Plan Development Process
In the Fall of 2018, one of the goals of the Senior Advisory Board was to investigate the AARP Livable City. Former Chair, Rob Rose, was appointed the lead of this initiative. In the following months he presented information about AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities and encouraged board members to become familiar with components of the initiative so that all members could be actively involved in the process.
2018
In the Senior Advisory Board’s joint meeting with City Council, they presented their investigations into the AARP Livable City. Rowlett submitted an application for enrollment to AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities.
2019
Rowlett was accepted into the AARP Age Friendly Network in January of 2020.
2020
On February 4, 2020, there was a press release and information presented to City Council. City Council issued a proclamation to support initiatives and opportunities to engage in the WHO Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Network. The month of February also kicked off the community needs assessment released to the community. This survey was available to residents for a month. A total of 330 surveys were completed, which is just shy of the goal of 360. 498 people started the survey but did not fully complete it. In March of 2020, the WHO declared the novel coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic. By mid-March Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other local officials began responding to the pandemic by issuing closures and stay at home orders. With these ever- changing orders to help prevent the spread of the virus, many City Boards and Commissions meetings were postponed pending the development of safe meeting protocols. As a result, the Senior
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