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Senior Advisory Board
Minutes
Wednesday November 13, 2019 11:30 a.m.
Fort Collins Senior Center
1200 Raintree Drive
Fort Collins, Colorado 80526
Mission: The Senior Advisory Board shall serve in an advisory capacity y to the Fort Collins City
Council on programs and policies that help aging citizens live full and interesting lives and continue to
contribute, participate, and share in the life of the community.
NOTE: light lunch will be served
I. Call to Order 11:32am
II. Guest introductions: Deanna O’Connell
III. Administrative Items
a. Attendance: Excused: Jason Brabson, Greg Wells In Attendance: Nancy Luttropp,
Jan Rossi, Suzanne King, Sarah Schilz, David Kovach, Myles Crane. Staff Katie Stieber
b. Approval of Minutes: David Kovach moved; Sarah Schilz seconded. Approved
unanimously
c. Correspondence
d. SAB September Activities Update:
e. SAB 2019 Annual Calendar Update: Speakers rescheduled to later date
f. Public Participation: none
g. SAB Member Autobiography – David Kovach
IV. Today’s Speaker
Councilmember Ken Summers: history of his careers and public involvement. Focus on
affordable housing and transportation boards.
V. Ongoing initiatives
a. City Council Periodic Review Discussion with Councilmember Ken Summers
Ideas from members: more communication between boards and council, transportation
discussion, speak out at public comment portion of Council meetings, Skype comments from
public in home to Council live? Discussion by members to continue to fill empty board
positions, to continue to have a full board. Agreed by Councilmember Summers. Discussion
around the importance of this specific board in representing seniors and their needs.
Supported by Councilmember Summers and ideas on reaching out to seniors.
b. Intergenerational Conversations Debrief: every other month, Fort Collins and Loveland
well attended, learned from each other
VI. Updates
a. Transportation: City & PAFC - Jason
b. Affordable Housing Board & PAFC– Nancy & Sarah
c. Other PAFC: H&W & Culture of Aging: Volunteers of America work with United Way
looking into grant; mental health self-directed volunteer team
d. Larimer County Office on Aging Annual Report
VII. New Business
a. “Oh Boomer!” - discussion, handout
b. 2020 Speakers send ideas to Myles and Sarah for next year; one meeting will be at
Loveland Housing Society facility,
c. 2019 SAB Annual Report Planning due soon. Myles and Sarah to create draft.
d. Officers for 2020
e. December meeting out to lunch, where, FoCo Café provide cater meal, TBD
UPCOMING EVENTS and OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS