HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 11/08/1989The Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board met on November 8, 1989,
at the Parks and Recreation Maintenance Center. The following
were in attendance:
Joe Campanella
Pat Long
June Bergstrom Verney
Billie Higgins
Margaret Watts
Kathlen Jones
Ken Stubler
Yetta Rollin
Barbara Schoenberger
Kay Rios
Approval of the Minutes
The minutes of the meeting of October 11, 1989 were read and
corrected: Pat Long's name appeared twice in the roll call and
Yetta Rollin was omitted. With that correction, the minutes were
approved by.consensus.
Old Business
1. Senior Task Force -- Barbara reported tha the task force will
continue to develop seminars as previously discussed. A four
part goal statement will be put together. The Continuum of Care
Coalition was also discussed. The general consensus was that the
Senior Task Force is already doing some of the things the "Care"
group recommends. Susan Pederson from the Office on Aging will
be collecting copies of all newsletters of all the senior
organizations so they may all share mailing lists and
information. Joe is still interested in seeing a referral serv-
ice established. The Area Agency on Aging would be the most
feasible unit to do the referral service because they currently
have an office and staff.
New Business
1. Goals and Objectives -- After lengthy discussion on how
members saw the 1990 direction for the Senior Advisory Board, the
following were agreed upon as goals and objectives for the upcom-
ing year.
A. Coordination and establishment⢠of a senior network
for senior information and referral for the City:
1. Through discussion with ICS, investigate
possibilities of using the current city computer
system;
2. Work with the Area Agency on Aging to coordinate
and gather information for referral;
3. Approach Poudre Valley Hospital as a possibility
for a cooperative venture;
4. Explore funding possibilities through CDBG;
5. Review current information available.
B. By June, 1990, formulate recommendation for the City
Council regarding the services and facilities to be
included in the new senior center:
1. Solicit input from seniors in the community
by using church groups, Area,Agency on Aging, United
Seniors, AARP and other groups;
2. Set up discussion forums and, using various
advertising methods, draw suggestions from seniors
that may not be reached in the major senior
organizations;
3. Approach local newspapers about the possibility
of printing a survey in the paper;
4. Contact agencies such as disabled resource
offices to determine accessibility issues;
5. Establish sub -committees to visit retirement
complexes and other groups which involve seniors;
6. Work with City staff so that efforts aren't
duplicated and work can be coordinated with the
City's established time line.
C. Serve as the screening agent for the First
Interstate -sponsored Paint-A-Thon as in prior years.
D. Sponsor booths and/or activities for the New Fest
West celebration.
1. Since this will most likely be held on a weekend,
transportation for seniors will be at a low. Ways
to provide alternative transportation will be
explored and set up.
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E. Continue to work on visibility and accessiblity of
board members by having meetings in the community and
by establishing sub -committees to visit other groups.
The goals and objectives will be discussed further at the next
meeting so that time lines and specifics can be tied down.
From the Floor
1. Yetta brought up the problem of not having someone available
to help with minor annoyances like burned out light bulbs. Even
thought this may seem a small issue, it can cause a senior a
great deal of problems because they have difficulty doing this
themselves and, yet, there doesn't seem to be anyone to call for
this type of help. Kay will research the possibility of using
fraternities and report back to the board at the next meeting.
2. Joe introduced new member, Ken Stubler. Ken gave his back-
ground which included impressive involvement with seniors on a
number of levels He was involved in the origination of the
Senior Chuckwagon in the 70s and served as the first
nutritionist. His background is in geriatrics and nutrition. He
served on the state senior task force in Oklahoma and was also
involved in the certification of nursing and boarding homes. He
is currently working at Poudre Valley Hospital.
3. Billie just joined the Aspen Club and is very impressed with
the structure of the program.
Adjournment
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was
adjourned.
Subm' ted by:
Kay R s
Recor ing Secretary
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