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Residents and commission praise Aurora's older-adult needs assessment as council adopts related consent-item
Summary
A member of the Aurora Commission for Older Adults urged council support for the recently completed older-adult needs assessment; the council approved the consent calendar containing the related resolution unanimously.
A member of the Aurora Commission for Older Adults urged the City Council on Sept. 8 to adopt a resolution acknowledging completion of an older-adult needs assessment; the related resolution was approved as part of the consent calendar.
Jeanne Davis, speaking during the public-comment portion attached to the resolutions and ordinances consent calendar, said the commission began work on the assessment in 2022 with the consultant J.S.I. and that the report provides actionable, measurable recommendations for improving services for older Aurora residents. “Aurora has a significant older adult population with nearly 67,000 individuals aged 60 and older representing 17.1% of the city's total population,” Davis said during her three-minute comment; she commended council member Angela Liza and Parks, Recreation and Open Space staff for their roles in completing the report.
The consent calendar for resolutions and ordinances (items 10a1 through 10b2, which included the older-adult item) passed unanimously. Staff said department presentations would follow to begin implementing recommendations from the assessment.
Council did not conduct additional discussion on the item during the public hearing and approved the consent calendar as presented.
