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SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION MINUTES OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2001 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairperson Harrison, Commissioners Borgens, Grove, Moran, L. Walsh, and M. Walsh COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Carpe GUESTS PRESENT: Helen Cocco, Dorothy Hall, Susan Houston, Jim Leahy, David Nelson, Ethel Robinson, Danny Sanchez and Vincent Truscelli STAFF PRESENT: Manager Linda Griffith, Recreation Supervisor Yelena Devyatova and Administrative Clerk Kathy Bede The regular meeting of the Senior Affairs Commission was called to order by Chairperson Jean Harrison at 1:05pm in the Goldstar Room of the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City, California. APPROVAL OF MINUTES M/S L. Walsh/Moran: To approve the October minutes as mailed. Motion passed. CORRESPONDENCE Linda Griffith read a letter from June Gilmore of the City of Galt, offering advice and support in regard to establishing a shuttle service in Redwood City. Ms. Gilmore worked to establish a transit system in that community. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Commissioner Moran reported that Phase 1 of the Downtown Area Plan Draft was impressively presented to Council at their last meeting. Six copies were available to the Commissioners with a request to review and comment on. Commissioners Borgens and M. Walsh attended that Council meeting and reported that the draft is of the Task Force's vision of downtown's future and has gone to the Planning Commission for their approval. ITEM 1 — GUEST SPEAKER — DAVE NELSON Dave Nelson, Interim Director and Programs Manager of the Peninsula Congestion Relief Alliance, which is a public agency compiled by 15 cities on the Peninsula seeking to ease traffic problems in the area. The Alliance is funded by the San Mateo County Traffic Authority and works with money from the EPA and Bay Area Air Quality.