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APR 17 2012
RENTON MAYOR'S SE1vIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECEWED
April 2,2012 CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Baylor, Peggy Budzui,Ben Cheney,Bill Clapp, Marge
Cochran-Reep, Dorothy Cook,Eric Eastberg, Mary Lou Gilbert, Ruby Griffm, Elaine
Koehler, Sandra polley, Milt Tiede, Rose Warren, Kay Stone �
EXCUSED: Emilie McCue
STAFF: Shawn Daly, Debbie Little, Tim Williams
Ben Cheney called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M., attendance was taken. Minutes of
the previous meeting were read, corrections were noted and minutes were approved.
TREASURER'S REPORT: Treasurer—Sandra Polley
Copies of the current Treasurer report were distributed to members. Ben inquired if
reports should be done in writing. All information on the Treasurer Report is public
' information so is available to anyone that might request a copy.
SElvIOR SERVICES COORDINATOR'S REPORT—Shawn Daly
• Housing Fair took place with help from Paity Wells. There were 12 or 13 '
Vendors in attendance. It was a very successful event. The intent of the fair
is to keep people living in Renton. There were over 200 people who attended.
There is no cost to the attendees.
• Thursday, March 29�'the Thursday afternoon dance was held. For the second I
time Mr. Del Roark paid for everyone''s att�ndance. Th�re is a charge of
$1.00 per person and there was an attendance of 121 people. Mr. Roark did
this in memorial to his wife who had always enjoyed dancing.
• Debbie, Tim and Shawn are going to be working on a retreat. Hopefully to
take place someti.me in June. Intent of retreat would be to go through our
goals and objectives. Last retreat was 6 or 7 years ago.
• The Carco Senior Revue is coming up May 10�'at 1 P.M. and May 11�'at 7
P.M. Volunteers are needed for ticket taking,ticket sellers and ushers.
• May 11�'is also the Mother's Day celebration during the lunch time.
Traditionally this is a big celebration. Possibly 175 attendee's for this
celebration.
• Shawn acknowledged Senior Center staff and how well they all work
together. Lisa Wivag does special events and does an amazing job. Patty
Wells also does special events such as the Housing Fair and she also does a
great job. Kathie Svedin has returned from her surgery and continues to do a
great j ob.
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DEBBIE LITTLE -Recreation Supervisor
• Golden Opportunity brochures are available and there is an in'sert
regarding an upcoming event. The program"Keeping Your Mind
Sharp"will be taking place on June 7�'. Mr. Roger Anunsen a well
known and highly regarded speaker will be conducting this program.
� A tour of the Cascade Recycle facility in Woodinville took place last
week. Very interesting and would recommend if it takes place again it
is well worth attending. The tour quide said in his mind the City of
Renton is the most proactive municipality participating.
• Tuesday,April 10�`a presentation: Headaches, Causes and Cures will
be conducted by Dr. Meinhofer.
• The Spring Luncheon will be held Apri16�'.
• The Mariners Opening Day Luncheon will be held Friday, April 13�'.
• A gentleman from Metro will be at the Center on Tuesday,April 17�'
to issue Reduced Fare Pemut Cards and ORCA cards.
• Future upcoming trips have filled up very rapidly and would
recommend if there was a trip you were interested in put your name on
a wait list. There is a board in the Receptionist area that lists trips that
are sold out.
• A computer instructor has been hired and has great credentials.
Classes start the week of thel6th.
• A new class that will be offered is Fly Tying. This class will be held
during the month of June on Thursdays. This class is free.
TIM WILLIAMS,Recreation Director
• Tim and Debbie attended the Aging Your Way Summit meeting a
couple of weeks ago. The meeting was very informative with ideas
that Debbie and Tim would like to share with us at a later date. They
learned of many new services in King and Pierce County.
• Tim would like to confirm with President Ben Cheney the possibility
of sharing a minute report on some things that might be informative
for the committee. One example would be the cost recovery which
would be important for the committee to understand. He would bring
in that material which would have all the information in a packet.
• Tim felt that most people are satisfied with the services provided by
the City of Renton. The city did a customer service survey at the end
of last year and it would be interesting for the committee to see some
i of the highlights and low points from the survey. This would probably
need to be spread over a couple of ineetings. Tim still needs to meet
with the former director regarding extended trips.
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Ben asked if there were any written or oral reports ar any committee reports to be made.
None were reported. Requests for old business brought up a question from Ben about the
trellis eyesore in the back of the property. Shawn said he will send another request.
Sandra brought up the issue of window repair. Shawn said he sent an e-mail this morning
and hopes repair will be done in the near future. Rose wanted to know about the Renton
Senior Activity Sign which needs repair. Shawn responded that John from Facilities was
at the center looking at the sign. We should know more by the next meeting.
The duration of the meeting was spent discussing the issue of people coming to the center
when they have colds or are not feeling well. There were many suggestions made and it
was confirmed that there is a policy in effect that if you're not well, don't come in.
Next meeting will be held April 16�'.
Ben adjourned the meeting at 10:56 A.M.
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Secret�Kay Stone
President, Ben Cheney
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