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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSENIOR ADVISORY BOARD - MINUTES - 07/10/2024 Senior Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 – 11:30 AM The Fort Collins Senior Center 1200 Raintree Drive, Fort Collins, CO, 80526 1. CALL TO ORDER a. 11:42 am 2. ROLL CALL a. Board Members Present – i. David Kovach, Myles Crane, Alicia Durand, Joe Glomboski, Karen Miller, Debbie Bradberry, Deanna O’Connell, Suzanne King, and Sarah Schilz. b. Board Members Absent - c. Staff Members Present –Sarah Olear and Susan Gutowski d. Guest(s)- i. Teresa Boynton (Loveland SAB), Paula Stearns (PAFC), Wendy Abbott (CAHEC), Sharon Courtney (PAFC & Saint), Lorye McLeod (PAFC), Tara Heil (Loveland SAB), Sue, and Kristine Burrows. 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION a. Each guest shared their name and association. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. David Kovach motioned to approve the June minutes. Joe Glomboski seconded. None opposed. 6. REOCCURRING BUSINESS a. Correspondence b. Six Month Calendar Update included council meetings related to the budgeting process. 7. GUEST SPEAKERS AND BOARD DISCUSSION a. Kristine Burrows, MPH, Senior Specialist on Aging, Colorado Department of Human Services i. Kristine Burrows works with the Colorado Commission on Aging as a Senior Specialist on Aging under the Colorado Department of Human Services. Kristine holds a Masters from the Colorado School of Public Health and serves on the Denver Commission of Aging Board of Health. In this meeting, she shared the current status of the Multisector Plan on Aging at the state level. The Colorado Department of Human Services is responsible for the plan since there is no department of aging for the state of Colorado. They are seeing a trend in multisector plans across the country and are working with other states like California, Oklahoma, and Minnesota. The plan will have 5 large goals; Create communities that embrace and support all Coloradans, build a Colorado that supports the healthcare needs of all Older Coloradans, create a person-centered service delivery model, understand the economic impact of Colorado’s aging population, and prioritize the economic security of all older Coloradans. Within these goals, they will be focusing on the key themes of housing, transportation, benefits access and coverage, healthcare access, provider capacity, funding, ageism, economic security, a diminished volunteer base, and scattered resources. Slides for this presentation can be found in the 2024 Senior Advisory Board Agenda Packet. b. Discussion and brainstorming session regarding potential intermunicipal public education project between Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board and Loveland’s Senior Advisory Board. This meeting was the third intermunicipal board meeting between the Loveland and Fort Collins Senior Advisory Boards with an additional presence from Partners for Age Friendly Communities (PAFC), Saint Transportation Board, and Centennial Area Health & Education Center (CAHEC). The group discussed the Senior Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 – 11:30 AM The Fort Collins Senior Center 1200 Raintree Drive, Fort Collins, CO, 80526 various trends Kristine Burrows mentioned relating to housing, transportation, benefits access and coverage, healthcare access, provider capacity, funding, ageism, economic security, a diminished volunteer base, and scattered resources and how they, as organizations and boards, could provide education or resources around one of those trends. Myles Crane motioned to pick a topic in partnership with the Loveland Senior Advisory Board and create educational resources around it. David Kovach seconded. All approved, none were opposed. 8. NEW BUSINESS a. Recent City Council Activity i. Police services are planning to reduce speeding across the city. Five new cameras have been placed at some of the intersections with the highest number of accidents. More mobile units are being used to automatically issue tickets for speeding. This aligns with the City of Fort Collins Vision Zero Plan. b. Review ideas on collecting and sharing information from other boards listed in the ongoing initiative section. i. This will be discussed at the August Senior Advisory Board meeting. 9. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS-Roundtable minute a. Each board member and visiting member shared one senior related program or piece of information with the group. 10. COMMITTEES, EVENT ATTENDANCE & ONGOING INITIATIVES a. Housing b. Transportation c. Safety & Wellness d. Office on Aging e. Outreach to isolated communities f. Senior Center g. Future Speaker Ideas 11. UPCOMING EVENTS & OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS 12. ADJOURNMENT a. 1:38 pm