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IS SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026.IT'S 9:00 AM I'M CALLING THE MEETING OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION TO ORDER.
UM, THE FIRST THING I WANNA SAY IS TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONES AND WATCH THE CROSS TALKING BECAUSE WE ARE BEING RECORDED.
AND WHEN YOU SPEAK, SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.
UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW MEMBERS, UM, BUT I THINK I'M GONNA HOLD OFF ON THAT BECAUSE TONY IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE AS IS KATHLEEN.
SO WE'LL WAIT TILL THEY SHOW UP.
SO THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO READ THEM? I HAVE.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY GAIL AND SECONDED BY ANN.
ANY OPPOSED? THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
UM, WE ARE AT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION.
LARRY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? NO.
UM, BUT SHAI IS NOT HERE YET, SO, MANDY, YOU READY?
WE'RE ON ITEM THREE B, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSION OF ITEMS AFFECTING SENIOR CITIZENS.
THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY.
I'M JUST GONNA TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT, HOLD ON.
I'M JUST GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT AND WHAT, WHAT WE DO.
AND, UM, I MEAN OUR, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND START
SO THE MISSION OF OUR DEPARTMENT IS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH.
UM, BUT TYPICALLY, UM, OLDER PEOPLE HAVE LOWER IMMUNITY TO THINGS.
SO, UH, WHEN WE LOOK AT, UH, FOOD INSPECTIONS AT HIGH RISK ESTABLISHMENTS, LIKE NURSING HOMES, WE HAVE A DIFFERENT LENS BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE FEEDING HAVE A LOWER IMMUNITY.
UM, SO BASICALLY OUR DEPARTMENT WORKS TO COM TO, UH, MINIMIZE RISK IN ALL SITUATIONS.
SO THAT COULD BE A FOOD INSPECTIONS, POOL INSPECTIONS, CHILDCARE INSPECTIONS, UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, VECTOR CONTROL.
SO HERE ARE OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS. UM, LIKE I MENTIONED, FOOD SAFETY IS OUR BIGGEST PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE HAVE PROBABLY CHILDCARE, THEN I'D SAY VECTOR, AND THEN OF COURSE COMPLAINTS COVERING ALL PROGRAMS. AND THEN WE, UM, HAVE MORE RECENTLY, UH, TRIED TO INCREASE OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM.
UM, THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE DONE AT LEAST 15 EVENTS EACH YEAR.
UM, BEFORE THAT IT WAS KIND OF NON-EXISTENT.
SO WE'RE REALLY PUSHING, UH, TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES KINDA LIKE THIS TO, UH, SHARE WHAT WE DO.
HEY, CHARLIE, THIS IS A QUICK ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
I HAVE SIX INSPECTORS, UM, AND TWO ADMINS.
UM, WE HAVE A SEASONAL WORKER THAT WILL SET OUT MOSQUITO TRAPS IN THE SUMMERTIME.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THE PUBLIC HEALTH CLINIC THAT WAS ON CARVER STREET.
SO THAT'S NOW, UH, A DALLAS COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
HOWEVER, UH, WE STOLE OUR MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN
SO SHE WORKS FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND NOW, UM, MOSTLY WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT I GET KUDOS ABOUT HER ALL THE TIME.
WHAT'S HER NAME? MELISSA SULLIVAN.
SO WHAT IS THAT? WELL, WE GO AND INSPECT ALL THE RESTAURANTS IN THE CITY.
NOT ONLY RESTAURANTS, BUT ANYONE THAT HAS FOOD.
SO IT COULD BE GAS STATIONS, YOU KNOW, YOUR COFFEE SHOP, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOUR FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT.
THERE ARE ABOUT SEVEN, UH, 1,176 FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS.
UM, RIGHT NOW, PRE ESTABLISHMENT PERMITS, WE TRY TO GET TO EVERYBODY AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.
UM, BUT IF WE HAVE MORE TIME, WE WILL HIT THE HIGH RISK ESTABLISHMENTS TWICE.
UM, SO WE DO THE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS AND WE ALWAYS DO RECHECKS THE FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE CORRECTED ALL THE ITEMS. UM, WE ALSO DO THE COMPLAINTS AND THE NEW NEW BUILDS.
SO, UH, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS OF THE NEW KITCHENS AS THEY
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ARE, UH, COMING INTO GARLAND.WE LOOK AT THE, THE PLANS, AND THEN WE'LL GO OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WAS ON THE PLAN IS ACTUALLY WHAT'S IN THE KITCHEN.
OH, WE ALSO DO LIKE TEMP EVENTS.
YOU KNOW, LIKE THE, THE BIG FESTIVALS, THE FARMER'S MARKET, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, THERE'S ALSO A SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM PUT ON BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AG, UM, SLASH USDA.
UM, THAT'S THE FREE MEALS FOR KIDS.
WE'LL GO TO THOSE SITES, UH, ONCE IN THE SUMMER, MAKE SURE THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, KEEPING THINGS THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE.
UM, ALSO THE CONCESSION STANDS AT THE BALLPARKS.
SO THAT'S ANY PUBLIC OR SEMI-PUBLIC POOL.
THINGS LIKE HOTELS, MOTELS, APARTMENTS, CHILDCARE CENTERS, UH, GYMS. WE'LL CHECK ALL OF THOSE POOLS.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING FOR LIFE SAFETY THINGS AS WELL AS POOL CHEMISTRY.
UM, SO IN ADDITION TO THE ROUTINE INSPECTION, WE ALSO DO THE COMPLAINTS.
AND THE NEW CONSTRUCTION POOL PLANS ARE VERY NOT FUN.
SO WE HAVE ABOUT 50, 55 CHILDCARE CENTER INSPECTIONS.
UM, AND WE, OR WE GO IN THE CLASSROOMS IN ADDITION TO THE KITCHEN.
AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, UH, LIFE SAFETY THINGS IN THERE AS WELL.
LIKE THE PLUGS ARE PLUGGED, UM, THINGS ARE BEING MAINTAINED AND SANITIZED CORRECTLY THAT THEY HAVE THE CORRECT DIAPER CHANGING PROCEDURES.
UM, AND WE ALSO DO COMPLAINTS AND DO CONSTRUCTION FOR THOSE.
VECTOR CONTROL, THAT'S MOSQUITOES, BASICALLY.
UM, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE HAVE A SEASONAL EMPLOYEE THAT WILL SET OUT TRAPS AND WE SET OUT 18 A WEEK AT, UH, THE SAME LOCATIONS EVERY WEEK.
IT'S A SCIENTIFIC WAY TO DO IT.
SHE'LL DRIVE THEM DOWN TO THE LAB IN DALLAS COUNTY AND THEY'LL TEST THEM.
AND THEN BY THE NEXT DAY, WE HAVE A RESULT, WHETHER IT'S POSITIVE OR, OR NOT, UM, WORSE THAN WOOD.
WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE POSITIVE THIS THIS YEAR.
UM, WE ALSO DO THE ADULT ADULT SIDING.
SO WITH THAT POSITIVE, UH, WE WILL SPRAY.
HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW WE ARE CONTRACTING SO WE NO LONGER SPRAY OURSELVES.
UM, BUT IN ADDITION TO ADULT INSIDING THAT ACTUALLY THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK IS LARVA SIDING.
SO CATCHING A BEFORE THEY GO INTO THE AIR.
SO IF YOU ATTACK THAT STANDING WATER WITH A LARVA SIDE, THAT'S YOUR BEST BET RIGHT THERE.
THESE ARE OUR MINOR PROGRAMS. UM, WE DO NOISE VARIANCES AND NOISE COMPLAINTS.
UH, A VARIANCE WOULD BE FOR LIKE A, ANYTHING WITH AMPLIFIED SOUND.
WE HAVE LIKE THE FUN RUNS ALL THE TIME.
UH, THE PARADE GOT ONE, UM, BLOCK PARTIES SOMETIMES WILL ASK FOR THEM.
AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN A GOOD TIMEFRAME, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY EASY TO, TO DECIDE.
UH, WE ALSO DO STAGNANT POOLS.
IF YOU HAVE A NEIGHBOR THAT HAS A POOL, IT LOOKS MORE LIKE A SWAMP AND A SWIMMING POOL, CALL IT IN, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
UH, WE ALSO DO FOSTER HOME INSPECTIONS.
SO THE STATE REQUIRES A SANITARIAN TO COME INTO THESE HOMES WHERE PEOPLE ARE, UH, EITHER CONTINUING WITH OR JUST STARTING TO, OR APPLYING TO BE A FOSTER HOME PARENT.
UM, AND WE'LL DO A QUICK CHECK OF THEIR HOME FOR, FOR SAFETY THINGS.
IT'S LIKE RUNNING WATER TOWELS.
UM, A BIG PROBLEM WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW IS THE ILLEGAL FOOD VENDORS.
I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THEM ALL OVER.
UM, THE CITY, THE TENTS JUST SELLING TACOS OR RESUS OR CORN, ALL SORTS OF STUFF.
SO WE'RE, THAT'S, THAT'S OUR BIGGEST ISSUE RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE ARE PAIRING UP WITH, UM, THE CODE DEPARTMENT.
'CAUSE THEY ARE SEEING, YOU KNOW, SALES OF STUFFED ANIMALS AND BASKETS AND ALL SORTS OF STUFF.
ALSO, ANIMAL SERVICES FOR PUPPIES AND TURTLES AND WHATEVER THEY'RE SELLING.
UM, SO WE'RE, EVERY WEEKEND WE GO OUT AND WRITE TICKETS,
BUT IT SEEMS TO BE MAKING A DIFFERENCE WHEN WE'RE CONSISTENT.
WE DON'T SEE THE, THE PARKING LOTS FILLED.
CAN YOU APPLY FOR SOME KIND OF VENDOR'S LICENSE TO DO THAT? SO YOU HAVE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN EVENT LIKE, LIKE A FESTIVAL OR SOMETHING? YES, YOU CAN GET A TEMPORARY FOOD PERMIT.
UM, LEGIONELLA, I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD OF LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE.
SO THIS, THERE ARE A FEW OF THESE COOLING TOWERS STILL IN THE CITY.
