 Well, I've got 10 o'clock, so I think Marsha will join us when she can and we should Get this meeting underway. It's good to see everybody Thanks for joining us Let's see Michelle is our guest as is Robin. We're not live streaming What and there's no public to be heard so we're moving on to the minutes The last meeting on March 3rd Prudence you did a hell of a job. That's a lot of reading Any corrections comments motions Oh, I'm sorry go ahead Julie go ahead team I Make a motion that we approve the March 3rd 2020 Minutes and I'll second thank you really prudence that was quite a job What the meetings are really chock-full? Yes, it's amazing there. We do do something during two hours that we need So Now we're on to the old business health and wellness in the facility Michelle is on I don't have any update per se on the scope of services. I'm still working with our purchasing department to release that It's an opportunity really we can identify potential responders so I think as a group we've already talked about LuH and LPH and Kaiser I think I may have mentioned that the first time the YMCA and Longmont Clinic Applied When we did the RFP are there any other health care providers that you all Would think we need to specifically send the request for proposal information to besides those individuals Those individual Organizations, so Longmont United Longspeak Hospital Kaiser YMCA Longmont Clinic. Is there anybody about the Boulder community health? There's a whole range of Physicians and services associated with that. Okay, and that's Boulder community health, right? Yeah Yeah, that's the big umbrella for the practice all those practices Okay, anybody else Michelle, I don't know All right, oh go ahead art art go ahead. Oh, I don't know if it's probably but is is a Solid salute fit into this at all or not. Yeah, that's a great point art. I will add them to the list I don't know that but great great thought Thank you. Yeah, I was thinking that too are I Credence did you have somebody else? No, but art read my mind. Yeah, okay No, he has such talent Great, he read two minds. That's amazing And and this kind of the other point kind of I I have is a separate item on the agenda, but There is a possibility that we can pull the foot care piece out Visiting nurse association in Denver is now Expanding their foot care clinics into Boulder County Northern Boulder County, they have had a clinic at the Louisville Senior Center for a long time And they reached out to me and asked if we'd be interested so I think it's the timing is right to separate And do a separate RFP for the foot care clinic and had a great conversation She sent me lots of information from the V&A perspective. So That's kind of what I'm inclined to do is to go ahead and release the foot care specifically separate Unless you all have any real Concern about that No, no, I've seen okay. Okay, so We have two potential To two potential folks who may apply for the foot care clinic V&A is absolutely interested And then we have an individual nurse who may apply I don't know that that nurse has all of the Insurance and all of those kinds of things at the at the level but V&A has indicated They charge just $40 which is actually a little bit cheaper than some of the other foot care clinics so Anyways, so that's kind of where I'm at with with the two RFPs and I'm gonna move those forward if that's okay, Janine All day I have a question about those clinics is it is V&A able to Submit insurance regarding that or is that all out of pocket? Yeah, so V&A as a as a nonprofit large Organization is able to cover all of that Yeah, because I think that's going to be important for any of the vendors because many of our clients Would have medical coverage for that especially if they were diabetic and Having somebody that can submit claims is going to be important Janine would you be interested in seeing the material now that V&A submitted or I Obviously you all will be involved in the selection process and you'll see it later Yes, I would be interested. Okay, and prudence you too. Um, yeah, I'll take a look at it V&A is huge It's all over the United States on Is there a way we can contact on the Lewisville senior center to see what their experience? Yeah, miss. Yeah, I meet with Katie the manager on a regular basis and Both Lewisville and Boulder Brought their foot care clinics back into their building several months ago Okay, they got clearance from the health department to do that And so I know they're following all the PPE and I know their clients were very happy to have them back So, yeah Would this just be for them? Offering service in the building, right? Okay, right. Yeah, V&A is not interested in and owning or renting their own facilities They really as a nonprofit want to partner. It's a great fit for us Really? Yeah Yeah, because I know a couple older people have Held on to the connection from Services past who they go to her house. She goes to their house Right and we've made referrals to her because she will do house calls, which is great And has been good during COVID. Yeah, but not not You know, it's a specialty. You all know this foot here is definitely a specialty and so Making sure folks have that is really critical right. Yeah, okay, super so that takes care of a and b unless you have any other feedback but Sounds good. Sounds like we're moving in the right direction. It's great So we're reviewing the 2021 goals So Prince did a really good job of capturing them in the minutes He did I typically embed them at the end of the agenda. So you have them two places Part of the minutes and at the end of the agenda and I just want to check in make sure we got them all got them, right? I'm not thinking of anything else, but okay All right, then we're going with them, right? No changes to the minutes and we're all good. Okay. We're good. Go for it. All right, and then date 2020 annual report Date to the city council, which that's another lengthy document. Well, let's do the proclamation first Susan It's a little shorter So here's the way it's set up right now on April 27th the proclamation is early in the agenda as a part of special reports and Right now the annual report is a part of general business which is later in the agenda So that could change but that's how it stands right now the proclamation language I took from the Association of Community Living's wording and they put out a sample proclamation every year this year. It's about strength and enrichment older adults So got some statistics You'll see those in there in that sample proclamation So this is right now the proclamation that's been submitted. We really can't make change But the Anticipation is the mayor will read this and Susan or her designee will accept it And that will be close to seven o'clock You do not need to be present. You're gonna accept it virtually sort of things Susan so any Questions or comments I Would like to know if art could accept that virtually on behalf of the advisory board Since I'm gonna be laid up for a bit with shoulder surgery That nodding of the head art, but is that a yes? Yes. Yes. I'd be happy to do that Okay, so I will make those changes in the Council packet that it's gonna be art Okay and along with that I've Contacted Sheila and she will be the Delegate to the friends meeting at on the 27th. Okay, Susan. Do you want an invite as well or not at all? You can give me an invite depending how I feel, you know, maybe I can at least listen in I don't know if I want to see So so for the council meeting also Yeah, okay, so are you going to read or are they going is the council going to have read Your document there The mayor will read the proclamation Not the proclamation. Oh all the stuff that has been accomplished Okay, so I don't know that council will read the whole annual report, which is why I did the summary PowerPoint so So I want to make sure Some of my slides have too much content and I will move some of that content to the comments section and Make them a little briefer in their slide form I The question to you all is do you want me to be the primary presenter and Then you are all are available for questions and comments from council or does one of you want to present this? That's