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SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION MINUTES OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1999 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairperson Moran, Commissioners Borgens, Harrison, Nobles (arrived at 9:33am), L.Walsh and M.Walsh COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Carpe GUESTS PRESENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Corinne Centeno, Administrative Assistant Denise Monroe The regular meeting of the Senior Affairs Commission was called to order by Chairperson Betty Moran at 9:30am at the Redwood Room of the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City, California. APPROVAL OF MINUTES M/S M.Walsh/Borgens: To approve the January minutes as mailed. Motion passed unanimously. ITEM 1 — ACTION ON DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF MONTHLY COMMISSION MEETINGS M/S Borgens/L.Walsh: To change the meeting time of the Commission meetings to 1:00pm on the second Thursday of each month. Motion passed unanimously. The Commissioners discussed the suggestion to have special meetings once at year at Casa de Redwood and Woodside Terrace and to resume meeting at the Fair Oaks Senior Center. Commissioner L. Walsh questioned going to Fair Oaks because of lack of interest and attendance at previous meetings held there. Commissioner Nobles felt there are two senior centers in Redwood City and the Commission should be involved with both; she is also on the TEWCI Board and there are matters coming up in the future that the Commission needs to be informed about. Commissioner Borgens felt that TEWCI should be given the opportunity to bring issues to the Commission by having some meetings at the Fair Oaks Senior Center. She felt it would be helpful to have someone "in-house" like Commissioner Nobles to encourage TEWCI and Fair Oaks Seniors to attend the meetings. Commissioner M. Walsh suggested having Commissioners take turns going to monthly meetings of the various senior groups who meet at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center in order to encourage their members to attend at our Commission meetings. Chairperson Moran suggested inviting representatives from each senior group to attend our meetings. Commissioner M.Walsh stated that many seniors who live at Woodside Terrace and Casa de Redwood do not have transportation and are unable to get out to attend our meetings. She said she spoke with the new manager of Woodside Terrace who was interested in hosting a future Commission meeting. Superintendent Centeno summarized that the Commissioners were