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WEST UNIVERSITY SENIOR SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
9/8/2005
Meeting called to order at 2:10 PM
Attendees: Stan McCandless, Carolyn Sacchi, Cathy Wright, Joan Johnson, Betty Aillet, Lyndon
McKnight and Jo Lukens. Staff present was Toby Brooks and Tim O'Connor. Council member present
was Steven Segal. Absent were John Neighbors, Joe Graf, Elizabeth Young, Mary Ryerson, Rolla Long
and Maureen Beck.
Previous meetings minutes were sent to Board members with agenda and were approved.
Previews and Sneak Previews were reviewed.
REPORTS
APAC: Topic discussed primarily was the Social Security Part D drug card. Which then led to a lengthy
discussion (among the board) on ways to help those seniors to better understand their options. APAC
informed Cathy that social security could actually come to the site and set up computers to get folks
enrolled. They have realized there are problems with the way the form is supposed to be folded if mailing
it in. The computer cannot read it if folded incorrectly.
www.socialsecurity.gov or 1-800-772-1213 for Social Security or www.medicare.gov or 1-800-633-4227
Need to find a representative to attend the next APAC meeting because Cathy unable to attend. Someone
from Senior Service office will attend.
COUNCIL MEETING REPORT: Steven discussed the infrastructure progress, new fire equipment
purchased with some grant money, the quiet zone action involving City of Houston, City of Bellaire and
West University Place, council approved refunding of certain bonds, discussed the lease or sale of land on
Westpark, a new proposal of the address number requirements will go back for council approval, the new
boards and committee letters of application have been sent to past members and then Steven Segal gave
board members a list of the council goals for 2005-2007 year.
GOOD NEIGHBOR TEAM: Handymen still going strong, doing minor repairs. Have added and
additional 35 folks over the age of 90. Was brought up about all the Katrina Storm victims that will be
living in the West U area. Discussion of what services will be provided to those folks living with a West
U family. Transportation could become an issue and the West University Methodists church had
questioned the use of transportation for those seniors not being housed in West U. Just a preliminary
thought, nothing definite yet. Council would need to approve.
HI NEIGHBOR NEWSLETTER: Newsletter hit the households in August. Currently planning the
January-April 2006. Suggestion of the Alley Theatre as well as the Duke of Devonshire exhibit on display
in Tyler, Texas.
ACTIVITY REPORT: All have been well attended and Betty Aillet encourages all the board members
to attend some of them, including the theme meals.
MASTER PARKS PLANNING TASK FORCE REPORT:
Park Task Force focus groups first meeting will be this Saturday (September 10, 2005). Power point
presentation of all existing facilities (pool, parks and indoor facility) and several visions of what the city
might do will be shown and then discussion encouraged as to the cities/patrons needs and wants. Will
continue for the next 5 months with 5 groups.
PREVIOUS BUSINESS: Toby reminded all the board members of the RSVP enrollment date on
Wednesday, September 21 at 10 AM.
NEW BUSINESS: Will discuss the First Responder next meeting, did not get to it this meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: None
Meeting Adjourned at 3:20 PM Quorum not met after 2:55 PM when Stan McCandless had to leave.
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