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Home My Public Portal AboutA 2009-09-02 - SENIOR ADVISORY COUNCILCITY OF LYNWOOD SENIOR ADVISORY COUNCIL GENERAL MEETING LYNWOOD SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER 11329 ERNESTINE AVENUE LYNWOOD, CA 90262 AGENDA Wednesday, September 2, 2009 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH KINDNESS AND RESPECT. 12:00 p.m. Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Invocation Roll Call _ Paulette Bradley, Chairperson _ Barbara Battle, Vice-Chairperson D. Joyce Edner Lorene Reed _ Pamela Taylor Certification of Agenda Posting Approval of Minutes 08/05/09 12:10 p.m. Staff Report 12:30 p.m. Public Comments (2 minutes) 12:45 p.m. Board Orals (2 minutes) 1:00 p.m. Adjournment Next General Meeting on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Duffy Pgi~l RECEIVED AUG 2 7 2009 CITY OF LYNWUOD CITY CLERKS OFFICE ~,~ ~;~~~ ~~~ ~~s The Recreation Department, Senior Services Division does not discriminate on the basis of disability. Persons with disabilities may request accommodation services by calling (310) 886-0425 two-weeks in advance of the meeting. The facility providing this service is wheelchair accessible. Senior Advisory Council Meeting Minutes August 5, 2009 The meeting was called to order at 12:04 p.m. by Chair, Paulette Bradley. The agenda was duly posted as prescribed by the Brown Act. Pledge of Allegiance: Member Lorene Reed Invocation: Member Pamela Taylor Roll Call: Cecilia Amezquita -Minutes Clerk Present: Barbara Battle D. Joyce Edner Pamela Taylor Paulette Bradley Lorene Reed. Absent: StaffReporl-Ilu Johnson: Act i v i ti es/Participants Bingo~Mon. Wed. & Fri. Computer/Library Exercise Room Health & Fitness Meals Program Sewing Class Line Dancing Class June 09 July 09 257 339 18 42 135 120 328 197 1,25 8 1,267 16 10 48 55 Events: 1. Bake Sale-Tuesday, August 11, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by the Lynwood Bingo Club. 2. Price is Right -Tuesday, August 18, 2009 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fee: $5.00 registration from Monday, July 20, 2009 through Friday, August 14, 2009. 3. Evening Bingo -Thursday, August 20, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., 21 & over $250.00 jackpot, $15.00 Buy-in 4. Birthday Bash -Tuesday, August 11, 2009 "It's A Family Affair" Fee: $5.00, Free for Birthday Honoree. 5. Viejas Casino -Registration to purchase tickets is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fee: $18.00 (8 seats available) 6. Luau-"Sold Out" there is a waiting list 7. Aquarium of the Pacific -Long Beach, CA there are seats available. Public Orals: Corinne Thornburg -1 have been asked to inform the council that the water in the pool is cold and has not been repaired. The boiler is out; it was supposed to be repaired and it has not been. They are still taking cold showers. Board Orals: Lorene Reed - I have received several written concerns about the cooling station. The seniors do not like signing for a bottle of water. In the future no one has to sign. It was changed. The reason we were signing for the water is because the water was getting away from us. In two days we went through eight cases of water and by signing we were trying to monitor the abuse. We have to keep in mind that we are not mandated to have a cooling station. We have it as a courtesy service to the Senior Center on hot days. Keep in mind that most of us want water. The other concern has to do with the food giveaway. The good thing about the written concerns was that it also included a suggestion on how to improve the distribution. The parking is terrible, that day a lot of seniors left because of the food distribution. It took up all the parking. Parking is an issue we are currently trying to work on. AI Kilts had surgery recently; he is at Country Villa Convalescent Hospital recuperating. For a period of time they did not want visitors, now they do want visitors to go by. Everyone is now welcome to visit Mr, Kilts if you have the opportunity, because he wants to see his friends. Pamela Taylor - No Comment. Barbara Battle-No Comment. D. Joyce Taylor - No Comment Chair Paulette Bradley -There has been a breach going on in this center. This facility is designed and open for members 55 years and older. The City provides a youth program across the park. There are churches in the area that have been providing summer programs for young children. Please stop bringing your grandchildren to this facility, this is not a childcare center. This is a facility that the Seniors worked long and hard for, for the seniors. Those of you that have forgotten the City built the Youth Center before they allowed us to have this building. So those of you who are babysitting your grandchildren or you are having difficulty finding programs for them to fill their summer, it is your responsibility to seek out places. Some churches have free services for young people to come to if you are unable to pay for the programs that the City provides at the Youth Center. Please stop bringing your children up here. Management vvil! ask you to take them away. Ilu Johnson -Fran would like to know if we can have a sign language interpreter at the Senior Advisory Council meeting so she can have an understanding of whaYs going on? Chair Paulette Bradley - We have to put in a two-week notice with Perry Brents so it can be approved. Can you please inform her llu? Adjournment: Member Barbara Battle made a motion to adjourn, 2"d by Member Lorene Reed. By unanimous consent the meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m.