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The Commissioners discussed the idea of beginning an adult day care center at the Veterans Memorial Center as being cost prohibitive and were appreciative of Rosenor House being available at a reasonable price for Redwood City seniors. Mr. Lang explained no one is turned away and Rosenor House is licensed to accommodate 60 people. It was suggested Mr. Lang apply to the Housing and Human Concerns Committee for funding in addition to the Community Development Department for community block grant funds. Executive Director Bransford noted the Fair Oaks Senior Center will be losing $32,000 this coming year from the Area Agency on Aging for Information and Referral Services as the County intends on centralizing this function. She mentioned they also anticipate receiving a cut in funding from United Way. Because of these anticipated cuts, she will be increasing TEWCI's grant request to the City. Superintendent Hartman suggested sending a report from the Senior Affairs Commission in support of the Rosenor House funding request. She also mentioned that since there is currently no representative from the Senior Affairs Commission on the Housing and Human Concerns Committee that perhaps one of the Commissioners could begin attending those meetings. Commissioner Lloyd volunteered to attend. ITEM 2 - Transportation Chairperson Anthony read a report from SamTrans with an update of its paratransit services program and noted that people could take 6 trips per month with Rediwheels if arrangements are made 14 days ahead. The cost of each trip would be .85c. The report also indicated future plans for the Rediwheels program for 1993-1996. Chairperson Anthony said TRIPS is disbanding and will become part of the PCC. He said he will continue receiving paratransit information from them and will pass it onto the Commission. ITEM 3 - Vital Concerns of Seniors Survey Chairperson Anthony said he recently discovered if someone's SSI check was reduced to a particular level, the person would lose their eligibility for Medi-Cal. The person would then need to apply through the Welfare Department to get Medi-Cal coverage. He felt this was a very important issue and it should be made to clear to anyone receiving SSI. Executive Director Bransford announced that a representative from Med-i-Cal will be speaking at the Fair Oaks Senior Center on February 23 at 11:30am and all are invited to attend. Chairperson Anthony mentioned he attended the Joint Study Session between the City Council and the Parks and Recreation Commission on February 1 and found it to be well organized and informative. He felt with the information obtained from the Vital Concerns of Seniors Survey, the Commission would be able to meet with the City Council and supply them with important information about the needs of seniors. He said five people, including himself and Commissioners Berglund, Lloyd and Sharp worked on tabulating the surveys last Saturday. Because of the complexity of the surveys, the tabulating process is very time consuming. The Commissioners will continue to work on tabulating the 300 survey responses received.