HomeMy WebLinkAboutWUSSB41218West University Senior Board Meeting Minutes April 12, 2018 Presiding: Selby Clark preside d and called the meeting to order at 2:01 PM Present: Ruth Becker, Selby Clark, Joan Johnson, C arlos De La Torre, Sarah Ballan fant, Tom Brombacher, John Palmer, Susan Davis, Stan McCandless, Judy Faulkner, Ann Crowley Staff: Toby Brooks, Susan Wh ite Absent: Virginia Lootens, Rebecca Dozier, George Baker and Candyce Beneke Council Liaison: Kellye Burke was not present Minutes: Ma rch minutes were unanimously approved Citizen Comments: Ms. Drewes comment ed on her r e quest for hearing devices to be available to citizens who need them. Susan White explained they are available for pick up based on need. Ms. Drewes explained this was unacceptable. PARD is raising fees for seniors and this too is unacceptable and that seniors should not have to pay any fees because they have already paid taxes. Ms. Drewes requested personal traine r be available to all seniors. John Palmer suggested the creation of a sub -committee to investigate the hearing devices level of functioning process for borrowing during City Council meeting. Stan McCandless inquired about “looping ” which Toby explained they only work with certain devices which make them limited in usefulness. City Council: No Report, Kellye Burke absent Parks and Recreation Report: Hug h es Park – cu rrently out for bid. The good news is there has been lot of interest in the project. The pr e bid meeting was held on 4/10, and there were numerous contractors present. Bids are due next week on April 19, so we will have a solid figure for the funding reque st at the M ay 9 Friends Board meeting . To simplify and for clarity for bidders, the porch and cover and masonry fence are included in the plan design and the removal of the porch cover and subst itution of a double sided cedar fence are both listed as deduct alternate, which will be presented for council ’s consideration . Reminder that this bid is only f or construction costs, and does not include the peripheral fees fo r design expenses , demolition , construction testing , tree work, etc. which equates t o 135K. One of the council goals is the comprehensive parks inventory and asset review including park utilization. The survey data collected by Texas A & M for the 2015 parks and open space mast er plan will be sent to the city manag er for further direction. There was an excellent response rate, and it will be useful data a s we look toward updating the parks and open space master plan and redevelopment program page to include J EH Park , a n d we talked about removing dates but keeping a preferred order. The pa r ks board tabled the redevelopment program discussion until JEH Park is underway. Subcommittee Update: Fees - Jeremy Veld is putting together the comments they received, along with staff ’s input. The goal is to have e proposed fee scheduled for the May parks board meeting.
Programming – Received feedback from th e members on the Easter Spring festival and also o n the concessionaire menu . At the last council meeting, Jami ’s Fine Foods was approved as the 2018 vendor at Colonial Park Pool. She has fresh menu items and offers healthier options. Tennis – We believe we have worked out all of the kinks in the software. The final draft was distributed to the committee last week, and th e goal is to roll out w ith the 3 month trial peri od b y May 1. An email will be sent out to all parks an d rec new subscribers, and signage will be posted on the courts with an online reservation and trial policy effective date. O utdoor event series was revamped from the classical concert series to increase attendance . There was approximately 60 people in attendance for the Zeger Strings concert on Friday, Apri l 6. April 13 will be a movie in the par k, Incredibles (PG) and April 20 will be Shakespeare, HERE: Macbeth a family friendly performance . All events begin at 7 PM. At the 4/23/18 council meeting, a proclamation will be made, naming the month of May as Older American ’s Month and Volunteer Month; recognizing the various board s for the dedication and service to their community. APAC : No report, Virginia Lootens abse nt Good Neighbor Team: Toby reported the good neighbor bags were delivered over a 2 week time. Next meeting is Thursday, April 19 and Carlos is presenting a comprehensive report on emergency care center in Houston he requested board members read his rep ort and send him comments to him. He interviewed multiple health care facilities and all care centers are not equal. Activities and Previews: T he volleyball team played in a tournament, had fun but lost. There was a tour to the Houston Mu ral, the theme meal w a s “B ack to College ”, there will be a new bulletin released so on, 25 attended the artful aging series which is schedule d fo r the first Thu rsd ay of each month at 11 AM. Old Business: Ann Crowley reported the fees team will meet again and they are still compiling data. Stan asked if public input on fees is possible. Ann explained they are working the structure of the fees, which is c urrently very complicate and the committee is streamlining . This is not affecting programming. Judy Faulkner talked about t he Arbor Day event and thought it was v ery successful. Many suggested we have hats and shirts for our next event, July 4 parade. Joan asked if the board would meet in the summer months. Toby explained in the past the board took off July and A ugust unless a meeting w as required. Selby suggested anyone inter ested in serving on the subcommittee to investigate hearing support let him know. Meeting Adjourned : by unanimous vote and 3:12 PM.