the that's I would like the polished presenter unless somebody wants to jump at this opportunity polished You're sparkling I see it all around you Mm-hmm. It's trash paper. I Would like Michelle to do it Okay If anybody wants to jump in and certainly if there are questions at the end, I think art They'll be directed towards if count if city council has questions about the annual report They're gonna direct them art to you and I okay So because we are co-presenting even if I'm taking the lead. Is that all right art? Okay, okay Well, I'd be talking to you before this on anything there just I would say make sure you you're comfortable with the PowerPoint and the report and the proclamation in case there's a question but Okay, no studying required are So what's what is important to know and what I don't know much about is City council will have their annual retreat This was actually going to be part of my report prudence, but it fits here City council has their annual retreat the first week of June and they have put aging on their agenda for their annual annual council retreat so I Won't know until next week kind of what they're thinking But I think Something is likely to come up at the April 27th council meeting Around that topic and I don't have a clue what that might be so art There's always that stuff that comes out of left field And you have to kind of shoot from the hip Hopefully after my meeting on the 16th, I can give you a little bit more insight into what that might be about But I don't know yet Okay, I appreciate that Okay on their annual retreat will that be an in-person retreat Yeah, Susan. I don't have I don't know that I Don't know anything about it. I have They have picked aging as a topic in past years and I have done a whole white paper and presented I Don't know what angle they're going for so Anyways, you guys know what I know They can certainly meet in person right right Well, and Marsha if Marsha shows up we might ask her what what what she was thinking but right now I don't I don't have that answer So I'm just saying is as this report gets presented I think there could be some questions and some conversation around the council retreat Because they've already picked it It is why I included that 21 focus slide and This is a great time to talk about that if you've got anything to add or or correct on that 21 focus slide. I had two things. I had reopening And then I had addressing ageism So Can Robin show that can she's does Robin have that can she share her power point? She sure does Robin. Can you pull that up? We could just go slide by slide. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you Robin Robin and I have talked about it. I think we kind of rolled into it maybe faster than and then that so Do you want to just go slide by slide? So this just the opening the background My my boss is recommended we delete this side and just say it so I will probably delete it with with your okay Sounds good Slide three Robin So it just seems like this is a good opportunity to remind them about the age well strategic plan Even though we didn't do a whole lot of work on it in 2020 I think we want to keep it in front of them And so that's why I put this in there And it is what we build the report around so any comments thoughts Slide four So this slide and the next slide are the ones that my boss thinks has too much content. So I will Revise these a little bit put some things In the comments section, you know for me to know and and art to know and then leave the rest as bullets And Then the next slide was some other COVID driven changes so any thoughts and maybe Robin go back to four So there there were these were the bullets around kind of what COVID has done to us. So we moved to virtual Initially what we were doing was really making sure people had basic needs met pay toilet paper meals and Ways to protect themselves And then we really focused on our email newsletter and so we've we've added almost 400 users and Dan and Monica have done a really great job of making sure that's regular and Then slide five Robin and then just specific to the friends What they had have done Relative to COVID is really they facilitated our move to the virtual Platforms, we were able to keep things free because the friends paid for activities We continue to do all of those last resort support and then they put $5,000 towards tech devices so That seemed important to me to capture that COVID driven changes first Any of you disagree with that or does that sort of format work for you? Silence is going to be approval Okay, I would just shorten The verbiage right so take out in order to facilitate you don't Need that first sentence But it's gonna be a politician keep it in No, so I think for both slide for this slide in the one prior They're gonna be more bulleted and and I will take out the verbiage as Prudence suggested. Yeah Okay, Robin slide six So then this is where we get into the quadrants and these are kind of the numbers game a little bit Okay slide seven Hmm It's an opportunity to really acknowledge the Sunshine Club. They have given money for this year, which is great And I added meals on wheels because because they use our facility free of charge I think it's important to this is a great place to just let council know What they did last year, which was pretty pretty amazing Unless you all feel different about that I think they jumped through hoops and were flexible and changed schedules and got volunteers and told volunteers We're not doing every day and they were amazing. Yeah Slide eight So Robin, I'm gonna ask you to correct me I know Monica and Veronica refer to the phone sessions as a bridge phone Is there a good way to explain that to counsel that I don't know or is there just like a conference call? Okay, like everyone calls in and They're just all on the same call together. Okay. Yeah We have a phone that we call the spaceship phone and I really didn't want to use that language It's a spaceship phone because that's what it looks like it looks like a spaceship but From the old my favorite Martian days, so and Then I kind of pulled out technology just They have done an amazing job as well and So I gave them some specific focus The under support aging in community Okay slide nine Or the next slide. Yeah, this one's a little busy too and so And some repetition of some previous slides Hey next slide So then these are the ones that I pulled out specific to the board Do you feel like I captured it? Do you want something in addition? Any changes to this? Any other highlights from last year? I think you know, you made the move to virtual Like all the other boards No, I think that's a good slide Yeah, all right next slide So I wasn't sure how to capture this counsel is certainly aware of the partnership Obviously, they're now the board for Lungman Housing Authority, but I really wanted to give some kudos to our staff for their involvement and So I just tried to capture that a little bit more generally and then 12 so maybe I should put LHA on here as a 2021 focus because At some level that partnership will continue So I should probably have LHA as a 2021 focus to could add that And that's it I think the next slide is just a call for questions or comments. I'll probably change that questions or comments so any thoughts I Think it ought to give the council pause to make them think about what all goes on at the senior center quite a bit been amazing to me to observe in multiple situations how The senior center staff and you Michelle never stepped back over the last year that services care and support of the senior community continued without a pause It it was changed in some ways But it amazed me and it also amazed some of the seniors in the community that I have talked to About how constantly supported they felt How much they miss going into the senior center But the most important thing was they never ever lost the support Or the feeling that all of you were not there and I really Said not just my kudos, but my love and respect and I hope you will share that with everyone there Thank You Janine. I appreciate those words very much Prudence Um, I have to agree and and also I think it's really really good that Seniors who did not