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11/01/2021 - Minutes
MINUTESCityofRentonSeniorAdvisoryBoardMeetingMonday,November1st,2021,3:30pmVirtualZoomMeeting1.CALLTOORDERMeetingcalledtoorderat3:35pmMembersPresent:SusanBollinger,BeatriceBudziu,AnitaDull,RonaldErb,RubyGriffin,ShirleyHaddock,JulieHoran,SandraPolley,JackWardellMembersAbsent:MargeCochranReep,ChristineGray-ScottattendedlateCityStaffPresent:SeanClaggett,RecreationSupervisor;DonnaEken,RecreationCoordinator;AmyEng,VHSLSeniorOutreachProgram;ElaneRosok,RecreationAssistant.2.APPROVALOFMINUTESMovedbyJackWardellsecondedbyAnitaDulltoapproveOctober2021minutes.3.DISCUSSION/ACTIONITEMSA)RSACupdateforReservationBasedProgramming—Seani)JanuaryisthegoalforincreasingbothroomcapacityandcourseofferingsB)PublicHealthSeattleandKingCountyVaccineVerificationstartedOct25—Seanii)Proofofvaccinationisrequiredtoenterthebuilding.ProcesshasbeenverysmoothandthemainissuecustomershaveisthattheyneedtoshowtheirverificationeachdayC)NewSeniorCenterindoorsignsandartwork—Seaniii)NewlocationsignagehasBraille,whichisnowstandard,andtheroomshavebeenrenamedafterlocaltrees.TheBanquetRoomisnowtheCedarRiverRoomiv)ThehallwayphotoshavebeenupdatedwiththehelpfromtheRentonHistoryMuseum,andtheCityofRentongraphicdesigner—“photostocreateaconversation”D)ThanksgivingDayMealsToGo—Seanv)InconjunctionwithSoundGenerations,ThanksgivingMealswillbeavailableforpickuponWednesdayNov24thThesewillbereservedinadvance,drivethroughaswedidlastyear.Weareplanningtoaccommodate250.AcallforvolunteerswillgoouttotheSeniorAdvisoryBoardsmemberswhenwehaveanestimateofWheelchairAccessible.AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)interpreteravailableuponrequest.Forthisorotherassistance,pleasecall48hoursinadvance:711(TDD)or425-430-6600(voice). SeniorAdvisoryBoardMeetingNovember1,2021Page2of2howmanyvolunteerswillbeneeded.SeniorsrequestingamealcancallRSACorreserveonlinestarting11/8/214.STAFFUPDATES1.RegisteredPrograms—Donnaa.StrengthandBalanceclassesareverysuccessful,andwehaveadded2additionalclassestoaccommodatethepeopleonthewaitlistsb.SilverSeekersSalmonSeriesupdatecanbefoundinthe“Let’sGoRenton”c.VirtualBingoandVirtualartclassesarestillverypopularandongoing2.VHSLSeniorOutreachProgram—Amya.Finishedcallingthe600peopleonthelistwehadfromCOVIDlunchpickupanddeliverylistb.IsplanningtoworkwithSeanandCarrietobeginworkongrantstotargetAfricanAmerican/Black,Hispanic,Indigenous,AsianandVeterangroupsc.IsworkingwithstaffmembertoaddtheVeteranstatusIDtothePerfectMindregistrationprocess3.RecreationSupervisor—Seana.ChangeinRecreationdivisionnameandthereasons5.BOARDCOMMENTSOnlyonecomment,ShirleyHaddockaskedaboutarumorthattheSeniorCenterwaschangingfromaSeniorCentertoanall-agescenter.SeanreassuredtheBoardthattherearenoplansforthistohappen.6.ADJOURNMENTMeetingadjournedat4:15pmMinutesapprovedby:-Recorder:MargeCochranepDateElaneRosokNEXTMTG:1f/2O21I-—November6,2021WheelchairAccessible.AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)interpreteravailableuponrequest.Forthisorotherassistance,pleasecall48hoursinadvance:711(TDD)or425-430-6600(voice).