HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 05/14/1986SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
May 14, 1986
Members Present
Pat Long
Yetta Rollin
Patti Raco
Martha Bartlett
Paula Makowsky
Dwight Saunders
Ruby Lynch
Larry Rickert
Mildred Arnold
Suzanne Jarboe -Simpson,
City Staff
Members Absent
Joe Campanella
Norman Wynn
Guests
Roxanne Schmunk
Charlotte Kanode,
Commission on Disability
Meeting was called to order by chairperson, Ruby Lynch. Minutes of April 9
meeting were approved as submitted.
Suzanne reported that a letter with Board suggestions for future Board
membership and composition criteria had been sent to Kelly Ohlson.
Paula outlined the Annual Board report to City Council which had been
submitted last month.
A report on C.D.B.G. funding was given by Pat Long. Pat said the budget
had been cut by 1/3 and was now $760,000. Of special interest to seniors
were request for funds from SAINT, Crime Stoppers, CHOICE, Caravan,
Concerned Relatives & Friends of Nursing Home Residents, and the DMZ Plaza.
In response to a question of how it is determined that money allocated to
requesting agencies is spent for those line items submitted, Pat replied
that C.D.B.G. as well as Office On Aging follow up after funding.
Discussion of Board goals for 1986-87 covered the following:
- Continue Senior Service Finder, (S.S.F.) collect some material from
AARP newsletters, check into Triangle Review publication of S.S.F.,
try to get notice of S.S.F. included in Wednesday's Coloradoan index
or Front Range Today masthead.
- Check with Triangle Review re: a special senior issue, as had
appeared in past years.
- Invite to a future Board meeting a representative from the City
Engineer Office to give members an update on City streets and ramps.
- Continue to pursue the possibility of advocates for seniors being
dismissed after hospitalization. Discuss feasibility of this issue with
Susan Pedersen and Anita Basham when they speak at an upcoming Board
meeting.
- Contact "Pete" McWilliams re: Bill of Patients' Rights -
- Continue with the task force for information dispersal, recommending
that they continue to seek ways to distribute Guide to Services to
more seniors, investigate public service announcements in the Senior
Voice, Columbine Cablevision and local radio.
- Increase community interest in and awareness of seniors and improvement
of quality of life for seniors through a Senior Prom, with perhaps
a "Blast from the Past" senior band, to be held at the Lincoln Center
with possible transportation provided by Caravan and/or SAINT.
- Work for a senior candidate on the Poudre Valley Hospital Board
of Directors.
- Set up committees or separate task forces to cover the above issues,
with each committee or task force formulating specific goals and
methods of implementation and reporting back at regular intervals at
combined regular Board meetings with additional work sessions for
group brainstorming as needed.
- Invite Nancy McCambridge to speak about Project Choice at a
future meeting.
Volunteering to serve on the Patient Advocacy Committee were Mildred
Arnold, Patti Raco, and Dwight Saunders.
Continuing on the Information Outreach Task Force are Joe Campanella, Ruby
Lynch, and Martha Bartlett.
Serving on the "A Senior on the Hospital Board" committee is Pat Clark,
with additional members to be added.
The Quality of Life "Senior Prom" task force members are Larry Rickert,
Roxanne Schmunk, and Ruby Lynch.
Patti Raco has agreed to serve as Secretary to the Board, beginning in
June.
Monthly meeting time will remain at 1:30 for the present, and future
meeting place is still indefinite.
Meeting was adjourned at 3:05.
Submitted by Paula Makowsky, Secretary.
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Senior Advisory Board
Agenda
May 14, 1986
City Training Center
720 Wood Street
1:30 - 3:30 pm
I. Call to Order
II. Introductions and Announcements
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Brainstorm Goals for 1986-87
V. Brainstorm Topics for 1986-87
VI. Meeting Time and Location
VII. Other
VIII. Adjourn