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Council on Aging reviews work plan, emergency plan and senior-center budget timeline
Summary
The council discussed assigning leads for three work-plan objectives, an emergency plan to be developed by staff, National Council on Aging resources and senior-center activities including a mattress donation, upcoming budget meeting and a grant reimbursement for a legislative fly-in.
The Kenai Council on Aging on April 10 reviewed its adopted work plan, discussed next steps for an emergency plan and received the senior center director’s routine report on programming, donations and budget timing.
Council members agreed the work plan—already submitted to the City Council and approved April 2—needs assignment of individual leads. “I suggest you might I wanna take a lead. Someone take a lead on 1, 2, and 3,” one member said, and the group discussed having a single presenter introduce the emergency-plan draft and then holding a work session to consider it as a group.
Staff noted several resources and next steps. A member identified the National Council on Aging database of healthy-aging and wellness programs as a starting point for resource mapping; one council member said they would help take the lead on that item. Staff said the emergency plan will be prepared and brought to the council as a presentation/work session.
Senior-center operational items included a $5,000 mattress donation from Keller Williams Realty agents, an activity director attending a national conference and an upcoming health-and-fitness event and prom planning. The senior center director also said a survey will be distributed in the May and June newsletters and that staff expect a roughly 25% return rate for mailed surveys.
Budget planning was highlighted: city staff and the finance director will convene a budget meeting at City Hall on May 3 starting at 9 a.m. City staff asked council members to attend if they wish; the meeting will review departmental and program budgets and some capital needs. The director said state grants are unlikely to increase in the coming year, and the center will continue to pursue local donations and sponsorships to cover gaps.
The council also accepted (reimbursed) a travel scholarship/grant that covered a staff member’s travel to a legislative “fly-in” in Juneau; staff described the award as a reimbursement for travel to advocate for increased senior-services funding.
Ending — next steps: Staff will circulate meeting dates for the work-plan subgroups, prepare the emergency-plan presentation and provide materials for the May 3 budget review; the land-donation ordinance discussion for KPHI will be heard at a future council meeting.
