HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 01/10/2007CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES:
Meeting held January 10, 2007
Fort Collins Senior Center
1200 Raintree Drive
Chair - Don Wells — 970-207-1602
Staff Liaison — Barbara Schoenberger — 970-224-6026
City Council Liaison — Doug Hutchinson, Mayor — 970-221-6506
An orientation luncheon for all new and old board members was held at the Senior Center before
the regular meeting.
Attendance:
Bud Herin
Peggy McGough
Marcia Richards
Kathy Schuster
Marjorie McTaggart
Anita Basham
Don Wells
Dennis Kaz
Judy Vasiliauskas
Excused Absence:
Matt Malcolm
Unexcused Absence:
Guest:
Karen Schneiders — Transportation Planner
Suzanne Jarboe -Simpson
Liaison:
Douglas Hutchinson, Mayor
Staff:
Barbara Schoenberger
Karen Bryner
I. Call Meeting to Order
Chairperson Don Wells called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. A quorum was present.
II. Attendance — The attendance sheet was passed around.
IIl. Presentation by the representative from Transportation Planning, Karen
Schneiders on Dial -A -Ride:
A. Persons using the transportation services need to live within the of a mile of the
fixed route.
B. City Council granted a reprieve on night service (until 11:30 p.m.) through March.
C. All of the current Dial -A -Ride clients that wish to remain certified will be receiving
their re -certification packet.
D. One of the new routes is the Harmony Route. This is a great way to get to the
Harmony Campus (this route goes from the Square to east of Ziegler). The route
actually goes in to the Campus. This will be a 30 minute service Monday thru Friday
and 60 minute service on Saturday. There has been a positive response to this route.
E. Two more routes will be added in March; new buses have had to be purchased.
F. Karen handed out reflective flashers (walkers & bikers can use these so that traffic
sees them) to the Board.
G. All buses now have bike racks in the front of the bus.
H. $8.5 million dollars have been received from the State to work on the Mason Corridor
which is 75% of funds needed.
IV. Correspondence
• Happy Holidays card from Lakeview Commons.
• Dianne Heath sent a card thanking the Board for thinking of her and to let
everyone know that things are going better.
V. Public Participation
None
VI. Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the November, 2006 meeting were approved.
VII. New Business
A. Annual Report, 2006 was discussed. Executive Committee will finalize and submit to
City Clerk's office.
B. Development of the 2007 Action Plan was facilitated by Suzanne Jarboe -Simpson.
The Board identified who would be responsible for different aspects of the work plan.
VIII. Other Business
A. Liaison reports:
1. Peggy McGough reported: The new immigration laws require that those who
are Medicaid eligible will have to be able to provide a valid Colorado driver's
license or identification card. This may work for most but can present issues
to those in nursing homes and/or other assisted living. Temporary action is in
place for three months. Birth certificates and social security are not accepted.
Don Wells and Peggy will investigate this further and report back at the next
meeting.
2. Peggy McGough reported on the new fees at the Senior Center. Peggy
encouraged all members to read the fees thoroughly listen to what is said. If
they hear someone say they can't afford the membership or classes, please
inform them of scholarship opportunities.
3. Marjorie McTaggart announced that she is working with Rigden Farm Senior
Living and they are putting together a course in writing "Everyone Has A
Story".
4. The committee to coordinate offsite meetings are Kathy Schuster, Marcia
Richards and Don Wells.
IX. Adjourn
Submitted bv:
Don Wells, Chair
arjg e McTaggart, S6C r tis ary