Senior Advisory Committee Minutes 05/03/2018MINUTES OF THE REGLAR MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE
May 3, 2018
Naples, Florida
LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Senior Advisory Board and Productivity Committee met
on this date at 10:00 A.M. at 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Building F, 5th Floor, Training Room, Naples,
Florida with the following Members Present:
Senior Advisory Committee
Present: Charles "Doug" Hartman
Jacquelyn Pierce
Joel Kessler
Thomas Lansen
Larry Magel
Litha Berger
Victoria Tracy
Excused:
Absent: Murray Hendel
Also Present: Geoff Willig — Operations Analyst County Manager's Office
Public Present: Shelley Perry — Lasting Links Solutions
1. Call to Order
Doug Hartman called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Roll Call — Committee Members
Seven members were in attendance for the Senior Advisory Committee, therefore a quorum was
established.
3. Approval of Agenda
The agenda was distributed to all present and approved
7. New Business
In the handouts Geoff Willig provided was a copy of the Committee Procedures adopted from the
document provided by the County Attorney's Office. Since the online Box folder had been
unavailable preceding the meeting some of the members had not had an opportunity to review the
document in its entirety. A few changes were proposed and consensus of the group was to hold off
on adoption until the committee had had an opportunity to review. Geoff Willig would seek
guidance from the County Attorney's Office and present at the next meeting.
5. Public Comment
Shelley Perry was asked to introduce herself as the member of the public present. She was
representing the Senior Leadership Council on Aging (SLCA). She expressed the interest that SLCA
has in what this committee is doing and looks forward to coordinating efforts. Ms. Perry shared that
they hold public meetings the first Friday of every month at Avow Hospice, and invited anyone to
join them. The Committee asked about a list of available services and asked Geoff Willig to see if he
could locate this list.
7. Staff Report
Geoff Willig presented some slides with the group regarding the demographic makeup of Collier
County and the Population Growth. The Committee asked for clarification regarding the figure of
26.4% of the population being seniors for the next meeting. Geoff Willig shared that unfortunately
Louise Pelletier, Manager for Senior Programs and Social Services, was unavailable for this meeting
but would be at the next committee meeting.
8. New Business
The Committee discussed Chairman Hartman's Letter. The Chairman asked the group for their
thoughts. The Committee went around the table and consensus was that Communication was a very
important issue to address, ensuring that seniors were aware of what services were available was
important. The Committee asked Geoff Willig to invite Mike Sheffield and Chief Spell to a future
meeting to learn about their activities. The Committee also felt that isolation was another important
issue to consider. The Committee also chose to explore what other communities are doing regarding
communications.
13. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:57 with nothing further to discuss.
14. Next Meeting
Jacquelyn Pierce and Victoria Tracy informed the group that they would not be at the next meeting.
The next meeting of the Senior Advisory Committee will be on May 3, 2018 at 10 AM in the Fifth
Floor Training Room located at 3299 Tamiami Tri E, Naples FL 34112
Collier County Senior Advisory Committee
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Chart s Hartman - Chairman
The foregoing Minutes were approved by Committee Chair on June 4, 2018, "as submitted" [ ] or
"as amended" [ ]