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>> WELCOME TO THE WEDNESDAY MAY 27TH 2026 MAYOR'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON SENIOR LIVING PICKLE WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:32:00 P.M. SINCE WE HAVE SOME NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS WE WILL START DOWN HERE PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO
THE AUDIENCE. >> NAOMI PARADISE.
>> I'M JOHN O'DONNELL. >> I AM CAROL APPLEGATE.
>> TAMMY HANEY. >> JOHN SCHULER.
>> ANNA STOUT. >> AND I'M COUNCILOR RICH TAYLOR, CAROL AND I SERVE AS COCHAIRS OF THE COMMISSION.
WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR ORDER OF BUSINESS TODAY -- FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND MAKING AN INTRODUCTION ON ITEM,
THE COMMITTEE SURVEY FINDINGS. >> I WANT TO GIVE A HISTORY OF HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT TONIGHT AND SO ACT WHEN OUR COMMITTEE STARTED, OUR COMMISSION STARTED, WE DECIDED AS A GROUP TO GO WITH THE ARP -- AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY FOR SENIORS.
THAT IS KIND OF A PROCESS WE HAD TO GO THROUGH AND SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR BEING IN AN AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY IS THEIR GOAL IS TO FEEL SAFE IN THE COMMUNITY, PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, BE TREATED WITH RESPECT, HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, APPROPRIATE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION, HAVE ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HEALTH SERVICES AND KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE AND HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION BY MEANS THEY PR PREFER. THE ACTIVE, VITAL CONTRIBUTORS TO ECONOMIC, CIVIC, AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY AND RECEIVE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT IF THEY CAN NO LONGER LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES. THAT'S REALLY WHAT ARP IS TRYING TO DO AND HELP US WITH, IT'S BECOME A GREAT CITY FOR OUR SENIORS TO LIVE. THE FIRST STEP IN THAT PROCESS WAS TO CONDUCT A SURVEY WHICH MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE GOTTEN A COPY OF THAT. DR. BOUSTANI AND HIS GROUP FROM IU WAS GENEROUS TO HAVE CONDUCTED THE SURVEY AND BROUGHT THE RESULTS BACK INTO THEIR OFFICES AND THEY'VE ANALYZED THAT DATA. THAT DATA IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT TONIGHT TO SHOW YOU WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THAT SURVEY. ONCE WE HAVE THAT DONE, THIS COMMITTEE, THIS COMMISSION MET LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT A RETREAT AND WORKED ON OUR PLAN OF ACTION.
SO WHEN WE GET ALL THESE THINGS DONE, WE GET THE SURVEY DONE, WE GET THE PLAN OF ACTION, WE SUBMIT THE APPLICATION TO ARP AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE CERTIFIED AS AN AGE FROM THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS AN ONGOING PROCESS OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED AT IN OUR MEETING LAST WEEK ARE SOME OF OUR PRIORITIES AND A PLAN OF ACTION WILL BE ONGOING PICKLE WE WILL LOOK AT IT IN TWO OR THREE YEARS, WE WILL REVIEW IT, WE WILL ADD TO OR SUBTRACT, WE WILL GIVE THEM SUPPORT ON A BASIS.
I HAVE NICK STEWART FROM DR. BOUSTANI'S OFFICE, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MEET WITH US TON TONIGHT.
NICK IS GOING TO REVIEW THAT THE SURVEY RESULTS AND GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY CAME OUT WITH IN THE FINAL FINDINGS.
FOR THE COMMISSION MEMBERS, I GAVE YOU A SHEET WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEDNESDAY. AS NICK GOES THROUGH THIS AGAIN I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO MAKE NOTES ON THINGS WE MIGHT NOT HAVE INCLUDED IN THAT REPORT AND THEY WERE KIND TO HAVE SUMMARIZED THAT. AS HE GOES THROUGH HIS INFORMATION WE WILL ADD TO IT -- NICK, IT'S YOURS.
>> I APPRECIATE IT, TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND AND SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURVEY, WE DID RANDOMLY SELECT 10,000 RESIDENTS OF CARMEL, AGED 55 AND OLDER.
IT WAS SENT OUT SURVEYS TO THOSE PEOPLE THERE IS A LOWER RETURN RATE AS THERE OFTEN IS WITH SURVEYS.
WE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 500 BACK.
THIS DATA IS DERIVED FROM THE 500 WE RECEIVED.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT SURE OF, JUST KNOW IT'S FROM
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THESE 500 RESPONSES. WE CANNOT BE CERTAIN THIS IS PERFECTLY ACCURATE BUT WE ARE CERTAIN IT REFLECTS THE RESPONDHE IS. >> CAN YOU DO A FAVOR AND TALK ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE ON SOME OF THAT? WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THAT EARLIER WITH MONICA, HOW THE MINIMUM NUMBER WE WANTED TO RECEIVE, WHETHER OR NOT WE
ACHIEVED THAT. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE MINIMUM NUMBER WE WANTED TO RECEIVE IS AT LEAST 300 TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE. WE HAVE BEAT THAT BENCHMARK AT 500. WE CAN'T SAY THE SAMPLE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, THERE WILL BE VARIANCE WITHIN BUT WE ARE RELATIVELY CONFIDENT THIS REPRESENTS AS
BEST WE CAN. >> THANK YOU, NICK.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. THE ARP HAS -- WE'RE GOING TO BREAK THOSE DOWN TO THE SAME DOMAINS WE WILL GIVE YOU A REVIEW OF WHAT YOU WILL SEE. THE DOMAIN OF LIVING, THE ASSOCIATED DATA WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT TOO MUCH AND THEN WE WILL GO INTO WHAT THOSE FINDINGS ARE FROM THE DATA AND POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT. OUR FIRST TOPIC WILL BE HOUSING.
