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SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION MINUTES OF THURSDAY, September 14, 2017 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairperson Draeger, Vice Chair Paley, Commissioners Britschgi, Jones, and Mitchell COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Turk STAFF PRESENT: PRCS Manager Bruce Utecht, Supervisor Mark Yasuda, Administrative Clerk Kathy Bede GUEST PRESENT: Peter Huynh, VMSC intern from San Jose State The regular meeting of the Senior Affairs Commission was called to order by Chairperson Draeger at 1:01 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City, California. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: M/S: Paley/Jones: To approve the minutes of the August 10, 2017 SAC meeting as corrected. Motion passed. Bruce announced that former longtime Senior Affairs Commissioner Vincent Truscelli passed away recently. Vince was a very active member the Redwood City community serving on the Senior Forum, as president of AARP #746 and the Fun After Fifty Club, on the board of the VMSC Advisory Council, as the bingo manager of the VMSC, as well as a Redwood City Police Officer and member of several veterans organizations. Bruce asked that the meeting be closed in honor of Vincent Truscelli. ITEM 1 – Julie Wesolek, Executive Director Sequoia YMCA Julie stated that a past campaign theme of Y’s, “Together we can do much more” summarizes the partnership between the Y and the VMSC. Each provide strong programming that can enhance each other. Currently, more than 25% of the Y’s members are seniors. The Y offers various fitness classes for arthritis pain, cancer survivors, warm water therapy pool, and a diabetes prevention program. The Y’s fitness programs will work together with the Adaptive PE program to offer more availability. Some classes will be community fee based and some will be membership based. The Y serves all ages so the challenge is always scheduling and coordinating all the various programs. The Y is conducting a feasibility study to determine what programs people want and will support. The results will be shared with the City task force. There is currently a need for 1,800 more spaces in early learning centers. That need is a consideration for the new Y site. Currently, the Y has about 3,000 members and 55 parking spaces. The new joint project will have about 470 parking spaces and the Y will have a projected membership of about 4,000. The offers different memberships, youth 12-24 years old, senior, adult, 2 adult rate of about $55 per month, family. There is an initiation fee of $80-100 depending on which membership is chosen. After that there is a monthly fee which provides free access to over 83 classes, the pool, and fitness center after 3 initial meetings with a fitness trainer. Memberships can be put on hold for up to 6 months due to travel or illness, etc. and then reinstated without added fees. Low income members who complete an income disclosure statement may qualify for financial assistance with discounted rates. The City and the Y will each build their respective buildings. There will be some shared costs of joint features. The environmental review will be completed in the spring of 2108. Then there will be community input, legal arrangements, fundraising, architectural designs and more planning