Senior Advisory Committee Agenda 03/04/2019March 4, 2019 10:30 AM
Senior Advisory Committee Meeting
3299 Tamiami Trl E
Naples FL, 34112
Second Floor County Manager’s Front Conference Room
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Adoption of the Agenda
5. Public Comment
6. Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meeting
6.1. February 4, 2018
7. Staff Reports
8. New Business
9. Unfinished Business
9.1. Refine List for Board of County Commissioners
10. Announcements
11. Committee Member Discussion
12. Next Meeting Time, Date and Location
12.1. April 1, 2018 10:30 a.m. County Manager’s Office Front Conference Room
13. Adjournment
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Commissioners,
Since April 18, 2018 the Senior Advisory Committee has met 12 times to discuss Senior issues in the
Community. The Committee has heard from several County Divisions and some external stakeholders
about the services being delivered to seniors in the community and potential opportunities for the
County. The Following list is comprised of several topics/areas that the Senior Advisory Committee feels
the County should consider. The Senior Advisory Committee seeks your direction and looks forward to
working with the County to further identify solutions to these issues.
Senior Citizen Communication
1. Communication avenues to communicate the services that the county already has
2. The need for a better program to explain County policies and identify resources available for
senior residents of Collier County including web page and weekly Senior Page in the NDN,
Senior Isolation, Housing, Health and Wellbeing
3. Address the issue of Senior Isolation
4. The inclusion of senior needs in the Affordable Housing program development,
5. Suggestion to offer Co-housing and Home Sharing services as part of the county housing
program,
6. Investigate and develop a plan for co-housing and home sharing living options
7. The need for additional senior centers has been demonstrated by the huge success and the
assistance to seniors offered by the Golden Gate Senior Center operated by CSR and the Naples
Senior Center operated by Jewish Family Services. Similar centers are needed at a minimum in
East Naples and in Immokalee. The county should work with nonprofits and its own excellent
senior services operations to make this happen.
8. There is a need for Community paramedics who could follow up with repeat call users of their
EMS services as well as with discharged hospital patients who also call and have limited ability to
implement the discharge guidance provided by the hospitals. Many if not most of these users
are seniors. The County should work with the hospitals to provide in home services that would
reduce EMS usage for falls, etc. as well as reduce returns to the hospital largely for failing to
follow discharge plans.
General Design and Accessibility for Seniors
9. Introduction of a requirement for developers to offer Universal Design options in new homes
constructed in Collier County,
10. The need for additional bus stop shelters and a possible program (public/private Partnership to
pay for them,
11. Identify the need for additional consideration of senior mobility needs as part of the discussion
of new transportation option as Collier County grows
12. Need to introduce Pedestrian Islands at more busy and wide intersections
13. Review the utility of installing count-down lights at major intersections in Activity Centers
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