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2 6'4 - Elden Tank 3561 Farm Hill Boulevard, spoke in support of the pro- posed allocation of $300,000 to provide funds to assist in relocating the present National Guard Armory at a new site in return for which the City is to receive the currently used site for leisure time services, and �t will be possible to develop a Senior Center In ' response to questions, Mr Tank sa�d that he foresees no difficulty in combin�n9 services of the present Senior Drop-In Center in the North Fair Oaks area with those to be provided at the new centrally located Senior Center, and comment was made that there would not appear to be any reason both facilities might not exist and serve the same needs in d�fferent areas much as facilities like tennis courts do 0 City Manager fales reviewed the background leading to the present recommendation relat�ng to the Sem or Center (For details, see pages 2 and 3 of the Budget Study Session Minutes of May 7, 1977). Mr. Fales advised that the State has filed the necessary application with the federal government to commence the relocation of the Armory He commended the Senior Center Advisory Committee for their efforts and named several national senior citizen organizations with lobbyists in Washington, D.0 which are sympathetic to the City's plan William Morrissey, Chairman, Senior Center Advisory Committee, ob- served that the Armory Site is close to the geographic center of the City as well as being located in the part of the City where the ma�ority of citizens 60 years and older reside and where public transportation is provided so that it should be well used Tom Jordan (see above) stated the Area Agency on Aging enthusias- � � tically supports the Sen�or Center pro,7ect and offered to assist in any way possible. Berniece Ziese Vice President of Fun After Fifty, spoke in support oi the expend�ture of $300,000 of Revenue Sharing Funds to assist • in the relocation of the National Guard Armory Pubiic Safetv Proqram (Law Enforcement Fire Safetv) (p 130) There being no one else who wished to speak regarding the relocation ot° the Armory to provide a Senior Center, Mayor Leipzig stated Ccunc7l wo�ld continue to consider Revenue Sharing expenditures as nresenied and observed that the Public Safety Program on page 13G �s before Council. No discussion. Transportatzon Proqram (Traveled Way Maintenance) (p. 131) �vo discussson Leisure Cultural and Information Services (Park and Recreation �=ac7lity Improvements Information Services-Library page 131) ' C�zy Manager Fales described the recorrrtnended expenditures, commenting on the $100,000 contribution of the estate of Sidney D Herkner to the cost of �rnprovements and reconstruction of the Commu m ty Park Ad,7 Mtq -6- �/!�/7i Budget