YOU HAVE THESE SLIDES HERE HIGHLIGHTING SOME IMPORTANT D DATA. NOTABLE FINDINGS, 34.2% OF RESPONDENTS SAY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THEY CAN REMAIN IN THEIR COMMUNITY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHEN CONSIDERING REMAINING IN THE COMMUNITY THE FOLLOWING FACTORS ARE MAJOR FACTORS.
42.6% SAID A MAJOR FACTOR WOULD BE WANTING A SMALLER HOME, 34.4% WOULD BE HOME MAINTENANCE COSTS WOULD BE A MAJOR FACTOR AND WANTING A HOME SUITABLE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, 63.7% WAS A MAJOR FACTOR. 24.6% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THEIR HOME NEEDS REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS FOR THEM TO CONTINUE LIVING THERE LONG TERM. 69.7% OF RESPONDENTS REPORT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING OPTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, 72.8% OF RESPONDENTS REPORT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF EASILY ACCESSIBLE HOUSING OPTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
79.1% OF RESPONDENTS REPORT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF MAINTENANCE SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR LOW INCOME OR SENIOR RESIDENTS.
LOOKING AT THIS DATA WE CAN TELL PEOPLE ENJOY CARMEL, THEY WANT TO STAY HERE. THE IMPORTANT DATA WE ARE PULLING FOR THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO ALLOW THEM TO DO SO.
SMALLER HOMES, AFFORDABLE SITUATIONS COME AFFORDABLE MAINTENANCE COSTS AND BEING ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENT LEAVE WITHIN THE HOME ARE GOING TO BE MOST IMPORTANT FOR THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. KNOWING THAT A NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS SAID THEY ARE NOT SURE OF THESE OPTIONS OR THEY DON'T THINK THERE ARE GOOD OPTIONS, IT COULD BE AN AREA TO LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE. SOME POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS.
INCREASE AVAILABILITY OR AWARENESS OF HOUSING FOR SENIORS WITH ACCESSIBILITY CONCERNS. INCREASE AVAILABILITY OR AWARENESS OF HOUSING FOR SENIORS WITH LOW INCOME, INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OR AWARENESS OF HOME REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS SPECIFICALLY SERVICES WHICH CAN MAKE A HOME SUITABLE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING GIVING THAT WE SAW THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED SAYING THEY WOULD NEED SOME REPAIRS OR ADDITIONAL WORK DONE TO THEIR HOME TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE LIVING THERE LONG TERM.
NEXT WE WILL TALK ABOUT OUTDOOR SPACES AND BUILDINGS.
WE HAVE THE DATA HERE. NOTABLE FINDINGS -- PARTICIPANTS OVERALL RATED OUTDOOR SPACES AND BUILDINGS HIGHLY, WE'VE LOOKED FOR WHAT COULD WE POSSIBLY DO KNOWING THAT RESPONSES ARE GENERALLY HIGH. 60.4% OF RESPONDENTS -- BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS THEY WERE UNAWARE OF IT UP OR AMOUNT, FAIR AMOUNT OR GOOD TO. IF THIS REPORT IS SO HIGH ON THESE SCORES MAY BE EVEN GOOD IS OUR LOW BENCHMARK AND WE WANT TO AIM FOR A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF VERY GOOD OR EXCELLENT.
46.3% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED PUBLIC BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY, THEY WERE UNAWARE IT WAS POOR, FAIR, OR GOOD TO.
56% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THE AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC BENCHES
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FOR RESTING, THEY WERE UNAWARE, POOR, FAIR, OR GOOD TO.BASED ON THIS IF YOU RECOMMENDATIONS -- INCREASE AVAILABILITY OR AWARENESS FOR SEPARATE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS. INCREASE AVAILABILITY AND AWARENESS OF PUBLIC BENCHES. INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY AND SIGNAGE IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. SPECIFICALLY THAT SIGNAGE PIECE, WE CAN BE RELATIVELY SURE AND RELATIVELY CERTAIN THERE ARE ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS WITHIN PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, THIS MIGHT JUST BE AN ISSUE WHERE PEOPLE ARE RATHER UNAWARE A BIT. NEXT WE'LL TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. HERE'S OUR DATA AGAIN.
NOTABLE FINDINGS, 96.8% OF RESPONDENTS REPORT DRIVING THEMSELVES AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.
THAT IS HIGHER THAN WE WOULD TYPICALLY SEE GIVEN THIS SURVEY WAS ONLY GIVEN TO THOSE 55 AND OLDER, SOME OF BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WAS RATED POORLY OVERALL WITH EACH QUESTION BEING RATED AS POOR OR THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS UNAWARE -- THOSE TWO ITEMS ACCOUNTED FOR 72.5% OR MORE OF THE RESPONSES. IT'S A PRETTY GENERAL TREND FOR
TRANSPORTATION OVERALL. >> COULD ASK A QUESTION? WOULD THAT BE BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR SENIORS ARE STILL SO ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY? WAS THERE ANYTHING IN THE OTHER SURVEYS THAT WOULD SAY THIS IS WHY THAT'S SO HIGH?
>> WHY THAT WOULD BE SO HIGH -- WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS INDICATE WHITES SO HIGH KNOWING THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL DRIVING THEMSELVES. IT COULD BE THEY SIMPLY HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO IT YET BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T FOUND A NEED TO.
WE CAN'T REALLY DETERMINE CAUSALITY FROM THIS.