UM, AND SO ONCE A YEAR WE HAVE THEM SAMPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY,
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THEY DON'T CONTAIN LEGIONELLA.IT'S A VERY MINOR PROGRAM, BUT I JUST THOUGHT I MENTIONED IT.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WE'VE DONE.
UM, I'LL JUST TALK ABOUT A FEW OF THEM.
WE, THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE GOTTEN WITH THE CTE CENTER, THE GARLAND ISD CAREER TECHNOLOGY.
UM, AND WE'VE, UH, PAIRED WITH THEIR CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM AND DID A QUICK, LIKE, FOOD SAFETY, UM, FOR THEM.
'CAUSE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN FOOD SERVICE, YOU GOTTA START WITH SAFETY.
UM, WE HAVE ALSO VISITED SEVERAL OF THE STARS, UM, THE SUMMER CAMPS, LIKE AT THE REC CENTERS.
THOSE KIDS REALLY LOVE THE MOSQUITO STUFF.
THEY, WE HAVE A SILLY FOAM HAT WE WEAR.
UM, AND WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN TO COME TO HOA MEETINGS AND TALK ABOUT ANYTHING, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE US TO COVER.
UM, SO INITIATIVES, I DON'T KNOW, WE, IF YOU'VE HEARD, WE ARE TIGHTENING OUR, WE DID TIGHTEN OUR ENFORCEMENT, UH, PREVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANTS COULD SCORE 50 AND ABOVE AND JUST MAINTAIN THEIR STAY OPEN INDEFINITELY.
NOW IF YOU'RE SCORING BELOW A 70, UH, YOU'RE CLOSED FOR 24 HOURS.
UM, AND THEN THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE INSPECTED, UH, WELL BASICALLY YOU HAVE TO STAY ABOVE AS 70 FOR TWO YEARS.
UM, IF YOU GET WHAT WE CALL STRIKE THREE, SO THREE, THREE SCORES BELOW 70 IN A TWO YEAR PERIOD, THEN YOU'RE PERMANENTLY CLOSED.
WE, WE'VE ONLY BEEN DOING IT LESS THAN A YEAR.
AND AFTER THE FIRST, UH, THEY, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO APPEAL THE PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD AFTER THE FIRST PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD MEETING, I GUESS WORD GOT AROUND, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT EVERYBODY'S COMPLYING MUCH, MUCH, UH, BETTER.
SO I, I'M REALLY GLAD FOR THAT ORDINANCE CHANGE.
UM, WHAT ELSE IS NEW? WE'RE GONNA BE GETTING SOME NEW SOFTWARE, HOPEFULLY.
UM, IT'LL BE A SEAMLESS WHEN WE DO DEVELOPMENT THINGS WITH BUILDING AN INSPECTION AND PLANNING, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING.
YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S ON THE SAME SYSTEM.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ON THAT PROGRAM WITH THEM.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU GO INTO ASSISTED LIVING CENTERS? WE WILL, BUT JUST FOR THE KITCHEN.
THE STATE HOLDS THEIR LICENSE FOR THE REST OF THE CENTER.
DO YOU INSPECT POOLS AND HO? YES.
DO YOU ALSO INSPECT THE GISD POOL? YES.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE PICTURE THAT WAS ON THERE.
THAT PLANE REVIEW TOOK ABOUT A WEEK.
IT WAS SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, SOMETHING OF THAT SCALE.
AND IT WAS A, THE WAY THEY DO POOLS IS, UH, A CLASS A, B, C, AND D, DEPENDING ON ITS USE.
AND THAT WAS AN A, WE'VE NEVER HAD AN A BEFORE.
IT WAS JUST LIKE, UH, FOR, FOR COMPETITIONS, BASICALLY.
SO IT HAD SOME NEW RULES WE WEREN'T USED TO LOOKING AT.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE, UH, VENDORS THAT SELL ON THE STREETS OR IN A PARKING LOT.
SO I GUESS WHEN THEY DO GET A CITATION, HOW IS IT A FINE? HOW, WHAT HAPPENS? MM-HMM
UM, THE FIRST TIME, I BELIEVE IT'S LIKE LESS THAN $300, MAYBE 2 75, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT THE SECOND TIME IT CAN JUMP TO 2000.
AND WE HAD ONE GUY TELL US, YOU KNOW, HE ONLY HAD ONLY GOTTEN THE ONE TICKET.
HE'S LIKE, THAT'S FINE, I'LL JUST PAY THE TICKET.
AND WE'RE LIKE, OH, BY THE WAY, IT JUMPS TO 2000 THE SECOND TIME.
HE OH, THAT COULD, THAT COULD BE EVEN TO MY PROFITS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, ANYONE? WELL, I BROUGHT SOME GOODIES FOR YOU NOW.
I DON'T MEAN COOKIES OR ANYTHING, IT'S FREE STUFF.
SO I HAVE, UH, SOME HAND SANITIZERS, SOME LITTLE PACKET OF SUNBLOCK.
THAT'S, UM, YOU CAN TREAT STANDING WATER.
NOT THAT IT'S RAINED IN FOREVER, UH, OTHER THAN THIS MORNING.
UM, BUT THERE'S INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE IT ON THERE.
I ALSO HAVE SOME CANS OF REPELLENT WE GET FROM THE COUNTY EVERY YEAR AND A FEW REFRIGERATOR THERMOMETERS IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN ANYTHING.
SO COMMISSIONERS, I SUGGEST THAT WE SAVE THOSE FOR THE HEALTH FAIR PASS OUT.
UNLESS YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE ONE OR SOMETHING.
WHAT? OH, IN FACT, I WAS GONNA CONTACT YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO BE AT THE SENIOR HEALTH FAIR
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IN OCTOBER AND WE LIKE TO HAVE STUFF TO HAND OUT.I WAS GONNA CONTACT YOU TO SEE IF YOU HAD ANYTHING, BUT WELL,
WE'LL TELL YOU GUYS MORE ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT.
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 84, SO WE'LL SEE.
THE, YOU CAN JUST LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE.
UM, OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO, UH, C SENIOR CENTER'S REPORTS.
I SEE THAT JSA IS HERE AND SO IS D.
SO LADIES, I HATE I MISSED IT.
SO, UM, WE HAVE A TRIP, WELL, ACTUALLY A GROUP WHO IS FLYING HOME TODAY FROM THE RHINE RIVER CRUISE.
UM, SOME OF YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A LARGE DROUGHT SEASON IN EUROPE ON THE RIVER.
UM, BUT UM, THAT TRIP DID GO, THERE WERE SOME MODIFICATIONS, BUT FROM ALL THE REPORTS I'VE GOTTEN, UM, EVERYONE HAS BEEN HAPPY.
SO THAT'S WHAT, WHAT OUR FOCUS IS, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WE TRAVEL WITH US ARE, UM, WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
UM, WE HAVE A TRIP GOING TO IRELAND IN OCTOBER.
UM, THEY'RE LEAVING ON THE DAY THAT WE'RE HAVING OUR RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.
UM, THEN SPAIN IS NEXT YEAR IN FEBRUARY, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND JUNE, BOSTON IN SEPTEMBER.
SO DAY TRIPS, WE HAVE THE GRUB CLUB, UH, GOING TO CASTELLO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT ON THE 17TH.
OUR MYSTERY DAY TRIP IS SCHEDULED FOR THE EIGHTH.
UM, WE DON'T TELL ANYONE WHERE WE'RE GOING.
PUT YOURSELF IN OUR HANDS AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
UM, HERITAGE FARM MUSEUM IS ON THE 10TH.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE RANGERS PLAY THE METS ON THE 24TH.
AND THEN WE HAVE ARE THEY DOING WELL? NO.
OH, I DON'T KEEP UP WITH THEM BEHIND THE EXTRAS.
YOU NEED TO BE TWO GAMES IN FRONT.
YOU DID WIN THE WORLD SERIES A COUPLE YEARS AGO, BUT NOT LAST YEAR.
UM, AND THEN CHOCTAW IN OCTOBER SCROLL.
OUR DRIVER'S MOVIE CLUB IS BACK, OH MY GOD, I'M SORRY.
OUR DRIVER'S MOVIE CLUB IS BACK THE FIRST, UM, SHOWING IS THE 10TH IS MY BIG FAT CREEK WEDDING.
MR. FOX, ANYONE? I DON'T KNOW EITHER.
I HEARD IT'S SOME KIND OF ANIMATED, UM, MOVIE.
SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL ENJOY THAT.
OUR NUTRITION EDUCATION IS ON THE 15TH, AND THEN OUR PAINT WITH ANNA CLASS IS ON THE 25TH.
AND THEN OUR BRICK IS, UH, ALMOST COMPLETE, I THINK ON THE OUTSIDE OF OUR BUILDING.
I CAN ATTEST THAT THE WALLS, THE ACTUAL WALLS ARE UP.
I WAS IN THERE LAST WEEK, UM, GOING STROLLING THROUGH THE BUILDING AND IT'S REALLY PRETTY.
UM, WINDOWS ARE BEING IN IT CURRENTLY IS STILL ON SCHEDULE.
UM, WE ANTICIPATE BEING OPEN BEFORE THANKSGIVING, SO, AND THEN, UM, WHAT WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO AND
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PLANNING IS OUR RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY ON OCTOBER 30TH.IT'S AT 10:00 AM SO I'M SURE WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS THERE, HOPEFULLY, UM, TO HELP US CUT THE RIBBON.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SNEAK PEEKS WHERE THE PUBLIC IS INVITED IN TO GET A LOOK AT THE BUILDING BEFORE WE OPEN.
UM, FOR BUSINESS, THIS IS THE NEW PICTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THE BRICK ON THE OH WOW.
UM, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT, UM, MOVING BACK.
IN A COUPLE WEEKS ON THE 21ST OF NOVEMBER, IT WILL BE FIVE YEARS.
NOT THAT ANYONE'S BEEN COUNTING, UM, BUT WE, WE HAVE BEEN VERY, UH, FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE SPACE AT FIELDS.
UM, OUR SENIORS, IT TOOK THEM A LITTLE WHILE TO GET USED TO FIELDS, BUT THEN THEY TOOK OVER AS THEY DO.
UM, I'M SURE THERE'S STAFF HERE THAT CAN ATTEST TO THAT.
UM, THEY FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE.
