Village of River Forest Age-Friendly Ad Hoc Committee Met May 12.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
A regular meeting of the Village of River Age Friendly Ad Hoc Committee was held at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue – River Forest, IL.
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. Upon roll call, the following persons were:
Present: Chairperson Respicio Vazquez, Daniel Lauber, Deborah Frederick, Lydia Manning, James Flanagan, Barbara Mirel, Helen Kwan (arrived at 7:09)
Absent: Ron Sherman
Also Present: Management Analyst Sara Phyfer
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Mr. Flanagan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Lauber to approve the April 14, 2021 meeting minutes.
Roll call:
Ayes: Chairperson Vazquez, Daniel Lauber, Deborah Frederick, Lydia Manning, James Flanagan
Absent: Ron Sherman, Helen Kwan
Nays: None
Motion Passes.
4. COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES: DEMENTIA FRIENDLY RIVER FOREST AND AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES COLLABORATIVE
Chairperson Vazquez stated he had nothing to report for AFCC because they did not meet.
Ms. Manning stated DFRF is still in a holding pattern and they plan to revisit the action plan and training schedule.
New members Ms. Mirel and Ms. Kwan introduced themselves.
5. OLD BUSINESS
a. Continued Discussion and Review of Committee Survey Questions
The Committee continued their discussion regarding the questions and updated the questions based on the feedback received. There was a discussion about the relevance of certain housing questions.
The Committee reached a consensus to continue discussing the survey at the next meeting in order to consider the questions relative to the AARP’s 8 Domains of Livability.
Chairperson Vazquez stated he would like to get closure by next month on the survey, and that the Committee would discuss how to get it out to the community. It was determined a 10-15 minute survey-taking timeframe would be ideal.
6. NEW BUSINESS
None.
7. NEXT MEETING: JUNE 9
The Committee reached a consensus to hold its next meeting on Wednesday, June 9 at 7PM.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Ms. Manning made a motion, seconded by Mr. Lauber to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 pm.
Roll call:
Ayes: Chairperson Respicio Vazquez, Daniel Lauber, Deborah Frederick, Lydia Manning, James Flanagan, Barbara Mirel, Helen Kwan
Absent: Ron Sherman
Nays: None
Motion Passes.
https://www.vrf.us/uploads/cms/documents/events/05-12-21_Age_Friendly_Committee_Meeting_Minutes_.pdf
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