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Home My WebLink About07-20-2023 Senior Center CommissionIOWA CITY SENIOR CENTER Senior Center Commission Thursday, July 20, 2023 4PM Senior Center Assembly Room Agenda 1. Introductions/Welcome—A. McConville 2. Minutes (June 15, 2023) 3. Public Discussion for items not on the agenda � MIroPIeW��.. CITY OF IOWA CITY UNESCO CITY OF OTERATURE 4. TRAIL (Tools and Resources for Active Independent Living) Presentation- B. Untiedt 5. Operational Overview—L. DeLoach ❖ Senior Center programming update 6. Commission Discussion— A. McConville Senior Center master plan discussion ❖ Sustainability ideas Commissioner's report of community correspondence Future agenda Items 7. Adjourn **Next meeting is Thursday, August 17 at 4 PM ** Meeting Packet Contents: 1. Agenda: Thursday, July 20, 2023 2. Minutes: Senior Center Commission, Thursday, June 15, 2023 If you will need disability related accommodations to participate in this program or event, please contact LaTasha DeLoach at latasha-deloachiiowa-cit oorg or 319-356-5225. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. Preliminary Minutes June 15, 2023 MINUTES SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION June 15, 2023 Assembly Room, Iowa City Senior Center Members Present: Angela McConville, Susan Mellecker, Lee McKnight, Warren Paris, Jay Gilchrist Members Absent: Tasha Lard, Nancy Ostrognai Staff Present: Kristin Kromray, LaTasha DeLoach Others Present: CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by McConville at 4:00 PM. RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MAY 18, 2023 MEETING: Motion: To accept the minutes from the May 18, 2023. Motion carried on a vote of 5/0. McKnight/Gilchrist PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW: DeLoach reported she organized the first Elders of Color meeting. They are planning to meet monthly. The goal is to have BIPOC older adults brainstorm programming ideas and share community. She mentioned Commissioner Gilchrist is starting a Wisdom Circle. One idea would be to have representatives from the Elders of Color and Queer Elders group be a part of the Wisdom Circle group. DeLoach noted a new volunteer program called Senior Center Ambassadors. Ambassadors will give tours and be a resource in the building. McConville asked how many Senior Centers are in Iowa. DeLoach was unsure of the total number but noted a few of the larger ones. Gilcrest mentioned Cedar Rapids is moving towards having an intergenerational recreation center. Preliminary Minutes June 15, 2023 DeLoach reported Johnson County has put the Senior Center on a service agreement instead of a quality -of -life grant. The Senior Center is anticipating receiving around $60,000 from this funding. DeLoach noted she is looking for additional funding sources. She is exploring the possibility of having night and weekend hours. She noted staff is working to see if Silver Sneakers is an option for the Senior Center. Silver Sneakers is a health insurance benefit through specific insurances. The contract is being reviewed. The Senior Center currently partners with United Health care for their similar benefit, Renew Acitve. Friends of the Iowa City Center is going to have a Pickleball tournament fundraiser in September. DeLoach invited commissioners to become involved with this event. COMMISSION DISCUSSION: Commissioners discussed the timeline of the exterior and interior projects. Gilchrist asked about environmentally friendly ways to offset the buildings climate footprint such as a roof top garden. DeLoach said she would ask about this. She noted that solar panels had been discussed in the past and they are too heavy for the building, so any solar would have to be offsite. McKnight asked about the recent air conditioning repair. DeLoach stated it had gone smoothly. Commissioners discussed the kitchen remodel and the possibilities related to it. Paris stated he appreciated the Open House. Suggestions for next month are to discuss sustainable building ideas. Meeting Adjourned. M N M N M N z z z z z z M N M M N M N N N z z z z z ti N O O 1 O 1 1 1 U U I x X Q N N X i O O i i i O i x X rn N z z z z = z z N N E" EL N V1 7 V M M V1 N M LCi N N N N N N N N N N N H IWi V 0 0 to z- o H]¢ q� a U cn ti N Y a a d > F1 ro A co 0 z W row The following documents were handed out during the meeting. TRAIL of Johnson County Bob