were not techy technological were able with the support of the senior center to Begin their skills Increase their skills and perfect their skills because as All of us know here That is the future Whether we agree disagree like the horse and buggy Wait, you know I'm that Janine. I think that under that LHA slide. I'm gonna add the vaccine clinics And For those of you, I'm just gonna say it again Janine was at six clinics for the entire duration Including filling syringes so That was huge and of course art offered to help with any of the equity vaccine clinics and the art I don't know if Carmen has a tapped you yet for that, but So anyways, I'll add those those things to to the to the slides All right, so I have to turn this in By the 23rd of April so I'll just keep I'll refine this I'll send it back out so you all have current copy and then of course it'll be a part of the council packet I'm not sure yet how this works, but I do know I Will find out about how you how we either sign up for the meeting on the on April 27th Or do they assume the whole board will be there? I'm just not sure but I will Find that out for meeting attendance on the 27th and Hope all of you can be there for both the proclamation as well as the The business item, which is right now, which is what they're where the report falls Michelle the meeting does the city council meeting actually start at seven But they have a something right before that or yeah, the meeting starts at seven and they usually do A pledge of allegiance and then they do public invited to be heard and then they do The proclamation so we might not be right on at seven might be I just don't know Depends on how many show up to speak at public invited to be heard But I will make sure all of you get the agendas when they're finalized and and all of that Okay Okay Moving on to other old business Anything on that one silence equals no New business Reframing aging Terry Middleton Yep, so she is available for the June meeting and it will take up the majority of the time in the June meeting So I want to make sure that's good for you And she has offered kind of two different approaches and I want to know which approach you want to go with She has two versions of the reframing aging workshop Version one is Ending ageism together So it's more about learning about ageism and some basis of the reframing aging Strategies, so that's option one ending ageism together The second option is called reframing aging which Assumes the audience has a little bit more understanding about ageism and recognizing it when they see it. Do you all get that? Seems like you would and And it goes into more detail about the reframing strategies. So two different choices kind of a more of an intro To ageism model and and the second one which actually gets a little bit more into the detail So that's the first choice It's kind of which one intrigues you more. What do you want? I? think My guess is you already have a pretty good handle on ageism, but you know, I could be wrong Yeah, I'm leaning towards the aging Hey, I see nods of heads for number two Julie So I'm curious in terms of her presenting both of those programs which one is is Um More put out there more often, I guess which one is presented more often. Yeah, great question Maybe it's a good idea for us to understand what's being put out there in the first place More More often than than the other one. I understand that most of us do understand ageism in our community because that's You know where we are focused But I think understanding what's being put out there to the community, you know in other areas is a good idea So what Carrie said was she? Found that some of the Boulder County Aging Advisory Council members Weren't as aware of what ageism looked like and they benefited from the ending ageism session That that that seemed a little surprising to me because the but what do I know but But I'm thinking out loud so let me give you an example recently We had a person who wanted to present a class here at the senior center and the title of the class Said something about regaining your youth and I said no, that's That that's well, it's not possible. Yeah, exactly And it's a little bit agist right. It's not very strength-based. It's you know, I said no, so I think There are probably a million of those kinds of things that That that ending ageism will help us think about where our biases where Where we just sort of see it and it's okay, and I think I've told you all about my call to the Colorado lottery about their ageist marketing campaign You know Calling it when we see it. So Carrie said the Aging Advisory Council for the county she felt like Having that first one was helpful and sort of what does ageism look like But she also said the second one really Starts to get at the work and get at the meat of what to do. So it's really up to you all What do you think is the most appropriate it where you're at what do you want I think because our senior center Is way above any other senior center? I think number two would be the one that we should go with I'm seeing the head nods Janine You know, there are aspects of both of them that I think we need You know because I am thinking about what's going on With racism right now and there is much that I am totally Oblivious to that has been such a part of our culture for so long that we don't even think about it and So, you know, if I had to just pick one I would go with number two, but I do think that You know, if there was the ability to have a perhaps a shortened or abbreviated version of number one that preceded that That that would be helpful for me because if I haven't heard the presentation I honestly don't know how much of it I need or don't need right. There you go Julie. Oh, I wonder because I agree with Jeanine and and One of the I wonder if we would be able to have the maybe the slides of the first Presentation delivered to us so that we can on our own go ahead and take a look at it and see and Then do the second presentation So you you all you all could certainly say in June We want the first the ending race the ending racism listen to me. Let's let's end racism Ending ageism and then maybe later in the summer or early fall you could do the second You if this is you you get to pick how you want to how you want to go and I can certainly ask her about Access to the first presentation slides But yeah, I haven't done either so I I can't speak to you to this well I Like the idea of splitting it in two Because she may not Want to Share her presentation slides before Understandably I think it's the conversation, you know, that's really the the learning. Yeah So I'm here and kind of both are important It's hard to say no to something you don't know what you're saying no to So I can follow up with Carrie a little bit about this and get back with you all and Send you some other material. I do have a question for you How do you feel about Staff being invited to this or do you want to keep it just as the advisory board? I If staff wants to come I say invite them Absolutely, yes, I love it. I love that idea I think the more people that can can can be present for it better Okay All right, so I'm gonna get it a little bit more information interest in both Especially about uncovering some of those biases that we're not even maybe aware of that that's intriguing and Yes to the staff. Okay And this it's probably done virtually is that am I understanding it? Yes. Yeah. Yep. Yep. Okay, great Good feedback. Thank you Reopening plans in person plans Something plans So I'm gonna invite Robin to jump in if she'd like at this point. So here's kind of where we're at as a staff is reopening May 3rd as a soft and Unannounced sort of opening for for the most part. We're gonna go quietly We have been meeting several times to sort of talk about what this is gonna look like so masks are gonna be required and registration for Anything drop-in activities like billiards as well as any Programs planned by staff are going to be registrations going to be required We're limiting the hours to eight to one We are not adding afternoon drop-in programs yet We're gonna focus on mostly on the morning kinds of activities like woodcarvers and ping-pong We have