IT'S, IT'S LIKE HOME NOW, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT 'EM TO FEEL LIKE.
UM, SO THERE WILL BE SOME TEARS WHEN WE LEAVE.
AND, UM, IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW, THE REC CENTERS NORMALLY OPEN AT NINE.
OUR SENIOR CENTER OPENS AT EIGHT.
SO WE HAVE MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE USED TO COMING IN AT EIGHT, WHO WILL PROBABLY GET A BIG SURPRISE WHEN WE VACATE, BECAUSE WE WON'T BE THERE TO LET THEM IN.
BUT, UM, IT'LL JUST BE A SMALL ADJUSTMENT PERIOD, I'M SURE.
AND THEN, SO THIS IS OUR ANNUAL TALENT SHOW.
UM, THE ACCORDION TOOK FIRST PLACE.
I HEARD HE WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
UM, THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVERY YEAR, AND THERE WAS A WIDE VARIETY OF DANCING, SINGING, ACCORDION.
AND THEN THIS IS, THESE ARE PICTURES FROM OUR RHINE RIVER CRUISE, PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD TIME ENJOYING THE WEATHER.
I DID ASK, UM, CECILIA, SHE'S ONE OF THE STAFF WHO'S THERE, BECAUSE I HAD HEARD IT WAS UNUSUALLY HOT, UM, SINCE, UM, AND SHE SAID THAT THE DAY I TALKED TO HER, IT WAS COOL, WINDY, AND ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN.
SO MAYBE WE TOOK THE REIGN TO THEM.
MAYBE THEY'LL BRING IT BACK TO US.
MY LAPTOP IS DEAD AS A DOORNAIL AND IT WILL NOT TURN ON FOR SOME REASON.
FIRST I WANNA SAY TODAY I TURNED 34, SO THANK YOU.
UM, HEY, THE DAY I THOUGHT I'D BE 34, I DIDN'T THINK I'D BE HERE IN MY, WHERE I AM IN MY LIFE.
UM, SO I WILL, IF IT'S OKAY WITH MISS YVONNE AND JESSE, I WILL EMAIL YOU A COPY OF MY PAPER THAT I HAVE.
I HAD A BUNCH OF CUTE PICTURES FROM OUR RAINBOW, UM, SUMMER BASH.
UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF DANCING AND A LOT OF, UM, ACTIVITIES THAT MAY HAVE WENT WRONG AT ONE POINT, BUT THEY TURNED OUT REALLY, REALLY FUN.
I, ONE STORY WE HAVE IS THAT WE HAD A SENIOR WHO, UM, WE WERE PLAYING BALLOON TOSS AND SHE WAS COMMITTED.
UM, OH NO, SHE WAS COMMITTED AND SHE TUMBLED OVER A TABLE, BUT SHE GOT RIGHT BACK UP AND STARTED TOSSING THE BALLOON AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED.
I WAS LIKE, AND SHE CAME TO THE SENIOR CENTER MONDAY MORNING, SO SHE WAS, OKAY.
SO AT THE SENIOR CENTER, WE GO HARD FOR OUR GAMES, WE DON'T PLAY.
SO, UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS COMING UP.
UM, WE HAVE THREE NEW CLASSES STARTING AT CARVER, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING.
UM, WE HAVE OUR BIBLE STUDY THAT'LL BE STARTING ON TUESDAY, STARTING NEXT WEEK AT EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING.
UM, AS WELL AS WE HAVE A NEW CLASS.
UM, THERE IS A LADY, HER NAME IS TERRY WESLEY.
SHE WORKS FOR DALLAS COUNTY, UM, BUT IS CONTRACTED THROUGH PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M.
UM, SHE TEACHES, UM, CLASSES ABOUT DIABETES.
SHE TEACHES CLASSES ABOUT, UM, HOW TO MANAGE YOUR STRESS.
AND THEN AS WELL AS SHE DOES, UM, COOKING CLASSES.
SO SHE SHOWS YOU HOW TO COOK A NICE QUICK MEAL THAT IS HEALTHY AND VERY CHEAP.
AND SO WHAT SHE DOES IS SHE BRINGS IT OUT, SHE COOKS IN FRONT OF US AND THE SENIORS GET TO TRY IT.
UM, SO HER CLASS ACTUALLY STARTS TOMORROW.
UMHUM, IT'S HER FIRST DAY TOMORROW.
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THURSDAY.HER FIRST CLASS DAY IS TODAY AT 10 30.
UM, SO SHE'S HERE, SHE'LL BE HERE EVERY THURSDAY.
UM, AND THE PROGRAM IS EIGHT WEEKS.
AND THEN SHE'LL START A NEW PROGRAM.
BUT THIS ONE SHE'S DOING IS DIABETES AND HEALTHY WAYS TO CONTROL YOUR DIABETES.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, OUR OTHER NEW CLASS STARTING, UH, ONCE A MONTH.
UM, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF SARAH CIRCLE.
UM, IT'S LIKE A SUPPORT GROUP FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE, UM, EITHER LOST SOMEONE RECENTLY, UM, AND IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE A SUPPORT CLASS TO TALK.
AND THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
THEY'RE GONNA BE BUILDING BOARDS, DOING, UM, VISION THINGS.
AND ACTUALLY MY MOTHER IS TEACHING THAT CLASS.
UM, SO SHE'S NOW A INSTRUCTOR FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE, WHICH IS NICE.
UM, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, UM, FOR THESE THREE NEW CLASSES.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR REGULAR CLASSES.
WE HAVE OUR PAUL, I KEEP DOING THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I KEEP CALLING IT PAUL PREVENTION.
AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE THE P IS IN FRONT OF, I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT OUR FALL PREVENTION CLASS, UM, MS. VENITA IS TEACHING IT AND THE SENIORS LOVE IT.
UM, SO WE ARE CONTINUING THAT CLASS GOING ON.
UM, WE, NEXT WEEK IS THAT CLASS, SO WE DO EVERY OTHER WEEK.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE, WE'RE GOING BACK TO STRIKE AND ROLL, AND WE ALSO HAVE GRUB CLUB.
WE'RE GOING TO, I'M GONNA MESS THIS UP.
DID I SAY IT RIGHT? UM, WE'RE GOING THERE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH.
UM, AS WELL AS WE'RE GONNA WIN STAR ON THE 15TH.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE A SENIOR REAL ESTATE GUEST SPEAKER ON THE NINTH.
SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE Y'ALL COME AND JOIN US.
AND THEN THE BIG THING IS, IS WE HAVE OUR TRAVEL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, UM, AT NOON.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE Y'ALL JOIN US.
WE'RE GONNA BE GOING ON SOME CRUISES AS WELL AS SOME PLANS ARE.
UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT LAND PLAN, LIKE LAND ACTUAL PLANS, NOT JUST CRUISES.
UM, AND THEN OUR INTERNATIONAL TRIP TO ICELAND WILL BE ANNOUNCED.
SO WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE Y'ALL COME IN, SEE WHAT'S YOUR, TALK TO US, YOUR REPEAT THAT DATE? UH, SEPTEMBER 25TH.
ANY QUESTIONS? HOW'S THE HEALTH FAIR GOING? I PLANNING FOR THAT.
WE HAD SOMEONE CALL YESTERDAY ABOUT WANTING TO INQUIRY ABOUT BE, OH NO, JESSIE DID.
UM, SOMEBODY WANTS TO BE APART.
YOU WANNA TELL THEM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HEALTH FAIR? YES, I KNOW MISS G GLEN.
IT WILL BE AT THE ATRIUM AS IT HAS BEEN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
UM, WE WILL HAVE, UH, VENDORS THERE, UH, AND THEN, UM, INVITING THE PUBLIC IN, OF COURSE.
UM, IT'S FOR HEALTH, SENIOR HEALTH AND RESOURCES.
UM, LAST YEAR WE HAD A FAIRLY DECENT TURNOUT.
THE VENDORS WERE, UM, HAPPY WITH IT.
AND WE HOPE THIS YEAR WE'LL HAVE AN EVEN BIGGER TURNOUT.
HARD TO POLICE SEPTEMBER'S ALREADY HERE.
IT'S JUST, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THESE LADIES? AS ALWAYS, WE APPRECIATE YOU.
SO, OKAY, SO IS THAT CENTER CLOSING? WHICH CENTER FIELDS? NO.
FIELDS RECREATION IS, GOES BACK TO ITS PRIOR STATUS.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GONNA GET RID OF OTHER PEOPLE.
THEY PROBABLY LIKE TO HAVE THEIR SPACE BACK.
SO THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, BUT THEN SOMETHING YOU SAID CONFUSED MYSELF.
WELL, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM D, WHICH IS THE GRAND OPENING UPDATE FROM THE GARLAND FOR THE GARLAND SENIOR SITTER, UM, VENITA.
AND, UM, TONY AND ANN AND KATHLEEN HAVE BEEN WORKING ON WHAT WE AS A COMMISSION CAN DO, UH, AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW SENIOR CENTER.
SO, VENITA, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE OR? WELL, UM, IT WAS TOO HOT TO DO MUCH.
LIKE WE, WE WANTED TO, UH, BEGIN TO GO OUT AND, UM, UH, INVITE PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR APPRECIATION, UH, GIFTS FOR, UH, FOR THE GRAND OPENING.
IT WAS JUST TOO HOT TO WALK AROUND ANY PLACE.
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AND I ARE GONNA SET UP A DATE AND WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA GET ROLLING WHEN IT'S A DECENT WEATHER DAY.UH, WHAT I, WHAT WE DO NEED TO KNOW IS WHO'S WILLING TO GO.
I I'M REALLY COMFORTABLE ASKING ANYONE FOR THINGS.
I'M JUST COMFORTABLE DOING THAT.
I FIND THAT PEOPLE ARE USUALLY, UH, IF THEY WANT TO GIVE, THEY LIKE TO BE ASKED AND THEN THEY WILL GIVE.
AND SO, UM, IF YOU DON'T WANNA GO IN YOUR DISTRICT, WE HAD PROPOSED THAT EACH PERSON MIGHT GO TO SOME OF THE PLACES IN THEIR OWN DISTRICT AND HAS PREPARED A LETTER TO GUIDE YOU WITH APPROACHING, UM, BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, DIFFERENT THINGS.