IT COULD BE EITHER DIRECTION PEOPLE ARE DRIVING SO MUCH BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT OR DON'T FIND SERVICES ARE THERE FOR THEM. OR IT COULD BE THEY DON'T KNOW SERVICES ARE THERE OR MUCH ABOUT THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL DRIVING SO MUCH, WE DON'T HAVE A QUESTION THAT CAN HELP DETERMINE
CAUSALITY. >> ANECDOTALLY THAT DOES CORRELATE WITH THE INCREASED CALLS FOR RIDE SERVICE BETWEEN THE TWO PROVIDERS, THEY BOTH HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE, WHETHER HAMILTON COUNTY EXPRESS OR PRIME LIFE RIDERSHIP.
AS WE SEE THE POPULATION AGE, THAT CAN MAYBE BECOME MORE
CRITICAL. >> ABSOLUTELY THAT CAN BECOME MORE CRITICAL. WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IS KEEP AN EYE IF THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO TREND UP, THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE YOU'RE AT AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE DATA TO MAKE THAT CALL TODAY BUT IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH OBSERVING OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
POSSIBLE TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS PLACE A HIGH PRIORITY ON INCREASING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, ESPECIALLY WITH A HIGH DENSITY OF SENIOR RESIDENTS OR PLACES WITH ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS TO PREVENT ISOLATION TO THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. IT MAY JUST BE IT'S AN AWARENESS ISSUE, IT'S AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN HEARING THERE ARE SERVICES AVAILABLE, THAT AWARENESS MAY BE ONE.
WE CAN ALSO INCREASE AVAILABILITY OR AWARENESS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO HELP OLDER ADULTS ACCESS PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. WE HAVE THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE SPHERE, INCREASE AVAILABILITY OR AWARENESS OF THOSE SERVICES BUT WE FIND AS WE WILL TALK ABOUT LATER THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS AND DIFFICULTIES WITH TECHNOLOGY AND OFFERING SOME SERVICE TO SUPPORT TO THOSE MAY MAKE IT EASIER TO ACCESS PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. NEXT IS CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND EMPLOYMENT. NOTABLE FINDINGS.
RESPONDENTS REPORTED HIGH LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEER AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFICALLY FOR ADULTS 55 AND OLDER.
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THERE ARE SO MAY PEOPLE WHO THEY ARE UNSURE THAT WE CAN'T REALLY MAKE MANY DETERMINATIONS AT THIS POINT.THE PRIMARY THING WOULD BE PUBLIC OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY ABOUT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, SEE IN A FEW YEARS AS WE CONDUCT A SURVEY, IDENTIFY AREAS FOR MORE TARGETING AND SUPPORT.
SO MANY PEOPLE UNAWARE SPECIFICS WE CAN'T REALLY MAKE MANY RECOMMENDATIONS BEYOND INCREASING AWARENESS.
NEXT IS COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION.
RESPONDENTS WERE GENERALLY UNAWARE OF INFORMATION AVAILABILITY EXCEPT FOR ACCESS TO FREE PUBLIC COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET, WE CAN LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT WHAT THAT QUESTION WAS ABOUT BACK HERE. THEY WERE MORE SURE THERE IS FREE ACCESS TO PUBLIC COMPUTERS AND INTERNET BUT WERE UNSURE OF WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION, PRINTED INFO WITH LARGE LETTERING, AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE OF THE CATEGORIES WERE.
RESPONDENTS WERE OPEN TO HEARING INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES BUT ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE INFORMATION FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT 94.3% TYPICAL INTERNET RESOURCES AT 88.1% OR DOCTORS AT 86.3%. THIS COULD BE IF WE ARE TRYING TO INCREASE AWARENESS, INCREASE INFORMATION, THIS ARE LIKELY PATHWAYS THAT PEOPLE WILL TRUST AND UNDERSTAND AND CONNECT WITH.
RESPONDENTS INDICATED THEY PREFER TO RECEIVE MOST OF THEIR NEWS FROM AN INTERNET, WEBSITE, OR APP AT 43.1%, TELEVISION AND 24.8%, OR NEWSPAPERS AT 16%. RESPONDENTS PREFERRED METHOD OF RECEIVING INFORMATION WAS DIFFERENT IN ADULTS 75 AND OLDER THAN BEING LESS LIKELY TO USE NEWS WEBSITES OR APPS IN THE ENTIRE GROUP AND MORE LIKELY THAT TOTAL GROUP WOULD PREFER INFORMATION FROM TELEVISION. FOR THE ENTIRE SURVEY GROUP THAT WAS 43.1% FROM INTERNET WEBSITE OR APP, THE 75 OR OLDER GROUP IT WENT DOWN TO 39.4%. TELEVISION WENT FROM 24.8% FOR 75 AND OLDER, THAT JUMPED UP TO 33.3%.
IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION THAT IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TOWARDS ADULTS 75 AND OLDER THAT MAY CHANGE THE WEIGHTING OF HOW YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE THAT INFORMATION.
WHILE RESPONDENTS DID PREFER TO GET NEWS FROM NEWSPAPERS, THE REPORT OF THE NEVER RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A LOCAL DAILY NEWSPAPER AT 38.3%. WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE USING NEWSPAPERS BUT WE ALSO KNOW 38.3% OF THEM NEVER USE A LOCAL NEWSPAPER, THAT MAY NOT BE THE OUTREACH METHOD FOR THEM.
66.4% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THEY HARDLY EVER OR NEVER
RECEIVE -- >> COULD THAT BE A CAVEAT BECAUSE OUR MAIN LOCAL NEWSPAPER THAT'S DELIVERED TO EACH HOUSEHOLD IN CARMEL IS A WEEKLY VERSUS A DAILY, COULD THAT HAVE SKEWED THAT? SPEAKER THAT COULD HAVE SKEWED THAT, ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS WORDING THAT COMES FROM THE AARP. WE ARE TIED THERE, WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO A FOLLOW-UP WITH THAT QUESTION INTO A DAILY OR WEEKLY AD WE CAN IDENTIFY THAT'S WHAT LED TO THE DISCREPANCY.