to put into place sanitizing and so we're For example Ping-pong we're looking at singles only no doubles play and So we have three tables So that's six people so We are doing ping-pong twice a month It no correct me Robin twice a week it used to be For anyways think it's just twice a month. Thank you people are not gonna be like So happy that it's all back to the way it used to be because it won't be it's gonna be eight to one It's gonna be you have to sign up and it's gonna be more limiting like singles play versus doubles play that kind of thing So we're gonna open soft for the month of May the June go will go to the printer Friday And we will have some information about those programs like the computer room And if folks are gonna have to register if they want to come in and use the computer a kind of thing We have gone back and forth about People coming in with just questions So our front desk staff has done a lot of information and referral over the years and we Are gonna be open for that You don't have to register to walk in and ask the front desk for a copy of the housing guide as an example But we are gonna have signage that says the senior center is really for senior center business only so Folks out walking in the park. We are not gonna invite them in to use our restrooms as an example So, you know, the phone is gonna be gone. So there won't be a phone in the lobby For people just to come in and and make use of so soft quiet opening May 3rd Go will come out for the first of June registration and masks for Masks always and registration for almost everything What am I forgetting Robin? Oh A front desk person in the lobby as our greeter So so as people walk in we are not gonna be taking temperatures But we are gonna sort of have a sign that says if you're ill, please go back. Oh Don't come in We will still be monitoring all of the online activities so Larry and Robin And Monica will be still monitoring activities Robin and also does a program We're gonna be come in the front door exit the East door So there won't be coming and going from any just any door anymore We are doing tax aid through mid-May. Is that right Robin like may something 11 May 11th And they've been doing it in D&E And they've been doing it as a drop-off. Nobody only the volunteers are in the building The restrooms will be open Martine and Griffin will come back and be here to help with sanitizing and setups We've made a decision that the priority for activities in the gym is going to be our fitness programs Because we can go up to 24 people in the gym We can actually only have six people in rooms D&E right now Just not very many and That could change right by It's summer So questions comments Robin jump in to go ahead prudence My first question is having the pain of having to use the registration for the city for Centennial pool Susan is probably using that registration painfully also What will What will be the registration will it be through that website because if it is Um an Instruction manual practically That's to be it's it's not I mean I'm computer literate. So is Susan it is not Intuitive at all and There are so many steps I know Julie She's rolling her eyes So that's about the registration issue, right? That's a great question a great point So folks can still call to register they don't want to use the Website and Robin's been working on some tutorials And so I don't know Robin if you want to speak to this you're you're the expert Yeah, well first prudence. I think I wanted to get clarification I think what you're talking about is reserving like a day to use Centennial pool like where it pulls up a calendar And you have to pick Like when you're going in Yes, but yeah, so we won't really have to use that as much because mainly we're using our regular activities So you still use the registration system, but to sign up for those codes. We give you those single activities We will have to do some of that calendar options for our fitness classes and for maybe billiards or something So yeah, we don't really have a choice to do it outside of that system But I do have a quick like three minute video for just regular activity registration It's already on our website and we can send it in an email to you all And I will do a second one for that calendar piece if that's something we have to start using but I'm new to that piece as well So I'm trying to learn that part of it, too Okay, they did put out a video on how it's like Yeah, so prudence, I'll tell you Robin's done some videos for our Thank you Robin. She's done videos for our staff and they have been excellent short Clear she's done a great job So I'm will what I'm gonna do though prudence is be more clear in our go about that about the registration options, so Robin you and I can talk about what that might look like so and I would say people can come in and register to work Expecting that like if we're open like they can always come in if if they can't get through on the phone or whatever So they can always call or come in to get that registration help It doesn't have to be done online the way the rec center is kind of pushing you to do online So we'll see Julie and will they if Will they be able to do a drop-in situation whereas? You know They can come in and they can register, but if it's open if the slide is open Because I think it might be If they think that they can come in and register, you know for an activity, they might think that they can just Drop in and do that activity. Does that make sense? So we make that clear in the go. Yes, we will Greeter is gonna ask about that Are you here for an activity you've registered for? We'll still talk as a staff, but I think if we still have lots of openings, I imagine we would let people come in Like the idea Janine I just want to Put in my pitch for a balance class. We've all lost our balance over the last year So if there's any any chance of balance classes, please put that on the I think we do have some coming up in the summer Janine. Yeah Janine I've been attending what they call it the stability class and that addresses balance issues So it's 10 30 Wednesday and Friday Wednesday is currently at this senior center Friday is currently at the Memorial building and in May That Memorial building is switching to the senior center And it is in person not on line. It's been in person and it works just fine Okay, Lynette is the instructor and she's fantastic and they'll be an open spot because I won't be there for a while. I Will look it up When people come in did I hear you say that there would be someone near the front door as they come in? Yeah, that's our plan is to see if we have some volunteers as well as one of our front desk staff We we're kind of looking at a model for that right now Okay, and then my next question is Are you looking at temperatures or anything like that? We will not be taking temperatures But but my our understanding is the recreation department Has the instructor in the fitness class take the temperature So we're we're we're kind of gonna check in with them and follow their lead because it seems to not be a hundred percent practiced so I've never seen it taken Yeah So we're we're we're we're not planning on taking temperatures at the front door It's not proven to be the best indicator so Anyways, so some of you over time have offered about Being interested if you want to help out when we reopen If that's something you'd like to be our hours are going to be eight to one And you could check in with myself Right now what we're thinking those first couple weeks are going to be very busy people Like oh come back kind of thing. So if you're you're interested We were gonna ask our trip escorts. They've been dying for something to do like Let's get involved. So we'll do greeters and And the staff are gonna have to dial it up and they Robin Certainly is looking at her front desk team and what that's gonna look like We anticipate some people will be saying why did you add ping-pong? Why didn't you add mahjong? Yeah, you know, so folks? We believe that what we've planned is what we can manage safely And and we've never done this before we've never opened after 13 months We've never lived through a pandemic. So we're gonna be asking