HomeMy WebLinkAboutSENIOR ADVISORY BOARD - MINUTES - 10/09/2024
Senior Advisory Board
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 – 11:30 AM
The Fort Collins Senior Center
1200 Raintree Drive, Fort Collins, CO, 80526
1. CALL TO ORDER 11:35
2. ROLL CALL
a. Board Members Present -Deanna O’Connell, Debbie Bradberry, Myles Crane,
David Kovach, Joe Glomboski, Sarah Schilz
b. Board Members Absent – Suzanne King, Karen Miller, Alicia Durand
c. Staff Members Present –Susan Gutowski, Sarah Olear, Lisa Hays
3. AGENDA REVIEW
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - none
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. David motioned to approve the minutes; Myles 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. Colleen Meyer, Northern Colorado Director for A Little Help.
1. Formed in 2005 by a group of Washington Park Neighbor in Denver.
ALH helps older neighbors age well in place by connecting them to an
important resource that is plentiful in every community: good
neighbors.
2. See Slide presentation.
b. Diane Tjalkens, Grants Program Administration for the City of Fort Collins
1. Prioritizes needs for funding in the areas of housing, homelessness,
poverty and community development.
2. See Slide presentation.
c. Brian Kingsley and Dave Montoya with Poudre School District
1. Explanation and discussion of the proposed Mil Levy.
2. See Slide presentation.
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Work plan and annual report review – time will be spent in the next meeting to
discuss these items.
b. Committees, Event Attendance & ongoing initiatives – No report
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 –
a. Myles shared information about UNC’s Frontiers of Science program.
9. UPCOMING EVENTS & OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Candidate Forum at the Fort Collins Senior Center on 10/10 from 2:00-4:30 pm.
Registration required
10. ADJOURNMENT – 1:27pm