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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPACKET Family Advisory Board 2022-11-03 November 3, 2022 3:30 p.m. Room 202/203 1. Public Comment. 2. Liaison Report. Trustee Younglund 3. Minutes dated September 1, 2022 and Special Meeting Minutes dated September 27, 2022. Board Consideration 4. Chair Report. a. Member Recruitment b. Mental Health Article (Member Ferrell) c. The ARC of Larimer County Event d. Mental Health Summit, November 16, 2022 (online) Chair Brown 5. Family Listening Sessions. Board Discussion 7. EP Health Presentation. EP Health Chairman Batey and CEO Carda 8. Key Takeaways & Follow Up. Board Discussion Adjourn. AGENDA FAMILY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING       Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, September 1, 2022 Minutes of a meeting of the FAMILY ADVISORY BOARD of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in Rooms 202/203 of the Estes Park Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 1st day of September, 2022. Committee: Chair Patti Brown, Vice Chair Nancy Almond, Members Debra Avezzano, Deanna Ferrell, Aleta Kazadi, Laurie Dale Marshall, Rut Miller, Jessica Moffett, Nicole White, and Sue Yowell Also Attending: Town Board Liaison Younglund, Assistant Town Administrator Damweber, Interim Captain Life and Deputy Town Clerk Beers Absent: Vice Chair Almond, Members Avezzano, and Dale Marshall Chair Brown called the meeting to order at 3:34 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT. None. LIAISON REPORT. Trustee Younglund stated Visit Estes Park would consider ballot language for a workforce housing and childcare lodging tax for the November 8, 2022 General Election. Trustee Younglund requested clarification on how absences are documented for FAB meetings. Absences are documented in the minutes and members were encouraged to email Chair Brown in advance of the meeting for a known absence. Assistant Town Administrator Damweber stated the Community Resource page on the Town website was updated based on the recommendations from FAB. MEETING MINUTES DATED AUGUST 4, 2022. It was moved and seconded (White/Kazadi) to approve the meeting minutes dated July 7, 2022, and it passed unanimously. CHAIR REPORT. a. Team Building Recap: Chair Brown thanked FAB members for participating in the event. She would work with the Public Information Office to draft a news release highlighting the efforts of FAB. b. Schedule EP Health Termination/Changes in Services Discussion in October: Chair Brown would attend a public information meeting hosted by EP Health at the Estes Valley Community Center. Community members have shared grave concern related to the discontinuation of critical care services at the facility. c. The ARC of Larimer County Event: Chair Brown to attend an event held at the Estes Valley Community Center to promote resources available in the community. d. Fall “Family Listening Sessions”: Chair Brown recommended a special FAB meeting to discuss the composition of the listening sessions that would focus on issues in the community. Interest was stated in scheduling a special meeting to create the makeup of listening sessions in September. Chair Brown stated Members Dale Marshall and Avezzano resigned from the FAB and directed staff to post the vacancies. Interim Captain Life attended interviews for the replacement of the Mental Health Specialist through SummitStone. More information would be provided when available. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. a. Food Insecurity and Homeless Issues: The Police Department has been exploring partnership opportunities with Crossroads Ministries related to homelessness. Family Advisory Board – September 1, 2022 – Page 2 Interim Captain Life stated the Department would be assigning an officer to assist with homeless issues in the community. Member Yowell questioned whether the department would be reaching out to youth in the community who are “couch surfing” and are without permanent housing. Member White stated Crossroads Ministries continue to explore a Youth Outreach Branch to provide assistance and services to homeless youth in the community. b. School and Youth: Member Yowell provided race, gender, language and food assistance statistics for the Estes Park School District. She stated the school experienced an increase in the number of Middle and High school students for the 2022-2023 school year. She reviewed 2021-2022 testing proficiency levels and would provide statistics to the FAB when the school publishes the information. She stated 209 students utilized The Learning Place tutoring services and discussion ensued regarding how students are identified for the program. The Learning Place hosted a luncheon to provide teachers with donated supplies for classrooms which was successful. The Learning Place, Estes Park Elementary School and Newcomers Club partnered to create a form for individuals interested in volunteering at the school. A September news release would be drafted around mental health resources in the community with input from organizations such as SummitStone, Estes Valley Investment in Early Childhood Success, Estes Park School Mental Health Social Worker, Crisis Advocates, and Estes Valley Restorative Justice. KEY TAKEAWAYS & FOLLOW UP. The Estes Chamber of Commerce and Visit Estes Park would host “Estes Next” to gather workforce housing information from local workers and entrepreneurs. The Board reiterated/confirmed items discussed, key takeaways and direction provided during the meeting. There being no further business Chair Brown adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m. Bunny Victoria Beers, Deputy Town Clerk Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, September 27, 2022 Minutes of a meeting of the FAMILY ADVISORY BOARD of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in Rooms 202/203 of the Estes Park Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 27th day of September, 2022. Committee: Chair Patti Brown, Vice Chair Nancy Almond, Members Deanna Ferrell, Aleta Kazadi, Rut Miller, Jessica Moffett, Nicole White, and Sue Yowell Also Attending: Town Board Liaison Younglund and Assistant Town Administrator Damweber Absent: Members Deanna Ferrell, Aleta Kazadi, Rut Miller, and Jessica Moffett Chair Brown called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT. None. PLANNING FOR FALL LISTENING SESSIONS Chair Brown proposed a series of 90-minute listening sessions, limited to approximately 20 participants, to be held in different locations around Town, including Town Hall, the Estes Valley Library, and Good Samaritan Society – Estes Park Village. Locations may be limited depending on whether the sessions are to be recorded. Chair Brown expressed interest in requesting RSVPs so the FAB could anticipate attendance and interested topics for discussions. She stated feedback from the listening sessions would be used to create a report to the Town Board. Discussion has been summarized: Whether to target invitations toward particular people/groups or to leave sessions open for anyone to attend; limiting attendance; topic- specific sessions or open the sessions to any feedback; whether sessions would be recorded; inviting a Spanish-speaking translator to all listening sessions and whether one session should be specifically for Spanish-speakers. It was determined Chair Brown would develop a listening session plan and would poll the FAB for alternate availability in October to continue the discussion. Vice Chair Almond would create a suggested list of dates and locations for the listening sessions and members White and Yowell would develop a list of ideas and questions for session topics for consideration. There being no further business Chair Brown adjourned the meeting at 1:05 p.m. Jason Damweber, Assistant Town Administrator