UM, WE'LL MAKE SURE OUR NEW MEMBERS GET THAT LETTER.
AND, UM, BUT IF YOU AREN'T COMFORTABLE GOING OR YOU WANT A PARTNER, WELL, I'LL DO THAT.
I, I LATE, LIKE LATE LAST NIGHT REALIZED I NEEDED TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING ELSE ON THIS.
SO I DID WRITE TO THE MAYOR AND, UH, INDICATE OUR PLANS FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING.
SO I THINK PART OF WHAT HELPED ME WAS THE RIBBON CUTTING ON OCTOBER 30TH TOLD ME THAT WE HAD A LITTLE MORE TIME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD WONDERED EVEN IF THE GRAND OPENING MIGHT BE IN OCTOBER.
I MEAN, WE JUST REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE DATES MIGHT BE.
SO THE RIBBON CUTTING, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS INVITE TWO SENIORS TO BE WITH THE DIGNITARIES, WITH THE MAYOR, UM, AND WHOEVER ELSE IS STANDING TO CUT THE RIBBON.
AND, UM, I HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN MIND.
UH, CAROL SUGGESTED ANOTHER PERSON TO ME YESTERDAY WHO I, I DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T MET.
BUT, UM, WE HAVE DOLORES WHO JUST TURNED, UH, 90 YESTERDAY.
UH, AND WE HAVE ROSE AT, WE WANT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH CENTER.
WE HAVE ROSE FROM CARVER, WHO IS 91 AND, UH, AND ALERT, RESPONSIVE, AND WONDERFUL.
UM, AND, UH, AND HAS BETTER BALANCE THAN ME.
UH, AND SO THOSE ARE TWO, BUT WE LEARNED THERE MIGHT BE A 96-YEAR-OLD IN THE, UH, CHAIR CLASS.
AND WE MIGHT ASK THE MAYOR FOR A THIRD PERSON, BUT I HAVEN'T INVITED ANYONE.
SO WE DON'T, AND WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL COME.
UM, I, I THINK DOLORES WOULD COME.
JUANITA, WHAT'S CHAIR CLASS? THE ONE AT CARVER OR THE ONE AT GALE FIELDS? AT FIELDS.
DO YOU KNOW THAT PERSON? YEAH.
SHE CAME LAST, UH, WAS IT FRIDAY? IS THIS HER, IS SHE A NEW MEMBER THOUGH? THAT'S HER FIRST TIME.
WELL THEN WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.
HER GRANDDAUGHTER IS BRINGING HER AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER HAS A JOB, BUT I ENCOURAGED HER TO COME AND MAYBE GET PERMISSION.
SHE'S ONLY PROBABLY A 20, 30 SOMETHING.
I, SHE'S ONLY A 20, 30-YEAR-OLD.
AND I ENCOURAGED HER TO COME AND ASK FOR PERMISSION IF SHE WANTED TO MAYBE WORK OUT OR SOMETHING WHILE, WHILE SHE'S WAITING FOR HER GRANDMOTHER.
YEAH, BECAUSE I ENCOURAGED EDITH BECAUSE SHE WAS VERY GOOD.
SHE DID ALL OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DID.
SHE'S VERY STRONG AND SHE'S ALERT.
I TALKED A LITTLE BIT TO THE DAUGHTER, THE GRANDDAUGHTER, BUT I TALKED MOSTLY TO HER AND SHE WAS VERY SHARP.
WELL I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING HER.
UH, DO AND ROSE HAVE BEEN LONG TIME ATTENDEES, EXCUSE ME.
AND ROSE'S DAUGHTER IS ALSO GOES TO CARVER.
THEY DON'T SIT TOGETHER, THEY DON'T TALK THERE BECAUSE THEY SPEND THE REST OF THEIR TIME TOGETHER.
SO THEY, THEY SPECIALIZE WITH OTHERS, THEY SAID, BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE SHE HAD A DAUGHTER.
AND THAT'S 'CAUSE THE DAUGHTER'S ALWAYS ACROSS THE ROOM.
BUT, UM, ANYWAY, I, UM, AGAIN, WE'VE PROPOSED IT.
WE'LL SEE FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MIRROR.
AND THEN ONCE WE GET THE DATE, UM, OR SOONER THAN THAT NOW FALL, WE'LL ALL FEEL BETTER.
WE'RE READY TO, UM, START WORKING ON OUR, CAN'T CLEAR THAT OUR, UM, MEMORY TREE AND HOW WE'LL ACTUALLY DESIGN THAT AND DO THAT.
AND, UM, WE HAVE, JESSE HAS CONFIRMED WITH ME THAT THE CENTERS WOULD LIKE US TO HOST VARIOUS ROOMS AT THE OPENING.
SO WE'LL GET ASSIGNMENTS, EVERYBODY'S WILLING TO VOLUNTEER.
WE'LL GET AN ASSIGNMENT FOR WHAT ROOM YOU'RE GONNA BE IN AND WHAT YOU'LL TALK ABOUT WITH THE PUBLIC, OF COURSE.
AND THEN WE'RE, UM, STILL LOOKING AT THE PHOTO BOOTH.
UM, I HAVE ONE VENDOR THAT MIGHT PAY FOR THAT FOR US, UM, MAYBE.
AND, UM, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HAVING A SINGING GROUP.
WE'VE DONE NOTHING TO PUT THE SINGING GROUP TOGETHER.
SO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO TAKE THAT PART THAT'S ON, ON AMONG OUR GROUP, UM, TO INVITE SOME OF THE SENIORS TO, UH, DO A SONG
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OR TWO.UM, MAN, DO THEY LIKE LINE DANCING? AND I, AND ME TOO, FRANKLY.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE A LITTLE OF THAT.
BUT, BUT WE'RE REALLY WAITING FOR THE SINNERS TO LEAD ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA GO ON.
UM, AND THEN SEE JESSE'S SUGGESTION HAS BEEN THAT WE PLAN A FEW THINGS EARLY AND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY LEAVE FAIRLY EARLY IN THE DAY.
AND SO THEN WE CAN DECIDE IF WE WANT SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE WHO STAY LATER OR FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T COME UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY.
SO WE'RE FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE OF THE CENTERS THROUGH JESSE.
AND, UM, AND WE'LL JUST KEEP LETTING Y'ALL KNOW WHAT WE FIGURE OUT.
SO ON THE PHOTOS, UM, THERE'S A GENTLEMAN NAMED, UM, MERRILL BE SHE, THAT, UM, USED TO WORK FOR THE CITY AND WAS THE, UM, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE POLICE.
AND HE SAID HE WOULD COME AND TAKE PHOTOS IF HE WANTED HIM TO.
SO I, I HAVE HIS CONTACT INFORMATION THAT I CAN GIVE YOU LATER DID, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE NOT PHOTOS TO TAKE WITH YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE PHOTOS FOR HISTORICAL REASONS.
SO, SO ALSO FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING, WE WOULD LIKE FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO BE TOUR GUIDES.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT, IF YOU CAN GET WITH MS. VENITA CAN COMPILE THE LIST AND THEN WE'LL GIVE IT TO DION AND WE CAN SIT DOWN AND FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, WHO WANTS TO BE A GUIDE, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL HAVE SOME, I'LL TAKE THAT OVER FEW POINTS FOR YOU.
SO WHEN YOU'RE WALKING AROUND, YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE SOME INFORMATION.
WE GET A PRE-TOUR, RIGHT? THEY NEED TO CONTACT ME FOR THE TOUR.
AND THAT WOULD BE FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ONCE WE GET TO THE ACTUAL OPENING DAY, SO TO SPEAK, AGAIN, ONCE YOU GET YOUR ACTIVITIES, WE CAN SIT DOWN WITH DION AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN WEAVE IN THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES SO WE CAN MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE.
I DON'T WANNA OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.
SO, UM, UH, OUR NEW MEMBERS, UM, WE JUST HAVE A GROUP WORKING TOGETHER TO, TO WORK ON THE OPENING.
AND THERE ARE PRO, THERE WILL PROBABLY BE ALWAYS MORE THINGS TO DO AS WE GET CLOSER.
SO IF, IF, IF YOU WANT TO JOIN, JUST LET ANN, OR I KNOW WE'RE, WE'RE CO-COORDINATING, UH, THE EVENT.
SO I HAVE FOUND, AND, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, VENITA, BUT WHEN YOU ASK PEOPLE TO CONTACT YOU, THAT REALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN.
SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO GO AROUND THE TABLES AND SEE WHO WOULD, FIRST OFF ALL, WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE A TOUR GUIDE AT THE RIBBON CUTTING.
ARE YOU GETTING, ARE WE GOING TOO FAST? ARE YOU OH NO, I GOT IT.
UM, JANET, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE SURE? OKAY, KATHLEEN.
YEAH, SO THAT'S EVERYBODY EXCEPT AMADOR.
AND ALSO, UM, FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO GO TO, UH, BUSINESSES IN THEIR DISTRICTS AND ASK FOR, AND I DON'T THINK YOU SAID WHY, WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO WITH GIFT CARDS AND THINGS THAT WE GET.
SO WE'RE, UH, ASKING FOR APPRECIATION DONATIONS, WHICH IS WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE LEGAL THING TO DO.
SO IT'S NOT REALLY DONE A DONATIONS APPRECIATION GIFT FOR THE, FOR THE CITY.
AND, UM, AND IT COULD BE ANYTHING, BUT WE'RE HOPING PEOPLE MIGHT GIVE RESTAURANTS MIGHT GIVE A MEAL OR A DISCOUNT ON A MEAL.
UM, OUR, UM, UH, THE, THE ONE VENDOR'S, THE CORNER GUY RIGHT IN DOWNTOWN, THE DISTILLERY, HE HAS OFFERED TO DO SOMETHING MAYBE A LITTLE BIGGER NOW THAT WAS TWO MONTHS AGO AND FOUR MONTHS AGO.
HE IS TALKED TO ME TWICE ABOUT IT.
AND DEPENDING ON HOW HIS BUSINESS IS GOING, IT WAS NOT GOING AS BUSILY AS HE HAD HOPED.
SO DEPENDING ON HOW IT'S GOING, HE, HE WAS WILLING TO HELP US WITH SOMETHING.
