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PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION <br /> MINUTES OF AUGUST 10 , 1977 <br /> The regular meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission was called to <br /> order by Chairman Schlesinger at 7 : 38 p . m . , in Conference Room 1 of the <br /> Community Activities Building , 1400 Roosevelt Avenue , Redwood City . <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT : Commissioners Anderson , Buckhout , Pound , Schlesinger <br /> MEMBERS ABSENT : Commissioners Hayes , Knecht , Weintraub <br /> STAFF PRESENT : Max C . Weeks , Parks & Recreation Director <br /> Bill Paulson , Recreation Superintendent <br /> Priscilla Mosher , Recreation Center Supervisor <br /> Bob Heavey , Program Coordinator <br /> MOTION : Commissioner Buckhout moved to accept the minutes <br /> of the July 13 , 1977 , Regular Business Meeting , <br /> seconded by Commissioner Pound . The motion <br /> carried unanimously by voice vote . <br /> AGENDA ITEM 1 . Review of Recreation Center Teen Activities. <br /> Mr . Weeks introduced Ms . Priscilla Mosher , Red Morton Recreation Center <br /> Supervisor , and Mr . Bob Heavey , Program Coordinator . Mr . Weeks indicated <br /> that Ms . Mosher has been handling most of the teen activities at the Center <br /> along with their activities at different schools in the community . <br /> Ms . Mosher gave a brief history of the program and the teen program objec- <br /> tive as established in 1974 . In order to initiate the program , she and <br /> Mr . Heavey went to different schools and agencies with questionnaires to <br /> discover the needs of the teens . This questionnaire gave them direction <br /> when they began structuring the programming . <br /> She observed that when the program started in 1974 , the activities were <br /> mostly the traditional ones ( trips , recreation nights , and dances ) . An <br /> interest in a volunteer program also developed . <br /> The following year , the Center added some special interest classes to the <br /> prograiuuing ( backpack class and trip , ceramics , jewelry classes ) , along <br /> with community service activities . These activities included : visiting <br /> the schools at noon time ; starting a TCK ( Taking Care of Kids ) Clinic , <br /> which involved training teens to become babysitters and using the Center <br /> as a referral center for the sitters ; starting a structured volunteer pro- <br /> gram ; starting a GUIDE program for Latino students , which involved career <br /> development ; and becoming involved in the March of Dimes Walkathon . <br /> - 1 - <br />