Commission on Aging
Regular MeetingRoswell, NM · October 15, 2020
Minutes
Roswell Commission on Aging
Thursday, October 15, 2020 – 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION - Via Go-To-Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Helen Wakefield called meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
The following were present: Helen Wakefield, Bonnie Montgomery, Bob McCrea, Jesse Davis,
Monica Duran. Not present: None
Staff present: Marcus Gallegos, Recreation Manager, Staff Liaison; Judy Stubbs, Roswell City
Council Liaison; C.J. Huebner, Recreation Admin. Asst. Sr.
Guests present: Donna Daniel
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
1. Member McCrea motioned to approve the agenda for October 15, 2020. Member
Montgomery seconded the motion. A voice vote was unanimous.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Member Davis motioned to approve the minutes for September 17, 2020. Member McCrea
seconded the motion. A voice vote was unanimous.
GUEST SPEAKER
Judy Stubbs, Roswell City Councilor spoke on when the Commission On Aging was created and
the reason for the need of an advisory commission to the City Council regarding
recommendations for the elderly population of Roswell. Councilor Stubbs gave history of the
Commission on Aging including it is the only remaining commission out of the three
commissions created during 1996-1997. Councilor Stubbs suggested to the Commission On
Aging to present an annual report to the City Council. This would allow the City Council to see
faces and ask questions.
For the Record: Parker Patterson, Roswell City Attorney, joined the meeting at 3:22 p.m.
Parker Patterson, City Attorney, answered questions and advised the commission on how
obtaining grants for projects for the aging population of Roswell would work. He advised all
money received through grants would be paid to the City of Roswell and would be administered
by the City. City Attorney Patterson advised the Commission On Aging is an advisory to the City
Council and has no ability to take any action on behalf of the City. He advised the commission
would need to have their projects approved by the City Council but they would need to go
through the appropriate committee first. City Attorney Patterson also suggested if they wanted
to seek grants for such things as a Community Garden, they should discuss with the appropriate
staff who would help them get it to the Parks Department before presenting to the City Council.
Councilor Stubbs suggested the commission decide what area the commission would like to
focus on, i.e. Isolation of the elderly then bring to the City Council prior to seeking grants.
For the record: Councilor Stubbs and City Attorney Patterson exited the meeting at 3:35 p.m.
For the record: Donna Daniel joined the meeting at 3:36 p.m.
ACTION ITEMS
2. Vote to fill 2 open commission positions
Member Montgomery motioned to elect Donna Daniel to the Commission On Aging,
position 5. Member McCrea seconded the motion. A voice vote was unanimous.
Member Davis motioned to elect Sandra East to the Commission On Aging, position 6.
Member Duran seconded the motion. A voice vote was unanimous.
3. Election of Secretary to Commission
Member McCrea motioned to untable the election of a Secretary to the Commission.
Member Davis seconded the motion. A voice vote was unanimous. Member McCrea
motioned to elect himself as Secretary. Member Davis seconded the motion. A voice
vote was unanimous.
4. Commission meeting time change
Member Duran advised during discussion, it will be difficult to attend 3:00 p.m.
meetings after Covid. Member Duran suggested changing meeting time to 12:00 p.m.
Members Davis and McCrea advised 12:00 p.m. would be good time for them also.
Member Davis motioned to change Commission On Aging meeting time to 12:00 p.m.
moving forward. Member McCrea seconded the motion. A voice vote was unanimous.
NON-ACTION ITEMS
None.
CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS
5. Chair Wakefield advised after hearing from the guest speakers she did not believe there
was a need for a Commission On Aging website. No discussion followed.
6. Ms. Wakefield also advised on the following.
The State of NM Grant Writers Association may have interns or grad students
who would be willing to write grants for the City as part of their education.
Statistics of the older American population in Roswell and Chaves County, based
off of a report she received from the NM State Demographer.