I SHOULD HAVE SAID ALSO THAT I KNEW ANN KNEW SOMEBODY THAT HAD A PHOTO BOOTH AND MIGHT BE WORKING WITH THAT PERSON TO GET, UM, TO GET THAT ACTIVITY GOING.
UM, BUT YOU'RE, YOU'RE, WE, WE WANT THESE TO BE DOOR PRIZES AT THE EVENT.
SO SOME GIVEAWAYS THAT WE CAN DO TO APPRECIATE OUR SENIORS AND THE PUBLIC WHO COME TO SUPPORT THE YOURS.
SO YOU'RE, YOU HAVE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING IN AND SAYING, UM, YOU KNOW, TO THE SONIC, FILL OUT A LITTLE SOMETHING AND, AND HAVE DRAWINGS KIND KINDA LIKE THEY DO AT THE HEALTH FAIR.
DO, UH, YEAH, WE HAVEN'T, I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THINGS WE GET MM-HMM
WHETHER WE'LL MAKE THEM ALL EQUAL OR NOT.
BUT YOU KNOW, ANY VENDOR THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO, TO GO IN AND ASK THEM FOR SOMETHING.
I MEAN, MY, MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT, THAT THEY WILL, UM, WE HAD THE OFFICIAL LETTER SO THAT, SO
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THAT THEY WOULD KNOW YOU'RE COMING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION AND NOT JUST GOING IN AND ASKING FOR SOMETHING.UM, IT'S, WE, YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE WORDING WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING TO PEOPLE.
UM, AGAIN, WE'RE ASKING FOR AN APPRECIATION GIFT TO SHARE AT THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER.
SO THE LETTER, UH, IS GOOD AND WE'LL HELP YOU WITH THAT LANGUAGE.
SO WHO, WHO THINKS THEY WILL GO THROUGH THEIR OWN DISTRICT? AND AGAIN, EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE TO DO EVERY TASK, SO IT'S OKAY, BUT, OKAY.
'CAUSE I WOULD'VE WALKED OUTTA HERE GOING, UH, OH.
I STILL DON'T KNOW WHO'S WILLING TO DO THAT.
SO LET'S GO AROUND THE TABLE AGAIN.
WHO IS WILLING TO, UM, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, SOLICIT APPRECIATION GIFTS WITHIN THEIR OWN DISTRICT? AMADOR? YES.
GAIL, I'M GOING WITH, WE'RE BUDDYING UP.
I DON'T HAVE MY OWN DISTRICT, SO OKAY.
YEAH, NO, I, I NEED MORE INFORMATION.
UM, I'M SENDING THE LETTER TO YOU TO, UM, GWEN GWEN AND YOURSELF.
AND, AND IT'S NOT, IT'S ACTUALLY, IT'S MORE LIKE A GUIDE, RIGHT? IT'S NOT LIKE SOMETHING YOU HAND TO THEM.
SO, UH, KATHLEEN, SHE, SHE'S GOT A BUDDY WITH ME.
IS THAT IT? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BESIDES, BESIDES JANET? DISTRICT ONE I ASSUME IS DOWNTOWN.
WHO'S DISTRICT? I'M DISTRICT ONE.
AND IT'S NOT, IT'S IT'S NORTH GARLAND.
SO WHO'S GOT DOWNTOWN? THAT'S TWO.
OH, I, I LIVE IN TWO, BUT I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T THINK IT INCORPORATED DOWNTOWN.
I HAVE TO GET OUT THAT MAP AGAIN.
UM, BECAUSE, UH, SO I, I WOULD GO INTO THE BREWERY, UM, BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY BEEN TALKING TO HIM, IF THAT'S OKAY.
AND THEN I'LL STAY OUT OF THE REST OF IT.
OR LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT SOME HELP IN DISTRICT TWO.
ANY, ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS? OKAY.
ALRIGHT, LET'S, LET'S MOVE ON DOWN TO E MARKETING OUTREACH FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
AND TONY IS THE LEADER ON THAT.
AND WE ALSO HAVE, UM, AT YOUR PLACE, UM, THE SCHEDULE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED SO FAR.
UM, AND, AND FOR OUR NEW MEMBERS, WE ALSO LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OR HAVING OUTREACH EFFORTS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE IS A SENIOR CITIZENS COMMISSION AND WHY AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND SO WE ARE GOING TO SOME OF THESE EVENTS AND THE, AND YOU'LL SEE ON THE SCHEDULE.
THE NEXT ONE IS, UM, THE, THE HEALTH FAIR IN OCTOBER.
AND SO WE HAVE ON THIS, UM, WE HAVE TIMES, BUT YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANNA COME AND STAY THE WHOLE TIME, THAT'S FINE TOO.
UM, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT'S VOLUNTEERED TO BE THERE.
AND WHAT WE DO IS WE JUST TALK ABOUT THE SENIOR CENTER.
WE HAVE, UH, A QR CODE THAT IS A SURVEY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO TAKE SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT SENIORS DO WANT FROM THE CITY OF GARLAND.
AND WE HAVE, WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW, ON THEIR PHONES WITH THE QR CODE.
AND THEN WE'D LIKE TO, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WE HAVE THINGS THAT WILL ENTICE THEM TO COME TO THE TABLE, LITTLE THINGS TO HAND OUT.
UM, AND SO IF YOU ALL WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, UM, AND ANYBODY THAT'S NOT ON THIS LIST ALREADY WANTS TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE DO SO.
UM, AND TONY, WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY? I'M SORRY, I JUST KEPT TALKING.
UH, AND I, UH, I APOLOGIZE 'CAUSE I, I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT GOING TO THE BINGO, UH, UM, CENTER, BUT I, I'VE BEEN OUT TOWN WITH MY, WE ACTUALLY DID, UM, WE KATHLEEN AND, UM, AND VENITA.
SO HOW DID THAT GO? I'M SORRY.
LOOK, I NEED TO ASK, IT WENT WELL.
I, I FEEL THAT WE NEED JESSE A SPANISH PAPER VERSION.
THAT COULD BE THE, THAT COULD BE THE, THE WITH THE QR CODES, BUT ALSO THE SURVEY.
I DON'T THINK ON THAT DAY I WOULD'VE GOTTEN MORE THAN FOUR OR FIVE.
AND I'M WILLING TO GET THOSE IN IF YOU TELL ME HOW OR HELP WITH THAT.
BUT THERE, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T GONNA USE THEIR PHONE TO DO ANYTHING.
AND SO I, SO I GUESS THAT'S MY FEELING.
ONE, WE NEED A SPANISH VERSION AND Y'ALL KNOW MORE THAN I DO, WHETHER WE NEED OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS, BUT FOR SURE WE NEED A SPANISH, MY
AND SO MY TRYING TO TRANSLATE THAT THING, UH, AND THEY WERE SMILING AT ME AND THEY WERE TELLING ME I WAS DOING WELL, BUT THEY WEREN'T UNDERSTANDING THE WORD I WAS SAYING.
AND, UM, AND SO I THINK WE NEED, WE NEED THAT.
'CAUSE MOST OF OUR FLYERS THAT WE PUT OUT, WE DO SPANISH AND ENGLISH OKAY.
AND WE NEED AN ENGLISH PAPER VERSION
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ALSO BECAUSE, UM, AND, AND IF NITA NEEDS HELP PUTTING 'EM IN, I, I CAN HELP PUT 'EM IN TOO.'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT VERY LONG, BUT THEY UM, THEY JUST, THEY'RE JUST NOT USING THE PHONES, SO.
THAT WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
WHAT FEEDBACK ARE WE GETTING? SO, UH, WE CAN MAYBE ADJUST OUR APPROACH IF WE NEED PAPER, PENCIL THAT'S FROM OUR GENERATION, Y'ALL.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND.
BUT THAT WAS WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
BECAUSE SO MANY OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THEIR, I FOUND SO MANY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO USE THEIR PHONES TO DO THAT.
AND SO, WHICH I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THERE EARLY THAT MORNING.
AND SO THAT MADE PEOPLE WALK AWAY BECAUSE I'M HELPING THEM.
AND SO IF WE HAD A PAPER VERSION, THEY COULD BE FILLING THAT OUT OR THEY COULD HAVE BEEN FILLING THAT OUT WHILE I WAS HELPING THAT PERSON.
OR IF WE, IF THE CITY HAD SOMETHING WHERE WE, WE HAD AN IPAD WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY PLUG THEM IN RATHER THAN USING THEIR PHONES.
I MEAN, THE SURVEY CAN PULL UP ON ANYBODY'S PHONE.
SO YOU COULD PULL IT UP ON YOUR PERSONAL PHONE.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE PAPER, BUT IT WAS, WILL WE BE ABLE TO READ THEIR HANDWRITING? THAT WAS ONE ISSUE WHILE WE KIND OF STRAYED AWAY FROM THAT.
THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE A, I I GUESS I, I WANT IT, WE COULD STILL HAVE PAPERS STILL.
I'M WITH THEM AND THEN I'LL CLARIFY WHAT THEIR NAME IS OR WHAT THEIR THING IS BECAUSE I JUST COULDN'T, WE, WE JUST GOT NOWHERE WHEN THEY DON'T WANNA USE A PHONE.
WELL, THERE'S SO MANY SENIORS THAT ARE NOT TECH SAVVY.
THEY USE THEIR PHONE TO SAY HELLO, ARE YOU DOING BYE.
THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ELSE ON THEIR PHONES.
SO IF WE CONSIDER, YOU WOULD CONSIDER, WE WILL HAVE PAPER.
PAPER OR, OR EVEN WITH THE PAPER, IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CONSOLIDATE MAYBE THE POSSIBLE ANSWER.
SO WE'RE CHECKING PEOPLE WOULD JUST CHECK IN AN ANSWER OR A, B, C OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD GIVE US INFORMATION THAT WE NEED, BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT, UM, CAUSING PEOPLE TO FEEL AS THOUGH THEY CANNOT GIVE THEIR INFORMATION.
WE CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT OR CAN'T DO IT THAT THANK YOU.
SO, BUT THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR, UH, BEING THERE.
I'VE BEEN AWAY 'CAUSE I'VE HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY IN CHICAGO, SO HOPEFULLY I'M BACK
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING FROM US.
