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Senior Advisory Board
Minutes
Wednesday April 10, 2019 11:30 a.m.
Fort Collins Senior Center
1200 Raintree Drive
Fort Collins, Colorado 80526
Mission: The Senior Advisory Board shall serve in an advisory capacity y to the Fort Collins City
Council on programs and policies that help aging citizens live full and interesting lives and continue to
contribute, participate, and share in the life of the community.
Board Members Present: Myles Crane, Sarah Schilz, Jan Rossi, Nancy Luttropp, David Kovach, Greg
Wells
Staff Present: Katie Stieber, Lisa Hays
Speaker(s) and Guests: Amber Franzel, Diane Cohn, Heather Young FC Utilities
Absent: Jason Brabson, Suzanne King
I. Call to Order
II. Guest introductions
III. Administrative Items
a. Attendance:
b. Approval of Minutes, David Motioned, Greg 2nd, all approved
c. Correspondence-N/A
d. Update on SAB Activities of the last month-N/A
IV. Amber Franzel – Larimer County Office on Aging – Roll of the Ombudsman
Diane Cohn – VOA Caring Companions & Affordable Housing Board Update
V. Ongoing projects
a. Intergenerational Discussions Project – Myles presented a statement of
collaborative intent regarding intergenerational discussions this fall. Sarah
motioned to approve, Nancy 2nd, all approved.
VI. Updates
a. Senior Transportation Coalition - Jason Brabson Jason and Jan still working on drafting
information for a formal complaint process.
b. City of Fort Collins Affordable Housing-N/A
c. City of Fort Collins Transportation-N/A
d. PAFC steering committee-N/A
e. PAFC – N/A
f. PAFC culture of aging committee-n/a
g. PAFC health and wellness committee- Working on a 20-30 sec. video on Fall Prevention
VII. New Business – Brief Discussion of Any Issues of Concern
a. Education: AARP Report Discussion Power point is now out.
b. Outreach: Senior Organizations – Acronyms list distributed to members.
c. Council Liaison follow-up –
SAB does not have sufficient prior information.
A better City management communications process needs to be in place, so concerns are
adequately heard and not disregarded.
Appropriate timely action is required to ensure the integrity of the Senior Center's accreditation.
UPCOMING SPEAKERS (ideas)-
Adjourned -1:35pm