Suggested the commission create a strategy on how to move forward and where
their focus should be.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION-limited to 3 minutes
Donna Daniel thanked the commission members for electing her to position 5. She suggested
holding an annual over 100-year birthday party or recognition in the newspaper as a gesture
from the commission. She also suggested giving a report to the City Council, as suggested by
Councilor Stubbs, in January 2021.
INFORMATION
7. Next meeting: Thursday, December 17, 2020; 12:00 p.m, via GoToMeeting.
ADJOURN
Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m. by Chair Wakefield.
Agenda
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AGENDA
ROSWELL COMMISSION ON AGING
Thursday, October 15, 2020, 3:00 P.M.
LOCATION -Via Go-To-Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
1. Approval of the minutes from the meeting of September 17, 2020
GUEST SPEAKERS: Judy Stubbs, Roswell City Councilor; Parker Patterson, Roswell City Attorney
ACTION ITEMS
2. Vote to fill the 2 open commission positions
3. Election of Secretary to Commission
4. Commission meeting time change
NON-ACTION ITEMS
CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENTS/ REPORTS
5. Website for Commission On Aging
6. Grants, State Demographer statistics, and barriers discussion
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION -limited to 3 minutes
INFORMATION
7. Next meeting: Thursday, December 17, 2020, Via GoToMeeting
ADJOURN
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DRAFT
Roswell Commission on Aging
Thursday, September 17, 2020 - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION - Via Go-To-Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Wakefield called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
The following were present: Bonnie Montgomery, Bob McCrea, Jesse Davis. Absent: Monica
Duran.
Staff present: Marcus Gallegos, Recreation Manager, Staff Liaison; Judy Stubbs, Roswell City
Council Liaison. Absent: C.J. Huebner, Recreation Admin. Asst. Sr.
Guests present: Elisabeth J. Sanchez, SE Regional Coordinator, State Health Assistance
Insurance Program (SHIP)
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
1. Member Montgomery motioned to approve the September 17, 2020 Agenda. Member
McCrea seconded the motion. A voice vote was unanimous with member Duran being
absent.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Member Jesse Davis motioned to amend the minutes of July 16, 2020. Amendment requested:
Correct the spelling of his name under the following were present: to Jesse Davis. Member
McCrea seconded the motion amending the minutes. Member McCrea motioned to approve
the Amended Minutes of July 16, 2020; member Montgomery seconded the motion. A voice
vote was unanimous with member Duran absent.
GUEST SPEAKER
Elizabeth J. Sanchez, SE Regional Coordinator, State Health Assistance
Insurance Program (SHIP) New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services, gave a presentation on
how the department assists Medicare recipients and the services available to them.
ACTION ITEMS
2. Member McCrea motioned to table ,voting on a Secretary position until the new
applicants for the vacant positions are chosen. Member Davis seconded the motion. A
voice vote was unanimous with member Duran absent.
NON-ACTION ITEMS
None.
CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS
3. Chair Wakefield proposed to initiate a community resource committee. Presented the
need to create a community resource committee and suggested member Montgomery
Chair the Community Resource Committee. Councilor Stubbs advised on Continuity of
Care, a commission chaired by local healthcare providers; United Way; Barbara Gomez,
Frontier Medical, publishes the Community Healthcare Resource booklet; and the
Health Planning Council who have a part-time coordinator through the Dept. of Health;
and the See Roswell website is a depository of activities happening around town. Mr.
Gallegos advised he would contact the City Attorney and research the guidelines on the
Commission on Aging creating a committee.
4. Chair Wakefield advised she has spoken to individuals in the New Mexico legislature
regarding grants. She advised Covid-19 money is available to Roswell for seniors to
cover costs for many services. She suggested the committee reach out to a Grad student
to perform grant writing for the available grants.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION-limited to 3 minutes
INFORMATION
5. Next meeting: Thursday, October 15, 2020, 3:00 p.m. Via GoToMeeting
ADJOURN
Meeting adjourned at 3:53 p.m. by Chair Wakefield.
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