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Senior Advisory Board
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024 – 11:30 AM
The Fort Collins Senior Center
1. CALL TO ORDER 11:35
2. ROLL CALL
a. Board Members Present -Deanna O’Connell, Alicia Durand, Debbie Bradberry,
David Kovach, Myles Crane, Joe Glomboski
b. Board Members Absent – Suzanne King, Sarah Schilz
c. Staff Members Present –Susan Gutowski, Sarah Olear, Lisa Hays
d. Guest(s)-Jen Robertson, SAINT
3. AGENDA REVIEW
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
a. Jen Robertson from SAINT spoke about the transportation services they provide.
The company is holding meetings to gather information from the community
regarding to what the needs are, what is missing, what can they provide for
different community groups.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Myles motioned to approve the minutes; Alicia seconded. All approved
6. REOCCURRING BUSINESS
a. Recent City Council Activity – Susan Gutowski – No report
b. Correspondence – None
c. Six Month Calendar Update - No report
7. GUEST SPEAKERS AND BOARD DISCUSSION
a. Jenny Langness-Executive Director, Elderhaus
1. Elderhaus started in 1980 when it was determined that there was a
need to provide adult day programs for seniors and people with
disabilities.
2. See presentation for details about the program.
b. Dave Kemp-Senior Trail Planner, Park Planning & Development
1. The city has a perpetual plan for developing and maintaining trails
within and around the community.
2. There was discussion regarding what the needs of the community are
moving forward with the current trail system and the needs for the
future. What are the likes and dislikes of the current program.
Suggestions for improvement.
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Work plan and annual report deadline review – time will be spent in the next meeting
to discuss these items.
b. Committees, Event Attendance & ongoing initiatives
a. Housing – Sarah S.
b. Transportation – Alicia
c. Safety & Wellness – Deanna
d. Office on Aging – Joe
e. Outreach to isolated communities – Suzanne
f. Senior Center – Sarah O
g. Future speaker ideas – Myles
8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS-Roundtable minute – No Report
9. UPCOMING EVENTS & OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Live Involved event at the Senior Center September 28th from 10am – 2pm
b. PAFC – Holding candidate forum on October 10th at the Senior Center.
10. ADJOURNMENT – 1:41pm