Okay. I call the Council on Aging meeting to order on Monday, February 9th, 2026 at 12:32. Okay. Can we have a roll call vote for um attendance? >> Yes. Paula >> here. Carol Laughlin
>> here. Elaine >> here. >> Teresa >> here. >> Harvey >> here. >> Anna >> here. Ann, not Anna. Okay. I have a Hannah cousin. That's right.
>> And and Carol Smith is out. She's not on Zoom or anything. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Well, she's was going to be on Zoom, but we don't have Zoom available. >> Okay. >> So, we're on record >> and Donna. >> Oh, Donna. Yes, me. >> Okay. Seeing none, we'll skip public
participation. Everybody receive uh January meeting minutes? >> Yes. >> Any any changes or corrections? >> Do I have a motion to accept January minutes?
>> Motion to accept January minutes is read. >> Okay. Motion has been made and seconded. And >> I'll second it. >> Okay. So, roll call vote to accept January minutes. >> Paula, >> yes. >> Carol, >> yes. >> Elaine,
>> yes. >> Teresa, >> yes. >> Harvey, >> yes. >> Donna, yes. >> Okay, moving on to new business. Lisa, >> um, what do I have for new business? I really don't have much, but um, I moved
the, um, puzzle into the reading nook area. Um, better lighting in there. Um, and then the guys asked if they I could move the um game board, the chess playing game board into the pool area
where all the games are. Um, so we fitted in there in the corner, so that fits in nice. Um, there's just a lot of more people in there playing that would play it. Um, and then the big room now it I'm thinking um I put it in the
newsletter for March um just to get some feelers out a possible matinea >> theater. >> So you just get the matinea chairs which isn't that bad. Um we might try to get it through a grant to help pay for that.
Um, and then we could have like a group of friends come and ask that they'd like it to rent a movie and then I would rent the movie. Um, and then we'd close it all up and then make it dark and you got the popcorn popper in there and all that fun stuff and then it would just be a
group of fun uh friends watching a movie. >> Or would you watch it on? >> Huh? >> What would you watch it on? TV. >> Uh, yeah. So, um, if we don't get a big TV, then we'll get we'll get one. But the TV in there now has to be replaced anyways. It's a 2014, and it literally
only gets like four channels. So, we need something more like a smart TV where we can play music during the day or something else. But yeah, once we get that, then we can get one one subscription to go for everything >> like Netflix or >> something like that.
Are you thinking of a designated day time or day of week? >> Yep. Um, matinea is usually between 12:30 and 2. So, anytime in that time period, um, we would have the movie and it could be Tuesday, Wednesday or
Thursday. Those are our long days. So, those would be the days that would be perfect. And we would shut the door, shut the shades, it would get dark in there. We'd have the surround sound so the mu the music would sound like it's coming from the >> theater >> the ceiling and walls >> after the lunches.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But you know and if we can get six chairs in there it'll be a nice little group of friends that might want to watch watch a movie and then we'll play it and see how that >> the popcorn >> that goes. Yeah, it's already in there. >> So something new to try. We got to make
some some use out of that room. And if we use it periodically, >> nobody goes in. >> No, no. It's really hard. We've had it a couple things already and as it works, it works. If it don't, it it gets moved. So, >> it just allows us to have like a little
ma mini matinea. >> But I think there's enough little groups of people and friends that would >> probably use it. I know the card people that come at night uh or in the afternoon. I mentioned it to them and they were all kind of thinking it the
majan people and stuff. So, you know, you can pick your day and time and we'll book it. >> Y any um upcoming activities we should be aware of? >> So, the only one we have this week, this Thursday, is the Valentine lunchon. Mhm.
>> Um and we have a um guy that's coming in that kind of sings and does um storytelling. So he's going to taper it to Valentine's Day >> type history thing. So that'll be nice while we're eating lunch. >> He sings or he's just
>> it it's music. He does music and kind of does the storytelling too. So um so there's that. Um, and then we have the volunteer lunchon coming up in May. So, that's going to be at Tucker. I mean,
uh, oh, Tucker. >> Roma. >> Roma. We're going to try Roma. >> Excellent. Excellent. >> We'll get some pricing for that and see what their menu is and >> go from there. >> Oh. Oh, no. This is old business.
>> Can't remember what. >> All right, moving on. update on classes seem to be going well. >> So, the classes um last week we had 128 people show up >> um >> for classes. That's our highest yet. And
let me tell you, I had four people tell me they couldn't find parking spots. >> Well, >> and it wasn't us. We found our people, our 128 found, right? But there was other people in the building that came in to pay their taxes and they were like, just so you know, I Yeah, I always
get that when I go to the grocery store, too. They always go, "What were we what did you have last week? There was no parking at the scene at the town hall." And I just kind of laugh. I go, "Really? What day?" >> It's a good problem to have. >> Yeah, it is a good problem to have. But 128 in a week is a really good turnout.
