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Home My WebLink About06/14/2023 - Senior Advisory Board - Agenda - Regular Meeting 1 City of Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board Agenda Hybrid Meeting Wednesday June 14, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. Mission: The Senior Advisory Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Fort Collins City Council on programs and policies that help aging citizens live full and interesting lives and continue to contribute, participate, and share in the life of the community. Participation for this hybrid Senior Advisory Board meeting will be available in person, online or by phone. Directions for each can be found below. I. Call to Order II. Public Participation III. Administrative Items a. Attendance b. Approval of May Minutes c. Correspondence d. Six Month Calendar Update – Sarah Olear IV. Today’s Guest Speakers and Board Discussion Cory Schmitt, Mobility Manager, & Brooke Bettolo, Mobility Coordinator, with North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO) Public Participation In-Person: Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree Drive, Fort Collins CO, 80526 Public Participation Online: Individuals who wish to address the Board via remote public participation can do so through Zoom at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84043922080?pwd=K3I3YzQ5SEJtTndOcFdqUjltejRGdz09 Meeting ID: 840 4392 2080 Passcode: 811785 Individuals participating in the Zoom session should also watch the meeting through that site. The virtual meeting will be available to join beginning at 11:30 am. If attending virtually, participants should try to sign in prior to the 11:30 am meeting start time, if possible. For public comments, the Chair will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address the Board or Commission. Public Participation (Phone): As listed above, the meeting will be available beginning at 11:30 am. Please call in to the meeting prior to 11:30 am, if possible. For public comments, the Chair will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time – phone participants will need to hit *9 to do this. Staff will be moderating the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address the Committee. One tap mobile +17193594580,,84043922080# US +12532050468,,84043922080# US +1 719 359 4580 US (Colorado Springs) Meeting ID: 840 4392 2080 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kYgywgTlz Participation guidelines: Once you join the meeting: keep yourself on muted status. Documents to Share: If residents wish to share a document or presentation, the Staff Liaison needs to receive those materials via email by 24 hours before the meeting. Individuals uncomfortable or unable to access the Zoom platform or unable to participate by phone are encouraged to participate by emailing general public comments you may have to solear@fcgov.com. The Staff Liaison will ensure the Board or Commission receives your comments. If you have specific comments on any of the discussion items scheduled, please make that clear in the subject line of the email and send 24 hours prior to the meeting. 2 V. New Business: a. Recent City Council Activity – Council Member Susan Gutowsky VI. Ongoing Initiatives a. Board member roundtable minute b. Community Outreach 2023 c. Housing – Mary/ Alan d. Transportation – Bruce e. Safety & Wellness - Deanna f. Office on Aging – Alan g. Senior Center - Sarah h. Future SAB Guest Speakers UPCOMING EVENTS and OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS June 24 PAFC CELEBRATION OF OLDER ADULTS, Fossil Creek Park 10 am-1 pm 1 City of Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board Minutes Wednesday May 10th 11:30 am In Person meeting 1200 Raintree Drive Fort Collins Senior Center Mission: The Senior Advisory Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Fort Collins City Council on programs and policies that help aging citizens live full and interesting lives and continue to contribute, participate, and share in the life of the community. I. Call to Order: 11:30am II. Public Participation Joe Glomboski, III. Administrative Items a. Attendance: Myles Crane, Alicia Durand, Alan Kress, Deanna O’Connell, Mary Roberts, Bruce Henderson, Council Member Susan Gutowsky Excused: David Kovach, Gabby Rivera Staff members: Sarah Olear, Lisa Hays. b. Approval of January minutes Motion: Alicia Durand. Second Deanna O’Connell. Unanimously approved. c. Correspondence – None d. Six Month Calendar Update – Sarah will keep updated monthly. IV. Today’s Guest Speakers: Ensight Skills Center Fort Collins. a. Denny Moyer, CEO, Melody Bettenhausen, COO and Amy Heath • Have been operating for 22 years providing a fully comprehensive program for anyone with low vision or vision challenges. • Nationally accredited. • Person centered evaluation and process improvement. V. New Business: a. Recent City Council Activity – Council member Susan Gutowsky • 1041 Regs discussion in progress • Occupancy U+2 • SB 213 repealed • Bringing community together to hear from all on land use code issues. b. Intergenerational Discussions – CSU Gerontology Club • Will be conducting quarterly intergenerational conversations. c. SAB member recruitment • SAB has current openings for new members. Working with the City of Fort Collins Boards and Commissions staff to fill as soon as possible. d. SAB – open forum • Deanna – changing the narrative from Seniors to Older Adults • Alicia – Wish of a Lifetime (wishofalifetime.org) Denver area. • Mary – Develop a questionnaire to use when speaking to older adults in the