DEFINITELY WORTH INVESTIGATING AND WE FLAGGED IT AS A QUESTION
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> 66.4% OF RESPONDENTS INDICATED THEY HARDLY EVER OR NEVER RECEIVE NEWS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR OFFI OFFICIALS.
GIVEN THE AWARENESS WE KNOW WE ARE COMMUNICATING NOW, IT IS LIKELY WE ARE JUST NOT UTILIZING THE CORRECT COMMUNICATION METHODS TO REACH THE POPULATION. THIS MAY BE A CALL TO LOOK AT YOUR OUTREACH MEDIA INFORMATION STRATEGY AND SEE WHERE YOU ARE MISSING PEOPLE, YOU MIGHT BE PUTTING A LOT OF EFFORT THAT'S JUST NOT MAKING IT TO THE PU PUBLIC.
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RESPONDENTS 875 AND OLDER REPORTED TECHNOLOGY BEING TOO COMPLICATED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO LEARN PROVED TO BE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS. WE HAD THAT AT 34.9%, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE RESPONDENTS AGE 75 AND OLDER ARE FEELING THAT. SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS -- INCREASED LEVEL OF EIGHT EASILY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITES, LOCAL NEWS PROGRAMS, PERHAPS LOOKING TO USER DESIGN, EASE OF ACCESS, PARTNER WITH AREA HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO SHARE IMPORTANT NEWS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. WE KNOW MANY OLDER ADULTS ARE ATTENDING DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS, THEY TRUST THEIR DOCTORS THAT MAY BE A WAY TO FURTHER COMMUNICATION TO SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE HARDER TO REACH. WE COULD RECOMMEND CREATING LOCAL SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS AGE 75 AND OLDER TO LEARN TO UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY OR RECEIVE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT TO ENSURE THEY CAN ACCESS COMMUNITY NEWS OR MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.A SYSTEM LIKE THIS CAN ALSO SUPPORT THE TRANSPORTATION WHERE WE TALK ABOUT HAVING TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT TO ACCESS PRIVATE SERVICES. THIS COULD TIE IN AND SUPPORT THAT AS WELL. THE NEXT TOPIC IS RESPECT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION. RESPONDNTS REPORTED THEY DO UTILIZE COMMUNITY SOURCES FOR KEEPING EDUCATION, THOUGH THERE'S NOT REALLY A CLEAR WINNER.
WAS VERY SPREAD OUT AMONG ALL THE SOURCES, THE MOST POPULAR SOURCES OF CONTINUING EDUCATION ARE PARKS AND RECREATION AT 48.2%, ONLINE PROGRAMS AT 48.5% AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES AT 39.2%. RESPONDENTS ALSO RESPONDED POOR OR UNAWARE OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE TARGETED TO OLDER ADULTS AT 37%, OFFERING SENIOR DISCOUNTS AT 45.6%.
PEOPLE TO START VERY SURE OF THOSE.
RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SCHOOLS INVOLVING OLDER ADULTS AT 57.2%, CONTINUING EDUCATION CLUBS AT 36.4% AND DRIVER EDUCATION REFRESHERS AT 70.4%.
THEY AREN'T SURE WHERE TO GO FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION, EVEN SOCIAL INTERACTION THAT COMES WITH LEARNING, THEY ARE NOT SURE WHERE TO ACCESS THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE THERE ARE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT. RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THAT, WE CAN INCREASE THE OFFERINGS AND AWARENESS OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW OLDER ADULTS OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY IF THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONTINUE EDUCATION FOR OLDER ADULTS, THAT MIGHT JUST BE RAISING AWARENESS AND SUPPORTING SOME PARTNERS IN THE AREA. IF WE FIND THERE AREN'T ENOUGH IT MAY BE INCENTIVIZING THOSE GROUPS TO WORK WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE CAN ALSO INCREASE AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO SENIOR CENTERS WHICH MAY FACILITATE BETTER AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
THEY CAN ALSO SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL HELP FOR THOSE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVE A PHYSICAL SPACE WHERE PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE PHYSICAL SPACE AROUND THE CITY CAN COME IN AND TEACH THOSE ADDITIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
NEXT IS SOCIAL PARTICIPATION. THIS IS ONE AREA, WHERE WE WANT TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE INCREDIBLE STRENGTH THAT WE FOUND THROUGH THE SURVEY. RESPONDENTS HAVE FREQUENT INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES AND DO NOT FEEL ISOLATED IN MOST CASES. RESPONDENTS TEND TO HAVE STRONG SUPPORT NETWORKS AND COMEDIC IT OFF AND WITH CLOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. OFTEN IN THIS WORK, OFTEN WHEN OTHER PEOPLE CONDUCT THIS SURVEY THEY WILL FIND THAT THERE IS A GROWING PROBLEMATIC LONELINESS EPIDEMIC AMONG SENIORS.
WE ARE NOT FINDING THAT IN THE DATA.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOW POWERFUL OUR SOCIAL PARTICIPATION FINDINGS WERE.
WE FIND THIS COMMUNITY IS OFTEN DEEPLY CONNECTED, HAVE FREQUENT INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES AND HAVE PEOPLE THEY CAN TRUST AND CALL UPON WHEN NEEDED TO.
>> IS THIS THE 75 PLUS THAT YOU'RE MAKING THAT STATEMENT FOR? IS IT ALSO THE 55 TO 75.
