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Commission hears presentation on Age Friendly Fairbanks, AARP network enrollment
Summary
Commissioners received a progress report on the Age Friendly Fairbanks initiative — a multi-agency effort to join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities and develop a multi-year action plan focused on housing, transportation, emergency preparedness and inclusion.
Commissioners heard a multi-partner update on Age Friendly Fairbanks and the borough’s participation in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The initiative pairs the Senior Citizen Advisory Commission, the City of Fairbanks chief of staff’s office and Foundation Health Partners’ Community Health Improvement Planning for Seniors (CHIP Senior).
Carol (commission member) and Commissioner Darlene Anthony presented the initiative’s approach: year one involved community listening and needs assessments; year two will produce a plan of action with prioritized goals and measures; years three through five will focus on implementation and evaluation. The presenters described eight age-friendly domains — housing, transportation, outdoor spaces and buildings, civic participation and employment, communication and information, respect and social inclusion, social participation, and health services and community supports — as the framework for local work.
Presenters said community priorities identified so far include housing (affordability and aging-in-place modifications), transportation accessibility and affordability, emergency preparedness and social inclusion. The commission discussed using the May Senior Recognition and Fairbanks 50+ events as “listening post” opportunities to gather input from older residents. Carol said the group has applied for a Livable Communities technical assistance grant focused on emergency preparedness; that application was pending at the time of the meeting.
The commission agreed to support outreach and to encourage commissioners and partner organizations to help promote public input channels, including an online comprehensive-plan survey and a slate of open-house meetings run by the borough planning department.
Ending: Commissioners were asked to refer partner organizations and seniors to upcoming open houses and the comp-plan survey; the Age Friendly group will return with updates and, if awarded, the technical-assistance workplan.
