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Senior Affairs Commission Page 3 Minutes of Thursday, September 12,2002 services are provided at curbside. Garbage service is currently available either at curbside or the backyard for the same rates, though the cost for backyard service is significantly higher. A customer survey taken last year resulted in responses from one quarter of the City's users of garbage service users. It showed that most people use curbside service. Of those that use only backyard service, most are not opposed to paying one or two dollars more per month for backyard service. Increased rates are not proposed for users of backyard service, who are physically unable to place cans at curbside. ITEM 2 — HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR Recreation Supervisor Yelena Devyatova announced the upcoming Health and Wellness Fair to be held at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center on Saturday, September 28, 2002 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. More than 45 booths will be located throughout the building. Massage therapists, Reiki practioners, and chiropractors will be in attendance. Evaluations of bone density, body fat and flexibility will be available. Healthy breakfasts and lunches will be sold and the profits will benefit the Center's clubs. Volunteers will assist as tour guides, cashiers and servers. Clowns will be entertaining with balloons, games and face painting. Yoga and Tai Chi demonstrations will presented. Keynote speaker Dr. Bennett Kilpak will give a 45 minute presentation titled Vitality, Aging and Quality of Life; Your Attitude and Perspective May be Injurious to Your Health. Musical entertainment will also be provided. Everyone was invited to attend. Commissioners Grove and Moran volunteered to staff a Senior Affairs booth at the fair. ITEM 3 - COMMITTEE WORKPLAN UPDATES -Transportation Commissioner Carpe reported having recently learned that Ira Ruskin is on San Mateo County Transportation Authority board. She plans to meet with him soon. Marlene Annuzzi reported that beginning September 19, 2002, the Kaiser shuttle will come to the Veterans Memorial Senior Center every Monday and Thursday mornings and transport people with morning appointments to Kaiser from the Center and back again. VMSC can provide transportation between homes and the Center to those that need that service. In August, 302 van rides were provided by the Center. The number of riders and requests for rides are increasing. -Housing Commissioner M. Walsh reported that she has spoken to Council Member Jim Hartnett several times and stated the need for housing that is specified for those people on fixed incomes, as seniors are.