Um, chair yoga, they have so many new people coming for that. I literally had to go downstairs and find chairs. >> So, excellent. >> We brought them, I think, four new chairs upstairs. >> Um, so all the groups we we do have, um,
this one for Suzanne Gravel, she's going to be doing another hosting another yoga class. Um, and then she wants to do it also at the beach, the town beach once that opens and nice weather. that yet. So that good
>> she she'll be starting some type time in um March. >> Is that mat on mats? Well, >> a lot of yoga people bring their own little mat, but I told her that um the grant I could take the grant and we could find um you know, you get mats
that are like 5x7s or some smaller size >> and we could roll them up and put them on the stage or somewhere up there um under chairs and they can pull them out if they if they wanted to >> instead of st sitting on the cuz sometimes your yoga mats are real thin
anyways. That's why they for a while they were doing it downstairs where the kids are in park and wreck cuz it they have a real thick mat, >> but I said I could buy that if somebody wanted it and >> they just kind of hemmed and hot. >> Well, I was just thinking that some people they wanted to try it, right?
>> And they don't have a yoga mat. >> Yeah. >> Um it's hard hard on the floor. >> Yeah. No. Yeah. And I think there are some up there um >> Yes, there are >> that are extra if you wanted to. Um, so that that's that's all of the exercise
classes. We have no problem with those. >> Excellent. Brown bag. >> It's again tomorrow. And um I guess right no change. And um it's the same. >> Okay. >> Pretty much the same. >> Yep. >> We did get a few extra different kinds
of um food this time, didn't we? >> Yeah. um >> instead of rice, we got the rice, but there was something else that we got different that we laughed because we're like, "Oh, cuz they get sent out a survey." >> Yeah. >> And asked us what kind of food, you know, is there? And I and I was like,
well, it's food that they can eat more like, you know, a lot of seniors don't like the rice. >> Well, a lot too much dry stuff, which >> it takes a lot to cook it, especially beans and dried. >> Yep. I mean, they're good for you, but
better off with canned beans, >> right? >> So, we made those suggestions and then all of a sudden, we started seeing some new items. So, >> they were listening to somebody. Yeah. >> Good. >> Dining room still there.
>> Y >> Teresa hasn't burnt it down yet. >> She's not a cookie. >> And finances. doing good. Um trying to get a bunch of new um presenters to come in over the next, you know, we'll wait
till the winter month is kind of slow, >> but once spring and fall, and I mean summer come, >> we we'd like to start doing some >> nice things outside. >> Is it coming soon? Not for another six weeks, I'm told. >> Okay. Um moving on. Old business. The
only thing I had for old business, I told you guys I I ordered for the presenters. Those were the um coins. >> Oh, yeah. >> And then the volunteers will all get one. And on the back it's the tree of life. >> Oh, nice. >> Yeah.
>> So, the present when we have a presenter come um they'll get the presenter one. Volunteers for their lunchon will all get one. >> Oh, that's very nice. >> Those are very nice. Yeah. Oh, that's great.
>> How is volleyball doing? >> Volleyball. >> Volleyball is >> volleyball. >> Everybody wants to play. >> Well, there was a problem last week because you changed it to 11:00, >> right? >> And we had people that cannot come at 11:00.
>> So, what time would do they want? >> But they weren't coming at 12 either. >> Well, yeah. But the the ones that were coming at 12:00, there were a couple now that said I can't come at 11. So that even brought us down to less people.
>> I mean, we could try a different day of the week and see what happens, but it sounds like noon would be a better time frame >> or I don't. >> So you know the people that you you were playing with, right? So maybe we just get a hold of that group first and ask
them what day is best for you guys. you all agree on a day and then we could put out another there at one time. That's the problem. There hasn't been >> Are they signing in under that? Is that on on there as an activity? >> I told them to. Okay. Um
>> cuz I can go back in my senior center and look and then find out who they are and then just call them. >> Yeah. >> And I'll just I'll just say which day, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday or Friday. What days >> I didn't know if maybe some kind of a survey could be sent out or something. Oh, want
to see what is a popular day. >> Yeah. >> For more people cuz it is a lot of fun. >> I know. >> Yeah. >> We don't have to locate anything. >> Okay. Other old business.
>> Well, I'm going to bring up my my old business that I bring up every month. >> Pickle ball. >> Pickle ball. So, the girl that does there's a woman that does the um Meals on Wheels driving. She does she
volunteers for that. She's was played out here all the time out here on the new one. And she said she has tape >> that she was going to bring in. >> Excellent. >> So, that was last week. So, hopefully when she comes, I think she comes Tuesdays. So, if she comes Tuesday or
Wednesday, she'll get bring me the tape and then I could see if um Frank will just pop in. >> Excellent. >> Yeah. And then we can get that going. All right. >> At least. >> Very good. Any other old business anybody can think
of? >> Okay. All right. If not, do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> I second it. Any further discussion?
Okay. Roll call vote to adjurnn. >> Paula, >> yes. >> Carol Laughlin, >> yes. >> Elaine, >> yes. >> Teresa, >> yes. >> Harvey, >> yes. >> Donna, yes. Okay, we adjourn at 12:46.