ONE MORE THING I WANTED TO MENTION.
HOW MANY OF YOU ALL HAVE KEPT THE SCOOPS THAT, UM, THEY GIVE US EACH MONTH? SO I WANTED TO HAVE SCOOPS TO HAND OUT, BUT BUT THEY DON'T HAVE SPARES.
SO IF WE COULD BRING THE SCOOPS TO THE HEALTH FAIR, IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT THEY'RE OLD.
THE POINT IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S IN HERE AND THEN, AND THEN THE, THE, UH, THE WEBSITE ADDRESS ON THE BACK.
SO I'VE GOT A STACK ABOUT LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU COULD BRING YOUR SCOOPS, WE COULD PASS 'EM OUT OR PEOPLE COULD LOOK AT THEM WHILE WE'RE AT THE HEALTH FAIR AND ANY OF THESE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WE GO TO.
SO NOT NECESSARILY FOR THEM TO TAKE 'EM WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY COULD IF THEY WANTED TO.
SO IF YOU ALL WOULD COLLECT UP THE SCOOPS AND IF YOU'RE COMING TO THE HEALTH FAIR OR, OR BRING THEM TO THE, UM, OCTOBER MEETING BECAUSE THAT'S BEFORE THE HEALTH FAIR.
NOW ANOTHER OPTION IS ONLINE WHEN YOU CAN LOOK AT THE SCOOP.
IT HAS ALL THE MONTHS ARCHIVED.
HOWEVER, WE CAN PRINT THOSE OUT, PUT IT IN A BINDER THAT WAY NOW IT'S IN PLASTIC.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE TOUCHING IT AND MAYBE RIPPING OVER TIME.
BUT YEAH, WE CAN JUST PUT 'EM IN PLASTIC TOO.
LIKE A BINDER AND THEN WE COULD KEEP THAT AND TAKE IT WITH US WHEREVER WE GO.
THAT WOULD BE, DISPLAY BINDER WOULD BE TERRIFIC.
TONY, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? NO, I WAS GONNA ASK, IS THERE ANY, WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED FOR SUPPORT WHEN WE GO OUT FOR THESE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED? UH, SO MAYBE LOOKING AT A PAPER OPTION.
I LOVE THAT ANN HAVING THAT RIGHT THERE SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE THAT INPUT IF POSSIBLE.
AND, UM, THE DISPLAYS OF THE, UM, THE MAGAZINE, THE SILVER SCOOP GIVES US MORE INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE.
BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE COULD BE DOING TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE AND READY TO HELP? IF YOU THINK OF SOMETHING, MY EXPERIENCE, TONY, THEY, THEY ENJOY KNOWING THAT WE EXIST.
BECAUSE THEY, THEY ASKED ME TWICE IF I THEN WAS ON THAT MISSION, A A, A GROUP OF LIKE FIVE AT A TABLE, YOU KNOW, WERE TALKING TO ME.
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WAS WORKING IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND UH, I POINTED IN AND SAID, YOU KNOW, SHE, SHE'S OUR CHAIR OF IT.SO I THINK, I THINK THE HUMAN INTERACTION IS THE, IS THE POINT.
AND I'M GONNA PURCHASE YOU GUYS THE TABLECLOTH AS WELL.
SO HOPEFULLY, DEPENDING ON THE ETA IT SHOULD, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET IT BY SO I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE DOLLAR TREE.
SEE WE'RE SO EASY TO PLEASE AREN'T WE, WE'RE GONNA BE OFFICIAL
SO, UM, THAT REMINDS ME, SPEAKING OF GIVEAWAYS I HAVE WHO GAVE US STUFF LAST YEAR.
SO, UM, WE COULD RECONTACT THEM AND WE'LL SEE WHAT, UM, MANDY LEFT AND YOU KNOW, THE QUANTITY OF WHAT SHE LEFT AND UH, AND GO FROM THERE.
'CAUSE WE STILL HAVE AN A MONTH IN A, IN A FEW DAYS.
ANYTHING ELSE ALONG THOSE LINES? COULD I DO AN ADDENDUM TO THINK YES, FROM THE MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE DOLORES AND ROSE AND I HAD TOLD HIM THERE MIGHT BE SUBSTITUTES WE, WE HADN'T FINALIZED THAT.
IT IS THEIR CENTER AFTER ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE IN EACH ROOM.
SOUND LIKE A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE CENTER.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING WITH YOU NEXT MONTH.
SO THAT'S A NICE RESPONSE FROM HERE.
DID UH, YVONNE, WERE, WAS THAT AN, THAT READING OF THE MAYOR'S RESPONSE? UH, GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE MICROPHONE? YES, IT WAS.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO F UH, FOOD INSECURITY OUTREACH, ANN.
OKAY, SO I DO HAVE SOME UPDATES, BUT I DO WANNA TELL OUR NEW MEMBERS THAT I'M GOING, EACH MONTH I EMAIL A, UH, PANTRY SCHEDULE.
UM, AND THAT PANTRY SCHEDULE HAS PANTRIES FOR EACH DAY OF THE MONTH IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF DFW AND THERE'S NO REGISTRATION.
UM, AND SO WHAT EVERYBODY DO, THEY DISTRIBUTE THAT WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT OR ANYWHERE.
ANYWHERE BECAUSE FOOD INSECURITIES FOR SENIORS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY REAL.
UM, AND SO ANYWAY THAT YOU CAN CONS, UH, DISTRIBUTE THAT WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT OR OUTSIDE YOUR DISTRICT, UH, PLEASE DO SO I WILL SEND THAT TO YOU, UM, AFTER THIS MEETING.
BUT I HAVE ALREADY SENT YOU GUYS THAT LETTER, SO IF YOU WOULD LOOK AFTER AND MAKE SURE THAT I HAD THE CORRECT OR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOU.
UM, I HAPPEN TO VISIT THE WHITE ROCK CENTER OF HOPE, UM, AND THAT'S IN DALLAS.
AND THEY DO SERVICE, UM, ANYBODY IN THE DALLAS, UM, COUNTY.
AND WHAT THEY DO, AND I WILL BE SENDING THIS INFORMATION TO YOU GUYS.
UM, I LOVE THE CONCEPT OF THAT THEY DO HAVE MONIES FOR UTILITIES, BUT IT HAS TO BE A SITUATION WHERE THAT PERSON IS, UM, ABOUT TO BE DISCONNECTED.
OKAY? AND I HOPE THAT THAT'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, AND IT'S CALLED A WHITE, IT'S CALLED A WHITE, IT'S CALLED A WHITE ROCK CENTER OF HOPE.
I WILL, I WILL EMAIL THAT TO YOU GUYS.
THEY ALSO HAVE, UH, A PANTRY WHERE YOU HAVE TO REGISTER.
AGAIN, THAT'S FOR ANYBODY IN DALLAS COUNTY.
UM, THE CONCEPT OF IT IS THAT YOU GET A SHOPPING CART AND YOU GO IN WITH ONE OF THE CLIENTS, WITH ONE OF THE WORKERS AND YOU ACTUALLY SHOP FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED.
THEY TAKE YOU DOWN EACH AISLE, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD.
UM, THE OTHER ONE THAT I VISIT WAS THE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF DALLAS, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME CONCEPT.
THEY HAVE SOME OF THE SAME, UM, PROCEDURES AND POLICIES THAT THE WHITE ROCK CENTER OF HOPE HAS.
UM, THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT LARGER.
THEY ALSO, YOU GET A SHOPPING CART WHEN YOU GO IN AFTER YOU HAVE TO REGISTER FOR BOTH OF THESE.
UH, AND I'LL SEND YOU ALL THAT INFORMATION.
UM, BUT YOU GO IN AND YOU SHOP.
THEY DON'T JUST GIVE YOU A BOX OF THINGS.
THEY HAVE, UM, TWO OR THREE FROZEN SECTIONS.
UM, IT'S JUST LIKE A GROCERY STORE.
SO IT MAKES THAT PERSON WHO IS IN NEED HAVE THE CONCEPT THAT I'M NOT REALLY GETTING SOMETHING FREE.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE STILL HAVE, AT OUR AGE, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE.
UM, AND SO I, I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I FOUND THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS AND I WILL SEND THAT TO YOU.
IT'S THE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF DALLAS AND THE WHITE ROCK CENTER OF HOPE.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANNE? COULD I APPLAUD ANNE ON THE HARD
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WORK? SHE DOES.IT, SHE SAID TO ME, IT'S MY PASSION TO TRY TO FIND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE IN NEED.
AND IT'S VERY OBVIOUS, ISN'T IT? SO IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
I APPRECIATE Y'ALL GETTING IT OUT.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF IT, GETTING IT OUT TO THE PEOPLE.
IT'S, IT'S, IT, IT'S VERY, IF YOU DO MEALS ON, I DO MEALS ON WHEELS ONCE A WEEK AND IT'S, SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE TO SUPPLEMENT.
THEY GET $13 A MONTH FOR FOOD STAMPS, WHICH IS NOTHING.
YOU KNOW, AND WITH EVERYTHING, UTILITIES, RENT AND EVERYTHING, IT'S HARD.
SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT.
AND YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL BY THE HOME NO.
WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE OR THE APARTMENT OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT, CAROL.
SO JUST WAIT TILL AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTION WHEN THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL TAKES PLACE.
UM, ARE WE READY FOR G? SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
UH, FIRST LET ME SAY, WE HAVE NOW A HUNDRED SUBMISSIONS FOR THE SURVEY AND WE HAVE 368 PEOPLE, UM, ON THE EMAIL BLAST.
SO WE NEED A HAND CLAP FOR THAT.
THAT'S WHEN WE WERE, WHERE WERE WE AT ONE POINT THIS YEAR? IT WAS, Y'ALL ARE NOT EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
NOW WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS ABOUT THAT.
THE GREAT NEWS IS WE HAVE SO MANY SUBMISSIONS, BUT THE BAD NEWS IS NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO, MIGHT TRANSFER IT TO OUR MICROSOFT FORMS, WHICH MEAN WE WILL HAVE NEW QR QR CODES.
BECAUSE WE ARE HITTING OUR LIMIT.
