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Senior Affairs Cothmission Page 2 Minutes of Thursday, February 13, 1997 some of his structural concerns with Facilities Manager Daniel Burton. Commissioner Anthony was provided with a letter and supporting documents from Superintendent Centeno regarding the Operations Review committee's requests. Commissioner Anthony said the committee will be finishing up the physical aspects of the inspection soon and should have the written report for the April meeting. The following items were taken out of order: ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Building Inspector Jerry Schnell explained that the Code Enforcement staff will make a presentation before the City Council regarding ways to beautify certain areas of Redwood City. He spoke about the City of Escondido's award winning code enforcement program which utilizes volunteers and a staff of nine code enforcement officers. Mr. Schnell explained that one proposal is to improve the look of the El Camino Real between Woodside Road and Vera Avenue, which would include improvements to landscaping, median strips, and strict code enforcement monitoring. Funding for this proposal would cost approximately $70,000. He noted that the current staff of two code enforcement officers would not be able to handle the entire city and this additional project. Mr. Schnell passed out cards that citizens can complete and mail to the Code Enforcement staff when they see violations in their neighborhood. He noted that 390 citations were handed out last month by the two Code Enforcement officers. -Insurance-Give a Ride Show You Care Superintendent Centeno reported that Finance Director Brian Ponty is developing a formal bid for insurance for this program and it should be done by our March meeting. Chairperson Walsh, Commissioner Lloyd, and Superintendent Centeno will meet to discuss prior to the March meeting. ITEM 2-TRANSPORTATION UPDATE The Commissioners discussed the fact that Redi-Wheels has increased its one-way fares from $1.00 to $1.50 (an increase of 50%) and that riders are not pleased with the increase. The Commissioners discussed having Noreen Donohue report to the Commission on complaints received on Redi-Wheel service and Chairperson Walsh stated he would like to see written documentation of these complaints. Manager Griffith said she will obtain complaint statistics from Noreen Donohue and forward them to the Commissioners for their review.