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SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION MINUTES OF THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Vice Chair Paley, Commissioners Britschgi, Jones, Mitchell and Turk COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Chairperson Draeger STAFF PRESENT: PRCS Director Chris Beth, Manager Bruce Utecht, Supervisor Mark Yasuda, Administrative Clerk Kathy Bede GUEST PRESENT: Cindy Avila, Peter Huynh The regular meeting of the Senior Affairs Commission was called to order by Vice Chairperson Paley at 1:03 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City, California. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Mitchell stated that she still could not access her City email account though she had received assistance as stated in the minutes. She will need to contact IT. The minutes of the September 14, 2017 SAC meeting were approved as written. ITEM 1 – YMCA/Senior Center Update – Chris Beth Chris thanked Bruce for setting up meetings with various groups because in doing so Chris was able to address some misconceptions about the project. He reported that CEQA, the environmental impact report, is ongoing. They have received the final draft of the architectural agreement with ELS, the Y and the City. They hope to present it to Council on November 13th. Once that is in place, they will be able to progress to timelines, stakeholder meetings, and community meetings. The Senior Affairs Commission may be asked to assist with senior club meetings. Outreach and education will be very important during this time. A video has been made about the project. New televisions have been installed at the center to provide information about what’s going on in the City. There will be a designated area for project updates showing what is going on, who’s in favor of it, and when the next meeting is. There is an article about the project in the latest edition of ‘The VMSC’. Community meetings will be planned for January and February. Next is master planning and schematic design in June 2018. Concerns will be historical significance of the current building. Two buildings are planned, one for the Y and one for the VMSC. They may possibly be connected with a walkway. The Y will keep their current building operational until the new facility is completed. The City will take over the Y’s old site after they move and the building will be used in a recreational capacity. ITEM 2 – City Clerk – Pamela Aguilar The City Clerk was unable to attend today. She will be invited to the SAC retreat in January. ITEM 3 – 5 year Consolidated Plan – Cindy Avila, Community Development Cindy Avila, of the Planning and Housing division of the Community Development department, made a presentation to the Commission about the 5 Year Consolidated Plan and the Community Development Block Grant. The funds Redwood City receives from HUD are to primarily provide affordable housing for low to moderate income people.