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SPEAKER WE FOUND IT ACROSS BOTH AGES WITH NO NOTABLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM. SO WE DID GO THROUGH AND SPLIT THE SURVEY RESPONSES BY 55 TO 74 COHORT, 75 AND OLDER COHORT -- WE INDICATED ANY PLACES WE FOUND THOSE TWO GROUPS DIVERGE A STATISTICALLY RELEVANT AMOUNT, THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE AREAS.>> I THINK THAT'S A REAL PLUS FOR CARMEL.
WE HAVE PANDEMICS OF DEPRESSION AND LONELINESS IN OUR SENIOR POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, TO THINK THAT OUR SENIORS HERE FEEL VERY INCLUDED -- IT ALSO SPEAKS TO OUR YOUNGER GENERATION IN THAT THEY ARE COMING HERE AND WE AS GRANDPARENTS WANT TO BE INVOLVED.
GRANDPARENTS ARE NOW COMING TO THIS AREA AS WELL.
>> WHAT STATISTICALLY WOULD YOU SEE TRADITIONALLY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FOR THIS TYPE OF DATA.
>> I WOULD NOT HAVE THAT TOP OF MIND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO LOOK IT UP AND PASS IT ALONG. BUT I'M NOT DEEP ENOUGH INTO
THAT RESEARCH. >> SIGNIFICANT LEE DIFFERENT HE
DR. BOUSTANI AND DR. MONICA -- BOTH HAVE TOLD ME THAT'S A
RELATIVELY SIGNIFICANT FINDING. >> THANK YOU.
>> BECAUSE SUCH A SIGNIFICANT FINDING, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THAT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT TOOK THE SURVEY, THE AVERAGE AGE WAS LIKE 68 AND THEY WERE MARRIED -- THAT COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY IT COULD. THE QUESTIONS WE ATTEMPT TO WORD THEM IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT'S WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES BUT WHAT EFFECT IS HAVING A SPOUSE OR PARTNER WHO IS HELPING GET TO THE OTHER PARTNER OUT IN SOCIAL CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT EFFECT IT'S NOT COVERED WITHIN THE SURVEY.
ABSOLUTELY THERE COULD BE SOME DEEPER DIVING THERE TO SEE IF THERE IS A GROUP THAT'S MAYBE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN OUR DATA TO INDICATE THAT.
>> YOU WOULDN'T HAVE CROSSED TABS OF WHETHER THEY ARE SINGLE OR MARRIED AND HOW THEY RESPONDED TO THIS SURVEY, RIGHT?
>> WE CAN APSLEY DO THAT, WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT ANALYSIS YET THERE IT IS POSSIBLE WITH THE DATA.
>> THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING, THANK YOU.
>> THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE VERY LATE BECAUSE HONESTLY, IT IS ALREADY SO FANTASTIC THERE'S NOT MUCH TO DO -- THAT IS PRESSING BUT YOU CAN INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ISOLATED SENIORS TO SOCIALIZE OUTSIDE OF THEIR FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS.
PEOPLE INDICATED THEY ARE SOCIALIZING HEAVILY WITH FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS, BUT IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT NETWORK, OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD A SUPPORT NETWORK LIKE THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY VALUABLE. HEALTH SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS OUR NEXT TOPIC. HERE ARE FINDINGS, THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THEY ARE UNAWARE OF AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND WELL TRAINED AND CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY RELEVANT GIVEN EARLIER ON WE SAID MANY PEOPLE WANT TO AGE WITHIN THEIR HOME.
AND THE LACK OF AWARENESS OR THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY WHICHEVER IT MAY BE TOO AFFORDABLE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES COULD BE AN IMPEDIMENT TO THAT.
THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT TO DETERMINE IF WE NEED TO RAISE AWARENESS OR IF WE NEED TO INCREASE THOSE SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THEY ARE UNAWARE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES THAT SUPPORT LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH.
THAT SEEMS TO LINE UP PRETTY WELL WITH THE DEMOGRAPHICS WE RECEIVED. AS MORE PEOPLE MOVING TO THE COMMUNITY OR AS WE WANT TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE COMMUNITY, IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT WE LOOK AT THAT AND ASSESS WHETHER PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE BECAUSE THEY DON'T NEED IT OR IF THEY ARE UNAWARE BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEE IT.
THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THEY ARE UNAWARE OF AFFORDABLE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS. AGAIN THIS MAY JUST BE A THING WHERE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. WE KNOW THOSE KINDS OF PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT HEALTH LONGEVITY AND DECREASE HEALTH CARE SPENDING.
THEY ARE IMPORTANT BUT MANY PEOPLE REPORTED THEY ARE UNAWARE
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OF IT AT THIS TIME. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A PLUG IN FOR CARMEL CLAY PARKS FOR THOSE WATCHING THIS IF THEY PARTICIPATE IN SILVER SNEAKERS OR A SIMILAR PROGRAM TO THAT PROGRAM THEY ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THE CENTER FOR FREE FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS REASONS. AND CARMEL CLAY PARKS WILL ADAPT ANY PROGRAM TO FIT THE NEEDS OF PARTICIPANTS SUCH AS SENIORS OR
THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT I WAS JUST THERE EARLIER TODAY PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER, WE GOT TO SAY HIGH BACK TO MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE ENJOYING THOSE SERVICES VERY HAPPILY. OTHER NOTABLE FINDINGS, RESPONDENTS INDICATED THEY WERE MOST COMMONLY UNAWARE OF SERVICES TO HELP SENIORS FIND AND ACCESS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AT 58.6%, AFFORDABLE HOME CARE SERVICES SUCH AS HOUSEKEEPING, HOUSE MAINTENANCE MY 51.9%. THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE FIND AND UNDERSTAND CLINIC ANSWERING SERVICES AT 34.1% OR TWO ACCESS TELEHEALTH CARE SERVICES AT 36.3%.
