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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-08-01 Council on Aging Summary COUNCIL ON AGING AUGUST 1, 2002 KENAI ~ENIOR CENTER 10:00 A.M. ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER/h ROLL CALL ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- June 6, 2002 ITEM 4: OLD BUSINESS ao Discussion -- Assisted Living ITEM 5: NEW BUSINESS ao Discussion -- Kenai Senior Center Survey Discussion -- Rate Increases - Dining Room, kitchen - Apartments ITEM 6: OUESTIONS/h COMMENTS ITEM 7: INFORMATION a, Council Action Agendas of July 1 and 17, 2002. ITEM 8: ADJOURNMENT NEXT MEETING: SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 COUNCIL ON AGING AUGUST 1,200:2 KENAI ~ENIOR CENTER 10:00 A.M. CHAIRMAN DICK JURGENSEN~ PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL Chairman Jurgensen called the meeting to order at approximately 10'02 a.m. was taken and confirmed as follows: Roll call Present: Absent: Others Present: Huddleston, Jones, Osborn, Fields, Nelson, Jurgensen, and Hollier Wilson J. Robison, B.&M. Meisinger, R. Meeks, L. Flowers (Forget- Me-Knot Care Center), E. Seaman, B. Paynter, A. Wheeler, B. Huddleston, G. Wheeler, S. Phillips, V. Poore, and Councilwoman Swarner. It was noted many of the others present were members of the Senior Connection. ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL Director Craig requested Item 5a be removed from the agenda (it will be included in the September meeting agenda). MOTION: Member Hollier MOVED for approval of the agenda as amended and Member Osborn SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- June 6, 2002 MOTION: Member Nelson MOVED for approval of the minutes as presented and Member Huddleston SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 4: OLD BUSINESS Discussion -- Assisted Living Craig explained, at the June Council on Aging meeting, the membership requested Craig to talk with the Senior Connection to learn if they would be interested in being the non-profit entity for seeking grant funding for a feasibility study toward development of an assisted living facility in Kenai. Craig reported the following: · The Connection did discuss the matter at their ~June 27 meeting and agreed they would be the sponsor for this project. · The grant application for funding for a feasibility study will be available after August 1 and due in October. The study, when completed, would give an indication of whether to go forward with an assisted living project. · The Central Peninsula General Hospital is interested the seniors' perception of health care in the area. Soldotna will not be building an assisted living facility as their health care contractor did not think there would be enough support for an assisted living facility in the area. Craig added, because Kenai would not be in competition with Soldotna, she felt it would be appropriate for the Connection to go forward with the application for the feasibility study grant funding. And, because Soldotna returned the grant funding they had received and without that competition, she believed Kenai would have a very good chance to receiving funding for development of an assisted living facility. MOTION: Member Osbom MOVED for the Council on Aging to support the Senior Connection in seeking a predevelopment grant for an assisted living facility. Member Huddleston SE(~ONDIgD the motion. There were no objections. It was requested the minutes reflect the vote on the motion was an enthusiastic unanimous from both the Council members and the Senior Connection representatives in attendance. Craig stated she would request the grant paperwork and review it. She anticipated the grant could be written in-house. Discussion followed in regard to remodeling some of the Vintage Pointe apartments to make them more accommodating for people in declining health. Craig noted grant funding is available that could be used for restructuring the bathrooms to be ADA compliant, i.e. accommodating for wheelchairs, etc. and would allow seniors to stay at the apartment longer. She added, because it would cost approximately $15, 000 to $20,000 for remodeling each bathroom and the grant funding is for $6,000, it would not be feasible to do that remodeling. Other comments made were as follows: If additional apartments are built, would no assisted living facility be built? They are two different facilities, i.e. assisted living and independent living. · The active and inactive lists for placement into Vintage Pointe will be combined according to the date of application. If the person does not want to move into the facility when their name comes to the top of the list, their name will be placed at the bottom of the list. A study would need to be facilitated to indicate whether additional apartments are needed before council would consider enlarging the present facility. COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING AUGUST 1, 2002 PAGE 2 · facility. apartments. The City Council would not be interested in managing an assisted living If an assisted living facility is built, it would free up some of the present ITEM 5: NEW BUSINESS Discussion -- Kenai Senior Center Survey-- Removed from the agenda. Discussion -- Rate Increases Craig explained the City Council would be considering raising fees for many of the city's facilities. Apartments: Craig presented the membership with current rent charges for other senior housing in the Kenai/Soldotna area. She also noted, compared to an Alaska Housing rental survey for facilities across the state, the rental rates for Vintage Pointe were low and indicated the rates should be increased. It was noted, when the facility was built, the city did not want to be in competition with other public facilities and wanted the rental fees to be comparable. Craig noted, in her review of apartment rental fees, etc., she noted they varied for different apartments at the Vintage Pointe facility, i.e. size of apartments, how many bedrooms, location in the building, etc. and suggested they should be a set fee based on the size (one bedroom, two bedroom, etc.) instead. Using the Alaska Housing market survey, Craig indicated she worked out suggested rent increases and distributed that information as' · One bedroom -- increase to $525/month plus tax, which would raise rents by $11 to $71 a month. · Two bedroom -- increase to $595/month plus tax, raising rents by $21 to $69 a month. · One and one-half bedroom -- increase to $585/month plus tax. Dining Room, kitchen' Craig reviewed the current fees and her suggested increases for rental of the dining room, kitchen, podium, TV/VCR, dishes, security, etc. The following actions were taken' MOTION: Member Nelson MOVED to increase the security fee to $100 and Member Huddleston SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. MOTION: COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING AUGUST 1, 2002 PAGE 3 Member Osbom MOVED to support the Vintage Pointe apartment increases recommended and Member Hollier SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. It was noted, the City Council would make the final determination on the rental increases and whether the increase could be made gradually or if early notification of the increases would be sufficient. MOTION: Member Osbom MOVED to increase the fees for the dining room, kitchen, podium, TV/VCR, dishes, and folding room dividers by 25%, rounding up to 'the nearest dollar. Member Hollier SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. 80 ORDERED. Roger Meeks suggested a charge be made for the use of the dance floor and suggested someone be in attendance to supervise the placement of the floor to better insure it would be assembled correctly. It was suggested Meeks be the supervisor. MOTION: Member Hollier MOVED to charge $100 to rent the dance floor with Roger Meeks supervising the placement and Member Nelson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 6: OUESTIONS & COMMENTS-- None. ITEM 7: INFORMATION Council Action Agendas of July 1 and 17, 2002. ITEM 8' ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Member Huddleston MOVED to adjourn and Member Nelson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. The meeting adjourned at approximately 11:20 a.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by' Carol L. Freas, City Clerk COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING AUGUST 1, 2002 PAGE 4