College Park Seniors Committee

Agenda Senior Advisory Committee City of College Park AARP Livable Communities Workgroup Monday March 28, 2022 Location: Virtual meeting 1:00 P.M. PRESENT ABSENT 1. Mary Anne Hakes X 2. Bonnie McClellan X 3. Arelis Perez X 4. Carol Gray x 5. Darlene Nowlin X 6. Woei-Nan Bair X 7. Robert Thurston X Staff Present: 8. Kiaisha Barber X 9. Terry Schum X 10. Angie Burns X 11. Miriam Bader X 12. Ryna Quinones Consultants: Erin Garnass (MNCPPC) x Karen Mierow (MNCPPC) x Edythe Kelleher X Agnes Artemel x Call to Order 1. Approval of Agenda 03/28/2022 a. Agenda approved without change. 2. Approval of Minutes 02/28/2022 a. Mary Anne Hakes moved to approve the Agenda without objections. Old Business 3. Recap of the Community Meeting held on March 14, 2022  Aside from some technical difficulties in the break-out rooms, the Committee thought that the meeting went well, and the quality of the dialog was excellent. Appreciated that draft vision statements and goals were provided to start the conversation.  Bonnie McClellan asked if the comment period could be extended and if the City could advertise this. Terry Schum said that she would look into it.  A request was made for a list of both registrants and attendees for use in future marketing and volunteer recruitment.  A date for the presentation of the final draft report to City Council is needed and the Committee would like to review the draft report in advance of the presentation and invite the consultants to attend the next Committee meeting. 4. Kickoff Event on May 13  It was reported that there would be music, food trucks and alcohol at the event. Tents will be provided for the Committee and other participating groups.  Bonnie McClellan volunteered to write a community grant application to the City to cover cash prizes to be raffled off at regular intervals during the event. Four prizes at $50/each were recommended. Other giveaways and incentives should also be considered.  It was discussed that AARP handouts should be available, large boards printed with the draft vision statements, and volunteer sign-up sheets. Livable Community tote bags would be ideal.  Robert Thurston will prepare a formal budget for the event and send to Committee members for comment.  Having a virtual presence leading up to the event, along with City advertising, would raise the Committee’s profile.  New Business 5. Age-Friendly Action Plan  The process for approving the plan was discussed. It was the preference of the Committee to have the consultants present their report, have a public comment period, then have the City Council adopt after receiving recommendations from the Seniors Committee.  The possibility of a citywide survey was discussed. Adjournment The next scheduled meeting is 4/25/2022.