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SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1992 COMMIISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairperson Anthony, Commissioners Berglund, Lloyd, Metzdorf, Sharp and Truscelli COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Jordan STAFF PRESENT: Park & Recreation Superintendent Sally Hartman GUESTS PRESENT: Executive Director Maria Bransford Chairperson Anthony called the regular meeting of the Senior Affairs Commission to order at 9:00 a.m. at the Fair Oaks Senior Center, 2600 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the March meeting were approved as mailed. CORRESPONDENCE -A report from the 504 Committee meeting on March 3 were received. ITEM 1 - Vital Concerns of Seniors Chairperson Anthony reported on work completed so far by the Vital Concerns of Seniors Committee. The committee has developed a very comprehensive list of questions for the senior questionnaire and the categories include: Shelter, Medical and Dental, Income, Food and Clothing, Communications, Transportation and Utilities. The committee will review and organize the list of questions so Supervisor Kucala can formulate a working draft of the questionnaire. It was suggested that workshops be held to assist seniors in filling out the questionnaire and that the Commissioners need to talk to groups at the Senior Centers to get people motivated to fill out the questionnaires and feel comfortable to speak up. Commissioner Sharp volunteered to set up a table at the Fair Oaks Senior Center to assist in this project. Chairperson Anthony reviewed the Volunteer Service Credit Bank Program that was proposed by the Commission on Aging about three years ago. The program was designed to help seniors maintain services to help them remain in their own homes. Chairperson Anthony said he will look into the possibility of networking this program with RSVP and that this program could possibly be managed from the Senior Centers.