HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 12/08/1999Senior Advisory Board Minutes
December 8,1999
Chairperson — Marjorie McTaggart — 482-6650
Staff Liaison — Barbara Schoenberger — 224-6026
City Council Liaison — Ray Martinez — 221-6506
Meeting was preceded by a Christmas potluck luncheon.
a gift was presented to each board member.
Luncheon guests were former members:
Stan Ulrich
Yvonne Myers
Staff guests were:
Julie Hartman
Stephen Budner
John Pfeiffenberger
Pat Moore
I. Attendance
Tables were attractively set and
Members
Staff
Darren Gunn
Barbara Schoenberger
Erik Margolis
George Kress
Kristin Glenn
John Roberts
Excused
June Tucker
Marjorie McTaggart
Florence Williams
Alyce Eckley
Dorothy Kramka
Blanche Yakmas
II. Meeting was called to order by vice -chair Erik Margolis at 12:50 p.m.
III. Citizen Participation — none
IV. Correspondance
Erik presented a letter of thanks from Jan Rastall, CSU instructor, in which she
thanked members of SAB for their participation in the gerontology class on
November 15, 1999.
V. Approval of Minutes, November 10, 1999
Approved as corrected. Under attendance: corrected spelling for member
names, Kristin Glenn and Darren Gunn; added that member Blanche
Yakmas was present.
VI. Old Business
A. Nominating Committee — slate was presented as follows:
Chair — Erik Margolis
Vice Chair — George Kress
Secretary — Dorothy Kramka — who declined
B. Election of Officers
Unanimously elected:
Chair — Erik Margolis
Vice Chair — George Kress
Secretary — June Tucker
Due to June Tucker's traveling and busy schedule -John Roberts and
Dorothy Kramka agreed to share the secretarial responsibilities when June
Tucker is absent.
VII. New Business
A. George said board should consider the selection of two or three major
goals and that formation of sub committees might help attain better results.
B. Work Plan for 2000 reviewed.
C. Florence suggested Al Heath as a speaker for a future meeting. He heads
the Fort Collins Health Care Center.
VIII. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Erik Margolis
From: Earl E. Stevens [eestms@frii.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 9:33 AM
To: Erik Margolis
Subject: Page 1 of Senior Questionnaire
Erik: here is page 1. Earl.
7 December 1999
Report to the City Council, Dec. 21, 1999.
The return on this Questionnaire was approximately 30%. Responses of less than 10% are not
listed.
SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD City of Loveland September 1999
Attention Seniors:
The Board is seeking your input into what you believe are the needs and concerns of
SENIORS which are not being met at this time. Answering this survey should take a few minutes
of your time; the results may indicate areas that the Senior Advisory Board can address over the next
few months. Results will be tabulated and presented to the City Council as soon as possible.
L. Communication Issues:
a. Is there sufficient coverage of Senior Events in the local newspaper, TV or radio stations? YES
52% NO 16%
What sources do you rely upon regarding Senior Issues?
Newspaper 44% Word of Mouth 16% TV '14% AARP 10% Senior Center 23%
Where do you learn about matters of concern to you and about Senior needs? Seniors Marketplace
& Senior Voice 13%
Please circle to the right of each issue your level of concern ranging from:
I
Concern to 5 Very Concerned
All percentages are based only on those responses which were marked 4 or 5.
II. Community/City Services
a. Traffic Issues:
1. Speed limits in neighborhoods 1 2 3 4 5 75%
2.On Street Parking 1 2 3 4 5 59%
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b.Police, Fire, Personal Safety Issues 1 2 3 4 5 70%
c. Public Services:
1. Library/Museum 1 2 3 4 5 40%
2. Chilson Senior Center 1 2 3 4 5 47%
3. Local Parks 1 2 3 4 5 50%
d. Recreational Facilities:
1. Biking/Hiking Trails 1 2 3 4 5 47%
2. Golf Courses 1 2 3 4 5 16%
111. Quality of Life Issues:
a. Transportation Needs:
1. Public Transportation 1 2 3 4 5 73%
2. Special Transit (ESP/Saint) 1 2 3 4 5 51%
b. Air Quality Concerns: 1 2 3 4 5 71 %
c. Growth Issues:
1. Population 1 2 3 4 5 76%
2. Development 1 2 3 4 5 74%
d. Employment Concerns: 1 2 3 4 5 47%
e. Housing Needs: 1 2 3 4 5 54%
Health Issues:
1. Access to care 1 2 3 4 5 56%
2. Understanding 1 2 3 4 5 54%
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Erik Margolis
From: Earl E. Stevens leestms@frii.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 9:35 AM
To: Erik Margolis
Subject: Part 2
Erik: Here is part two. Earl.
RESULTS: SENIOR ADVISORY
BOARD 99 Questionnaire page 2
Ill. Quality of Life Issues (cont)
g. Animal Concerns
1. Household pets 1 2 3 4 5 36%
2. Animals at large 1 2 3 4 5 55%
COMMENTS: Some of the comments added are as follows:
Traffic issues:
Great need for better control of growth and traffic. Better programing of traffic lights and
stop signs. Respect property rights. Too much growth. Limit housing developments. Too many new
developments. Too many cars. Better traffic enforcement. Cars speeding. Too much development.
Control growth and unchecked development. Control speed on ALL
streets. Better control of RV vehicles on streets. Keep boats and RV's from being parked on streets.
More class restaurants. Vehicles on sidewalks. Encourage car pooling. Prohibit use of cell
telephones while driving. Loud music in cars. Speed limits on streets should be raised.
Does not shop downtown Loveland because of 2-hour parking limit. Lack of parking spaces.
We need to be more mindful of youth.
Owners of pets should be responsible. Keep dogs leashed. Barking dogs. Limit number of household
pets. Barking dogs. Barking dogs out of control. Pet owners are not cleaning up after their pets.
Unleashed dogs.
Very concerned the way City Council spends money.
After weekends the city's parks are trashy.
We need better access to public transportation. We need a way to go to events at nights and on
weekends.
Great need for lower priced housing for seniors.
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Keep traffic signage visible.
Golf fees are too high for seniors. Players at golf courses should pay for their use of the course.
Do not like roundabouts
We need stricter rules against keeping or parking broken-down cars on streets.
The Chilson Senior Center trips are too limited —only 15 persons can go; there is always a waiting
list. Trips are unavailable. We need more classes. Offer same outing more than once. Many seniors
never get to go on trips. It seems that the SAME people always go on the trips.
WHY was not EDUCATION included in this survey?
Better mosquito control is needed.
We need a front -range railroad.
A stop sign is needed at Wilson and First.
Library needs more funds.
Prohibit bike riders from riding 4 and 5 abreast.
Serious weed problems.
Require car owners to park in front of their residences.
We need more street lights.
The Reporter -Herald needs to provide better advance notice of coming events.
Respectfully submitted,
Earl E. Stevens, Chair
for the SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD
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