1.Senior_Affairs_Committee_January_June_2022_Bi_Annual_ReportBOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME:
Senior Affairs Committee
CHAIRPERSON:
Debi Quade (Vice Chair: Oscar Llorente)
CITY LIAISON:
Luis Callejas
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD:
6 (January 2022 through June 2022)
ACTIVITY:
January 24, 2022:
- COVID 19 Update by Charles L. Cyrille, Interim Director, Miami Dade County Office of Emergency
Management
- Selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2022 Calendar Year
February 28, 2022:
- Ethics/Sunshine Law briefing by Farosha Andasheva and Gray Crow, City Attorney’s office
- Update on 87th Street and Harding Ave crosswalk by the Department of Transportation &
Mobility
March 28, 2022:
- Voter protection presentation by Suzy Trutie, Miami-Dade County Department of Elections
and Kirsten Castillo, Office of Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava
- Mobile DMV Event Q&A with Daniel Reyes, Office of Miami-Dade County Commissioner Higgins
-Tax filing services presentation by Alice Waters and Bianca Montenegro, Miami Beach Department
of Housing and Community Services
April 25, 2022:
- Age Friendly Initiative, and the Thrive 305 results presentation by Susan Holtzman, Office of
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava
May 23, 2022:
- Hurricane Season 2022 preparedness presentation by Juan Mestas, Assistant Chief, Miami
Beach Fire Department
June 27, 2022:
- Hurricane Season 2022 preparedness presentation from Mount Sinai Medical Center
a. April Hoyt – AVP of Safety, Administration – Topic: MSMC Hurricane Readiness
b. Dr. Ranjan Duara and/or Raquel Behar – Topic: Information for Miami Beach seniors on
ADRC in Miami Beach
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FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
- Fill Committee vacancies
- Organize future DMV driver licenses/ Florida ID mobile van events
- Schedule elections briefing in July/August
- Host health fairs with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava
- Improve conditions at each senior center (Stela Maris House and Federation Towers specifically)
- Continue the mission of the committee by focusing on what senior centers need most during this
pandemic.
Purpose: The purpose of the senior affairs committee is to provide senior citizen residents of the
city with the opportunity to represent and articulate the needs of persons 55 years of age and older,
to foster increased involvement in the affairs of city government by senior citizen residents, and to
provide recommendations to the mayor and city commissioners on issues and programs affecting
the city's senior citizen population.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Provided COVID-19 updates
- Motioned City Commission to improve pedestrian crossing at 87th Street and Harding Avenue
- Fortified relationship with the Office of Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Older Adult and Special Needs
Advocate Susan Holtzman
- Provided information on programs to keep seniors moving and healthy (Senior Soccer, Yoga, Tai-
Chi, arts and culture programs etc.)
- Provided information on programs to keep seniors safe
- Provide periodic city departments meet and greet to the committee
- Provided information on food distribution program