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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 12/12/1990r] The regular meeting of the Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board was held on December 12, 1990, at the Parks Maintenance Center. Attending the meeting were: MEMBERS Kathleen Jones Marjorie MCTaggart Larry Chaussee Billie Higgins Kay Rios Vickie Moody Margaret Watts ABSENT Ron Bergen Ken Stubler ADVISORY Stephanie Besser Barbara Schoenberger Yetta Rollin EXCUSED ABSENCES Pat Long Yvonne Myer Vice Co -Chair Billie Higgins called the meeting to order at 2 p.m. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES The minutes of the meeting of November 14, 1990, were approved as presented. OLD BUSINESS 1. Retirement Brochure -- Kay presented the draft of the brochure for the marketing campaign urging retirees to settle in Fort Collins. The general consensus was to proceed with the brochure as written. Kay will set up a meeting with Ed Stoner and Ron Bergen and then attempt to attract interest from the City, the Board of Realtors and the Visitor and Convention Center. She will report back to the board on the progress. 2. County responsibility for senior programs -- Kay presented the draft of the letter for approval. The members unanimously felt the letter should be sent as written. 3. Goals and objectives -- members reviewed the written goals and objectives which Kay wrote from the last meetings minutes. Members agreed that these were an accurate representation of what had been discussed. NEW BUSINESS A. Senior Council report -- Vickie reported the following: 1. The Harvest Ball netted $1500. This will be added to the other funds currently held by the Fort Collins Foundation. 2. The Senior Council will serve as hosts, offering refreshments and doing set-up for the Women's Financial Information Program series this year. 3. The mixer has been purchased and the Bingo equipment is in place and operable. 4. Twenty-four centerpieces were made for the dinner for the Special Population. 5. The Senior Council will be defining their goals for the new year. B. Area Agency on Aging report -- Barb and Stephanie told the Board about the needs assessment. It was mailed out to 380 Larimer County seniors with a cover letter. The four year plan was also completed and turned into the state on time, but will have to be revised. The plan is available at the office on Aging. The director's position will not be filled until mid -January or later. The Area Agency on Aging Board chairperson met with the County Commissioners to ask for an additional $10,000 to supplement the budget for the next year. C. Poudre Valley Hospital Report -- there was none at this time. D. Friends of the New Center -- Vickie talked to Jean Helburg about this idea and Jean has a few suggestions. She will set up a committee to explore this and will call a meeting after first of the year. E. Interorganizational newsletter -- Marjorie agreed to chair a sub -committee to investigate this issue. Kay will approach United Seniors and AARP about their interest and see if they would like to provide members to sit on this subcommittee. Many ideas were discussed such as having a senior work on commission as an ad person. It was also suggested to approach the Triangle Review about including this as a monthly insert. It was also suggested that Colorado State University and Front Range journalism students be used, possibly in a program set up for academic credit. Barb thought it would be nice to rotate editors/writers so that a number of people would get involved and each group could be assigned a particular issue. Kathleen will host a luncheon at her daughter's house to put together some firm ideas. The meeting will be held January 30 at 1 p.m. at Kathleen's daughter's house at 412 Del Clair. Confirmation calls will be made. F. Outreach meetings -- the following possibilities were selected: 2AARP, NARF, Senior Center in May, R.S.V.P., and the Junior League. The May meeting will definitely be held at the Senior Center, but the others will depend on the response. Kay will approach AARP, Kathleen will check with NARF, Stephanie will contact R.S.V.P. and Larry will inquire as to the Junior League. Barb also thought it would be beneficial to meet with the group involved in the Senior Games. She will invite them to the February meeting. G. Shopping Spree -- Barb told the Board that Pat Long had attended the Spree for seniors in Longmont. He felt that Longmont offered much more support and more quickly embraced seniors than the Foothills Fashion Mall in Fort Collins. He would like to see the Fort Collins spree expanded and have more stores involved. Barb gave the history and description of the Fort Collins event. In Longmont, hot drinks and refreshments were offered, poinsettias and discount cards were offered for use on all items. Joslins was closed except to seniors and free wrapping was offered. Billie would like to see a letter written to the mall and to the individual stores. Kay and Barb will put a plan together and bring it back for approval in February. OPEN DISCUSSION 1. Pets and Seniors -- Marjorie told about her column on this subject and said that in her research, she found that seniors often have trouble transporting their pets to the Veterinary. Transfort and Care -A -Van both require carriers. The Veterinary Association will be looking into how to help seniors and their pets. They will get back to Marjorie on their findings. Kay will contact Share in January about the possibility of more educational lectures for the next year. 2. Newcomers -- Vickie will be attending their meeting on January 18 to tell them about the new center and about senior issues in general. She would like to take some information about our group. Barb will furnish written information for her use. 3. Resources Network -- the package that Choice has put together is not the same idea that was originally presented and that Joe Campanella had envisioned. Barb felt that, to accomplish that, the group would have to start from scratch. The City was told by members of Choice that it was taken care of and City help and involvement was not needed. Board members felt that, although Choices' accomplishments were admirable, the finished package left a lot to be desired. Billie felt that it should be done through the City's computer network and hooked up statewide. Other members agreed. Kay and Margaret know people in the computer service industry that might be interested in volunteering to help get this started once again. They will check and report back to the Board. 4. February 13, the Senior Center and the Triangle Review will sponsor the "Anniversary" dinner for couples married 50 years and over. It begins at 6 p.m. and costs $5 per person. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 3:50 p.m. Submitted by: <wv 44 Kay Rios