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SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION <br /> MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1991 <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairperson Jordan, <br /> Vice Chairperson Anthony, <br /> Commissioners Berglund, Lloyd, <br /> Metzdorf and Sharp <br /> COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Truscelli <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Park & Recreation <br /> Superintendent Hartman, Recreation <br /> Supervisor Kucala, Center <br /> Coordinator Centeno, City Manager <br /> Jim Smith, and Secretary Monroe <br /> GUESTS PRESENT: Executive Director Maria <br /> Bransford, Redwood City School <br /> Superintendent Ron Crates and <br /> Ruth Woolf of Redwood City <br /> School District <br /> Chairperson Jordan called the regular meeting of the Senior Affairs <br /> Commission to order at 9:00 a.m. at the Fair Oaks Senior Center, <br /> 2300 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California. <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> The minutes were approved as mailed. <br /> CORRESPONDENCE <br /> There was no correspondence. <br /> ITEM 1 - Dr. Ron Crates - Redwood City School District <br /> Dr. Crates explained that due to the State budget crisis, the Redwood City <br /> School District is currently facing a $3.8 billion deficit. He said that <br /> the Governor's budget calls for no increases to California schools and that <br /> the District understands and can accept the problem. Dr. Crates said that <br /> the real funding problems for the Redwood City School District have <br /> existed for 20 years. The district consists of eight elementary schools <br /> which feed into three high schools in the Sequoia Union High School <br /> District. Dr. Crates passed out a handout comparing the amount of funds <br /> received per student in 1972-73 and in 1990-91 for school districts feeding <br /> into Sequoia High School District and ranked them in order of funds <br /> received. The chart showed that the Redwood City School District was on <br /> the bottom of each list and that students received well below the average <br /> of all other school districts listed. Dr. Crates felt that this issue is <br /> a serious community problem that drastically affects the quality of life <br /> for Redwood City. He also explained that the State is not correcting these <br /> funding inequities for our students. <br />