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CITY OF iOWA CITY
UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE
Senior Center Commission
Thursday, May 15, 2025
4 PM
Iowa City Senior Center
Agenda
1. Introductions/Welcome—J. Gilchrist
2. Minutes (April 17, 2025)
3. Public Discussion for items not on the agenda
4. Operational Overview—L. DeLoach
❖ Senior Center programming update
❖ Senior Center facility update
5. Commission Discussion—J. Gilchrist
❖ Senior Center master plan discussion
❖ Commissioner's report of community correspondence
••• Future agenda Items
6. Adjourn
**Next meeting is Thursday, July 17, at 4 PM **
Meeting Packet Contents:
1. Agenda: Thursday, May 15, 2025
2. Minutes: Senior Center Commission, Thursday, April 17, 2025
If 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.
Preliminary Minutes
April 17, 2025
MINUTES
SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION
April 17, 2025
Room 311, Iowa City Senior Center
Members Present: Nancy Ostrognai, Jay Gilchrist, Kate Milster, Lee McKnight,
Warren Paris, Mary McCall
Members Absent: Betty Rosse
Staff Present: LaTasha DeLoach, Kristin Kromray
Others Present: Skylar Hoffman, Ross Taylor
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Gilchrist at 4.00 PM.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL:
None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 20, 2025 MEETING:
Motion: To accept the minutes from the February 20, 2025 meeting. Motion
carried on a 6/0 vote. McKnight/Milner
PUBLIC DISCUSSION:
None.
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW:
DeLoach reported the program guide for May and June is now available. A few
program highlights include a collaboration between Senior Standing Room Only
and the Tamarac school, which are doing a production of the Sound of Music,
music concerts for the New Horizons Band, Voices of Experience, and Family
Folk Machine, and Frisbee Fest at City Park on May 3. The Original Mature
Groovers are hosting a trip to the Quad Cities on June 14th with part of the
proceeds brought in by the Black History Ball. The trip will include a stop at the
Freight House farmers market, a lunch cruise on the Celebration Belle and the
afternoon at the Figge Museum. The annual member, donor, and volunteer
appreciation event will occur on April 29th at Terry Trueblood Lodge.
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Preliminary Minutes
April 17, 2025
The window and door project is expected to begin this summer. Various parts of
the building will need to be closed for short periods. The largest impact will the
first floor when the large windows are being replaced.
Kromray gave a report highlighting what her role as Operations Assistant entails.
She highlighted training, supervising, assisting in hiring, scheduling and
supporting front desk staff including 2 permanent daytime receptionists as well as
evening and weekend customer service attendants. Additionally, her role
includes administering multiple software applications, overseeing membership,
parking and locker programs, working with other City departments, overseeing
day to day budget items, assisting in annual budget preparation, purchasing
items for the department, working with volunteers including the ambassador
program and tour guides, handling room reservation and rentals.
Commission Discussion
Commissioners are invited to be presented a proclamation for Older Americans
month at the May 6th City Council meeting.
Commissioners asked questions regarding what programming people are asking
for at the Senior Center. Ostrognai inquired about ASL classes.
Meeting Adjourned.
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Preliminary Minutes
April 17, 2025
Senior Center Commission Attendance Record
Term 4/18/24 5/16/24 6/20/24 7/18/24 8/15/24 9/19/24 10/17/2 11/21/ 12/19/ 1/16/25 2/20/25 3/20/25 4/17/25
Name Expires 24 24 24
Betty 12/31/26 X X NM NM O/E X X X O/E X X NM O/E
Rosse
Jay 12/31/25 X X NM NM X X O/E X X X X NM X
Gilchrist
Mary 12/31/27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X O/E NM X
McCall
Angela 12/31/24 X O/E NM NM X X X O/E X -- -- -- --
McConvill
e
Lee 12/31/27 O/E X NM NM X X X O/E O/E O/E X NM X
McKnight
Kathryn 12/31/27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X X NM X
Milster
Nancy 12/31/26 X X NM NM X X X X X X X NM X
Ostrognai
Ross 12/31/24 -- -- -- -- 0 X 0 0 0 -- -- -- --
Taylor
Warren 12/31/25 X X NM NM 0 X 0 X X O/E X NM X
Paris
Key: X=Present 0 =Absent O/E=Absent/Excused NM=No meeting -- =Not a member
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