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SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION <br /> MINUTES OF THURSDAY,APRIL 11,1996 <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairperson Lloyd, Commissioners <br /> Capone, Mooney, Moran, Newell, and Walsh <br /> COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Penna <br /> GUESTS PRESENT: Merrill Cohn, Jack Anthony, Noreen Donohue <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Sally Hartman, Supervisor Linda Griffith <br /> and Secretary Denise Monroe <br /> The regular meeting of the Senior Affairs Commission was called to order at <br /> 3:05pm by Chairperson Lloyd at the Senior Center Annex, 711 Nevada Street, <br /> Redwood City, California. <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> A correction was made to the March meeting under Item 1. Last word in the <br /> fifth paragraph should read "2000". The minutes of the March meeting were <br /> approved as corrected. <br /> CORRESPONDENCE <br /> -The Commissioners were given copies of brochures from HIP and <br /> Superintendent Hartman stated Barbara Liedtke-Garcia of HIP would like to <br /> come to the May or June meeting and make a presentation on their program. <br /> ITEM 1-UPDATE ON REDIWHEELS TRANSPORTATION <br /> Merrill Cohn, a Commissioner with the City of San Mateo Senior Citizens <br /> Commission and a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee to <br /> SamTrans reported that Rediwheels is a part of the SamTrans operation. <br /> SamTrans operates over 300 vehicles on a fixed route in San Mateo County. <br /> Rediwheels provides transportation for people with physical or mental <br /> disabilities and is a demand responsive service. It serves the residents of San <br /> Mateo County and has changed since the passage of the Americans with <br /> Disabilities Act (ADA). Originally the program took people to doctor's <br /> appointments and special trips only. Now there is no restriction on trips and <br /> people can travel to any destination. Rediwheels is available to persons who <br /> cannot ride the fixed route bus system. <br /> Mr. Cohn spoke about the criteria used to determine if someone was qualified <br /> to use Rediwheels. He stated the criteria is not age restrictive and depends <br /> upon your ability to use the service. In order to use Rediwheels, you would <br /> contact SamTrans and complete an application to determine eligibility to use <br />