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NOTE: Action items are shown in boldface, and motions are italicized.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Cay Bettinghaus, Jackie Campeau, Susan Enney, Nina Else, JoAnn Furay, Faye Hastings, Walt Heidenfelder, Roice Horning, Bill Minard, Jean Kyle,
CITY COUNCIL: Cheryl Wise
STAFF: Edie Richey, Tami Fischer
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
COMMISSION LIAISON: Absent
GUESTS: Bob Lanky
Roice Horning, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 4:06 p.m.
I. Approval of Minutes:
a. Motion to approved minutes by Jean Kyle. Commission voted to accept. No discussion
II. Announcements
a. The Annual Report will be submitted to City Council on Monday, July 21, 2003
at 7:00.
b. The Communication Committee will also present the new Power Point Presentation
c. Barb Martin - Three Generation Committee is raising money to buy statue that
has been on loan. For those individuals or groups that give a donation of $125
or more will receive a recognition plaque at the site of the statue. If you
wish to participate as a committee, please give donations to Edie Richey by
June 11th.
d. Tami indicated that Willow Glen is looking for a nice piano to be donated.
III. Committee, liaison, event attendee reports.
a. Bob Lanky - State funding programs for senior citizens.
i. Funds were lost for seniors across the board; the senior property tax exemption
2003/4/5 is gone.
ii. Human services went from $922,00 to $493,000
iii. State Aid to the needy was cut from $144,000 to $100,000
iv. Older Colorado Fund (Meals on Wheels, Visiting Nurses, etc.) $3 mil to $2
mil in 2002 to $1l5 mil in 2003.
v. Long Bill $2.5 mil for Older Colorado funds, if not used one year, not there
the next
vi. Medicaid $1 mil to $167,000. Eligibility standards are not on the side of
the elderly or disabled.
vii. Medicaid transport - unless on stretcher or in wheelchair, transportation
is unavailable.
viii. Walt - Tabor amendments - public needs education as no one is stepping
forward to be the push for the amendments. City Council chambers are available
for presentation such as these if we are interested in providing a forum format.
Suggestion was for a possible Channel 8 presentation. Motion was made by Jackie
and approved by Commission to have Walt proceed with communication with Channel
8 on their programming for Tabor and Communications Committee to write article.
b. Housing - Bill - Nothing new. Willow Ridge is a month ahead of scheduled. Due to open the 1st part of November
c. RTD-Cay Jennifer Ebee has the Guide to Data on Older Population and Cay is asking what information we would like broken down from her. Consensus was specific info on Jefferson, County, and Lakewood.
d. City Staff - Edie
i. Fire and Ice event at the Clements Center was very successful. West Metro
was pleased with the attendance of 130.
ii. Senior Heroes was held at the Senior Resource Center on May 8th.
iii. Roice was invited, as chairman of the LSCAC, to attend the DRCOG Government
Training Day on May 22nd.
iv. Brochure as passed around for the Denver Regional Council of Government
-Ombudsman program
e. Citizens for Lakewood's Future - Discussion on whether to partner with this group for their 2004 program. Motion as made to explore possibility by Walt. Commission approved.
f. Review of annual report. Susan is putting together the Power Point presentation and this will also be presented July 21st to the City Council. Wrap up during June 11th meeting.
g. Communication Committee presented final Core Power Point presentation. Motion was made by JoAnn for the Communication Committee to move forward with the presentations. Commission approved.
h. Susan - Website issues. Susan is working to see what is out there on the Commission and where and how we want to represent ourselves.
Motion was made by Jean to adjourn. Commission approved. Meeting was adjourned
at 6:05 p.m.
Faye Hastings, Secretary
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