community. • Alan – Working on keeping older adults in their home as long as possible through physical therapy and rehab work. • Bruce – Working with recreation staff on a summer bike ride for older adults. Talks about safety and riding skills. VI. Ongoing Initiatives a. Community Outreach 2023 continuing Dave’s April meeting discussions 2 • What is the ask when attending community meetings? • Want to hear older adults concerns regarding living in Fort Collins • Meet with older adults where they live. • Understand what we can and cannot do to avoid perception of over promising. b. Affordable housing information for older adults – Sarah c. Housing – Mary/Alan – Housing priority group has not had a meeting since February. d. Transportation – Think bike workshop using Nederlands as a model. e. Safety and Wellness – Deanna – End of covid emergency responses at UC Health f. Office on Aging – Alan – Spring Resource Forum was held. Had a lot of respondents, not many in-person participants. g. Senior Center – Sarah h. Future SAB Guest Speakers – Alicia has ideas of other to invite to be guest speakers. VII. Adjourn 1:30pm UPCOMING EVENTS and OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS June 24th PAFC CELEBRATION OF OLDER ADULTS, Fossil Creek Park 10am – 1pm Date Meeting Agenda Item Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Council Meeting Resolution: Making appointments to various Boards & Commissions Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Work Session Review of recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committee on Boards & Commissions Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Work Session Land use code changes Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Council Meeting Considering Recommendations from the ad hoc committee on Boards and Commissions Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Work Session Staff Report: Contimuum of Care RideNoCo: Connecting You & Northern Colorado Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board June 14, 2023 2 North Front Range MPO •Regional transportation planning agency •535,000 people, 675 sq. mi. •Greeley Urbanized Area (UZA) •Fort Collins Transportation Management Area (TMA) •Mobility Program –ALL of Weld and Larimer Counties 3 NFRMPO Mobility Program •RideNoCo –One Call / One Click Center •Information Hub –website & call center •Data for Planning Processes •Mobility Committees •Northern Colorado Mobility Committee •Larimer County Mobility Committee •Weld County Mobility Committee •Planning Efforts •Coordinated Public Transit/Human Services Transportation Plan •Mobility Action Plan (MAP) to guide implementation of Coordinated Plan •Feedback to other NFRMPO Planning Processes •Subrecipient Program & Technical Assistance •Provides funding for accessible vehicles and transportation services for eligible non-profits •Connecting partners to State and Federal Funding •Coordinating service expansions in areas where gaps have been identified 4 Mobility Committees The NFRMPO convenes two county-specific mobility committees and one regional mobility committee (Northern Colorado Mobility Committee) that meet quarterly on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 1:30- 3pm to guide the mobility program and enhance coordination among public transit and human service transportation providers and other stakeholders: •Weld County Mobility Committee •Chairs: •Amy Threewitt, 60+ Ride of Weld County •Lisa Bitzer, Via Mobility Services •Larimer County Mobility Committee •Chairs: •Steve Conaway, Berthoud Rural Alternative for Transportation (RAFT) •Megan Kaliczak, zTrip 5 Mobility in Northern Colorado Identified mobility gaps: •Transportation affordability in rural areas •Getting between communities and to medical appointments in Metro Denver •Affordable wheelchair accessible transportation outside of paratransit boundaries •A lack of awareness of existing services •Driver shortages –both for volunteer and paid positions Identified strategies: •Coordination •Education •Collaboration •Infrastructure & Funding •Non-Mobility Improvements These strategies formed the basis for the 2021 Coordinated Plan 6 Connecting You & Northern Colorado Connecting You & Northern Colorado embodies the two overarching goals of the program: 1.Improving individual mobility, particularly for older adults, individuals with disabilities, lower income individuals, and people who do not speak English as a first language. 2.Improving regional mobility through enhanced coordination and collaboration among regional public and private transportation providers, especially in rural areas of Larimer & Weld counties. 7 RideNoCo Background •2013-2018 Larimer County Strategic Plan set a goal to evaluate the transportation needs and challenges for seniors across the County. •Assessments and pilots set stage for One Call/One Click Center identified in Larimer County Senior Transportation Implementation Plan. •Learn more at about the road to RideNoCo at: www.nfrmpo.org/mobility/ococ-project/ 8 Phased Roll Out Phase 1 2021 Phase 2 2022 Phase 3 2023 Website + Call Center •Introduction of RideNoCo •Central hub to identify transportation options across region and beyond Trip Discovery •Ability to find and plan trips on public transit and human service providers in region •Utilizing GTFS-Flex technology Trip Scheduling •Long-term vision to find, plan, and book ride in one place across multiple providers •Laying foundation for coordination as region grows by adopting Transactional Data Specifications (TDS) 9 Phase One: Transportation Assistance Call Center (970) 514-3636 Monday –Friday 