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City of Fort Collins
Senior Advisory Board Minutes
Wednesday June 14th 11:30 am
In Person meeting/Zoom Hybrid 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, Meredith Guerro, Suzanne King
III. Administrative Items
a. Attendance:
Myles Crane, Alicia Durand, Alan Kress, Deanna O’Connell, Mary Roberts, Bruce Henderson,
Gabby Rivera.
Excused: David Kovach
Staff members: Sarah Olear, Lisa Hays.
b. Approval of May 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: Cory Schmidt and Brooke Bettolo.
a. Cory Schmidt Mobility Director North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization
(NFRMPO)
Cory reviewed the progress of Ride NOCO in management of transportation for seniors
in Northern Colorado. (See Slides)
Brooke – a new member of the management team, very excited for the new position and
what it will do to help all individuals coping with transportation challenges.
V. New Business:
a. Recent City Council Activity – Council member Susan Gutowsky no report
Joe Glomboski reported at the June 6th council meeting the mayor initiated 5
proclamations regarding Flood awareness, CPR/AED awareness, Wildfire awareness,
Juneteeth holiday and Pride month.
VI. Ongoing Initiatives
a. Board member round table minute
(Guest) Meredith – longitudinal study to identify small changes in health. Working in
conjunction with CSU center for healthy aging.
Deanna – reframing aging conversations in the health system.
Myles – Kinless seniors
Mary – proposed outreach questionnaire to be discussed next meeting.
Bruce – Biking advisory committee working on designated parking for Spin vehicles.
Planners from Parks and Rec working on trail accessibility to get people to parks safely.
b. Community Outreach
Will discuss next meeting.
c. Housing Mary/Alan
Alan – Housing priority group will have a fall expo focusing goals on choice,
affordability, and community.
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d. Transportation Bruce
Discussing increased use of traffic speed cameras to get people to slow down. Vision
zero related.
e. Safety and Wellness Deanna
Hospitals are increasing security to address behavior issues.
f. LCOA Alan
Presentation on legislation 101 very informative.
g. Senior Center Sarah
Fall and Winter programming are being submitted for the next recreator due out in July.
VII. Adjourn 1:30pm
UPCOMING EVENTS and OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
June 24th PAFC CELEBRATION OF OLDER ADULTS, Fossil Creek Park 10am – 1pm