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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenior Advisory Board - Minutes - 01/14/2009CITY OF FORT COLLINS SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES Meeting held January 14, 2009 Fort Collins Senior Center 1200 Raintree Dr. Fort Collins, CO 80526 Chair — Marcia Richards - 970-613-1505 Staff Liaison — Barbara Schoenberger — 970-224-6026 City Council Liaison — Doug Hutchinson, Mayor — 970-221-6506 Attendance: Marcia Richards Stan Ulrich Kathy Schuster Joan Defines Cathy Martin Bud Herin Gale Criswell Excused Absence: Anita Basham Bob Phillips Palmer Withrow Unexcused Absence: Janet Otto Guests: Elaine Boni, HRC Liaison: Douglas Hutchinson, Mayor Staff: Barbara Schoenberger Karen Bryner Ginny Sawyer I. Meeting Called to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairperson, Marcia Richards at 1:37 p.m. II. Introduction/orientation of new member Marcia Richards introduced and welcomed Gale Criswell, the new appointee to the SAB. III. Attendance - An attendance sheet was passed around. IV. Public Participation Elaine Boni, from the Human Relations Commissions, reported that a member of that Commission was alarmed by a recent national news report about elder abuse in resident care facilities. Members of the Commission and other interested persons are invited to attend a meeting on Feb. 3`d, 5:30 pm at the Bean Cycle to further discuss this concern. V. Approval of Minutes Joan Deines moved that the minutes of November 11, 2008 be accepted as written. Stan Ulrich seconded the motion. The motion carried. VI. Correspondence A. Chair, Marcia Richards, received an invitation the "State of the City" Address to be held at City Hall on January 27`h at 4:00 pm. B. Barbara Schoenberger reported that the new Boards and Commission Manual has been posted on line. The manual can be accessed through the link: fcgov.com/boards VII. New Business A. Development of 2009 Action Plan Ginny Sawyer led the Board in the creation of a new Action Plan for 2009. The Action Plan was developed from the goals itemized in the 2009 Work Plan. A new format will permit additions and refinement of the Plan as the year progresses. B. Annual Report Kathy Schuster distributed an initial draft of the 2008 Annual Report. Board members were asked to list their participation in community activities for inclusion in the report. Members are to review the draft and e-mail corrections/additions to Kathy Schuster by Jan. 21" The edited version will be e-mailed to Barbara Schoenberger to be submitted by the due date at the end of the month. C. Presentation for February SAB meeting No presentation is planned for the February SAB meeting. VIII. Old Business A. Senior Center Expansion Committee Report Bud Herin announced his resignation from the Senior Advisory Board and from the Chair of the Expansion Committee due to health and personal reasons. The Expansion Committee is now in need of a Chairperson. B. Liaison Reports Stan Ulrich • AARP — The newly elected officers for Chapter 759 are: Gary Gehrig, president; Lew Lachman, vice president; and Kay Plese, treasurer and membership chairperson. Chapter 759 will sponsor a bus to Senior Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. A fee of $10.00 covers a continental breakfast, lunch, and transportation costs. Senior Day at the Capitol is an excellent opportunity for seniors to learn more about Colorado government and the status of the bills as they move through the legislative process. Legislators have been invited to attend and briefly discuss current issues. Contact Lew Lachman for more details or to make reservations. Outgoing president, Jeannine Hammond, announced that Chapter 759 had donated $302 to the Larimer County Food Bank throughout 2008. • Office on Aging Report: At the January 8`h meeting of the Office on Aging Advisory Council, Liz Harliss, director of Meals on Wheels in Loveland, presented the following information: the Loveland MOW was the first MOW established west of the Mississippi, when 12 meals were prepared and delivered on January 29, 1968. Today, approximately 275 meals are delivered daily, and over 70,000 meals are delivered to more than 500 clients annually. Margaret Long announced that over 10,000 "Aging Resource Guides" have been distributed. Copies are still available upon request. C. Communication Committee report 1. Cathy Martin submitted an article to the "50+ Marketplace". The humorous article, entitled: "True Confessions of a Newbie", describes the work of the SAB from the perspective of a first year member of the Board. 2. Gretchen Gaede's article about the Senior Center Expansion will be submitted for March issue of "50+ Marketplace" to coordinate with the launch of the campaign. 3. The Communication Committee is in need of new members. Assignments will be delayed until the Feb. meeting when all new appointees to the SAB can be present. D. Follow up/Evaluation 4`h Quarter Outreach meeting In spite of extensive publicity, only one resident from the facility attended the meeting. Although her evaluation was positive, the Board agreed that the Outreach Meetings are not accomplishing the designed goal of reaching the public. This is addressed in the new 2009 Action Plan. IX. Other Business 1. Orientation for new members — several options for new member orientation was discussed. Since 2 more new members are expected to attend the February meeting, a decision was delayed until the next meeting. 2. Bridging the Gap Representatives to the BTG committee from the Fort Collins SAB are: Cathy Martin, Kathy Schuster, and Marcia Richards. Vallerie DiBenetto, a former member of the SAB, has indicated interest in serving on the committee. Cathy Martin and Kathy Schuster agreed to serve as co-chairs of the BTG committee, since the event is to be held in Fort Collins this year. 3. Individual assignments for the Action Plan, as well as clarification of liaison roles of SAB members will be addressed at the next meeting. X. Adjourn Submitted by: �C-r;!! 4t�.0 Karen Bryner, Recording Secretary M av,. ;, �0- r2,>- k-t A Marcia Richards, Chair Kathy Schuster, Secretary