CITY OF PATTERSON
SENIOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AGENDA
Regular MEETING MINUTES
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Tuesday August 20, 2024
Hammon Senior Center
1033 W. Las Palmas Avenue
Patterson, CA 95363
________________________________________________________________________________________ Call to Order (10:06 am)
1. Roll call of Board Members by Chair Ramirez
Present were Ramirez, Fernandez, Derosans, Ferreira & Randle absent
2. Pledge of Allegiance: Lead by Chair Ramirez
3. Moment of Silence: Observed
4. Items from the Public
1. Joanne Marci was asked by Pat M to let the board know they had set up a 501C for the Westside Seniors. She explains what the 501C3 would mean to the Seniors.
2. Dan asked why is the city taking over the Board and making a Commission?
3. Clemente asked why is the board being dissolved to make way for the Senir Commission?
4. Ruth asked how to apply for the commission?
5. Martha asked are the meeting for the commission is going to be held at City Hall or at the Senior Center as many Seniors cannot make it to City Hall. Transportation is a big problem for our seniors.
6. Cambria and Ashley explained operations at the Hammon Senior Center are going to stay the same.
No programs are going away. The Staff will be doing whatever is necessary to keep everything running smoothly. The center is certainly not closing. The commission will advise the City Council of community wide senior related topics.
To apply for the commission, you go online and fill out an application form and turn it into the city. The mayor and a city council member will interview and pick the five people for the commission. This is no different than when you apply for Senior Board.
7. We will discuss the money in the Senior Board Account on Item #7 Old Business.
5 Approval of July 16, 2024, Minutes
5.1 Member Ramierz made a motion to accept the minute of July 16, 2024, and Member Fernandez seconded.
All Members voted and the motion passed (4-0)
Yes = Ramirez, Fernandez, Derosans and Ferreira
No = None
6 Reports
6.1 Special Events
a. Volunteer Casino Trip
The bus trip to Red Hawk turned out to be successful. We had thirty people go on the trip. members asked why it was not open to other members to go. Chair Ramierz explained that this trip was for the volunteers and their guests. Next trip will be open to everyone. The next Casino trip will be in March or June of 2025.
6.2. Sunshine
A card was sent to Bette (with an E) as she was in a car accident and has moved to a rehab center.
6.3 Staff Reports
Jasmine said our membership is now 996 members. We are close to our one thousand members.
Next Wednesday August 28, 2024, we will hold a Dance and Car Show. The cost will be $2.00 and finger foods will be severed.
Ashley and Jasmine will conduct a Lunchroom chat next Friday August 30, 2024, to answer questions or concerns that the seniors might have.
7. Old Business – Allocation of the Senior Board Money ($11,750.24) Member Ferreira made a motion to accept $7000 for the event until the end of the fiscal year June 2025 and Member Ramierz seconded.
All Members voted and the motion passed (4-0)
Yes = Ramirez, Fernandez, Derosans and Ferreira
No = None
The following were distributed to:
1. Casino Trips $4000.00
2. Halloween Party $ 500.00
3. Christmas Party/New Years Party $ 500.00
4. St. Patrick Day Party $ 500.00
5. Easter Party $ 500.00
6. Mother’s Day Party $ 500.00
7. Father’s Day Party $ 500.00
Total $7000.00
Member Fernandez made a motion to hold the October Health Fair and to distribute $750.00 for the event, member Ruben seconded.
All Members voted and the motion passed (4-0)
Yes = Ramirez, Fernandez, Derosans and Ferreira
Starting Balance $11,750.24
Events $ 7,000.00
Senior Health Fair $ 750.00
Senior Scholarship Fund $ 2,000.12
501C $ 2,000.12
Total Balance zero left
8. Scholarship Fund
a. Senior Scholarship
Member Ramierz made a motion to Allow $2000.12 for the Senior Scholarship program and Derosans seconded the motion.
All Members voted and the motion passed (Yes = Ramirez, Fernandez, Derosans and Ferreira)
The members asked if they could notify with a flyer when the Senior Scholarship will become available. As most seniors did not know we had a scholarship program, and members explained that the scholarship was gone before they got a chance to apply. Each Scholarship will be $100.00 each so this will allow twenty people to get the scholarship. b. 501C
The balance of $2,000.12 goes to the Westside Senior 501C.
A motion from member Ramierz that any unspent money from the $9,750.12 will go into the Senior Scholarship Program and Fernandez second the motion.
All Members voted and the motion passed (4-0)
Yes = Ramirez, Fernandez, Derosans and Ferreira
c. Computer
The money for the new computers has been subtracted from the Senior account. To buy three new computers to replace the old, outdated ones.
9. Other Matters
Thanksgiving Dinner will be available through the Human Resource Center. A flyer will be available to let the members know when and phone number to place your reservation.
This was the last meeting of the Hammon Senior Board, and a Commission will be taking over when a new commission is appointed by the City Council.
Meeting adjourned at 11:30 am.
Submitted By: Ferreira