THIS INDICATES THAT THE RESPONDENTS DON'T KNOW WHO TO REACH OUT TO IF THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THESE SERVICES.
IT MAY BE THAT SERVICE ALREADY EXISTS, THERE DOES NOT SURE HOW TO ACCESS IT AND DOES NEED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF HOW WOULD WE FIND -- RECOMMENDATIONS, INCREASE ACCESS TO OR KNOWLEDGE OF AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE HIGH QUALITY HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES. AS I SAID BEFORE MANY PEOPLE WANT TO AGE IN THE HOME, WANT TO AGE THE COMMUNITY.
HAVING ACCESS TO THESE SERVICES WILL ALLOW THEM TO DO SO SAFELY AND WITH MORE EASE. INCREASED ACCESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF SERVICES TO RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AS A PRIMARY LANGUAGE. BASED THE DEMOGRAPHICS WE SAW, IS NOT IN NEED OF IT AT THIS MOMENT, THERE'S NOT A SEVERE NEED TO. THERE WERE A FEW RESPONDENTS WHO COULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM THAT OR NEW PEOPLE WHO DID.
MAKING SURE THOSE ARE AVAILABLE IS IMPORTANT.
WE CAN INCREASE ACCESS OR KNOWLEDGE OF AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
THE SUPPORT SERVICES ARE IMPORTANT FOR SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY STAYING SAFE THERE COMES A TIME FOR MANY PEOPLE WHEN THINGS LIKE MOWING THE L LAWN, UPDATING THE HOUSE JUST AREN'T SAFE ACTIVITIES ANYMORE. MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THOSE CAN BE IMPORTANT FOR PROTECTING THE CITIZENS AND MAKING SURE THEY CAN CONTINUE TO AGE SAFELY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
THAT FINISHES OUR NOTABLE FINDINGS.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU.
IF WE WANTED TO WHAT'S OUR NEXT STEP HERE? IF THERE ARE AREAS WE WANT TO DIVE IN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER DO WE HAVE TO DEVISE OUR OWN SURVEY? DO WE DO A SURVEY AGAIN? HOW CAN WE GET INTO THIS DEEPER?
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE WAYS WE COULD GO ABOUT IT, ONE COULD BE TO WAIT 3 TO 5 YEARS, CONDUCT THE SURVEY AGAIN.
HOPEFULLY WE GET MORE RESPONDENTS, FIND NEW PEOPLE, THEN AS WE GO TO DO THAT, WE CAN CHANGE SOME QUESTIONS TO DIVE TO THE TOPICS WE KNOW WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT.
FOR MORE IMMEDIATE SURVEY RESULTS, IMMEDIATE SUPPORT.
WE WOULD HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY OF REACHING OUT WITH AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE FOR A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DIVE DEEP INTO BECAUSE WE HAVE THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, WE DISCUSSED WHERE -- WE CAN JUST DO AN ANALYSIS OF THE DATA WE HAVE HAD COME UP TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT.
FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR THINGS WE ARE LOOKING TO CLARIFY, WE AT LEAST NEED TO SEND OUT A SMALLER SURVEY WHICH QUITE HONESTLY IT'S A MUCH EASIER PART OF THE DIFFICULTY OF THE SURVEY THAT WE USED, IT'S THE SIZE OF IT.
IF NOT THE EASIEST TO SEND OUT IN PAPER.
WHAT WE HAD TO DO FOR MANY PEOPLE AS SEND THEM A LETTER THAT REQUIRES TECHNOLOGY USAGE ACCESS OR GIVE THEM A PHONE
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NUMBER TO CALL WHERE THEY CALLED ME AND ENTER THE SURVEY RESULTS THAT WAY. IF WE WERE TO A SMALLER SURVEY IT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER TO MAIL OUT THE SURVEY AND PEOPLE CAN COMPLETE IT. WE CAN LOOK AT INCREASING THE SCOPE OF THE SURVEY, SO WE WENT TO 10,000 PEOPLE THIS TIME, WE COULD IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS ALLOCATE FUNDS BECAUSE OF THE COST AND POSSIBLY REACH OUT TO MORE OF THE CITIZENS WITH THOSE IMPROVED QUESTIONS OR MORE TARGETED QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND REALLY JUST BUILD A PROCESS OF CONTINUALLY IMPROVING ON THE SURVEY AND SETTING IT OUT EVERY FEW YEARS TO ENSURE WE ARE KEEPING UP WITH WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.>> ARE PUBLIC FORUMS HELPFUL? OR IS IT HARD TO GET YOUR
STATISTICS FROM THOSE? >> PUBLIC FORUMS ARE NOT TYPICALLY WHERE WE WANT TO PULL STATISTICS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS THAT GO INTO ATTENDING A PUBLIC FORUM THAT THERE'S OFTEN A SELECTION BIAS THAT ALLOWS US TEN.COLLECT WHAT WE WOULD CALL UP A SET OF SAMPLES.
>> LASTLY THERE'S POPULATIONS WE'VE MISSED LIKE THOSE IN A NURSING HOME OR ASSISTED LIVING, PERHAPS.
IS THERE A WAY WE WOULD DO A SEPARATE SURVEY FOR THOSE?
>> WE CAN POTENTIALLY DO THAT, FOR THE SURVEY WHAT WE TOOK OUR THE ADDRESSES USED FOR VOTING REGISTRATION.
SOMEONE FROM A NURSING HOME THAT REGISTER TO VOTE, YOU CAN USE THE NURSIG HOME ADDRESS THEY WERE INCLUDED IN THIS SURVEY AS WELL. OUR HOPE IS WE REACH THEM.
>> YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT NOT REACHING THEM?
>> SIMPLY BECAUSE WE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 20,000 ADDRESSES.
