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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 05/08/1991• An outreach meeting of the Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board was held in the Greyrock Room of the Senior Center on May 8, 1991. Attending were: MEMBERS Kathleen Jones Vicki Moody Margaret Watts Yvonne Myers Kay Rios Billie Higgins Larry Chausee Marjorie McTaggart STAFF Barbara Schoenberger I. CALL TO ORDER Vice -chair Kay Rios called the She welcomed everyone, thanked refreshments, pointing out that the cake. II. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION f.TT R. S TG Bob Winokur Yetta Rollin EXCUSED ABSENCE Pat Long Ron Bergen ABSENT Ken Stubler meeting to order at 2:10 pm. the center staff for furnishing King Soopers had furnished Kay introduced City Councilman Bob Winokur who said he was happy to be back on the council and liaison again to the Board. He addressed two points: 1) Council position on having alternate board members -- he will propose to City Council that the two alternate positions become permanent, working out a 'staggered' term; and 2) his desire for fair process and direction, and evaluation of the possibilities for the site for the new senior center. He answered questions concerning the number of now -open positions on the board, when interviewing starts, and a question about having neighborhood pools in conjunction with schools. He said the city has a masterplan which addresses number of pools, among other things. Ankie Stroes, Senior Games Coordinator spoke to the point that they need volunteers (of all ages) before, during, and after the July events. Karen Kinyon, Coordinator for the Sunbird Program introduced herself, and said she welcomed senior input. i pg. 2 - Sr. Advisory Minutes • • III. Approval of Minutes March minutes should show Larry Chausee as an excused absence. April minutes were approved as written. IV. Old Business A. Retirement brochure -- Kay gave a short update on the status of the retirement brochure. It should be ready to distribute within two weeks. B. Resources Network -- Marjorie gave a short account of the meeting which she attended in Kay's place. She asked Karri Primak of Choice to give some background from their viewpoint and to make her request. Karri asked the board to write a letter of support to accompany their grant proposals to businesses. Choice is asking for monies to fund a six-month position for someone to work on the computer system using the data they have already gathered, and computer hardware for it. During the discussion: 1) the Board expressed its appreciation of the work already done; 2) contributions from the total community by way of funding, know-how, and inform- ation about "the wider picture" is not moving along as fast as the computer data (Choice) piece of the system; 3) there is no strong consortium of groups involved in the project, per Karri, although Choice and Crisis Center have formed a partnership to work on it together; 4) there ought to be a broader base, a task force or coalition which would include the City, which is very interested in the project. After the discussion, the Board agreed to send a letter of support, contingent upon the forming of a Task Force to include City and County, and including a reprsentative from the Senior Advisory Board. Kay will write the letter. Larry volunteered, and will attend their next meeting, June 25th. C. Building Team -- Next meeting is Monday, May 13th, 2 pm at the Senior Center. D. Paint-A-Thon -- Barbara reported that the brochures will be ready by the end of May. There is a need to reach more of the needy population. Billie suggested contacting neighbor- hood associations, RSVP newsletter and Handyman program. Deadline for application is July 1st; painting date is August loth with a raindate of August 17th. IV. NEW BUSINESS A. PVH Report -- none as representative had left. 1 pg. 3, Sr. Advisory Minutes • • B. Friends of the Center -- Vicki reported that the mission statement has been revised. Fundraising to be discussed at the next meeting, which will be Tuesday, May 28th at 10:30 am, at the Senior Center. C. Senior Center Report -- Vicki reported that the last Council meeting was a planning session for the annual meeting to be held Monday, May 20th at 1 pm. The May 1st Open House was a great success. A few people thought there would be a presentation. The music furnished by students from Rocky Mountain High was an enjoyable added attraction. We will send a letter of appreciation. (Copy of letter on file.) D. OOA Advisory Board Report -- no report from this board, per se. Instead, Kay, Yvonne, and Larry, the 3 members of the Senior Advisory Board who attended a recent meeting with the county comissioners reported. They gave each comissioner a written statement expressing our concerns about the Office on Aging and the interview process for a new director (see April minutes). Since 48 percent of Larimer County's seniors are in Fort Collins, our goal of raising the commissioners' awareness that the entire senior community is concerned about the Area OOA appears to have been accomplished. E. "Your Life - Your Choice" -- Barbara gave handouts to everyone, calling attention to the panel discussion to be held at the public library Tuesday, May 14th. VI. ADJOURNMENT -- The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m. Marjorie McTaggart, Secretary Pat Long, Chairman 12. PAGE 4 line of 1205 Parkwood Drive is on the current Council agenda for approval under Routine Deeds and Easements. Ordinance No. 29, 1991, established the E-P Employment Park Zoning District for the City. However, the ordinance did not amend Section 29-71 to include that zoning district in the list of districts contained in Section 29-71. The purpose of this Ordinance is housekeeping only and will add the E-P District to the list of districts. On July 3, 1990,. Council adopted Resolution 90-100, which established a policy for the elimination of alternate positions on boards and commissions. That Resolution provided for the Council liaison assigned to each board or commission with alternate positions to make a recommendation of changes in the composition of the board or commission to which he or she is assigned in order to achieve the elimination of alternate positions. Councilmember Winokur, as liaison to the Senior Advisory Board, is recommending that the 2 alternate positions on the Board be converted to regular positions at this time. Presently, Council appoints 7 regular members to serve 4-year terms and 2 alternates to serve 2-year terms. In addition, 2 members are appointed by the Senior Center Board to serve terms of 2 years. This Ordinance changes the composition of the Board to 11 regular members (9 Council -appointed members plus 2 Senior Center Board representatives). Adoption of this Ordinance, with an effective date of July 1, 1991, will eliminate the alternate positions without causing the current alternates to have their service on the Board terminated before a regular position becomes available. This Ordinance also contains language which would limit service on the board to two consecutive 4-year terms, in accordance with Resolution 81-85, which provides that no person may serve on any one board or commission for more than 8 consecutive years (2 complete terms). A. Resolution 91-74 Exempting the Fort Collins Housing Authority From the Council Policy Eliminating Alternate Positions on Boards and Commissions. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 59, 1991, Amending Chapter 2 Pertaining to the Fort Collins Housing Authority. City of Fort CoMw M pMted on recycled paper