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estimated that approximately 20% of the senior population is on a fixed income consisting of Social Security and/or SSI ($650.00 a month or less). Superintendent Hartman said that the Commission needs to educate the City Council on these senior issues and also needs to obtain accurate information for the education process. Various Commissioners and staff members made suggestions on where to obtain accurate statistical information on seniors and will report back to the Commission. ROUNDTABLE -Commisioners Anthony and Lloyd will be participating in "The Human Race" on Saturday, May 10 on behalf of RSVP. -Commissioner Anthony reported that the Commission on Aging will be traveling to Sacramento on May 20 to meet the State Legislature. People from various senior groups will be participating in this event and Commissioners Anthony and Metzdorf will attend. -Commissioner Berglund reported that he went to Los Angeles with AARP to attend a meeting of VOTE (a section of AARP) concerning a national health care program. VOTE is trying make the legislature more aware of the health care crisis. Over 34 million people (including children) in the United States do not have medical coverage and health costs have risen 12% which is above current inflation levels. He said there is talk about creating a national sales tax to help subsidize this program and it would take 4-5 years for the program to begin. He said they also saw a film on Canada's nationalized health care program. -Chairperson Jordan said there will be a hearing to discuss the effects of the ADA regulations on May 9 at the AC Transit Building, 1600 Franklin Street in Oakland at 9:30am for those people interested in attending. The regular meeting of the Senior Affairs Commission was adjourned at 10:30am to be reconvened at 9:00am on June 12 at the Fair Oaks Senior Center, 2600 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California.