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1994-June 1995, they plan to add more vans to their fleet; expand their service to San Francisco; offer travel training to their riders; plan to expand their service from 6am-12midnight, 7 days per week; they also plan to interlink with Santa Clara County Transit System; and may raise fees for RediWheels if necessary. During July 1995-June 1996, add more vans to their fleet and possibly increase fares if needed. Chairperson Anthony noted that by December 1994, SamTrans plans to add 2 additional vans to their fleet and offer Saturday service. He said that Measure A funds are being used to fund these paratransit services and that SamTrans may consider raising fares if they need additional funds for the program. Chairperson Anthony said he is interested in hearing about any complaints regarding paratransit services and will report them to the PCC for further follow-up. Superintendent Hartman asked each Senior Center to document their specific problems and report directly to Chairperson Anthony. ITEM 1 - FOLLOW UP ON '94 WORKPLAN -What to do with Survey Recommendations to Council Chairperson Anthony said that he, Superintendent Hartman and Supervisor Kucala met with City Manager Ed Everett in December regarding the recommendations the Commission made to the City Council at their Study Session. The recommendations were: 1.) Make concessions to seniors on all new fees/taxes. Chairperson Anthony explained that low income seniors cannot afford many of the fees/charges that are assessed because they do not have control over their use of certain services, such as sewer costs. The City Manager suggested General Services Director Peter Ingram come to speak to the Commission regarding Lifeline rates for sewer charges. 2.) Establish Council/Commission to define low income. Chairperson Anthony mentioned this matter has been taken care of. 3.) Develop outreach for homebound seniors. Chairperson Anthony told the City Manager the Commission would like to look into the possiblity of purchasing a bus/van to bring homebound seniors to the two senior centers. He said Mr. Everett thought this was a good idea and perhaps the City could provide the maintenance and insurance for the vehicle, but not the cost of the driver. Superintendent Hartman told the Commissioners they needed to identify the type of van/bus they wanted and suggested forming a committee to research the matter. She mentioned that Therapeutic Coordinator Erlinda Tulioc has collected information on a van and has suggested that she meet with Mary Kucala to discuss this. She also stated that the van/bus selected should not require a special driver's license to •