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Home My WebLink About2-15-24 Commission packetIf you will need disability related accommodations to participate in this program or event, please contact LaTasha DeLoach at latasha-deloach@iowa-city.org or 319-356-5225. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. Senior Center Commission Thursday, February 15, 2024 4 PM Iowa City Senior Center Agenda 1. Introductions/Welcome—J. Gilchrist 2. Minutes (December 21, 2023) 3. Public Discussion for items not on the agenda 4. Operational Overview—L. DeLoach  Senior Center programming update  Senior Center facility update  City Council Connection 5. Commission Discussion— J. Gilchrist  Senior Center master plan discussion  Johnson County Board of Supervisors Presentation  Commissioner’s report of community correspondence  Future agenda Items 6. Adjourn **Next meeting is Thursday, March 21, at 4 PM ** Meeting Packet Contents: 1. Agenda: Thursday, February 15, 2023 2. Minutes: Senior Center Commission, Thursday, December 21, 2023 Preliminary Minutes December 21, 2023 1 MINUTES SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION December 21, 2023 Assembly Room, Iowa City Senior Center Members Present: Lee McKnight, Warren Paris, Nancy Ostrognai, Susan Mellecker, Angela McConville Members Absent: Tasha Lard, Jay Gilchrist Staff Present: Kristin Kromray, LaTasha DeLoach Others Present: Sarah Caven CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Gilchrist at 4:00 PM. RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 19, 2023, MEETING: Motion: To accept the minutes from the October 19, 2023. Motion carried on a vote of 5/0. Warren/McKnight PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None. VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION: Sara Caven from the Visiting Nurses Association reported data from the community clinic that is held at the Senior Center. VNA provides blood pressure clinics twice a week and monthly foot care and cholesterol clinics at the Senior Center. The VNA and the Senior Center worked to revamp the Senior Center clinic space this year. Unfortunately, the VNA recently lost the grant funding for their community care clinics and homemaking services and are looking at additional grant and funding streams. Other services that the VNA provides that are not affected by this grant funding are skilled nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and home health aides. Preliminary Minutes December 21, 2023 2 The VNA is partnering with the Senior Center on a balance program where the VNA’s physical therapist will provide balance assessments via equipment that the Senior Center purchased. Caven noted the VNA merged with Iowa City Hospice about three years ago and they now share administrative staff and the location on Sycamore Street. Caven asked if anyone had any ideas on what community members might want at the Senior Center, Ostrogna noted that skin cancer screenings might be of interest. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW: DeLoach reported the January/February program guide is now available. The Black History Ball will be held on February 3rd in conjunction with the non-profit Sankofa. There will be food, jazz music, and a presentation. A mask making class will be held at the University of Iowa prior to the event and some of these masks might be on display or available for purchase. In addition, the Stanley Museum will have some African art pieces on at the Senior Center during the month of February. Other upcoming programs include a Pawentines event with the Iowa City animal shelter, a presentation by the police department, a Matter of Balance program funded by Heritage Area Agency on Aging and Friends of ICSC. Evening hours are now available Monday – Thursday until 7 PM. Weekend hours will start early next year. The building exterior project is still slated to begin next year. A new projector for room 302 will be installed next month and a repair to the AR projector is forthcoming. COMMISSION DISCUSSION: Paris noted the expansion in hours are greatly appreciated. Ostrognai reported back regarding the vacant lot across from the Senior Center that Mayor Teague stated the space will be used by the community and will ask for community feedback. DeLoach and McConville are working together on a presentation for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. They are confirming if they would like a presentation or a written report. Preliminary Minutes December 21, 2023 3 NOMINATION FOR CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY: McConville noted Melleker and Ostrognai were the nominating committee for the executive commission seats. Ballots were distributed. Jay Gilchrist was nominated for chair, McKnight for vice chair, and McConville for secretary. McConville asked if there were any additional nominations from the floor. There were none. Kromray collected and tallied the ballots. Results for officer elections are as follows: Gilchrist elected Chair. 5 Ayes McKnight elected Vice Chair. 5 Ayes McConville elected Secretary. 5 Ayes McKnight reported on items he followed up on after the presentation by Sarah Gardner. He reached out to the Iowa Utilities Board as well as receiving a home energy audit from the City’s climate team. McKnight noted that he had heard from a community member requesting additional computers in the lobby. Meeting Adjourned. Preliminary Minutes December 21, 2023 4 Senior Center Commission Attendance Record Name Term Expires 1/19/23 2/16/23 3/16/23 4/20/23 5/18/23 6/15/23 7/20/23 8/17/23 9/21/23 10/19/23 11/16/23 12/21/23 Jay Gilchrist 12/31/25 NM NM O/E NM O/E X X X X X NM O/E Tasha Lard 12/31/24 NM NM X NM X O X O X O NM O Angela McConville 12/31/24 NM NM X NM X X X O/E X X NM X Lee McKnight 12/31/24 -- -- X NM O/E X X X X X NM X Susan Mellecker 12/31/23 NM NM X NM X X X O/E X O/E NM X Nancy Ostrognai 12/31/23 -- -- -- -- X OE X X X X NM X Warren Paris 12/31/25 NM NM O NM X X X X X X NM X Key: X =Present O =Absent O/E =Absent/Excused NM =No meeting -- = Not a member