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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 12/13/1989The Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board met on December 13, 1989, at the Parks Maintenance Center. Attending the meeting were: Joe Campanella Kay Rios Yvonne Myers Ellen Connelly Members Absent Margaret Watts Billie Higgins Guests Ann Azari Jean Helburg Approval of the Minutes June Begstrom-Verny Yetta Rollin Pat Long Barbara Schoenberger Ken Stubler Kathleen Jones The minutes of November 8, 1989, should be corrected to read "The Task Force is not a duplication of the Continuim of Care Coalition." With the amendment, Ellen moved approval and Yetta seconded. The motion was approved unanimously. Old Business 1. Task Force Update -- Joe told the Board that the Fort Collins Foundation had given the Task Force $5,500 in seed money. Since the money had not been used, it had to be returned to the Foundation. The Task Force may reapply for this grant in the future. Barb added that since the State Office on Aging's contribution required matching funds, that money will also have to be returned. Joe isn't sure what that will do to the Task Force. The group has talked about sponsoring a debate on nationalized health care. 2. Senior Center Report -- Jean Helburg attended the meeting to update the Board. She thinks we are "all on the same wave length," in terms of direction. She wants one person from the Board to volunteer to be involved in the interviewing process for the consultant/architect. Kay volunteered. Joe said he really thought Pat would be a good candidate if he would be interested and Pat responded that he would be. Jean will provide more information at the next meeting so that the Board can then make an appointment. Jean also asked that members review the project statement and Ove her "feedback." She paced out lists of groups which might be helpful in identifying some of the issues to be considered for the new center. There will be an open house/public forum sometime in May. Ann thinks it would be beneficial to have the Senior Advisory Board host some of the public forums. 3. Goals and Objectives a. Senior Network -- Joe will talk to ICS and invite a representative to the next meeting to discuss the poss- ibility of using the existing system. Jean thinks there is legislation on making information available. She thinks that the Office on Aging believes that is one of their missions and she suggested talking to them. Jean will help Joe establish the contact with ICS and offered to sit in on a meeting. b. Paint-A-Thon -- Joe will invite representatives from First Interstate and the Area Agency on Aging to a meeting in March or April to discuss the possibility of increased advertising. c. New West Fest -- Kay and Yvonne volunteered to sit on a subcommittee to gather information and possible suggestions for the Board's involvement. This would include having a booth and arranging transportation for seniors. Kay will contact Mary Zenzen and set up a meeting. d. Community meetings -- The Board decided, through general consensus, to use two methods to contact the senior community. 1. Four of the regular meetings will be scheduled in the community. In February, a meeting will be held in the Epic Center around 11 a.m. to coincide with activities. In May, a meeting will be held at the Senior Center. August's will coincide with the United Senior's meeting and will be held at the Northside Community Center. In November, the Board will move to the Mall Conference Room at Foothills Mall for a breakfast meeting to try and attract the mall walkers. 2. Small groups of two or three Board members will contact and visit with other senior and church groups. Each group should do two visits per year. For the next meeting, members will bring ideas for their visits. Pat and June will visit AARP and Narf. Ellen offered to visit the Keenagers at St. Luke's and Yetta will visit Har Shalom. Yvonne will take American Baptist Church and Kay volunteered to see if Kathleen will accompany her to the Interfaith Council. Barb also suggested Senior Dancers, -2- Seeor Bowlers, Senior Wild CIA and Senior Singles. She can provide the dates of the meetings. From the Floor 1. Kay told the Board that she had checked out the possibility of involving fraternities in helping seniors with isolated problems and was told that each fraternity has a community serv- ice person who arranges for activities. The Associated Students of Colorado State University also has a group that might be able to help. She was told that the Board should put a proposal or some sort of package to present to them. This could list all sorts of odd -jobs like changing light bulbs, furnace filters and anything else that might come up on the spur of the moment. Yetta will contact the Volunteer's Clearing House to see how they set up their volunteer programs. Kay will talk to Barb about other ideas. 2. An open house will be held for Mildred Arnold on December 17th at the Columbine Care Center West from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. 3. The VIPS will be the special guests of the Bennett School Christmas program on the 19th of December at 9 a.m. at the school. 4. Ellen told the Board that the Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program and Poudre Valley Hospital wll co-sponsor a Medigap Insurance Fair in May. They will help contact agencies, provide training and materials and will let the Board know if members can help. 5. June reported that the Christmas Tree Program through King Soopers went well. The Senior Olympics group helped out last year and received approximately $300. This year, the program was expanded and the Senior Olympics may net over $500. They will donate to the state organization. $43,000 has to be raised for the games. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m. Submitted by: Kay R osdb Recording Secretary -3-