Senior Advisory Board Minutes 2008 10 17 HOUSING FOCUS GRP

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Senior Advisory Board Meeting Minutes October 17, 2008 Page 2 of 2 Holland moonlight supper. Selena, Walt, Bob, Connie Howes and Claire all spoke. The meeting was recorded and shown on TV. At the next meeting, October 9, the Commissioners reviewed every page. They finally adopted a paragraph that the city should encourage new housing units which include, etc., that might provide, by example, main floor bedroom, bath, laundry, and level entry without steps. They eliminated co-housing and shared housing. Before the meeting, Bob contacted Jay Ruggeri of Lafayette who gave him a lot of printed information. This was handed out to all the commissioners before the meeting. The commissioners were unfamiliar with the term "visitability". At their October 9 meeting, they added a paragraph on it, including a required visitability "no step" at entranceway, all inside doors providing at least 31 inches of unobstructed passage, and a half bathroom on the mail level. Walt pointed out that Louisville was the only community not represented at Lafayette's visitability seminar. The City Council will review the Plan update late October or early November. We may need to get seniors to attend. Selena suggested a flyer to be handed out a lunch. 2. Discussion of existing plan for the Baptist property Bob said that the Planning Commission refused approval for the latest contractor proposal (43 townhouses). It included no children's playgrounds. If the land becomes available again, he said, it would be nice for senior housing as it is close to the stores, etc. 3. Future Plans Selena said it is difficult to get homeless people into housing. We need to get 1-2 apartments reserved for these cases. She concluded that we needed to collect more documentation of a specific type. Plans are to collect documentation and attend Council meetings. Marlene stressed the urgency of finding housing for seniors as many are in distress. Discussion Items for Next Meeting. Louisville Comprehensive Plan, affordable housing for seniors in Louisville, City Ordinance for Senior Housing. Adjourn -The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.