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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-03-11 Council on Aging Summary COUNCIL ON AGING MARCH 11, 2002 KENAI SENIOR CENTER 10:00 A.M. ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER/k ROLL CALL ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3' APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- February 7, 2002 ITEM 4: OLD BUSINESS ao Discussion -- Amendments to Bylaws Discussion -- Assisted Living ITEM 5' NEW BUSINESS a. Election of Officers ITEM 6: QUESTIONS &~ COMMENTS ITEM 7: ADJOURNMENT COUNCIL ON AGING MARCH 11, 2002 KENAI SENIOR CENTER 10:00 A.M. CHAIR EARL JONES, PRF~IDING MINUTES ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER/k ROLL CALL Chair Jones called the meeting to order at approximately 10:00 a.m. and the roll was confirmed as follows: Present: Absent: Others Present: Hollier, Jurgensen, Jones, Nelson, Fields, Osborn, and Huddleston Wilson, Enfield City Clerk Freas, Senior Director Craig, Councilwoman Swarner, R. Meeks, M. Manning, E. Seaman, E. Covich, and G. Wheeler ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: Member Hollier MOVED for approval of the agenda as presented and Member Osborn SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- February 7, 2002 MOTION- Member Osborn MOVED to approve the minutes of February 7, 2002 and Member Nelson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 4: OLD BUSINESS Discussion -- Amendments to Bylaws Craig explained, as discussed in the February meeting, amending the bylaws to allow for monthly meetings, meeting on the first Thursday of each month, holding the annual meeting in January and holding elections of officers in January, would allow members to keep more up-to-date with topics of interest, meet more regularly as do other commissions and committees of the city. MOTION: Member Nelson MOVED to change from bi-monthly meetings to monthly meetings; hold the annual meeting in January; hold the election of officers' at the January meeting; and hold the monthly meetings on the first Thursday of each month. Member Osborn SECONDED the motion. There was general agreement of the membership to make the changes, however Member Jones opposed the amendments. VOTE: A voice vote indicated the MOTION PASSED. Clerk Freas noted there were two other areas in the bylaws which mentioned bi- monthly meetings. She stated she would make those changes as well. 4-bo Discussion -- Assisted Living The following items were discussed: · Elsie Seaman's article regarding assisted living facilities and questionnaire was included in the last newsletter and requested the completed questionnaires to be forwarded to the Center's director. To date, no responses had been received. · An article regarding home health care was included in the last Senior Voice and the membership was encouraged to read it. It was noted, the article stated family members can be hired to serve as caretakers and was not income restricted. · Councilwoman Swarner reported she was working on an informal grant for a college class she is taking and is using, as a request, funding for a 20-unit assisted living facility. Swarner reported she had also informed council of the action taken at the last Council on Aging meeting, requesting City Council's support for development of an assisted living facility in the City of Kenai and she requested them to consider what involvement they would want the city to take, i.e. offer land, city management of the facility, contractor management of the facility, etc. She added, at a grant writing seminar she attended, the HUD representative stated they would be mostly interested in a standalone facility. A discussion followed regarding the memberships' preference of where a facility would be situated. It was suggested the facility could be attached by a walkway close to the Center's kitchen (L-shaped), which would allow sharing of the current kitchen; attached by a walkway from the current housing facility (L-shaped); and it was also suggested units on the first floor of the addition could be assisted living, and units on a second/third floor could be independent living units. Swarner reported Mayor Williams requested administration to contact other municipalities in the state to ask if they manage assisted living facilities in their city. It was suggested the membership encourage other seniors to complete the questionnaire from the newsletter and turn them in. Craig also encouraged seniors to attend and participate in the March 23, 2002 Comprehensive Plan Update workshop. ITEM 5' NEW BUSINESS COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING MARCH 11, 2002 PAGE 2 Election of Officers -- The floor was opened for nominations for Chair. Member Hollier nominated Bill Osborn for Chair and Member Nelson nominated Dick Jurgensen. By a show of hands, Jurgensen was elected Chair. The floor was opened to nominations for Vice-Chair. Member Jurgensen nominated Bill Osborn for Vice-Chair. MOTION: Member Nelson MOVED to close the nominations. There were no objections. ORDERED. SO Bill Osborn was elected Vice-Chair. ITEM 6: OUF.~TIONS Ih COMMENTS Jurgensen suggested the first floor of the current senior housing be made into assisted living units and Craig noted, to do that would require remodeling of the units to be ADA compatible and would be very costly. It was also noted, it would be difficult to use'the first floor units for assisted living when the waiting list for senior housing is so lengthy. ITEM 7: ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Member Nelson MOVED to adjourn the meeting and Member Hollier SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. The meeting adjourned at approximately 11:00 a.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING MARCH 11, 2002 PAGE 3