for some compassion and forgiveness but We're we're doing it based on what we think we can do safely and reasonably prudence I have a question about Sounds funny drinking water Because I know you right so because I know in the lunch room Go in and get a glass of water or you could go to a water fountain. So Because it'll be warmer Maybe some snow in May. I'm thinking about I'm telling people to bring their own To great point I will add that to the opening page of the go to bring your own water And also note that the dining room is closed there There will be no access to the dining room. They are still using the dining room to stage Meals, so there's no no no going in there art If we are interested which I am okay, who would I do I call or would you just put our name there? Yeah, I'm just gonna ask I'm gonna ask you to call and work with Robin because she's gonna probably be the one sort of figuring out Monica and Deanne's schedule Is that okay Robin? Well, I hope Monica and Deanna are both here with me. Yeah, I don't know that I want Yeah Are they back full-time yet the senior center not yet? So I'm gonna say our right now call Robin and then Robin and I will talk and we'll figure out what we need to do Yeah, I'll just put you a reminder to call you when I have more details right now because I don't have anything else I can provide you with at the moment and just for your information Monday is the only day I cannot do it for the most part. Thank you Robin will you add me to that list as well? Sure. Thank you, Julie Thank you. And Marsha just joined us. Yeah Hi Marsha. Welcome Janine Me too. Oh Janine also. Okay. Thank you. Great So that's kind of the reopening plans. I do have a meeting with a Long-time colleague at the Brighton Senior Center at noon To kind of compare our opening plans So see what I can learn from her and and hopefully we were kind of on the same path. So That's added. Yeah, Susan instead of having people complain about you didn't do this and you didn't do that perhaps you should have a Platform whether it's email or a suggestion box so that people can feel their voices heard So so great point Susan. I just sent out a note to all of the staff to Listen and take notes and feed Information to me and and people to me if they are really upset I I love the fact that people want us to reopen and we want to do that and we want to do it right and We are trying to listen. I I can't tell you how many calls Robbins fielded from our table tennis players And and others who've called and said when when when so we know we'll have some happy customers, but They're probably not going to get everything they want and so we just need to be kind and listen and take notes So thanks for that. That's a good reinforcement You may want to put a disclaimer in the go You may not be happy Well listen, but no guarantees You know we So I think in and kudos to Robin and Larry We made tax aid work right and so we've been we know how to Adjust and we will continue to do that and try to get people served. That's what we do Marsha hi Hi my sincerest apologies. I got tied up with Harold Which is doubly bad because I was going to apologize at the beginning of the meeting for needing to leave an hour early So now I have just I just dropped in in time to apologize it both ends So if you if you have to leave at 11 Marsha Do you want to say anything that I mean if the board is ready? We could just wait on the next item and let Marsha go I need to collect my thoughts a little bit Did I just turn no So In terms of the of the Council agenda coming up I have a request for everybody because the upcoming council retreat is is going to be on LHA roadmap And So You know it is not all Housing for older But some of it is at least likely to be about a plans for Having something closer to assisted living than anything that we have now and a lot of it is going to be about Community building and you know and designing buildings that Foster community more than than the ones we have now And I would just totally Totally appreciate Everybody's thoughts on that because I know how hard all of you work at at understanding the needs of of Our community that needs support, you know the parts of our community that needs support So I would you know, that's an ask I seem to do that a lot But but it's an it's an ask that I would you know, could you could truly use it's going to be at least six weeks so there's going to be one more board meeting at least Before I would need anything and everybody of course is always welcome to email me or call me or do anything just to sound off And my next request is either Michelle or Susan Because I really wanted to understand the reopening plans and I You know the the thing with Harold was important and and I always give him priority, but I really want to be able to explain that to people so when the video is is available Would somebody give me a clue I would really appreciate it Marsha either you'll hear from Robin or I as to when the video is available Okay, thank you Michelle and thank you Robin. I couldn't see you so I wasn't sure who was who is doing the behind the scenes Stuff, but I promise I'll watch it this time for sure And good to see you all, but I really have to drop into another meeting because it's a one-time opportunity Thanks Marsha Okay, well, thank you for everything So are we ready to get the adult? Well, we're ready to get the adult Yeah What the heck So um So many many years ago before Harold even I had planted a seed about A trend that was happening mostly in Europe where Equipment was putting being put into Parks that was designed for adults and and Jeanine Several of the pieces of equipment are really about balance. So there are a lot of different things. So For lack of a better term and I would love a better term Adult playgrounds is what they've been talking about And you do have to be careful because if you Google that sometimes you end up at sites you might not want to be at For adult playgrounds just saying but I I recently Googled the dirty dozen adult playgrounds and I Actually called the woman in Galveston County who Manages their senior programs there to ask her were these Was this equipment used where was it housed at and so she told me that They had purchased a bunch of Equipment and put it in a park area Just near the senior center and that it's used by adults of all ages And so there are parents who come with their kids the kids play on your traditional swings or slides And the adults can actually Utilize the other pieces of equipment that are more designed for An adult playground So our parks department actually has Over the years has put in some funding requests and is ready to actually in the next two years Look at installing some adult Equipment and So The question is Should it be in Roosevelt Park near the senior center is one of the questions that I have so They have asked me so I'm curious what you think About that I'm also curious Where you would see that as a priority How important is it so The article is really Playgrounds for adults the dirty dozen of fun is the Is the And if you are Google you can see what some of this equipment looks like So you might remember 40 years ago When I first started at the senior center. We had a fitness tracks around the Exterior of some of our parks. They were often made of wood You could put your feet under and do Situps, you know, they were that kind of thing. This is not that this this is not that So a what do you think about an adult Playground what do you think about it being located at the senior center or near the senior center What are your thoughts I'm just curious because I'm going to be participating in conversations with our parks department and I would just like some input I think it's a great idea I'm not sure whether Roosevelt should be the only site Right because I think This sites that are closer to different Parts of the different parts of the community So to that point prudence I wondered about Northeast Longmont where the village co-op is Fall Rivers Spring Creek Right. There are a lot of older adults in that northeast quadrant. I wondered about that Yeah, I wonder about the Dry Creek Community Park in southwest Longmont because there's