City of Galt
MINUTES
COMMISSION ON AGING
Littleton Community Center, 410 Civic Drive, Galt
Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 10:00 AM
Chairperson: Bob Balliet
Vice Chair: Andrea Johnson
Commissioners: Phyllis Johnson, Libby Robbins, Bob Wilson
1. Call Meeting to Order 10:00am
2. Roll Call: Bob Balliet, Andrea Johnson, Phyllis Johnson, Libby Robbins, Bob Wilson Advisor: Monica Lopez – Parks & Recreation. All Present. Mayor Vandenburg and Tara Wilson, guests.
3. Public Comment: Under Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the audience may address the Commission on any item of interest to the public or any agenda item before or during the Commission's consideration of the item. Speakers shall restrict their comments to issues that are within the subject matter authority of the Commission and limit comments to a maximum of five (5) minutes.
Pledge of Allegiance
4. Acceptance of Minutes: Special Meeting of November 17, 2022. (P Johnson/L Robbins) All in favor of approving
5. Presentations: Mayor Jay Vandenburg Mayor Vandenburg shared with the Commissioners and guest information about New Hope Apartments and issues with management and residents. The Commission’s definition/interpretation was discussed. The Council will be discussing this at a future meeting and the Commission can address after this has occurred.
6. Old Business:
(a) The Galt Senior Resource Center Protocols – Status (Monica) Commission can move forward with the Protocols. All volunteers will receive a copy of these. (b) Bus Trips for Seniors to new Casino in Elk Grove – TABLED Commissioners P Johnson and Wilson will check on deals with bus companies to visit different casinos.
7. New Business:
(a) Election of Officers – Vice Chair & Chair (Bob B) Chairperson Balliet nominated Commissioner Robbins for Vice Chair. All members voted in favor. Commissioner P Johnson nominated Vice Chair Johnson for Chairperson. All members voted in favor. Chairperson Johnson chaired the remainder of the meeting.
(b) Current status of Budget. (Monica) At the time of the meeting, the COA O&M Budget reflected $9,408.82.
(c) Create Committee to address COA’s response to natural emergencies (i.e., fire, floods, earthquake, pandemics, etc.) (Bob B) Commissioners Balliet and Wilson will create a committee to work on creating a reference list of agencies and resources that can be shared with the others. This information can be shared with the public, as the needs arise.
(e) Bingo issues (prizes, special activities for Feb & Mar of 2023, Separate Budget, Speakers before, or at Bingo Games , etc.) (All Commissioners) There are currently enough gift cards to last for a couple of months. Commissioner P Johnson would like to have someone speak at Bingo “Spring into Health”. The Commissioners will bring a list of possible speakers to the next COA meeting. The Commission discussed applying for grants that would help pay for Bingo activities. Each week of Bingo, a different Commissioner will be in charge ( 2/6 Wilson, 2/13 Balliet, 2/20 Holiday, 2/27 P Johnson, 3/6 Robbins, 3/13 Balliet, 3/20 Wilson, 3/27 Robbins).
(f) Discuss and vote on proposing changes to the COA bylaws to reflect ‘advocacy’. (Bob B) Postponed until after City Council has the opportunity to discuss. (g) Seek approval for expenditure of up to $1,200.00 for up to 500 copies of the Galt Senior Resource Guide for this year – carried over from last year’s Nov 17, 2022, Special Agenda. (Bob B)Commissioner Balliet will bring an updated guide to the next meeting for the Commissioners to review.
Game Day – Adding another day for seniors to have activities. Need to work on an agenda of what could happen on these days. Discussed possibility of other Commissions helping with this day. Discussed how Game Days in the past were self-ran with different games, cards, etc. available to those who chose to attend.
8. Commissioners Report:
Chair A. Johnson – Thankful for the break.
Vice-Chair L. Robbins
Commissioner B. Balliet -Shared that he is still receiving calls from local complexes and is addressing issues as a citizen, not COA member.
Commissioner P. Johnson
Commissioner B. Wilson
9. ADJOURNMENT:
NOTE: MONICA LOPEZ, RECREATION SUPERVISOR: The agenda for this Commission on Aging meeting is posted in the following listed sites before 5:00pm on the Monday before the meeting.
1. City Hall Lobby
2. U.S. Post Office 600 N, Lincoln Way
3. Galt Parks & Recreation Office, 610 Chabolla Avenue
4. City Website