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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 10/09/2002CITY OF FORT COLLINS SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES: MEETING Of October 9, 2002 Chairperson — Mike Buderus — 223-0907 Staff Liaison — Barbara Schoenberger — 224-6026 City Council Liaison — Ray Martinez, Mayor — 221-6506 Attendance: Mike Buderus Jim Downey Dianne Heath John Roberts Darren Gunn Florence Williams C. Dean Miller Eileen Hendee Maxine Yankey Don Redabaugh Kristen Glenn Absent: (notified) Liaison: Ray Martinez, Mayor Staff: Barbara Schoenberger Karen Bryner Guests: The Worthington (Columbine Health Systems) residents and staff The Senior Advisory Board shared lunch with the residents of The Worthington and representatives from the staff of Columbine Health Systems. I. Call Meeting to Order: Meeting was called to order at 1:36 P.M. by Chair, Mike Buderus. II. Approval of Minutes: Jim Downey made a motion to approve the minutes. Diane seconded the motion. Minutes were approved with the following corrections: Dianne's name was spelled wrong in two places. Under Liaison reports, section B — Dianne Heath made a suggestion to have a booth to do surveys, not Eileen Hendee. III. Citizen Participation: • Marjorie Kerbs - Light needed on Centre at the east end of Worthington. Residents can not cross street because traffic will not stop. The speed limit needs to be reduced. Atrix is expanding, new Federal, and it's now a cut through to Prospect, all creating more traffic. • Sylvia Maxey — Worthington Circle needs speed limit lowered from 25 to 20 m.p.h. • Sidewalks of adjacent properties need to be kept cleared from plants. Owners of undeveloped properties along Centre have needed to be prompted to clear weeds. Residents would like the City to be more proactive in monitoring these walkways. • Wilson E. Wilmarth, - Transportation is a difficult issues for residents. Transportation to the hospital is difficult. Residents also need transportation on Saturday & Sunday. Also, there is no bus service to new hospital on Harmony. Mike Buderus responded to the residents on behalf of the Board indicating that residents should write or call the City directly. The SAB will also investigate what they can do to assist in solving these problems. IV. Correspondence: A. Poudre Valley Green Party sent a pamphlet of information. Meetings are on the second Thursday of each month at 7 P.M. at the Poudre Valley Fire Authority Office. V. New Business: A. Marcille Wood Award — Jim Downey has the name of our nominee, Jo Thompson (equals rights and special programs for women), and has been waiting for application. The deadline for nomination is the end of October. B. Bake Sale — Don Redabaugh & Maxine Yankey, Senior Center Council representatives passed sign up sheets for baked goods, or a cash donation for the Holiday Craft Fair and Bake Sale to be held at the Senior Center on November 29 and 30. Proceeds from the bake sale last year were used to refinish the wood floors in the multi -use rooms. C. PBS will broadcast a show on caregiving tonight. VI. Old Business: A. Review Work Plan 1. Media — Mike Buderus asked for a volunteer to write a letter on behalf of the Board to the Coloradoan expressing concern that there was no longer a senior focused section in the local newspaper for older citizens in the community. Kristen Glenn volunteered. 2. Outreach — Thanks to Jim Downey for organizing the luncheon at The Worthington prior to the meeting. The luncheon was hosted by Columbine Health Services and there was no fee for SAB members. 3. Chili Cook Off— John Roberts asked that available members meet Saturday at 5:30 P.M. to shop for ingredients for the Chili Cookoff. Each Board member must contribute $10 for the event. Everyone should wear a crazy hat and hang a metaphor around their neck. The team will be "The Young at Heart "burn" Chili." The team will set up at 8 A.M. at the Senior Center to begin cooking. The gong will be present. Articles in the newspaper have been very good and the event sounds very exciting. 4. Liaison with Los Ancianos — Mealsite meeting during I" quarter next year. Mike will schedule. 5. Advocacy Issues: a. Transportation — Florence Williams reported that Council approved Mulberry Corridor plan unanimously. Federal Transit Administration has designated Fort Collins, Loveland, and Berthoud as a transportation management area or TMA making it eligible for 1.8 million in federal funding in 2003. An offer from Fort Collins Transfort system to help with those administrative duties led to discussions of it taking over management duties of "Loveland" Transit. 6. Office on Aging — Dean Miller reported that focus group (N=79) summaries will be available around October 15`h. The purpose was to decide which service areas to fund. State funding for OOA for 2003 is approximately 40% less than last year. Margaret Long was introduced as the new Program Manager for LCOOA. She has worked in County Human Services for 25 years and has been on the Western Slope for 20 years, and has 35 years of experience in Human Services in Colorado. An Affordable Housing Fair will be held October 16`h and 17`h 7. Relationship with City Council — Mike Buderus encouraged everyone to contact his or her City Council representative. Some members of the Board felt uncomfortable initiating communication because they don't know their representatives. John Roberts suggested a wine and cheese social at the Senior Center so that the Board members can have an opportunity to know the City Council representatives. Some concern was expressed that City Council members are quite busy and may not attend such a function. Barbara Schoenberger suggested an early evening get together with the Board providing a meal prior to a Council Work session. Barbara will check the possibilities 8. Meetings with Mayor — Mike Buderus will meet with the Mayor quarterly. 9. Recruitment of SAB members — Barbara reported that no applications have been received to date for the SAB. Members indicated that they have encouraged individuals to apply. They are very interested in creating more diversity on the Board and hope that the City Council will keep this in mind when interviewing applicants. 10. Bridging the Gap Senior Network Lunch — Bridging the Gap was deemed to be a good event that met the goals by the members of the Senior Advisory Board who attended. The SAB was pleased that their nominee, Kay Rios, was awarded the recognition award. Jim Downey reported that the committee would meet October 16`h to review and evaluate. VII. Liaison Reports A. AARP - Jim Downey, the November meeting of AARP will be stories from "The Greatest Generation", both from the home front and the war front of World War II. B. Aspen Club — Eileen Hendee — Flu shot clinics will be held October 23'd, 301h and November 4`h and 8`h. Clinics are filling up quickly. Tetanus and first time only pneumonia shots will also be available. • The Aspen Club did not get the Robert Woods Johnson grant but learned much from the process and won't be intimidated to apply for grants in the future. • In response to discussion at an earlier SAB meeting, the Aspen Club will have an article in the December newsletter regarding the benefits of pet ownership for seniors. The article will also mention Elder Pet Care. • Dr. Michael Thakor a new rheumatologist in Fort Collins will begin seeing patients on November I". His office will be at the Harmony Campus, phone number 267-9799. There is a great need in Fort Collins for a rheumatologist. C. Office on Aging/Ombudsman Program — Florence Williams — Abuse by family members can happen to seniors also, many more than we hear about because of victim's fear of consequences. Channel 9 program informing viewers of necessary precautions & provisions of necessary items in case of attacks, floods & all natural disasters. VIII. Adjourn The Executive meeting will be held Monday, October 28th at 3:30 P.M. at the Fort Collins Senior Center. Next meeting will November 13' at 1:30 P.M. Meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. Karen Bryner, Recording Secretary