1994/03/17 Senior Citizens Advisory Commission Minutes 11/ CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES
March 17, 1994
The Senior Citizens Advisory Commission of the City of Rohnert Park met
this date in regular session commencing at 1:07 p.m. at Codding Center, 6800
Hunter Drive, Suite A,Rohnert Park, with Chairman Chase presiding.
Call to Order Chairman Chase called the regular session to order at approximately 1:07 p.m.
and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call Present: (5) Commissioners Chase,Jennis,Jurgiel,Kennedy and Lyons
Staff present for all or part of the meeting: Recreation Supervisor,Mary
Hanlon; Program Specialist,Wendy Audiss; and Senior Scheduler, Vicki
Wilkerson.
Approval of
Minutes A motion to accept the minutes for the meeting of January 20th as written was
made by Commissioner Kennedy,seconded by Commissioner Jennis and
unanimously approved.
Acknowledging
Posting of
the Agenda Chairman Chase stated that the Secretary/Supervisor had posted the Agenda
as required by law in three (3) public locations within the time period
411
required.
Unscheduled
Public
Appearances None
Communications None
Program
Specialist
Report Program Specialist,Wendy Audiss,updated the Senior Advisory Commission
on the following items: new stop sign in the parking lot,Craft Shoppe sales,
clothing and bake sale,February program attendance (4,191),Baja Mexico
cruise,upcoming fashion show (April 16),Older Americans Month in May,
and pool table donation. Discussion followed on the various usages of the
pool table.
Senior
Scheduler
Report Senior Scheduler, Vicki Wilkerson,reported on the two tea dances held in
March and thanked local columnist,Ann Rasmussen,for her continued,great
coverage of senior activities in the Community Voice.
Ann Rasmussen Ann Rasmussen mentioned that Double Decker Lanes has extended its free
bowling to seniors on Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. through April.
Senior Citizens Advisory Commission Minutes
March 17, 1994
Matters from
Commissioners Commissioner Chase updated the Commissioners on the last Community
Outreach meeting. Discussion followed on Kathy Vander Vennett's role.
Program Specialist Audiss and Recreation Supervisor Hanlon explained some of
C.O.Y.F.'s functions and updated the Commission on the Senior Center
expansion.
Commissioner Chase discussed the importance of letter writing to legislators to
voice opinions on issues pertaining to seniors. Commissioner Chase presented a
listing of reference phone numbers.
Commissioner Jennis would like to develop a list of youths willing to work at a
wage affordable to seniors.
Recreation Supervisor Hanlon offered to invite Kathy Vander Vennett to the next
Senior Advisory Commission Meeting to discuss her role and answer any
questions. The Commission agreed they would like her to attend.
Parking Concerns Recreation Supervisor Hanlon reported that City staff who park their personal
vehicles around the Codding Center have experienced many scratches and dents
on the sides of their cats,possibly by senior drivers coming to the Senior Center.
The following suggestions were made: setting aside reserved parking for city
staff and putting an announcement in the SCAN asking seniors to be careful
parking.
Discussion continued on the status of the shopping carts around town. Recreation
Supervisor Hanlon updated the Commission on the steps that have been taken to
work on this problem. It was suggested that a service organization might want to
hold a fund raiser to subsidize buying alternative carts for those people in town
who need them instead of using the stores'carts.
Lyons Leaves At 1:55 p.m. Commissioner Lyons left the meeting.
Meeting
Adjourned There being no further business to discuss and no one further desiring to be heard,
Commissioner Jennis made a motion for adjournment at 2 p.m. which was
seconded by Commissioner Kennedy.
Chairman
ATTEST:
Mary Hanlon, Supervisor
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