City of Port Colborne

Port Colborne Senior Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
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Location:
Committee Room 3-City Hall
66 Charlotte Street, Port Colborne, Ontario, L3K 3C8
Members Present:
  • S. Brown
  • M. Cooper
  • T. McDowell
  • N. Salvage
Member(s) Absent:
  • D. Santarella
Staff Present:
  • D. Rudyk
  • M. Aquilina, Councillor
  • S. McDowell, Public Programmer, Museum and Culture
Others Present:

  • Ursula Hudson, Stephanie Powell-Baswick

1.
Call to Order

 

The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:00am

2.
Adoption of the Agenda

 

Motion to adopt the agenda for September 17th. 

Moved by D. Rudyk 

Seconded by T. McDowell 

3.
Disclosures of Interest

 

No disclosures of interest. 

4.
Approval of Minutes

This item has attachments. 
1.Post-Meeting Minutes - PCSAC_Aug20_2024.pdf

Motion to approve the minutes from August 20th, 2024. 

Moved by T. McDowell 

Seconded by M. Cooper 

5.
Business Arising from Minutes

 

No business arising from minutes. 

6.
Order of Business 

 

6.1
Upcoming Festivals

 

Rosemari Poisson has given the committee a table at the Oct. 5th Downtown Harvest festival 

the committee discussed the schedule for this festival, what we would need and what we will offer. 

S. Brown, N. Salvage, T. McDowell and M. Cooper are available to man the table. 

S. Brown mentioned the committee has previously partnered with the Alzheimer's Society to share a table and serve coffee. 

Lock 8 Main street BIA Harvest Festival is on Oct. 6th. S. McDowell will contact the BIA to ask about a table. Once confirmed S. McDowell will email asking for volunteers. 

Portal Village Craft Show is on Nov. 15th from 10am-2pm. This show is inside and a table will be provided. D. Rudyk volunteered to man the table, and S. McDowell will email for other volunteers. 

Baptist Church craft show is on Dec. 7th from 10am-3pm. Sloane will email for volunteers. 

7.
New Business

 

7.1
Connecting Care Niagara Learning Session

 

T. McDowell reported on a Connecting Care Niagara Learning session on the prevention and treatment on UTIs. The session is on September 24th from 9am-11am at the Stevensville Memorial Park. S. McDowell will email the poster to members. 

7.2
2025 Budget and Funding

 

S. Powell-Baswick reported the a budget has been requested for the committee for 2025, and the committee should start thinking about how they would like to use the budget; whether on marketing or programs. 

S. Powell-Baswick reported the the New Horizons Grant has been applied to, which includes funding for the committee. 

7.3
Name Tags

 

S. Brown requested that the committee look into purchasing name tags for future events. 

U. Hudson suggested the name tags be of a larger font so seniors can see it. 

S. McDowell will look into what other committees use, and the price for name tags. 

7.4
Niagara Older Adult Association Meeting

 

Councilor M. Aquilina reported that the next Niagara Older Adult Association meeting will be held on Nov. 13th from 8:30am-12:00pm at the Aquatics Centre in St. Catharine's. There will be a presentation on regional transit systems. S. McDowell will forward the information to the committee. 

7.5
Learning Café Presentation by Sue Lantz

 

U. Hudson reported on the last Learning Café presenter Sue Lantz on planning for your passing. U. Hudson reported that Sue Lantz is available for talks and would be willing to come in and speak to the committee.  

7.6
Outreach Tables

 

M. Cooper requested that the committee focus on outreach tables as the weather gets colder. The arena at the Vale Health and Wellness Centre would be a great place to have an outreach table. 

T. McDowell asked if a table would be available at the library. M. Cooper reported that a table can be set up at the library for the committee however often as we see fit. 

S. McDowell will create and forward a poll to members to see when and how often we would like an outreach table at the library. 

8.
Adjournment

 

The Chair adjourned the meeting at approximately 10:50am. 

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