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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 02/01/1995SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD Minutes of the Special Meeting February 1, 1995 CALL TO ORDER A special meeting of the Senior Advisory Board was called to order by Kay Rios, chair, at 2:29 P. M. in the Senior Center, 101 Remington Street, Fort Collins. A quorum was present. ATTENDANCE Members Kay Rios, chair Stan Ulrich, secretary Ed Johnson Marjorie McTaggart Wayne Moellenberg Mary Alice Spelts Jill Taylor Unexcused Member Jane Davis AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Guests Barbara Schoenberger, Staff Representative Jeff Bridges, Senior Job Match Jennifer Klink, RSVP Jaime Mares, Human Resources Excused Members Yvonne Myers Margaret Watts Jane Goodhart No one wished to speak before the Board. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Liaison Ann Azari (absent) Since this was a special meeting, approval of the minutes of the previous Board meeting was suspended. OLD BUSINESS Before introducing the single item on the agenda, Kay passed out the agenda for the Outreach Program of the SAB at the Rangeview Clubhouse on Wednesday, February 8, 1995. Each member had been assigned a specific topic to discuss at the meeting. Kay then turned the meeting over to Ed Johnson, chair of the committee that had been appointed to examine the Senior Job Match Proposal's Senior Advisory Board commitments that had not been ratified by the SAB. This was the purpose for the special meeting. After an extremely long discussion, Ed recommended that the following deletions, or changes, be made: 1. The wording in the fifth paragraph in the Overview that reads, "Qualified specialists from the Fort Collins Senior Center and the City of Fort Collins Advisory Board will be used to assure thorough sensitivity training to issues of older adults" should be amended to read Qualified specialists will be used to assure thorough sensitivity training. 2. The deletion of "and Senior Advisory Board" in Action Steps, paragraph 1-4 in Section II - Objectives and Action Steps. Page 2, SAB Minutes, Snecial Meeting, February 1, 1995 3. Deletion of "Additional funding Opportunities" and adding an opportunity to review training in Article 3, Section V - Coordination. The Board agreed by consensus that the changes should be made. Before further official action would be taken in making changes in the Senior Job Match Proposal, Kay suggested that the SAB should appoint a liaison to the program. Wayne moved that Ed Johnson should act as the liaison with the Job Match Program. Marjorie McTaggart seconded the motion and it carried. The next step, Kay continued, was to vote upon the recommendations that the ad hoc committee had proposed: 1. The SAB should agree to help with client identification referral. 2. The SAB should help with target neighborhood identification. 3. The SAB should provide advisory review of proposed services. 4. The SAB should help to critique and review forms, applications and brochures. 5. The SAB should assist in reviewing quality assessment surveys. 6. The SAB should review the proposed provider training programs. 7. The SAB should have representation on the Job Match Board. Marjorie McTaggart and Barbara Schoenberger suggested that each item should be discussed and voted upon separately, and the others agreed. Kay then called for discussion on client identification referral. Jill moved that the SAB accept that commitment, and it was seconded. The motion carried. Target neighborhood identification was discussed next. Ed moved that we accept the commitment, and Marjorie seconded it. The motion carried. The next item discussed was advisory review of proposed services. Marjorie moved that the SAB accept this commitment. Ed seconded the motion, and it carried. Before passage, however, the motion was amended to make compliance of this commitment contingent -upon feed_ back from -the liaison, Ed Johnson. The fourth item to be discussed was critiquing and reviewing forms, applications and brochures. Marjorie moved that we accept this commitment contingent upon feedback from the liaison. Jill Taylor seconded it, and it carried. The fifth recommendation, review quality assessment surveys, was discussed next. Wayne moved that we accept this commitment contin- gent upon feedback from the liaison, and Marjorie seconded it. The motion carried. When the discussion for reviewing proposed provider training programs came up, Wayne mentioned that he had some reservations about this commitment. His concern was that the training might lack sensitivity training. Ed added that he thought the sensitivity training should be geared toward the student and his relationship with the older Page 3, SABSAB Minute,, Special Meeting, Februar*, 1995 client as a service provider. Wayne suggested that the wording should be changed to ready provide input regarding elements in the provider training programs. Ed moved that the new wording be accepted. Wayne seconded the motion, and it carried. After the final item was discussed, Wayne moved that the Advisory Board should have representation on the Job Match Board. Stan seconded it, and the motion carried. After the recommendations had been accepted, Marjorie inquired about the status of the proposal at the present time. Jaime answered that City Council will study the Job Match Proposal at the February 21 meeting, but nothing would probably be done until it gets SAB approval. Kay added that the Board had already accepted the concept of the Senior Job Match Program, and now we have also approved the roles we will be willing to accept in the program. Ed added that we have gone as far as we can at the moment, but that we have agreed to actively monitor the progress of the program. He recommended that we write a letter to the city and state that we have approved the concept of the program, that we have agreed to monitor it and that we recommend that the program be initiated and supported. Marjorie moved that Kay should write the letter and Jill seconded it. The motion carried. After all the business had been conducted, Barbara said that she was impressed with the amount of time that Jeff had put into the program as a volunteer and she appreciated his efforts. Before adjournment, Barbara announced that the annual Madri Gras Ball was scheduled for Saturday, February 11, at the Lincoln Center. She encouraged each one to help spread the word. Since the business of the special meeting had been completed, the meeting was adjourned at 3:48 P. M. Stan Ulrich, Secretary Kay Rios, Chair