WE RANDOMIZED IT, 10,000 RANDOMLY SENT OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE AS LONG AS THEY USED THEIR CURRENT RESIDENCE AS REGISTERING TO VOTE, THEY WERE INCLUDED TO.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A BIG JOB FOR YOU GUYS THAT I WANT TO GIVE MY THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND DR. BOUSTANI AND I KNOW IT WAS DONE UNDER NO EXPENSE TO THE CITY OR TO THIS COMMITTEE, SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE, THIS HAS BEEN GREAT INFORMATION. IT HAS HELPED US TREMENDOUSLY.
I KNOW IT FELT LIKE A LONG TIME, A LONG TIME FOR YOU IN A LONG TIME FOR US, BUT I THINK IT'S BEEN WELL WORTH THE WAIT.
I APPRECIATE YOU AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY ON THIS COMMITTEE
FEELS THE SAME WAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, QUICKLY TO SAY AS A RESIDENT OF CARMEL IT'S BEEN A GREAT JOY TO SUPPORT THIS WHEN DR. BOUSTANI BROUGHT IT UP I PUSHED AND MADE SURE I
COULD BE THE ONE TO ASSIST. >> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'LL GET SOME OF THE BENEFITS, MAYBE!
>> ONE DAY, YES. >> FROM THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, I WANT TO SAY A DEEP THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR CONDUCTING THE SURVEY. TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH STAFF THAT YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE TEAM OF TO TAKE THE TIME AND EFFORT AGAIN AS CAROL MENTIONED THAT NO COST TO THE CITY.
THIS WOULD HAVE A HUGE LIFT YURIKO I WONDER -- IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO WORK OFF OF RELATIVE DATA WHEN YOU'RE ADDRESSING MATTERS LIKE THIS. IT'S COST PROHIBITIVE FOR MANY COMMUNITIES TO GO THROUGH THE AARP AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY DESIGNATION PROCESS. IF THEY ARE NOT LUCKY TO HAVE A PARTNER LIKE YOUR TEAM WITH DR. BOUSTANI AT IS PROBABLY COST PROHIBITIVE FOR MANY COMMITTEES TO EXECUTE A SURVEY SUCH AS THIS WITH A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE IN A SCIENTIFIC MANNER THAT YOU GUYS APPROAHED IT. HUGE THANK YOU AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE IT. WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE SOME GOOD WORK AND FOCUS IN ON THIS.
ONE LAST QUESTION BEFORE YOU GO. I KNOW IT PROBABLY WENT BE NECESSARILY REPRESENTATIVE, A REP SAID THAT SAMPLE.
IS THERE ANY POINT THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH DIVING IN INTO SMALL FOCUS GROUPS ON ANY OF THESE MATTERS? FROM A PROFESSIONAL STANDPOINT HOW DO YOU LOOK AT USING FOCUS GROUPS AND IF THAT WOULD EVEN BE A FIT FOR FURTHER DIVING IN.
BESIDES YOU GUYS BEING ABLE TO DICE AND SLICE THE CROSS TABS
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YOURSELF. >> THIS IS A LITTLE FURTHER OUTSIDE MY AREA BUT CLOSE ENOUGH I CAN GIVE SOME SUPPORT.
THERE ARE WAYS TO USE THAT IN A SCIENTIFIC MATTER.
WE CAN DO QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS PRIMARILY WHAT WE'VE DONE OUR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS.
THERE ARE SOME SYSTEMS THAT HAVE BEEN USED AND RESPECTED OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THAT DO USE QUALITATIVE DATA WHICH CAN BE USED TO ANALYZE FOCUS GROUPS. WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE WITHIN OUR GROUP THAT ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING STUDIES IN THAT MANNER IS SOMETHING WE COULD FURTHER PARTNER ON GIVEN ALL THE LOGISTICS AND DECISIONS THAT ARE ABOVE ME.
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY AND THE TOOLS THAT DO EXIST.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S RESIDENTS LIKE YOU THAT MAKE THIS THE NUMBER ONE PLACE TO LIVE IN THE COUNTRY.
>> CONNECTED WITH IU IS A BIG PLUS FOR US.
EVEN FOR THE CARE, THE HEALTH CARE THAT IU TO THIS AREA AND ESPECIALLY DR. BOUSTANI'S WORK IN ALZHEIMER'S IS TREMENDOUS. IT'S A HIDDEN GEM DOWN THERE,
I'M SURE. >> IT IS AND WE ARE WORKING ON BEING LESS HIDDEN, BUT YES. I KNOW YOU HAVE TO RUN RIGHT AWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME BOTH TODAY AND LAST WEEK AS WELL. APPRECIATE IT.
>> HAPPY TO HELP. HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR
I DO WANT TO SAY IT TO THE DAILY PAPER COMPONENT A LOT OF THIS COMES DOWN TO AWARENESS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH, MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH OUR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER THE CORRECT CARMEL TO SEE HOW THEY CAN HELP PROMOTE SENIOR ISSUES AND WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE MARKETING TEAM TO SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE CONNECTIONS THROUGH TELEVISION, LOCAL NEWS STATIONS THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ONCE WE EXECUTE
OUR PLAN. >> I WILL SAY FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, ONCE THIS IS RELEASED WE WILL BE ABLE TO -- WE ARE PLANNING FOR A LARGE PAPER, ARTICLE OR STORY IN THE PAPER SO THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THESE RESULTS, THEY ARE OPEN AND READY TO BE LOOKED AT AND GO FROM THERE.
I THINK MEDICATION IS ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES THAT WE'VE GOT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO ON THAT.
IF NOTHING ELSE, IT SHOWS US WE HAVE LOTS OF WORK TO DO BUT WE CAN ALSO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. I THINK IT'S KIND OF EXCITING.
