Senior Advisory Committee

Village of Wellington 12300 Forest Hill Blvd Wellington, FL 33414 Action Summary Thursday, March 12, 2015 3:30 PM Village Hall Senior Advisory Committee Sharon Zimmerman Tony Fransetta Sampson Nebb Howard Trager Nancy Tanner Sharon Lascola Senior Advisory Committee Action Summary March 12, 2015 I CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 3:30pm. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA This was approved III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES This was approved SAC15-006 Approval of Minutes 2-12-15 IV. PRESENTATION V. OLD BUSINESS VI. NEW BUSINESS SAC15-009 Adult Day Care Facility Presentation Keven Wren and Kris Riedell gave a brief presentation on the new Alzheimer's Care Center. Ms. Tanner arrived at 3:35pm. Mr. Fransetta asked if the question before them was to approve a program or a location. Mr. Wrenn answered a location. Mr. Fransett asked for clarification concerning costs numbers provided in the report. Ms. Riedell added that there is grant funding available to assist costs to families. Mr. Nebb asked how it was determined if a patient has alzheimer's. Ms. Riedell answered that the doctors provide the diagnosis. Ms. Tanner asked if there was transportation. Ms. Riedell explained there is transportation. Mr. Trager asked how a family would know who to contact if they had a need for alzheimer's care. Mr. Wren explained there are information lines and referring agencies that could direct them to the facility. The center has a presence on the internet, social media, 211, PB County and other agencies. Mr. Trager offered to include an article on the services in the Golden Banner. Ms. Lascola asked if patients could be part time. Ms. Riedell answered yes. Mr. Fransetta added that he thought it was a good idea to reach out to the community. Village of Wellington Page 1 Senior Advisory Committee Action Summary March 12, 2015 Mr. Trager made a motion to show support for the services. Ms. Tanner gave the second. The motion passed unanimously. SAC15-008 Adult Day Care Zoning Text Amendment Kelly Ferriallo gave a presentaton on the zoning text amendment eliminating the outdoor requirement for adult day care facilities. Mr. Fransetta asked for clarification on what was being considered. Ms. Kelly explained that our current code requires 4500 square feet based on the number of patients expected at the facility. The proposal was to remove the requirement to align with what the County requires. Mr. Basehart further clarified history in the area concerning this type of requirment. Mr. Stillings added that the County made their decision to remove the requirement, stating that the providers will know better how much outdoor space is available. Mr. Trager asked if the areas are protected or fenced. Mr. Stillings explained they are. Mr. Fransetta added that he thought it was a good idea for all seniors to have some time outdoors. Mr. Wrenn agreed and explained that their position was to include some outdoor area. Their desire to have the requirement removed though because although space would be necessary, the currenlty required space would be too large and possibly dangerous. Ms. Zimmerman asked if outdoor space was necessary at all. Ms. Lascola mentioned that some patients at least like to see outside if not go out. Mr. Fransetta mentioned that the committee does not have the authority to approve or deny but it was important to have input or questions from seniors. He asked for a motion of support. Mr. Trager made a motion of approval of the proposed zoning amendment. The motion passed 6-0. SAC15-007 Senior Housing Needs Presentation Bob Basehart gave a report on the Council that took place on March 9th concerning senior housing and the senior survey presented by the Community Services department. He explained that the Council gave staff direction to draw up some conceptual designs for some Village owned sites for senior housing projects as well as amenities. The Village attorney was also directed to research possible residency requirement options. Mr. Fransetta mentioned that the Wellingon Green Park site is the primary location the Senior Advisory Committee has indicated interest in creating a senior housing project. He feels it is ideal for a number of reasons. He asked for a motion recommending the Wellington Green site for a multi-family project. Mr. Nebb made the motion to recommend the Wellington Green site for a mult-family senior housing project. Ms. Tanner gave the second. Village of Wellington Page 2 Senior Advisory Committee Action Summary March 12, 2015 Mr. Trager mentioned that the committee has made the exact recommendation in the past and is still in support. Mr. Nebb mentioned he believes the committee should specify there are elevators and he feels it should be rentals. Ms. Lascola asked if there was any idea how much rent would be in such a project. Mr. Basehart clarified that rates would be determined at a later date due to many factors. The motion passed 6-0. VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS VIII. BOARD COMMENTS Mr. Nebb commented that he went to a senior luncheon at the Village Park gym and found it to be very pleasant and heard good feedback from other participants. Ms. Lascola asked if a survey could be done to see who wants a senior center. Mr. DeLaney said he would look into it. Mr. Trager mentioned that he remembers direction from Council being more of an intergenerational center as opposed to only seniors. Ms. Lascola said you cant go to a multi generational facility every day because they wont have activities. Ms. Zimmerman asked if Ms. Lascola was talking about a place to go play cards and keep busy. Ms. Lascola agreed. Mr. Fransetta explained the White House Council on aging that Ms. Lascola attended is a once every 10 year council held in Tampa and all areas of senior issues were discussed. He also mentioned he feels the direction is that a community center will be built and it will be the role of the seniors to ask for space in that building. IX. CLOSING COMMENTS X. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:19pm NOTICE Village of Wellington Page 3