Untiedt, Executive Director for 1C5C Commission July 20, 2023 Overview of Presentation • Brief TRAIL history Services from beginning • one quick story • Supported Memberships • Life Transitions • Cool charts • Comments/Questions A bit of TRAI L's `Origin Story' Once upon a time, four good friends of a certain age, all living withii another in Iowa City's historic Northside neighborhood, gathered or night. Their talk turned to concerns about aging and the difficulty o older homes. What can we do to maintain our independence and of wondered, and wh❑ can we rope into helping us? Their numbers grew as they researched this question, and eventual from the UI Retirees Association to join the national pillage to V111ae hopes of launching their own aging -in -place organization, but had n Although they did have a name for themselves; TRAIL —Tools and R Independent Living, and with the support of the ICSC in providing sr for business in 2017. Beginning TRAIL services As these Founders hired excellent staff (one of them midst today), their initial services were essentially: m Social & Educational Programming. This can be seen slide, but involves all kinds of things. About a quarter members find on our members -only calendar is inter£ from the broader community; some collaborations (ir Center); and anything from hiking to wine & cheese tc galleries to learning how to declutter are part of our s educational programming. One picture of Social Et Educational prop This was a Frank Lloy Quasqueto Wapsipino{ Buchanan TRAI L's So programs s 15 in atter normally 5 people to in Davenpc Other beginning TRAIL services Other services TRAIL ❑ffered from its beginning included Volunteer support services. Medical Advocacy, small yi support, and transportation to medical appointments ft stores - or even lunch at a restaurant - all happen moni • We started with a recommended Vendor program. This dozens of ours of volunteers calling and calling plumbe etc., t❑ see if they would send us multiple references 2 licensure Ft insurance, as relevant. During the pandem committee ended; we are looking at a different methoi recommending these services to perhaps start this fall. One quick story Madeline. (Not her real name) Madeline was a member fr when she died. She had been a loyal UI Women's Basketb{ before it became popular - and needed a lot of TRAIL volua especially, in the last two years of her life. one volunteer old woman, became a regular support for Madeline..and tf to UI Women's Basketball games together. A few months l passing, she requested of TRAIL a ride every day for 6 wee oxygen treatments. We managed to schedule all these tre weeks, and Madeline was very relieved. This is just one of literally thousands of examples of the w preserves independence and helps people. Supported Memberships Beginning in 2022, TRAIL began a program called "Suppor Memberships". Based on a sliding fee scale related to ArE Income (AMI), this reduced the cost of belonging to TRAIL income of new members. Currently, we have 30 Supported Members, and we now, 1 for everyone, offer free memberships to any household m $34,0401year or less, and every individual making $32,00( Because Supported Members tend to have smaller socialls and often request more services, from the Community Foundation helps TRAIL afford this program, by regular memberships. we limiting this to 30 pE of Johnson County and N but much of the revenue Life Transitions In late 2021, two members of TRAIL, Joy Smith and NlaggiE a new program of TRAIL - Life Transitions. This program now includes the contract hiring of Kaleigh C Worker at Oaknoll for case management support. We proN training to six TRAIL volunteers, who provide extra suppor members who are going through any number of transitions This has also led us to having presentations from Heritage Ar Aging, the Visiting Nurse Association, and to our assisting me with connecting with these groups and other resources. Thi! intensive volunteering than we've done in the past, but it is members and participating volunteers. Growth of TRAIL WIC O 150 132 100 5U TRAIL memberships, December 2018 - June 2023 160 163 169 .2 t . 16 0 1� 2018 2.019 2020 2021 2022 —Full —Affiliate —Supported —TotaL 1000 900 KO 700 4DO 3m 200 Im 0 Growth of TRAIL Volunteer Service Volunteer Services am 2019 2020 2021 2022 thru V 30M a Ydlunteer Services ThE voli ave Thank you Comments.? Questions?