SO I'LL HAVE THOSE FOR YOU NEXT MONTH,
SO WE CAN THROW AWAY ALL THE OLD ONES.
ALSO, WE HAVE BINDERS ON YOUR DESK WITH UPDATED INFORMATION.
UM, I WILL NOT GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THAT 'CAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.
BUT NEXT MONTH WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING THAT AND MAYBE SOME, JUST A FEW UPDATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND AS FAR AS THE WEBSITE, UH, MR. RAY HAS OUR INFORMATION, SO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, HE'S WORKING HIS MAGIC.
AND NEXT MONTH, HOPEFULLY I CAN GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OR A LOOK AT OUR ADDITIONS.
SO THAT, THAT WOULD BE, UM, ON THE SENIOR, THE COMMISSION WEBSITE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO IT SHOULD BE EXCITING THOUGH, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME DISCUSSIONS, BUT I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET WHAT WE WANT IN SOME WAY.
SO THERE'S ANOTHER WEBSITE IS THE CITY E NEWSLETTERS WEBSITE THAT HAS ALL THOSE NEWSLETTERS ON IT LIKE THIS.
AND I WAS WONDERING IF WE MIGHT COULD PUT OUR EMAIL BLAST, UM, ON THAT LIST AND MAYBE EVEN THE SURVEY YOU CAN HAVE THAT.
UM, 'CAUSE THAT IF PEOPLE GO TO JUST E LETTERS, THEN WE'RE NOT ON THERE.
AND SO MAYBE WE COULD PUT THE, AT THE VERY LEAST EMAIL BLAST ON THERE.
AND THAT COULD, THAT COULD HAVE THE QR CODES FOR THE SURVEY AT THE BOTTOM OF IT.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO THOSE QR CODES.
UM, LIKE ONE CODE FOR BOTH, RIGHT? WELL, IT'S 2 1 4.
IT IS, IT'LL BE TWO SEPARATE CODES BECAUSE ONE IS FOR THE EMAIL LIST AND THEN ONE IS FOR THE ACTUAL SURVEY.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE THOSE ON EVERYTHING WE DO AND EVERYTHING WE TAKE OR SEND OUT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO TO, TO JUST TRY TO HAVE OUTREACH IS AS IN, IN ANY WAY, SHAPE AND FORM THAT WE CAN DO THAT.
AND IF YOU NOTICE CITY PRESS WITH YOUR ARTICLE, IT HAS BOTH QR CODES.
ANYTHING ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS? UM, I WAS WONDERING, YES, MS. GALE HAS A QUESTIONS.
WHY DO I KEEP GETTING NOTICES THAT MY TEAMS NEEDS TO BE UPDATED? PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.
IT WANTS ME TO PUSH IT ONTO MY, UH, PHONE AND I DON'T WANNA DO THAT.
WELL, YEAH, YOU DON'T, YOU CAN UNINSTALL THE APP ON YOUR PHONE IF YOU WANT TO.
IT'S ON MY LAPTOP, BUT NOT MY PHONE.
IF YOU GOT SOME TIME, I'LL TAKE TIME FOR YOU.
UH, SLIGHTLY OFF TOPIC, BUT SINCE HE MENTIONED AFTER, I WANNA GET A PICTURE AFTER.
'CAUSE WE'RE ALL HERE, WHICH IS SOME OF, KIND OF A MIRACLE.
SO, UM, I WANNA TAKE A PICTURE
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OKAY.UM, AND SO WE WILL, UH, MOVE ON TO H UH, CITY PRESS UPCOMING TOPICS.
UM, UM, WE HAD ONE THAT, WE HAVE ONE THAT SHOULD COME OUT IN OCTOBER, WHICH IS ABOUT THE HEALTH FAIR.
AND THEN, UM, VENITA IS ACTUALLY DOING THAT ALSO.
UM, BUT, UH, UH, DID YOU HAVE IDEAS FOR THE DECEMBER CITY PRESS? WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU SAID IS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON OUR, AND I'M, I'M LEARNING THIS TOWARDS, I'M TRYING, I'VE, I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM BEING ON THIS COMMITTEE, BUT NON-AG ARE PEOPLE IN THEIR NINETIES.
SO THAT WE, UM, MIGHT FOCUS ON, UM, PEOPLE LIKE EDITH ROSE AND, UM, DOLORES, UH, DOLORES WHO CHOOSE TO STILL EXERCISE AND BE VERY ACTIVE IN THEIR NINETIES.
AND WHY THEY DO THAT, AND THE KINDS OF THINGS THEY ENJOY DOING.
SO WE WOULD REALLY FOCUS ON OUR OLDEST.
WE DON'T KNOW ANY, IF WE HAVE ANY, UM, WE, WE HAVEN'T COME ACROSS THEM, BUT, UH, THE OLDEST KNOWN RIGHT NOW ACTIVE IN GARLAND AND, AND FOCUS ON WHY THEY'RE ACTIVE.
AND I LIKE AN INTERVIEW WITH THEM.
AND I TEASE, UM, DOLORES, I, I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE WANTS TO CLAIM TO BE OLDER THAN SHE IS.
SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE'S FAKING THAT SURE DOESN'T MOVE.
SOMEBODY SAID SHE CAN STILL DO 15 FLOOR PUSHUPS.
THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF, BUT I'M OPEN TO IDEAS.
UM, IT WILL, IT WILL PROBABLY BE DUE BEFORE WE HAVE THE GRAND OPENING, RIGHT, JESSIE? THE, THE DECEMBER CITY PRESS IS DUE, UM, OCTOBER 16TH.
YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO, IT'S THOSE DATES I HAVE TROUBLE WITH.
AND, UM, I STILL HAVE THE TENNIS CENTER AS A POSSIBILITY.
HE'S WILLING TO SHARE SOME THINGS ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS, BUT I THOUGHT THE NEXT ONE MIGHT BE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE CITY WILL PUT IN ABOUT THE GRAND OPENING OR WHAT WE WELL, THERE'S, THERE'S JUST DECEMBER, WHICH IS AF WELL, HOPEFULLY AFTER THE GRAND OPENING, 'CAUSE WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE ONE IN DECEMBER.
BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU'LL GIVE ME A DATE SOONER THAN I'M READY FOR THE NEXT, I I DON'T HAVE THEM, I DON'T HAVE NEXT YEAR'S DUE DATES, BUT I WAS THINKING THE FIRST ONE OF THE YEAR COULD BE ABOUT THE GRAND OPENING.
IT COULD, UNLESS THE WHOLE CITY PRESS IS ABOUT THE GRAND OPENING.
SO THEN THAT MIGHT BE WHAT HAPPENED AT THE, YOU KNOW, PICTURES FROM THERE.
MAYBE WE, WE'VE NOT BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL HAVING PICTURES, ALTHOUGH I'LL SHOW YOU THAT I GOT A GREAT ONE OF, UM, OF DOLORES YESTERDAY.
I KNOW IT'S A LONG WAY, BUT OH YEAH, I REMEMBER WHEN YOU ASKED FOR THAT.
UH, SWEETLY, UH, GIVEN HER ROSES.
AND SO I, I GOT THAT PICTURE AS A POSSIBILITY TO USE.
BUT, UM, WHAT HAD HAPPENED AT THE GRAND OPENING? I THOUGHT WE COULD WRITE ABOUT IN THE MM-HMM
BUT PROB THEY CHANGED VENDORS AND CHANGED.
NOW, LADIES, THE, WE HAVE A SENIORS IN THE KNOW COLUMN IN THE CITY PRESS ALMOST EVERY TIME.
SO ONE TIME WE DIDN'T BECAUSE THE WHOLE THING WAS ABOUT, UM, GARLAND ON THE RISE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND IT'S, IT'S, UH, USUALLY LAST PAGE, BUT NOT ON THIS ONE.
PAGE 13, GENERALLY
SO, UM, WE DO NOT, WE DON'T, WE USUALLY HAVE A, A LONG SCHEDULE OF TOPICS THAT WE CAN PICK FROM TO, TO DO FOR THE CITY PRESS, BUT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT MANY FOR 2027.
SO BE THINKING ABOUT, IT HAS TO BE SENIOR SPECIFIC.
IT HAS TO BE GARLAND SPECIFIC.
SO, BECAUSE WE WANTED TO DO ONE ON ELDER LAWYER, WHICH WAS REJECTED BECAUSE HE WASN'T IN GARLAND.
SO, UM, SO WE, YOU KNOW, AS HAS SOME PARAMETERS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE CITY PRESS? ARE THOSE PARAMETERS AVAILABLE? NO.
UM, NO, THERE'S NO WRITTEN GUIDELINES.
IT'S JUST, IT GOT REJECTED WHEN WE ASKED WHY
SO BASICALLY, SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S MANAGED BY ONE EDITOR WHO'S BEEN RESPONSIVE TO US, BUT NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS WE'RE, UM, PUSHING FOR.
AND, AND HE HAS HIS GUIDELINES FROM, AND, AND I HAVE, BUT I HAVE SEEN THAT IN THE PAST, LIKE LONG, LONG COLUMNS WERE GIVEN MM-HMM
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AND NOW WE'VE SHRUNK, SORRY, WE'VE, THEY'VE SHRUNK US TO SHORTER AND SHORTER AMOUNTS, BUT, UM, STILL WE HAVE SOME PRESENCE AND WE'RE DOING MORE S UH, ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO WRITE THOSE LITTLE COLUMNS, THEY'RE NOT VERY LONG.AND AGAIN, ON SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SENIORS RELATED TO THE CITY OF GARLAND.
SHE JUST VOLUNTEERED BECAUSE I HAD BEEN DOING IT.
AND WITH THE ARTICLES, EVEN IF YOU WRITE FIVE PAGES, LET THEM PAR IT DOWN.
UH, RATHER YOU GET YOUR THOUGHTS OUT THERE VERSUS THINKING YOU HAVE TO BE STUCK IN A BOX.
THEY HAVE FULL EDITORIAL RIGHTS.
ITEM I IS EXPLANATION OF THE ELECTION PROCESS FOR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
WE'LL BE DOING, UM, ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH FOR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
JESSE'S GONNA EXPLAIN THE PROCESS.
AND THEN, UM, I'M GONNA ASK A QUESTION.
