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Senior Affairs Commission Page 3 Minutes of Thursday,September 10, 1998 Housing Add important of sharing how cost home repair program run by Neighborhood Services Center in North County; potential impact of expanded Woodside interchange at 101 on Harbor Village. Intergenerational Programs Add work with employers which may be interested in hiring seniors and the Title V workers program. Work with the schools would be ongoing and initiated by Senior Center staff. The Commissioners commented that they had taken very few issues to the City Council over the past few years. They would like to identify at least one issue to bring to Council's attention over the coming year. Former Commissioner Truscelli spoke regarding the importance of focusing on local versus state or federal issues. Commissioner Walsh commented that she would like to see at least one meeting per month at Casa de Redwood and one at Woodside Terrace. She also reported she was pleased that Ann Weiss, LCSW, from TIES would be available at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center one day per month. Commissioner Nobles would like to see the Commission look at the Fair Oaks Senior Center as a location of a future meeting. Superintendent Centeno agreed to work with the information and try to categorize the items so that committees could be developed. ANNOUNCEMENTS -Manager Linda Griffith announced that the Senior Center Directors would be making a presentation to the County Commission on Aging on the current senior population, what it looks like, and how do services need to change to respond. -Superintendent Centeno announced the upcoming Redwood City 2000 Community Conversations to be held at the Library Community Room in September. The regular meeting of the Senior Affairs Commission was adjourned at 11 :45am to be reconvened at 3:00pm on Thursday, October 8, 1998 at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City, California.