a lot of older adults down this way as well Right And I think it should not just be You know left just to Roosevelt Park but perhaps maybe in stages But addressing different locations because Longmont is pretty big Yeah, and I think it's a great point that over time parks should think about this for a number of different park areas not not just a senior so yeah What do you think about what should the equipment be called so one of the things that I have seen is playgrounds for all ages So that it's sort of What about like an activity park An activity park I mean that doesn't really pitch in a hole You know anyone Yeah Right So everybody sort of agreement this would be a good thing to do Sounds like Okay Not necessarily at Roosevelt. Yeah art The the playground would be permanent Yeah Okay Yeah, I'd like to do that. Now the other thing that we have to keep in mind of course is I would also like to see something On the east end of Longmont somewhere northeast Longmont Because you know there are there is a need there and people feel a little bit better going you know into their own community But the other question I have is you would definitely have to have it somewhere where there'd be restrooms available etc And that's going to be a concern I guess in some of the parks And there you go Michelle restrooms and benches restrooms Great point. Yeah I think one of the things that might be interesting is can we you know maybe put a few activity You know pieces of equipment in each park right so maybe we don't have a full System of Activities in one just in the park And then move on to the next park maybe we can spatter it a little bit you know depending on budget that's matter it throughout the city so that You know each community around the area is has access to at least you know maybe two or three pieces of equipment. So that would be a great Partnership with the friends if the parks use the money they had for some other parks, but the friends actually paid for something in this park Where the senior center is located might be a nice partnership Yeah, Jeanine I'm sorry. I had to depart for a minute. I have construction going on in my house One of the things that I was thinking about is maybe Having One area and Assessing how much it's utilized right and then Deciding how to Expand out and certainly it does make sense to me to put it in areas that are available To people in the senior housing community So that was The how much is it used was my first question to the woman in Galveston I said really Based on you know, it's an investment right? You have the you have the purchase and install, but then you have the maintenance and she said absolutely It's used and not just by seniors She I mean she was very clear she uses it almost every day and And part of that's the proximity to where her office is but also She sees paying for it And part of that's the proximity to where her office is but also She sees parents like I said while their kids are on their equipment the parents are doing theirs the adult equipment And so it was really good to hear that, you know That it was being used and I haven't called any of the other sites I had such a great conversation with her And then she asked me how I got a licensed counselor on staff. So we actually had a really good exchange. It was really fun Miami has them. I mean, you know the land of Not anyone young Has them and From my understanding is that they're very well used. I really like art's idea Of putting some on the east and you know, you can also have You know Competitions games, how many did you go to what did you use? I mean, there's a whole Kind of adventure you can open for people right right Well, good. It's really great to get your feedback I'm gonna share that Kathy crone is the person in parks who's managing the project and excited to share that with her so Any other new business that anybody would like to bring up Then moving on to the reports Michelle you're first covered several things. I do want to say if you're not following The museum and a number of other city departments are very involved in the hundred and fiftieth celebration of Longmont and yesterday Eric Mason from the museum Talked with me about a piece of the hundred and fiftieth celebrations going to be on equity And wanted my perspective about the senior center and overtime A commitment to equity so there were a few things I shared with him The senior center had the first Required bilingual position in the city of Longmont organization. That was my understanding back in 1980 And We hosted the first rainbow elders group In the county we did that in partnership with Boulder County aging services I think our commitment to technology has been a piece of our equity work I talked to him about the two trips We have made to see a dad Guzman our sister city in Mexico And some of our programming for our Spanish speakers so I was really Was honored I guess that the senior center was included in those conversations and I felt good about what I could share About the senior center not to mention the aging piece of equity So he asked me how did the senior center get formed? How did we become and I said because 200 older adults went to a city council meeting and said we want a place of our own They were sharing space at the memorial building and and they didn't have much space And so thanks to that group of folks who who went to council and said you know Build it and we will come and and they have so it was really good and so I hope if you're following along With what the community's got going on around the hundred and fiftieth you'll see the senior center portrayed there Megan from our team has been working with our TV production club and they're doing interviews With certain older adults It's just been kind of a word of mouth recommendation and You'll see more about that in the summer go and then those videos those interviews will be available later in the fall So art and some of you may know Virginia Alvarez was one of the people we've interviewed And We've recommended several. I mean, it's just been kind of like I said like word of mouth who's been around long month who's seen change who's Who's got some thoughts about you know about this so I mentioned to Eric the first Longmont Hispanic study which was done with El Comite and the senior center Back in 1988 and that produced a Series of interviews so anyways got to share a lot with Eric and I just want to invite you all to watch and see and See what you hear about the senior center And the hundred and fiftieth and certainly I'm excited about the equity piece So I think that's it for me for now. Oh on a great note actually Griffin Gastel's been our 30 hour a week custodian for many years We've had that position at 30 hours and it just did get bumped to 40 So he will have an additional 10 hours a week He will be for those of you who use Centennial pool. You may be happy to know that Griffin's been assigned For two hours a day to Centennial pool. They have never had I don't think a regular custodian assigned to them And so just Griffin will be there a couple hours a day Monday through Friday, which The staff they're happy about and I'm happy that it could become affordable Or a weak position. They're much easier to fill than 30 30 hour positions. So yay for Griffin And yay for the pool And pool users so You might have seen him there. So he's been he's been helping out during COVID but now he'll be there regularly Janine I hope you'll bear with me this week This was my first meeting with triple a and it was Pretty intense So I'm going to refer to my note notes on this First just as a reminder decisions are Made the triple a makes recommendations decisions regarding money And And programs are decided by the county Which I didn't know and especially decisions regarding expansion of services that triple a currently offers There was a review of the current bills advocate advocacy for senior bills That are being considered They include Geriatric care providers in underserved communities They're looking for increased funding for that and possibly Trying to entice healthcare providers by making payments of their Student loans or tuition They are focusing on transportation to dialysis