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SCC 01-27-05 APPROVED Senior Citizens Commission CITY OF CUPERTINO REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,2005 CALL TO ORDER Chainnan Yap called the meeting to order at II :30 a.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Linda Walker, Frank Yap, Mavis Smith, Christine Kennedy Pierce Estelle Incociati Julia Lamy, Supervisor; Marie Miller, Administrative Assistant Commissioners absent: Staff present: I. MINUTES A. The minutes of October 27, 2004, were unanimously approved as written. B. The minutes of November 10,2004, were unanimously approved with minor edits. 2. INTRODUCTION A. Karen Du Goss, newly hired Senior Center Case Manager, introduced herselfto the Commissioners. She will be attending the March 24, 2005, meeting to make a presentation on Senior Center programs. 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS A. Raymond Pole, Senior Care Commissioner for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Commissioner for the Sunnyvale Parks and Recreation Commission, and advisory board member for the Council on Aging, spoke on the need to better organize infonnation for the seniors in the County and is working on a report for the Board of Supervisors on how best to do this. He distributed an executive summary from the 2003- 2004 Santa Clara County Senior Care Commission Position Paper #2 on this subject. Mr. Pole agreed to be a resource to the Commission. B. Jagnahar Singh Randhawa, resident, spoke on the importance of getting involved in the Senior Center's 25th anniversary celebration. Chainnan Yap encouraged him to participate in Senior Center's Advisory Committee' work for the April 20 celebration. Senior Citizens Commission January 27,2005 Page 2 of 3 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Review and clarification of the 2005 Work Plan: Supervisor Lamy reported that the Commissioners wanted to review and further clarify the details of the Work Plan in preparation for a February 4, 2 to 5 p.m., City Council goal-setting session. There are two parts to the Work Plan that will be reviewed by City Council: I) Commission's request for staff time to work to identify initiatives that would benefit seniors, 2) subcommittee assignments. The Commission will be notified of the Council's goal setting decisions. Following discussion ofthe Work Plan subcommittee assignments, the following timeline was established: March 24: Sept. 22: Food and NutritionlHealth & Fitness: Yap and Smith Volunteer Opportunities: Walker and Incociati Multi-service Agencies: Smith and Pierce Housing: Incociati and Pierce Day ProgramsfTransportation: Walker and Yap Wrap-up of subcommittee work June 23: 5. MISCELLANEOUS - NO ACTION REQUIRED A. Written Communications: None B. Staff Updates: Supervisor Lamy discussed the Mayor's quarterly meetings with Commissioners,S to 6:30 p.m., Conference Room C at City Hall. Commissioners agreed to the following meeting assignments: February 9: Commissioner Yap May II: Commissioner Walker August 10: Commissioner Smith November 9: Commissioner Pierce C. Community Contacts: a. Commissioner Walker thanked Commissioner Kennedy Pierce for an excellent presentation to City Council. b. Commissioner Smith reported that she attended the State of the City Address. She also reported that she has met with Supervisor Lamy and Case Manager Du Goss on the work being done regarding health and fitness and multi-service agencies per her subcommittee assignments; she was amazed at how many services and infonnation are already available. She suggested finding someone who would volunteer to catalog infonnation on these services, such as a college student; Commissioner Kennedy Pierce may have contacts in this regard. Senior Citizens Commission January 27, 2005 Page 3 of3 c. Commissioner Kennedy Pierce reported on her subcommittee work. She also talked briefly about San Jose State's Library Science Department and how that program may be of assistance. She attended the November Volunteer Advisory Council. In the winter program, she is offering two classes through Fremont Adult Education: Baby Boomers- Your 25- Year Plan and Baby Boomers, Where Are You Going To Live? She requested infonnation on each of the commissioners to better know them. Administrative Assistant Miller agreed to copy and mail the applications they submitted to City Council for committee assignment in order to provide some background; one-on-one meetings were encouraged. d. Chainnan Yap mentioned an interview he gave will be shown March 28, 4:30 p.m., March 29, 7 p.m., and April! at 7 p.m. during the show Better Part, cable channel 15. He also announced the Senior Center's 25th anniversary celebration on April 20 and that tickets are limited. 6. ADJOURNMENT Chainnan Yap adjourned the meeting at I: 10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, " J, ~'.> ! . . ./ ~ 1 ¿,~_,i-~~__. L :_ ~....' t,·· Marie Miller, Administrative Assistant Minutes approved at the March 24, 2005, regular meeting.