2.Senior_Affairs_Committee_July_December_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:
4 (July 2022 through December 2022)
ACTIVITY:
July 25, 2022:
- Overview of August 23 Election Ballot by Deputy City Attorney, Nick Kallergis
- Addressed concerns with bus tour companies parking at Council Tower South and blocking traffic
- Addressed issues with the change in building name at Federation Tower
- Update on pedestrian crosswalk at 87th Street and Harding Avenue
September 26, 2022:
- Overview of Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Proposed City Budget, John Woodruff, Chief Financial Officer
- Introduction of Bianca Montenegro, Office of Housing and Community Services
- Investigated elevator issues at Council Tower South
- Addressed issue with uninvited/non-residents attending senior classes at Federation Tower/
increased police visibility in the area
- Researched class schedule at Four Freedoms House
October 24, 2022:
- Overview of November 2022 Election Ballot, Rafael Paz, City Attorney
- Updated Committee on sidewalk conditions at intersection of Harding Avenue and 87th Street
- Registration at Unidad is open and seniors can inquire at the center
November 28, 2022:
- Presentation from Miami Beach Police Department, Sergeant Paul Guasto, Criminal Investigations
Division
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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/ County Commissioners
- Improve conditions at each senior center (Stela Maris House and Federation Towers specifically)
- Increase Committee members presence at Senior Events (Holiday Parties etc.)
- Promote the Committee my securing shirts/identifiers for committee members
- Continue the mission of the committee by focusing on what senior centers need most:
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
- Worked with various city departments to improve the quality of life of the city’s senior community
(Transportation, Parking, Housing and Community Services)
- 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/ increased police presence
- Provide periodic city departments meet and greet to the committee
- Provided information on food distribution program
- Provided informational session on upcoming city elections and voting