Looking at the ability to import Canadian Drugs to try to decrease cost And make drugs more affordable This would require federal approval so that may or may not be something that we're going to see And they're also looking at equity In healthcare disparities in in communities And are looking for grants to study this more effectively Effectively In March They addressed Funds for home modifications And home affordability For seniors The ongoing issues with transportation And safety on the job issue There is also a program that is being expanded which is an outreach to Spanish speakers And are looking to improve And coordinate support programs for caregivers and also for Loss We had breakout groups that addressed Economic stability, transportation and housing Again it was There's lots of concerns about resources for caregivers Especially with the sandwiched generation Of caregivers We addressed food insecurity Which is increased With the COVID And excuse me again There's been some financial allotment for increased food insecurity funds Food insecurity funds It's thought that we are going to need to rethink transportation For older adults When transportation is available there isn't much Time spent looking at how people get to and from Bus stops Many of our buses do not have the adequate Wheelchair lifts Or adequate support For people with disability that require walkers or canes So that's a concern and is being addressed In terms of housing Housing affordability is becoming a major issue Especially in Boulder County People are having difficulty affording to live in our county anymore And are looking hopefully for one time Grant amounts to help people with increase in taxes And just basic increase in services in general There's also a fair amount of rental fraud That's occurring where people are being evicted from their homes Because of increased pricing of rent that's not affordable for seniors So that's an issue, a big issue They're looking at the problems with mobile home parks And the rising of rents for mobile home space Without the ability to even sell their mobile home if they can afford the rent And again are looking for stipends or tax breaks in order to Assist people in these areas We also briefly address the issue of hoarding Which has become a significant problem And how to address that And how to be helpful in that area Unfortunately there aren't any cure counseling sessions for hoarders But looking at services that might support clean out options for people So that was our meeting for triple way last week Janine, two comments One, you mentioned funds for home modification Yes So the city does have funds available through the community Development block grant money and we make a lot of referrals to that program For home modifications My understanding is that those funds do not get used to the degree they're available So if we know somebody who needs a ramp Or needs a this or needs a whatever We make referrals our resource staff does But it's been that they're just not used The second thing I would say is there have been support groups for hoarders We did a group called this full house for many years For people who were hoarders And the city of Longmont actually has a contract with private counseling center Here in town And they do case management and counseling And we actually last year I think we had three shared clients That we were working with who were hoarders that we referred to them And use their case management and counseling services in conjunction So I think it's important for the AAC to know that there are some programs happening And they need to check with their municipal partners to find out what those are You know, I think you're absolutely right about that I know that in just listening to some of the input from people That I'm aware of the city of Longmont And the Longmont senior center is kind of miles ahead Of the county in lots of ways Well, it makes me realize I meet with the other senior center directors in the county staff once a month And I'm going to put this on the agenda for them as staff as well I think sometimes agencies think they need to start a program Because it doesn't exist without fully understanding What really might be available So, yeah, thank you for that great report Michelle, what was the name of that place that need to be called if they have If they're interested in possibly funding for home I'm looking it up right now But what was the committee? The funding comes through the community development block grant money But who they need to call is Molly McElroy She's a city employee at 303-774-4648 And there's four programs connected with those funds One is an accessibility program, which is like ramps, things like that One is an emergency grant program And so we have referred people there when their furnace goes out or their hot water heater goes out Because those are costly expenses for some people So that's the emergency grant program The third program is a mobile home repair So there's emergency grant accessibility mobile home And then the fourth program is just kind of a general rehab and weatherization program And that's really about energy efficiency or safety in your home So you call Molly for any of those And that's operated by the city along the line I'm sorry, I'm trying to write for you 4648 or 4048 303-774-4648 Okay, thank you You bet And like I said, it doesn't get used to the degree that there are funds available Jeanine, that was a great report And hopefully someone at the Boulder County area in aging Colorado is going to get over $17 billion from the feds And some of that, from what my understanding is Is being suggested by the Biden-Harris administration to use for caregiving So I'm hoping that someone who's at the Boulder County is looking at those grants That will be coming over the next several months They, you know, they address that the grants are going to come and the monies are going to come And, you know, the county makes, that's why I was saying the county makes the decisions The AAA makes recommendations But they were looking at potentially a million dollars That they're going to be receiving a million dollars So that's really going to go a long way Thank you, Jeanine, that was great So I attended the friends meeting But it was fairly short and sweet They go over standard business that, I don't know, I've shared this But they always go over a monthly report of monies They go over the last resorts, which are people needing money for, you know, rent that they don't have or something So they step in as requested by our resource specialists and help people out We had Debbie Noelle join the friends board, so it was her first meeting And she looks like a great addition to the board there Of course, the interest was in when was it reopened, the senior center reopening So as Michelle told us, May 3rd, soft opening And there's a bunch of guys working on donor recognition So those trees with the leaves in the front lobby can be kept up to date And records in a book as well So they meet every month and they just keep that money rolling in Oh, there was a $3,000 grant received from the Libra Fund They are in very good health financially Julie, I just noticed your last name is Miss Belt It's H-A-U-S-E-R on the agenda Yes, you are correct. I didn't even notice that myself Was there a meeting of TRG? So Michelle, I haven't heard anything about the transfer of me taking over that position To join those meetings, so I have got nothing Yeah, I don't think they've had any meetings, Julie And so you'll hear from Kathy Fedler, F-E-D-L-E-R when there's the next meeting Okay And they don't meet on a regular basis, it's more on I think it's quarterly, isn't it? Well, it's quarterly or if there is an influx of funds or an influx of proposals they need to make a decision about It's not on a regular schedule I will follow up with Kathy though I'm meeting with her a couple times a week these days regarding the housing authority and I'll just ask her about that That'd be great, thank you Art, anything from the Boulder County Latino Coalition? You're muted Unfortunately, I was not able to make the meeting, I had another commitment, however, I did call Pete Salas to see if there