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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 06/12/1991`n u • The regular meeting of the Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board was held in the Timberline Room of the Senior Center on June 12, 1991. Attending were: MEMBERS Kay Rios Yvonne Myers Margaret Watts Kathleen Jones Pat Long Billie Higgins Vicki Moody Marjorie McTaggart STAFF Jean Helberg I. CALL TO ORDER ABSENT Ron Bergen EXCUSED ABSENCE Larry Chaussee ADVISORY Stephanie Besser Jill Taylor Chairman Pat Long called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. and announced the resignation of Ken Stubler. II. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION There was no citizen participation. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES May minutes were approved as written. IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Resources network -- Kay Rios reported that the network is floundering at about the same stage it was a year ago, partly because Choice leader Carol Gillespie is in Europe. Kay will go to City Council to ask for support to continue. The county is in limbo regarding support. Consultant Steve Snyder is willing to continue to work on the project. B. Retirement brochure -- Kay says there's nothing new. The brochure is completed, but Ed Stoner has not gotten back to her about the next step, a marketing plan. C. Building Team -- Jean Helberg went over her presentation about the placement options for the community pool which will be given to City Council at their work session on July 9th. The only way it affects this Board is the possible connection of pool with the new senior center in any way. It was pointed out that one of the possibilities for Council consideration (Item E - sharing a community pool housed in the senior center) is completely unacceptable to the Building Team. There have been talks between staff and Senior Chuck - wagon about adding their funds (or do their own fundraising) to have a commercial kitchen and office space in conjunction with the new senior center. They will put together a package to present to the Building Team in late summer. D. Networking Newsletter -- Kay is working on it with Bob Winokur. Some groups are willing to contribute but none want to take the lead and head it up. E. Paint-A-Thon -- Marjorie called attention to the brochures, and the need for outreach to eligible seniors to get their applications in by the July 5th deadline. V. NEW BUSINESS A. Friends of the Center -- Vicki reported details of the June meeting, and the date of the next meeting: July loth at 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Center. Marjorie suggested they contact the northern Colorado fundraiser group for ideas. B. Senior Center Council -- The Sunbird program opens Friday 6/14 with a Hawaiian luau breakfast. C. Office on Aging - State Commission on Aging -- Meeting is to be held at 1501 Blue Spruce tomorrow, July 13th at 1 p.m. Pat and Marjorie plan to attend. Kay commented on the latest response from the county and anounced that the decision on director of the Office on Aging has been made and will be announced momentarily. She pointed out that the organizational chart for that office has been changed to show only a director and volunteers. The question to the comissioners now concerns the job itself; what is the new director to do. Kay will ask them and send copies of the letter to the media. D. NewWestFest -- Kay will be scheduling board members to man the booth. Marjorie announced that the S.O.A.P. Troupe has agreed to perform their melodrama at the Senior Center during the Fest. E. Education Focus Group -- Marjorie announced that through the efforts of this group, CSU has agreed to permit seniors to audit classes free of charge starting Fall, 191. Details of registration, etc. are still being worked out. F. Junior League / Health Clinic -- Larry reported via Marjorie that the Junior League committee will meet next Saturday. 1 G. Poudre Valley Hospital -- Jill Taylor reported that the Aspen club now has over 2000 members. Seminars for all seniors are being held throughout the community, and they are setting up Fall programs. In October AARP and the Aspen Club will jointly sponsor a program on community health systems. VI. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:10 p.m. Marjorie McTaggart, Secretary Pat Long, Chairman