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Home My WebLink AboutApproved Minutes - 2006-05-04 pF lhk[psw 1 City of Lake Oswego Interim 50-Plus Dialogue pAfGON Advisory Committee Members 2006: Thursday, May 4, 2006 Caryl Lindemaier, Chair 8:30 a.m. — 9:45 a.m. Elaine Dickson, Vice Chair Dan Baer Janine Dunphy Lyn Gordon Council Chambers Robert Lawrence City Hall Sarah McDonald 380 A Avenue Suzanne Price Sue Rimkeit Ardis Stevenson Fred Sadewic For Information: 503-675-6407 Howard Shapiro Gay Graham, City Council Liaison APPROVED MINUTES Kim Gilmer, PR Director Brenda Suteu, ACC Manager Teresa O'Halloran-Nelson, ACC Admin I. Roll Call Present: Caryl Lindemaier, Elaine Dickson, Dan Baer, Janine Dunphy, Lyn Gordon, Robert Lawrence, Sarah McDonald, Suzanne Price, Sue Rimkeit, Ardis Stevenson, Staff: Kim Gilmer, Teresa O'Halloran-Nelson Unexcused: Fred Sadewic, Howard, Shapiro II. Approval of Minutes None needed as this is the first meeting of this group III. Open Public Communications This agenda item is saved for the public, who are given an opportunity to speak if they attend the meeting. Usually the chair would ask if someone does show up as to whether or not they want to speak or just observe. IV. Old Business A. 50+ Dialogue Report Status Kim Gilmer provided information regarding the 50+ report. She has been going over the draft report with Kristin Bodiford. Currently this report does not include current services available from the ACC and the city and the relationship these services have with the dialogues. Kim will be meeting again with Kristin and staff tomorrow. A revised report should be out next week. A final version is anticipated to Abe presented to council no later thin early an-June. • The website will be updated with this new information on the finalization of this report. • Caryl mentioned that it is important for this group to know this information in order to determine where this 50+ Board goes from here • Kim commentea tnatmw,ost people will only read the executive summary— so it must be really concise and clear • All task groups have completed their recommendations [This report does not address the city as a whole, in terms of including what other businesses offer within the city. This report is only addressing what the city offers and what the city needs. B. 50+ Advisory Board Application Process • The charge for this board has to will be approved through adoption of anby the city attorney a+ ordinance from the city council. before Aapplications for the advisory board will be available following adoption of the ordinance on May 16, 2006. This group's charge statement should be broad and simple as to not be limiting Kim presented 4 categories that could be part of this board's charge: o Communicate needs and interests • On-going services and programs • Provide staff reports and updates on what is going on • This board has been elevated somewhat in this new roll • At this point Kim went into the history of the boards and history of the ACC and Parks and how they were formed and how they gained approval • The old ACC Advisory board did not have a formal alliance with the council, now this new board does • Who is the voice of ACC? • 50+ Board • ACC Foundation & LOMN Boards • ACC Staff o Make policy recommendations to Council o Monitor trends & communicate to Council o Advise Council on actions that they might take that can affect 50+ • This board will follow the city code parameters that are established for boards • Kim would like to see at least 9 people on this new board (usual number is 7) o Any creation of sub-committees needs city council approval • Rimkeit suggested that recommendations concerning improvements to current services, programs, and facilities also be part of the new advisory board's charge. Miscellaneous Statements: • Suzanne san Price noted the importance of focusing on internationalintergenerational aspects. Kim noted that Intergeneration themess continueig to come up all the time in focus groups and surveys conducted by the City. Board members discussed h#ow do we lessen the segregation of generations is lessened within the communit r .y...? • Caryl shared a concern about this board becoming a Safeco Board. Bob Lawrence also shared her concern. o Kim stated that the 50+ report indicates a wide range of priorities, one of which includes a possible community facility. Therefore, tThis board will address the range of options, including making recommendations on the Safeco protect. However, the board's charge is not primarily focused on Safeco. is not going to be a venue for Safeco • How much time is this 50+ charge going to take? o Once a month meetings 1.5-2 hrs per month o Sometimes twice if necessary pending on the work plan V. New Business A. Discuss Preliminary Report for 50+ Dialogues and begin establishing priorities for a work plan • Kim would like this suggested the group to-begin to craft the parameters of the take this 50+ Advisory Board's work plan by prioritizing the major themes emerging from the 50+ Preliminary Report. to fake some ofThese themes included: these topics and come up with a work plan he wing was suggested: 4 Main themes o Maintaining Independence • Housing, Transportation, Services & Support o Connected Intergenerational Community • Intergenerational Community • Care giving • Connected Community o Life Planning and Meaningful Service • Work and Retirement • Civic Engagement o Wellness • Health and Wellness • Dan Baer suggested that the group wait until the final report was ready before taking steps to the develop a work plan. He noted that the preliminary report does not include recommendationsuu^^ and it would be useful knowing these before developing a draft work plan. OHaving.Others on the board agreed. Dan suggested using the following process: Sonic concern exists about this group coming up with their charge and work plan without seeing the full 50+ report. cA suggested process includes: • Look at the suggested charge • Look at the entire 50+ report • Get reports and info from other groups working on common areas or themes • Put the two together in order to prioritize where the 50+ should go o Susanne Price suggested using aA connected community ais this group's larger umbrella under which to develop a work plan. B. Confirm name for this new Advisory Board Board agreed they wWould like to remove the word "Dialogue"from the title of this new board O 50+ Advisory Board o Approved C. Set Next Meeting Date: June 1, 2006, 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. • Caryl cannot make the next meeting (June 1) and wants to know if the date and time can be changed o Kim will have to look at the calendar in order to change the date o Kim will get back to the group about her availability VI. Adjourn References: Gilmer Memo, April 25, 2006 Preliminary 50+ Report