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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 07/13/2005CITY OF FORT COLLINS SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES: Meeting held July 13, 2005 Chairperson — Bud Herin - 970-482-5060 Staff Liaison — Barbara Schoenberger — 970-224-6026 City Council Liaison — Doug Hutchinson, Mayor — 970-221-6506 Attendance: Marjorie McTaggart Bud Herin Jeanette Namuth Dianne Heath Heather Heafer Don Wells Dean Miller Sandra Gibson Peggy McGough Excused Absence: James Downey Unexcused Absence: Carol Cowan Guest: Doug Hutchinson, Mayor Liaison: Douglas Hutchinson, Mayor Staff: Barbara Schoenberger Karen Bryner I. Call Meeting to Order: Chair Bud Herin called the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m. A quorum was present. II. Public Participation: None. III. Approval of Minutes Marjorie McTaggart made a motion to accept the June minutes as corrected. Don Wells seconded the motion. The motion carried. IV. Correspondence: None received. V. Old Business A. Review of 2005 Work Plan - The Work Plan was reviewed to make sure the Board is on track: 1. Transportation/Dial-A-Ride — Jeanette Namuth and Don Wells will contact officials at PVH to get an update on the issue discussed with them earlier in the year to have a shuttle service from PVH to the Harmony Medical Center, bus service to the Harmony Center, or some arrangement with Transfort/Dial-A-Ride to accommodate transit dependent individuals to the Harmony Center for service. Additionally, Barbara Schoenberger reminded the Board members that it was important that they remain vigilant so that transportation services for the elderly were maintained. 2. Outreach Meetings — a. The Senior Advisory Board will meet with the Senior Council on September 141h at 12:00 p.m. for lunch at the Senior Center. Following lunch, members of the Senior Center will be invited to address the Senior Advisory Board. The regular SAB meeting will follow at 1:30 p.m. b. Eric Bracke has invited the Senior Advisory Board to meet at the new Transportation Office for a briefing and a tour of the new facility. Don Wells made a motion to hold the SAB meeting at the Transportation office on August 10, 2005. Heather seconded the motion, the motion carried. 3. Fund Raising activities to support the Fort Collins Senior Center — a. September 171h is the loth and final Cemetery Crawl b. Chili Cook -Off is Oct. 15th c. Craft Fair is Nov. 25th and 261h. 4. Communication - Marjorie McTaggart reported Channel 27 (government channel) has produced a pilot program called "Life Goes On". If sponsors can be found it will become a regular monthly show. The "Fort Collins Forum" has a senior section every other month. However, it may be doomed because of advertisers dropping out. B. Education on Aging Jeanette Namuth reported to the Senior Advisory Board on "The Savvy Senior" by Miller. Dean Miller recommended the book to Jeanette because the book was recently written by a local author, and he thought it would be very interesting program for the board. However, Jeanette reported that she was very disappointed. There was a lot of information about issues for aging adults but much of the information was well known to the members. The book included information about AARP including their services, Area Agency on Aging, National Transport Hot Line (which offers discounts for seniors), and many others. Jeanette purchased the book and has donated it to the Senior Center Library/Media Center where it will be available for use. C. BOB (Building on Basics) - Bud Herin reported that the SAB is still pushing for the expansion of the Senior Center. The amount submitted for the expansion was $8 million. However, the Council is considering reducing the amount to $1 million to $4 million. Mayor Doug Hutchinson reported that the Council has asked staff to report that if the full amount of the request is not recommended, would this reduce their ability to do a good job. If that is the case, then the Council may make adjustments by eliminating the project, or the Council may decide to adjust the amount recommended. Some discussion has been had about the possibilities of securing grant funds to match the amount included in BOB. This is only a possibility if the Senior Center expansion is included in the proposal, and if the proposal is passed by the citizens in the November election. Barbara Schoenberger reported that the Recreation administration has developed some information for Council indicating that a reduction in monies would result in a smaller, stand alone facility. However, the facility will continue to have a primary focus on wellness and fitness. D. Bridging the Gan - Jeanette Namuth announced that the meeting will be held on September 30, 2005 at the Lincoln Center with a salad luncheon. Glenn Pearson will speak on Universal Health Care. E. Tenth Anniversary Celebration/Senior Center -All Board was asked to comment on the recent celebration. Board members reported that the event was very well attended and those that attended enjoyed the event. Peggy McGough reported that celebrations are planned throughout the year. She also commented on how well the Senior Center is maintained. F. Development Review/Public Hearing Home State Bank (adjacent to the Senior Center property) — Don Wells, Heather Heafer, and Dean Miller represented the Senior Advisory Board at the hearing. Don and Dean both testified at the hearing. They expressed concern about adequacy of parking for the Senior Center and how this construction may further limit parking. Additionally, there are safety concerns about additional traffic in the parking lot and entering across the sidewalk to the Center where pedestrians may be at risk. Also concerned about those that might cut through the commercial ingress and egress causing more traffic. And, concerns about the sufficiency of the vehicular ingress and egress were expressed. Others also testified as to concerns. Don reported that it appeared that approval was a foregone conclusion and the development was approved as submitted. There will be an emergency exit from the housing on Evenstar to the Vet Clinic. The bank will consider some additional signage. VI. New Business A. Liaison Reports 1. Dean Miller reported on the Colorado's Governors Conference on Aging. Dean was a delegate from Larimer County to this conference which is a preamble to the White House Conference on Aging to be held in Washington, D.C. this year. Age related issues such as securing decent jobs and being able to work longer at their jobs was the top priority. Financial security appears to be a primary concern and the federal government needs to assist people with this need. However, the need for economic security was pulled off the table for submission to the White House Conference. It appeared that the agenda for submission had been predetermined and when Dean inquired as to the process, he did not receive an answer. Additionally, he inquired about who was selected to attend the White House Conference on Aging and how they were selected and he was not given any information. He was very disappointed in the manner this conference was conducted. 2. Peggy McGough reminded Board members that the annual Summer Social for Friends of the Senior Center will be held at the Senior Center on Thursday, July 281h at 5:30p.m. 3. Outreach Meeting with the Fort Collins Senior Center Council will be held on September 14t' at 12:00 noon. Lunch will be served. The regular meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. VII. Other Business A. Members contributed money for the Wine & Cheese Party. B. Sandra Gibson gave Barbara Schoenberger a letter of resignation. Motion was made by Peggy McGough to accept the resignation with regret. Jeannette Namuth seconded the motion and the motion carried. C. Peggy McGough reminded the Board to put the Bridging the Gap on their calendar. Bud Herin thanked the Mayor for attending the meeting. The Mayor said that he plans on attending the meetings every 3 - 6 months. Executive meeting will be held at the Fort Collins Senior Center on July 27, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. VIII. Adjourn Meeting was adjourned by proclamation of chair, Bud Herin. Submitted by: Bryner, R#cording ecretary a ytQ/ C, d dd (Bud) Herin, Chair Marj ie McTaggart, ary