIAL MEETING Chairperson: Alvin Roberts Commission: Bob Balliet, Marie Hall, Andrea Johnson 1. Call Meeting to Order – Chairperson Alvin Roberts called meeting to order at 10:00 AM. Alvin Roberts asked Bob Balliet to take the minutes. 2. Roll Call: – Alvin Roberts, Bob Balliet, Marie Hall & Andrea Johnson & City Representative, Armando Solis, Dir Parks & Recreation. NOTE: QUORUM WAS PRESENT – Director Solis informed the Commission “that while we are able to take our own minutes, a representative of the city and of my choosing, must be present at our meetings, per the City Attorney”. 3. Public Comment: Under Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the audience may address the Commission on any item of interest to the public or any agenda item before or during the Commission’s consideration of the item. Speakers shall restrict their comments to the issues that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission and limit comments to a maximum of five (5) minutes. This statement was read by Alvin Roberts. 4. Guest Speaker(s): None - however, 4 members of the public participated in the discussions of the commission. 5. Acceptance of Minutes of Apr 27, 2017 – Bob Balliet made motion, and Alvin Roberts seconded the motion to accept the minutes of Apr 27, 2017. Voting in favor: Alvin Roberts, Bob Balliet, Marie Hall and Andrea Johnson. [It was also noted that since there was no quorum at the May meeting – no business took place and no minutes were taken]. 6. Old Business: A. Update on “Galt Resource Guide FY 2017/2018” – Calendar Draft in works. Bob Balliet indicated that finished product will be presented to Commission by August. B. City Wide Survey of needs of seniors – Alvin Roberts presented the first cut of that survey and will pursue further action to bring it to fruition. C. Need for Commissioners – Alvin Roberts reported to the Commission that Member Skip Roberts had resigned and will pursue a Thank You Letter from the City for Mr Robert’s service. D. Need for Senior Center – Status – (create a task force). Alvin Roberts and the rest of the Commission discussed this matter and no action was taken. E. Status of Fall FY 2017 Health/Information Fair – The commission discussed this matter and came to the conclusion that there was insufficient time to continue to pursue this effort. Bob Balliet made a motion to strike this matter from any future Agendas. Marie Hall seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. F. Press Releases – Status – Bob Balliet will continue to submit articles to the Herald to keep the elderly of Galt informed about matters concerning them. G. Bob Balliet reported to the Commission that he had met with Director Solis of Parks & Recreation concerning access to city buildings, including Parks & Recreation and the Chabolla Building, as well as the Commission’s intention to forward this matter to the City Council. Mr Solis reiterated that the Chabolla Center was “meeting ADA’s access requirements”, but offered to assist Bob Balliet and the Commission in bringing this matter to the City Council in the appropriate format. Bob Balliet made a motion that this matter  be, in fact, brought to the attention of the City Council, with Bob Balliet constructing a Letter to that effect, since members of the public present at this and previous meeting(s) had indicated they still had problems accessing Chabolla Center and Parks & Recreation’s building with their wheel chairs. Alvin Roberts seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. H. Public Website/Face book/Newspaper – The Commission discussed this matter and no action was taken. I. Visit to Galt Senior Living Centers – Alvin Roberts indicated that he will continue to set up such visits. No action was taken. 7. New Business: 8. (a) Develop a Budget for Next Year: Alvin Roberts and Bob Balliet will work together to present to the Commission the new budget for 2018 by the July meeting. (b) Next Year’s Plans and Goals: Alvin Roberts made a motion to call for a ‘Special Meeting’ of the Commission on July 27, 2017, at 9:00 AM, to discuss ‘Next Years Plans and Goals’. Andrea Johnson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. (c) Review of Bylaw changes: Bob Balliet informed the Commission that he had changed his mind on that matter, since the Commission had already past the proposed changes to the bi-laws and no further discussion was warranted. Mr Solis informed the Commission that said proposed bi-laws “were in the process of being delivered to the City Council for action”. 9. Commission Reports/Comments: Bob Balliet thanked Dir Solis publicly for his and his department’s support of the Commission. 10. Announcements: No announcements were made 11. Adjournment: Alvin Roberts made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Marie Hall and it carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 11:24 AM. Bob Balliet Member of Commission - Scribe