ANY OTHER FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? OUR NEXT STEP AS YOU KNOW WE SPENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON TOGETHER, AND SO WE CAME UP WITH SOME OF THE PRIORITIES AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE REALLY WANT TO START WORKING ON.
I THINK EVERY MEETING WE HAVE HELPS US GATHER SOME OF OUR THOUGHTS ON THAT. I GAVE YOU THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE CAME UP FROM DAVE SUMMARIZING IT.
TAKE SOME TIME AND TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE AND SEE IF THERE'S OTHER THINGS WE CAN START WORKING ON.
I THINK IF THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER WANTS TO BE INVOLVED IN, LET ME KNOW SO WE CAN START FORMING SOME COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES AND GO FROM THERE.
I THINK, JOHN, I WANTED TO JUST HAVE YOU UPDATE US ON TRANSPORTATION FOR A REASON AND THAT IS, IN OUR ACTION PLAN TO AARP IF WE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON THINGS LIKE WE HAVE OF THE PAST, LIKE JOHN AND HIS TRANSPORTATION, THAT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THAT PLAN. THEY WILL KNOW WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON THINGS AS WELL. THAT YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU
WANTED TO UPDATE US ON? >> I HAD A COUPLE CONVERSATIONS TODAY WITH PEOPLE AT HAMILTON COUNTY EXPRESS AND I BELIEVE TIM IS ON VACATION. ONCE HE GETS BACK WE NEED TO MEET AGAIN AND KIND OF PUT OUR ARMS AROUND EVERY THING I'VE LEARNED TODAY -- I DON'T NEED TO GO INTO IT RIGHT NOW BUT WE NEED
TO GET BACK WITH HIM. >> THAT'S IT.
I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO IS EITHER PLAN ANOTHER SESSION WHERE WE CAN GO INTO A LITTLE MORE DEPTH IN OUR ACTION PLAN, WE STARTED
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WORKING PUTTING THAT TOGETHER BEFORE THAT IS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC OR BEFORE WE CAN SEND THAT END IT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE MAYOR WHICH IS HIS RIGHT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOME OF THE ACTION PLAN, WE WILL HAVE SOME ROUGH DRAFTS FOR US AND WE'LL EITHER MEET PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING OR AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO JUST DO A WORKING SESSION AND NORMALIZE AND APPROVE THAT AS WELL.IT'S GOING AS SCHEDULED. MY GOAL IS TO GET OUR CERTIFICATION HOPEFULLY AND THEN WE ARE ON OUR WAY.
I HAVE FINALIZED THE DATE, I THINK POSSIBLY FOR OUR FALL CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BE OCTOBE. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN AND I'M WORKING ON SECURIN THAT NOT ONLY THE THREE BIG ROOMS DOWNSTAIRS BUT SOME UPSTAIRS SO WE HAVE SOME BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND SOME OTHER THINGS. I ALSO HAVE THE PLAN -- I WILL START GETTING COMMITTEES TOGETHER AND THINGS YOU NEED TO DO IN YOUR COMMITTEES TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER AND HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO -- IT WAS KIND OF NICE TO GET ALL PLANNED AND THE BUT IT REALLY WASN'T.
THAT IS THE FALL CONFERENCE. I ALSO HAVE PUT OUR APPLICATION IN FOR A FLOAT OR SOMETHING IN THE PARADE FOR JULY, HOPING THAT WE CAN MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OR SOMETHING FOR OUR SENIORS HAVING AN AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY AT THAT POINT.
I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO KNOW YET, I'M WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.
IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS ANYONE NEEDS TO BRING UP AT THIS POINT? DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS?
>> TO CLARIFY -- THANK YOU TO PHIL ANDERSON FOR CONDUCTING OUR RETREAT TO REVIEW THIS INFORMATION AND START COMING UP WITH IDEAS FOR THE ACTION PLAN. THE GOAL IS TO REVIEW WHAT WAS PRODUCED, BUT DRAFT DISCUSSIONS FROM THAT MEETING AND THEN A DRAFT PLAN WILL BE CIRCULATED AND WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY DEPARTMENT WITH THE HOPES OF RELEASING AND APPLYING FOR OUR
AGE FRIENDLY STATUS BY JULY. >> THE ACTION PLAN IS NOT JUST WE WANT TO DO THIS BUT IT'S THE REASON WHY WE WANT TO DO IT.
WHAT IT WILL IMPROVE, WHAT OUR OBSTACLES ARE AT ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. IT'S MUCH MORE DETAILED AND WHAT ARE WE DOING AND WHY AND HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT CARMEL.
WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THAT ROUGH DRAFT SO WE CAN VOTE THE NEXT TIME AND BASED ON THE THINGS THAT WE IDENTIFIED IN OUR MEETING, OUR RETREAT, WE CAN ADD OR SUBTRACT, MAKE ADDITIONS AND HOPEFULLY THEN GO TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO HAVE HER SIGNATURE AND ALL THAT WILL BE SENT IN AT O ONCE.
I KNOW YOU GUYS LIKE TO BE OUT HERE BY A DECENT HOUR AND WE HAVE MET OUR GOAL -- IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS? I SHOULD SAY I AM GOING TO BE SPEAKING TOMORROW MORNING AT THE HOUSING COMMISSION TO WORK WITH THAT COMMISSION TO SEE AND ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON WITH HOUSING AND PROBABLY WILL GO INTO OUR REPORT AS WELL.
I LIKE TO SEE THAT COORDINATION AND COOPERATION IN THE CITY.
THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT, I HAD FORGOTTEN.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S AN EARLY MEETING.
OKAY, IF THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.