was anything that I would be of interest to report And of course, like everything else with the pandemic, the Cinco de Mayo activities again will not take place this year Hopefully, they're hoping to have something to get the community involved a little bit like September 16th, September Some kind of activity then, but they're definitely hoping I'm doing something next year The other thing is, and I tried following up on this and I have not been able to and I don't know if Michelle can help me on this or not But there's going to be a drive-through vaccine clinic this Saturday, the 10th Yeah, the 10th, over at Front Range Community College from 9 to 4 But you do need to understand what I understand, but I don't know how you go about registering I was wondering, Michelle, do you have any idea? I have a couple of names of people we could call if we need to, but maybe Michelle can help us So, probably the person on your list to call is Carmen Ramirez She has been working with Boulder County Public Health on a number of equity vaccine clinics that have really targeted our Latino community members and also the LGBTQ community Both of those communities have been identified as underserved in the vaccine rollout And I know Carmen has been involved with the clinics at the Lashley Street Station and some others And I believe she probably has the most current information about the Front Range Clinic And I can reach out to her, you can, but she would likely have that information Okay, I'll call her because I left a message for both her and Bernice Garcia And I have not heard back from either one of them Yeah, I've been referring volunteers to help out with the equity clinics because I had some folks who were specifically interested in either the Spanish outreach or in the LGBTQ outreach But I haven't been directly involved myself, it's really been through Carmen Okay, and then one other thing I wanted to say is, especially once we open up, I would like to see if someone from the center would be interested in giving a 30-45 minute an hour presentation To the Latino coalition on the different things that are involved Many of the people that are on the board here feel more with some of the younger folks in the community, but they also deal with parents And I thought that would really be great because we've had different people from the colleges and other places come and give a presentation And I think that there is just so much to be shared about the senior center and I was wondering if I did that, would you like me to talk to you about it, talk to Veronica Or who would you like me to talk to about the possibility of doing that in the near future Yeah, you can certainly reach out to me, Art, and then I would probably talk to Veronica and Melissa about that, but reach out to me and we can absolutely, we'd love to make that happen Okay, I will do that. Thank you And I think that's That's it Thank you, Art Janine, you're up again I know Busy lady Busy lady The Longmont economic development partnership meeting is on Monday. It'll be our quarterly meeting and I will have something to report on that next time And sustainability is next so I will report on sustainability Almost our entire meeting was actually spent on utility bills But just as a reminder sustainability says act local think global and that's a great thought and something to always aim at remembering The idea is if you can manage your utility bills that's going to affect the sustainability and the climate in a variety of different ways They want to have us look at conserving water for the future That Excel energy is pushing for the use of natural gas because of safety affordability and efficiency And When into explanation about usage charges and reminders for all people that both with that cell and the city is a matter of fact that your utility bills your bills are changeable and if Anyone finds that a particular due date is not working for them they can call the city or call Excel and actually change that day I'm trying to read my notes here Gave information about leaks hissing sounds with gas appliances and any smell of gas or smell of rotten eggs you need to call 911 not the utility Or the city reminder that if you're having any work done on your property that you need to call for line information before digging That They're looking at putting on Flow faucets on on new properties controlled flow faucets for water especially outside water Faucets They're pushing for smart thermostats they cost about $50 but you can recoup the cost for a smart thermostat within a couple of months Also want to make sure that people know that they can call and have an energy home audit done free of charge That you can get a $200 or $300 repaid for any furnace that's 95% efficient Also explanation about wastewater What the cost of wastewater is based on water usage And They are very happy to come out and make recommendations in terms of water usage with the goals that the average use be 500 gallons and Whenever your water usage goes up to over a thousand that's when your water charges go up drastically And that we all need to make conscious decisions in terms of using less water and More water friendly Outside plants and landscaping Next slide just a reminder that Next slide does have a lower price the normal price for Lex next slide is $69.95 but you can get a hundred mvps for $39.95 a month and for a lot of Older adults we don't use the internet as much and we need to think about that Also a reminder that especially now with COVID There is any you can get a nine a $14.95 for two months rate if your student is using the internet They had tips about setting thermostat using LED light bulbs Changing furnace filters every two months all of these things Help us to improve our environment number one and Be more energy Efficient Also reminders in terms of watering your lawn that it really should be done before 10 o'clock or after 6 o'clock and To have your air conditioner and furnace serviced on a yearly basis because that will in the long run Improve energy efficiency See In terms of anyone who is requiring energy assistance It was emphasized that if you qualify for snap that all of the energy Assistance programs will be available to you And I know for from working at the senior center that if anyone has any questions about that That they can call the senior center and they are really good in terms of helping people with resources in that area I think that's it curtains um I did an energy survey of my house Which was free. It's long. You know it goes from two to four hours However, you know led bulbs are quite expensive and The advantage of doing the energy thing besides a lot of things was that you get so many free LED bulbs I have like three packages of them um so Because leds do not last 10 years. I'm not sure where they No, but I just used a whole bunch of them my neighbor put them up on the outside and she said where did you get these These are so expensive. I said I did an energy survey and I got like 15 20 bulbs That in itself is is Worth the two hours. Hey, that's how I felt, right? Thanks, Janine So we are up to closing statements questions comments thoughts Good luck to you Susan with your upcoming Yeah, surgery I'm looking forward to goal is be back here in a month. Okay first Wednesday, so okay Do your PT As soon as they let me which could be weeks out but I've already signed up across the street to do that good Prudence you called the The city to do that energy survey Yeah, there was a um, you know, I may have read it in the Longmont Times call Um That's where I may have read it Okay page two But you know, I would call and ask them Okay, it was a good deal Yeah, so we'll also do it For me any of these free is pretty good deal usually right and you get the LED bulbs. Yeah All right, all right, if you do it art if you know Bernice and you have her phone number she can tell you all about it Thank you So you guys have given me good ideas for things I can do while sitting home AC service energy survey. Yay All right, I think we can Adjourn the meeting Motion I make a motion to adjourn the meeting I'll second it Thank you everybody Bye everyone Thanks Robin, but to you too. Bye. Yep. Thanks Robin