SO AS FAR AS, EXCUSE ME, WITH THE CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR, UM, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, OBVIOUSLY THAT IS SOMETHING YOU DO ON YOUR OWN TIME OR YOU CANNOT CAMPAIGN DURING OUR MEETINGS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
ALSO, WE WON'T TAKE ANY MOTIONS TODAY.
'CAUSE IF WE DID THAT, THEN THAT WOULD INITIALLY START THE PROCESS OF THE ELECTION.
RIGHT? SO NEXT MONTH WHEN, FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEONE WANTED TO RUN, THEY CAN, SOMEONE CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT PERSON, FOR THAT POSITION, AND THEN SOMEONE COULD SECOND THAT MOTION AND THEN WE WILL GO FROM THERE.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, AGAIN, YOU CANNOT SOLICIT NOW, BUT AFTERWARDS, IF YOU WANNA TALK TO YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS, YOU CAN HAVE EDIT.
UH, AND WE SET UP OUR BYLAWS SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE THIS IN OCTOBER BECAUSE THE NEW MEMBERS DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND YOU, NOW YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CLUE.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RUN FOR A CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, LET IT BE KNOWN.
NOT IN HERE, BUT JUST LET IT BE KNOWN AND, AND ASK SOMEONE TO NOMINATE YOU.
AND WE WILL HOLD THOSE ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH.
HOW LONG ARE THOSE POSITIONS FOR A YEAR? WE DO THIS EVERY OC WELL, WE WILL BE DOING THIS EVERY OCTOBER.
AND HAVE BEEN, RIGHT? MM-HMM
AND ACCORDING TO THE BYLAWS, YOU CAN HAVE THE TERM, YOU COULD RUN SIX TIMES CONSECUTIVELY.
WE, WE GAVE OURSELVES TERM LIMITS.
ITEM J CONSIDER CANCELING AND RESCHEDULING THE DECEMBER 3RD MEETING.
SO DO YOU WANNA ADDRESS THAT, JESSE, OR YOU WANT ME TO? YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
SO TRADITIONALLY WE HAVE NOT MET IN DECEMBER AS A COMMISSION, BUT WE DO EAT TOGETHER.
SO, UM, SO I I IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT, THAT TRADITION AND, UM, AND HAVE A MEAL TOGETHER IN DECEMBER, AND WE DO IT ON THIS DAY, UH, AT NOON, GENERALLY, UM, I NEED A MOTION TO, UM, TO WHAT WE CALL CANCEL OR CANCEL THE DECEMBER 3RD MEETING, IF THAT IS SOMETHING YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO DO.
I MOVE, WE CANCEL THE DECEMBER 3RD MEETING AND THAT WE HAVE OUR MEAL TOGETHER AND I SECOND IT.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE CANCEL THE DECEMBER 3RD MEETING AND HAVE OUR MEAL TOGETHER.
DECEMBER 3RD IS, UM, WE'RE GONNA MEET AND EAT.
AND YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR WALLETS AT HOME.
IT'S, IT'S ON JESSE THIS YEAR.
AND, AND SO DOES THAT MEAN YOU GET TO PICK WHERE WE GO? UH, YOU GUYS CAN PICK, WE CAN PICK.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE OPEN AT NOON.
OKAY, WE'LL WE WILL WORK ON THAT.
ALL RIGHT, NOW WE ARE DOWN TO NUMBER FOUR.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. UM, SEE IN OCTOBER WE HAVE THE ELECTIONS AS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.
AND THEN WE ARE WANTING TO HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY STAFF AT MAYBE ONE OR MORE SPEAKERS TALK ABOUT HOW THE CITY IS HANDLING AI AND CYBERSECURITY.
SO DID YOU GET ANY LEADS ON THAT? NOT YET, BUT ACTUALLY COUNCILWOMAN, UH, CHRISTINA WILL BE COMING IN OCTOBER.
AND THEN COUNCILMAN JUSTIN CARAWAY WILL BE COMING IN NOVEMBER.
UH, NO, HE WILL BE COMING IN IN OCTOBER.
AND JUSTIN IS THE ONE THAT DID NOT COME LAST MONTH.
SO HE'S COMING IN NOVEMBER? CORRECT.
IN NOVEMBER, WE ALSO ARE GONNA HAVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COME AND TALK WITH US AND ANN WILL HOST THAT ONE.
SO, UM, IF CHRISTINA IS COMING DO IN OCTOBER,
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DO WE STILL WANT TO HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY STAFF TALK ABOUT AI AND CYBERSECURITY? THAT'S A QUESTION.IT DEPENDS ON HOW VERBOSE SHE IS.
BUT HOW WE WOULD KNOW THAT AHEAD OF TIME? NO, WE WON'T.
LET'S JUST DO, I'M SUGGEST THAT WE JUST DO CHRISTINA AND HAVE A MAYBE A LITTLE BIT SHORTER.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE HERE TALKING ABOUT THE HEALTH FAIR PROBABLY.
AND, AND THEN WE ALSO NEED TO TALK ABOUT CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE AT THAT TIME.
AND SO IN NOVEMBER WE CAN STILL HAVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND JUST IN CARAWAY, UHHUH.
AND THEN WE NEED TO START PLANNING ON 2027.
SO CAROL, WOULD YOU GO BACK FOR ME AND REPEAT WHAT YOU HAVE FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING? OCTOBER MM-HMM
AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A CHRISTINA COUNCIL, PERSON, PERSON, MY DISTRICT FOUR MONTHS, UHHUH,
AND THEN THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE NORMALLY HAVE ON OUR AGENDA, THE, THE, UH, CITY PRESS, THE WEBSITE, THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE DOING, THE OUTREACH THAT WE'RE DOING.
THOSE THINGS ARE PRETTY STANDARD.
NORMALLY WE HAVE A POLICE, WE HAVE POLICE ON THE AGENDA EVERY TIME.
SOMETIMES THEY DON'T COME, SOMETIMES THEY'RE BUSY, BUT THEY'RE ON THE AGENDA EVERY TIME WE HAVE FIRE TWICE A YEAR.
UM, COME IN AND GIVE US, LIKE LAST MONTH THEY DID STOP THE BLEED.
THEY GAVE US A DEMONSTRATION AND WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME HANDS ON, UM, PRACTICE TO DO THAT WITH FAKE BODY PARTS.
SO NOBODY WAS ACTUALLY BLEEDING.
SO YOU KNOW HOW IT'S A GREAT TALK.
THE GUIDELINES REQUIRES, WE CAN'T, WE ONLY DISCUSS WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA.
SO MY QUESTION WAS WHAT ABOUT ANNOUNCEMENTS? HOW DOES THAT FALL? 'CAUSE I WILL HAVE ONE NEXT MONTH.
IS DOES THAT NEED TO BE ON THE AGENDA OR IS THAT SOMETHING YES.
SO GET WITH JESSIE, UM, ANYTHING THAT GOES ON THE AGENDA, THREE MINUTES HAS TO BE IN THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE MEETING, WHICH MEANS NEXT WEEK HE NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT'S WE'RE GONNA DO IN OCTOBER.
WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE DISCUSSED THAT HERE.
DO YOU, OKAY, SO WE NEED TO HAVE A, LIKE A TOPIC.
WHAT'S YOUR TOPIC? ALL IT IS JUST REAL QUICK, I CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY IT.
I JUST WANNA PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY IF OUR COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO ENTER AN ENTRANCE INTO THE MLK PARADE FOR JANUARY.
IF OUR, SO WE CAN PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
WE CAN PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA.
AND WE DO HAVE ON HERE YOU NEW BUSINESS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THANKS KER.
SO IS THERE ANY OTHER THINGS THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON FUTURE AGENDAS? AND, AND PLEASE THINK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE, UM, WE'D LIKE TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN AND JESSE WILL PUT IT OUT IN LIKE EMAIL BLASTS OR, UM, WE MIGHT WRITE A CITY PRESS ON IT, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHAT WE HEAR.
LIKE THE WHAT, UH, MANDY GAVE US TODAY CAN BE SUMMARIZED INTO AN EMAIL BLAST ABOUT WHAT, WHAT THEY PROVIDE FOR SENIORS.
REMEMBER, IT'S ALL FOUR SENIORS.
YOU KNOW, I WANNA KNOW IF YOU THINK THAT, UM, I MET THIS LADY WHO IS OVER, UM, THE DEAF ORGANIZATION FOR SENIORS.
DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONDUCIVE FOR COME AND SPEAK TO US? YES.
YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT, OKAY.
YEAH, WE HAVEN'T WORKED ON 2027 AT ALL.
SO, BUT THAT DIDN'T TELL LIKE, UM, WILLS MAKING PROVISIONS.
I'M TALKING ABOUT HEARING, SPEAKING TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.
WOULD THAT ENTAIL? NO, IT'S DEAF.
NOW, AND WE HAD ALSO HAD A, A TALK ABOUT HAVING THE COUNCIL PEOPLE COME.
AND SO I WONDERED IF WE MIGHT WANT TO TRY TO SET UP IN 2027, HAVE 'EM EVERY OTHER MONTH.
NOT EVERY MONTH, BUT EVERY OTHER MONTH.
SO WE CAN HAVE OTHER TOPICS IN BETWEEN.
SO WE'VE ALREADY GOT, UH, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
SO WE MADE, AND, AND IN JANUARY I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BUSINESS MEETING BASICALLY.
YOU KNOW, WHERE WE TALK ABOUT 2027 AND OUR GOALS AND SO FORTH.
SO PROBABLY HAVE OUR FIRST COUNCIL PERSON IN FEBRUARY MM-HMM
AND WE, THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK ON THAT.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY IDEAS OR ANY THOUGHTS? JUST, I MEAN, YOU,
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALL HERE IN THE MEETING.YOU'VE GOT OUR CONTACT INFORMATION ON OUR, OUR PAPER IN, IN THE NEW BINDER.
SO FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ANY OF US AT ANY TIME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS OR IDEAS.
I'M, I'M PRETTY GOOD AT SENDING OUT TEXTS THAT SAYS RANDOM THOUGHT, RIGHT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? I MOVE, WE ADJOURN THE MEETING.
I HAVE A MOTION BY GAIL TO ADJOURN.
SO AT 10:15 AM ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.