8 am to 5 pm Callback within one business day 10 Phase One: RideNoCo Website 11 Phase Two: Trip Discovery Tool •Utilizes GTFS-Flex to incorporate “demand-response” providers into trip planner •Providers in Planner: Transfort City of Loveland Transit (COLT) Greeley-Evans Transit (GET) Berthoud Area Transportation System (BATS)* Bustang Estes Transit SAINT*RAFT* 60+ Ride*Via Mobility RTD SPIN e-scooters/e-bikes Rocky Mountain National Park Shuttles *GTFS-Flex Databases created by Trillium as part of Trip Discovery project 12 Phase Three: Trip Scheduling •A series of projects are currently underway or will be soon in conjunction with Phase 3: •A vendor has been selected to provide customizations to RideSheet to serve as a TDS- compliant CRM for RideNoCo and a scheduling platform for N40Rides (Red Feather Lakes) •Two volunteer transportation scheduling platforms, Spedsta & RideScheduler, will soon begin the process of adopting their software to be TDS- compliant for use by SAINT, RAFT, and 60+ Ride •Once TDS-capabilities are live, RideNoCo will be able to seamlessly send initial client information to providers to complete intake 13 Bring RideNoCo to your Event or Agency Contact mobility@nfrmpo.org to request Rider’s Guides, outreach items, or to invite to community events 14 Travel Training –Goals & Vision •Modular & Adaptable: •Curriculum composed of smaller training modules that fit together to provide customized information for each audience and purpose •Informative & Educational •What mobility options and tools currently exist? •How can individuals and organizations leverage these options and tools? •Assessing & Reporting •Gathers feedback from participants to better understand gaps and needs in our mobility system •Reports this feedback to partners and planning efforts •Complementary •Avoids redundancy & complements/supports existing travel training 15 Travel Training –Phasing •Phase I: in-person presentations with partner groups, webinars for professionals, and “round trip conversations” with users •Senior Centers, Libraries, Partner Organizations (such as LCDHE or IRCNoCo) •Transportation Toolkit Webinar for Social Workers and Case Managers •Round Trip Conversations = more casual conversations to give and receive information •Could be hosted in coffee shop, on the bus, social clubs, etc. •This will help us refine our travel training curriculum (repeated questions, pain points, etc.) •Phase II: Self-Guided “chose your own path” online travel training •Assessment to show what options that may work well for user •Short (3-4 minute) videos on each module 16 Travel Training –Potential Modules •RideNoCo Tools •One Call/One Click Center •Website •Trip Discovery Tool •NEMT •Overview •Medicaid IntelliRide •Private Insurance Benefits •American Cancer Society •Volunteer Transportation (multi- module) •SAINT/60+ Ride/RAFT •Overview: mission, service eligibility, service area, scheduling requirements •Becoming a Client •Ride start to finish •Veteran Transportation •DAV •Mobility Managers •Area Clinics and Resources •Public Transit (multi-module) •Northern Colorado Public Transit Providers •How to ride the bus •Dial-A-Ride / Paratransit •In-Person Travel Training Options •Helpful Tips •DriveNoCo •Mobility as a community need •Driver’s impact •Volunteer Opportunities •Paid Opportunities •Testimonials? •Commercial Services •Northern Colorado Public Transit Providers •How to use Lyft/Uber •Combining Modes •Multi-Modal Options •Combining Modes •Park-n-Rides •Bike Share •Bicycle and Pedestrian Resources Transportation options for older adults in Larimer County and beyond 18 19 Larimer County Provider Showcase 20 Mobility in Northern Colorado 21 SAINT Volunteer Transportation •Location: •Fort Collins and Loveland •Serves: •Adults 60 and older who can’t/don’t drive •Adults (18+) with a disability that prevents them from driving •No fare –donations accepted •Volunteer Driver Based •Rides provided Monday through Friday, 8:15am-4pm •(970) 223-8604 | https://saintvolunteertransportation.org 22 Berthoud Rural Alternative for Transportation (RAFT) •Location: •Berthoud Fire Protection District with service into Berthoud, Loveland, Longmont, and adjacent areas •Serves: •Adults 60 and older who can’t/don’t drive •Adults (18+) with a disability that prevents them from driving •No fare –donations accepted •Volunteer Driver Based with one wheelchair accessible vehicle •Beginning in 2023, can provide accessible transportation in adjacent areas on a case-by-case basis when affordable wheelchair accessible transportation is not available •Rides provided Monday through Friday, 8am-4pm •(970) 532-0808 | https://berthoudraft.org 23 Via Mobility Services-Estes Valley •Location: •Town of Estes Park •Serves: •All Estes Park residents •No fare –donations accepted •Wheelchair accessible, demand response service •Rides provided Monday through Friday, 8am-4:30pm •(303) 447-9636 | https://viacolorado.org •UNTIL JUNE 30, 2023: Service to Loveland on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 24 Heart & Soul Paratransit •Location: •Fort Collins, Loveland, Laporte, Timnath, portions of Wellington •Serves: •All residents but primarily older adults in Larimer County •Wheelchair accessible, fare-based service •Rides provided Monday through Saturday, 5am-6pm •(970) 690-3338 | https://heartandsoulparatransit.com 25 Connect with the RideNoCo Team Cory Schmitt Mobility Director cschmitt@nfrmpo.org (970) 999-0072 RideNoCo 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday mobility@nfrmpo.org (970) 514-3636 Brooke Bettolo Mobility Planner bbettolo@nfrmpo.org (970) 672-0677