Commission on Aging Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 9:00 AM
BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Mission Statement: The mission of the Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging is to offer home and community based services to maintain and improve the quality of life for resident senior citizens.
TUESDAY, October 7, 2014, 9:00 A.M.
Commission on Aging Office
520 West Front Street, Suite B, Traverse City, MI 49684
Conference call dial in: (231) 922-4859
Internet Home Page Address: www.grandtraverse.org
e-mail address: gtcoa@grandtraverse.org
Chair: Ralph Soffredine
1. CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m., Ralph Soffredine, Chair (00:01:35)
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Ralph Soffredine, Chair (00:01:51)
3. ROLL CALL - Cyndie F, Office Specialist (00:02:33)
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS/LIMITED PUBLIC COMMENT (00:03:22)
6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS (00:04:56)
a. Certificate of Appreciation, Susan Castle - Ralph Soffredine, Chair
b. Certificate of Appreciation, HC employee Curt B. - Ralph Soffredine, Chair
c. Staff Anniversary, Nancy I. - Georgia Durga, Director (00:09:16)
d. National Employ Older Workers Week, Introduction of Older Workers - Sally Burden, Donna Graham, Autumn Urban; Coordinators Connie Baab and Angela Murphy - Lori Wells, Deputy Director, SCN (00:10:39)
e. Cordia at Grand Traverse Commons - Linda Price, Club Executive Director (00:18:20)
f. Board Technology update - Georgia Durga, Director (00:40:47)
g. 2015 Slate of Officers - Sandra Busch, Chair (8, 9-11) (00:45:47)
Rodetta Harrand, Chair
Karen Renny, Vice Chair
Bill Rokos, Treasurer
Shirley Zerafa, Secretary
h. Governance Committee, Approval of August 20, 2014 minutes - Sandra Busch, Chair (9-11) (00:46:57)
i. Baskets of Bounty - Georgia Durga, Director (00:47:13)
7. DIRECTOR'S REPORT - Georgia Durga, Director (12-15) (00:49:21)
8. COUNTY COMMISSIONER LIAISON REPORT - Chris Maxbauer, County Commissioner. (00:49:21)
9. FINANCE REPORTS (00:58:25)
Acceptance of the August, 2014 Finance Reports. (28, 33-46)
10. CONSENT CALENDAR (00:59:21)
The purpose of the Consent Calendar is to expedite business by grouping non-controversial items together to be dealt with by one Commission on Aging motion without discussion. Any member of the board, staff, or the public may ask that any item on the Consent Calendar be removed and placed elsewhere on the agenda for full discussion. Such requests will be automatically respected.
If any item is not removed from the Consent Calendar, the action noted is approved by a single Commission on Aging action adopting the Consent Calendar.
All information identified on the Consent Calendar can be viewed in it’s entirety at www.gtcoa.org/agendas.html
ACTION
a. Approval of the September 2, 2014 Board meeting minutes. (4-7)
b. Acceptance of the August In Home Services and Senior Center Network Program Reports. (Executive and Program Committees recommend acceptance.) (17, 21-25) (52-53, 57-65)
c. Approval to set aside $250,000 from the Senior Center Network fund balance for the Traverse City Senior Center renovation project furnishings and appliances. (Executive Committee recommends approval.) (17, 26, 31)
d. Immediate approval for the purchase of MySeniorCenter software for the Senior Center Network. (Executive Committee recommends immediate approval.) (18)
e. Approval
to award a three year contract to provide personal emergency response unit services, up to 500 units, to Guardian Medical Monitoring at a cost of $13.95 per unit. (Finance and Program Committees recommend approval.) (29-30) (48-50 recommendation for both) (53-54)
f. Approval to lower fees for all programs to the same charged for the Home Chore program for consistency. (Finance Committee recommends approval.) (30-31)
11. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
a. Executive Minutes dated September 18, 2014 (16-26)
b. Finance Minutes dated September 19, 2014 (27-50)
c. Program Minutes dated September 20, 2014 (51-65)
12. REPORTS OF AD HOC/SPECIAL COMMITTEES:
a. GovernanceMinutes dated August 20, 2014 (9-11)
13. AREA AGENCY REPORT - Commissioner Maxbauer
14. COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT
15. OLD BUSINESS (01:11:09)
16. NEW BUSINESS
17. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes per person) (01:19:35)
18. ADJOURNMENT (01:31:41)
ATTENTION GTCOA BOARD MEMBERS: If you are unable to attend this, or any other GTCOA meeting, please notify the Commission on Aging office, 922-4688, as soon as possible.
Minutes available by contacting the Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging office by phone at (231) 922-4688 or by mail at the following address: 520 West Front Street Suite B, Traverse City, MI, 49684. If you need auxiliary aid under ADA, contact the Administrator at (231) 922-4780 or TDD # (231) 922-4412.
