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San Bruno City Council Meeting July 26, 2011
11. Senior Advisory Board Annual Report
A
B
Well:
I,
árbol,
mayor
and
council
members.
My
name
is
build
off,
I'm
on
the
senior
advisory
board
and
since
they're
all
here
tonight,
I'd
like
to
introduce
him.
So
people
will
know
who
they
are.
We
have
Dorothy
Carmichael,
we
have
Barbara
usage,
we
have
Hank
Russell
and
we
have
one
of
our
specials
Loretta
glue.
C
B
Now,
we'll
get
to
the
business,
the
San,
Bruno
senior
citizens
board,
provides
oversight
and
coordination
of
almost
everything
that
happens
in
the
Senior
Center,
almost
everything
that
is,
they
offer
over
70
classes
and
programs
weekly
they
they've
served
25,000
congregate.
Lunch
is
served
every
year,
more
than
1500
social
services,
referrals,
helping
seniors
and
their
families
with
personal
decisions.
That's
Susan
is
not
here
and
at
least
8,000
trips
of
the
senior
senator
bus
each
year,
making
it
possible
to
community
members
to
access
the
Senior
Center.
B
In
other
words,
that's
the
dell
go
out
and
they
pick
up
the
people
and
bring
them
to
the
senior
center
of
every
day,
and
some
of
the
things
that
happened
in
the
last
year
is
we've
had
an
increased
participation
in
the
health
and
fitness
classes.
We've
had
a
lot
of
extra
classes
on
like
Zumba,
which
no
I
don't
think
too.
B
Many
in
here
could
handle
assume
the
class
to
reduce
the
number
of
full-time
staff
which
has
made
it
a
little
difficult
on
the
rest
of
this,
because
we
have
to
do
a
little
bit
more
around
here.
They've
assisted
with
impacts
of
the
glenview
fire
added
new
fundraisers
at
a
new
classes,
and
we
purchased
a
wireless
phone.
B
Finally,
so
that
when
somebody
in
the
other
room
collapses
or
they,
they
can
grab
the
phone
in
there
and
they
can
bring
the
phone
over
to
where
the
person
is
before
they
had
a
glow
or
see
what
was
wrong
one
back
to
the
phone
and
how
they
can
bring
the
phone
right
up
to
them
a
call.
If
it's
a
911
emergency,
they
can
call
it
right
away
and.
B
Coming
up
in
the
next
year
or
an
I
and
211
and
212
we'll
be
celebrating
the
25th
anniversary
of
this
building,
which
is
really
quite
something
and
we
hope
to
purchase
a
new
senior
bus
plus
the
bus
we
have
is
getting
pretty
raunchy
to
say
the
least,
and
during
the
past
25
years
the
annual
participation
has
gone
up
over
20,000
people.
Twenty
thousand
uses
I
should
say
I
thought
20,000
but
been
used
by
same
people.
Maybe
some
some
of
them
are
the
same
anyway.
B
To
make
a
long
story
short,
that's
all
I've
got
to
say
because
I'm
just
one
of
the
members
of
the
board.
I
don't
want
to
keep
saying
what
a
great
places
is,
so
we
bought
in
just
a
participant
and
she's
going
to
go
up
and
say
a
few
words
and
that's
Jean
edge.
Where
are
you
there?
You
are
gene,
it's
all
yours,
I've
done
washing
I'm.
C
On
purchase
of
10,
yes,
I,
am
it's
a
big
honor
to
be
here
with
everybody
tonight,
really
I'm
a
little
excited
and
my
name
is
Jean
edge.
I
started
coming
to
this
san
bruno
senior
center
about
20-some
years
ago
and
I
was
looking
for
something
everybody
comes
for
a
different
reason.
I
was
looking
for
something
because
my
mother
was
coming
to
live
with
me.
C
Unfortunately,
when
she
got
here,
she
had
she
had
Alzheimer's,
so
she
could
not
handle
the
senior
center.
So
I
had
the
handle
mother
and
I
and
I
found
a
nice
all
day
care
center
for
her,
and
while
she
was
in
daycare,
I
said
I
thought
to
myself:
I
better,
explore
the
Senior
Center,
because
I
needed
a
break
from
caregiving.
C
So
the
first
thing
there's
so
many
programs
here
and
I
started
out.
Of
course,
being
the
kid
you
know,
I
thought
I
was
still
a
kid.
I
decided
to
join
the
walking
group,
and
these
elders
walked
three
miles
three
times
a
week
up
a
mountain
and
I
was
still
smoking,
I'm
smoking
and
going
into
the
woods
with
them,
but
I
thought
well.
I'll
leave
these
gals
in
the
dust.
Well,
not
true.
As
soon
as
they
hit
the
trail,
they
took
off.
C
I
never
saw
them
again,
I
never
even
got
to
meet
him,
but
there
was
one
lady.
She
was
in
her
late
80s
and
her
name
was
Verna
de
koi
and
she
stayed
back
because
she
was
afraid
I'd
get
hurt.
She
was
right
anyway.
Bert
is
now
107
and
she's.
Just
a
marvelous,
lady
and
I.
Guess
it's
from
all
that
walking.
So
there
are
so
many
programs
and
I
thought
after
I
ended
the
exercise.
The
walking
three
miles,
which
really
got
to
me
after
a
while
I
got
involved
with
the
ceramics
class.
C
Oh
and
so
I
was
really
creative
and
I
started.
Making
big
cats
I
was
in
the
cat
business
I
gave
cats
to
everyone.
I
knew
was
really
fun
and
very
creative
in
a
wonderful
group
to
be
with
the
classes.
Here
are
just
great
and
they
give
a
new
life
meaning
to
everyone
that
participates
in
them.
They
did
to
me
so
one
day
did
by
accident.
I
opened
up
the
back
door
in
the
back
there
and
I
came
in
and
I
came
in
on
a
writer
group.
C
A
writers
group
and
I
was
trying
to
back
out
quietly
before
they
knew
I
was
there,
but
the
instructor
was
a
guy
named
Frank
Duffy
and
he
was
an
old
newspaper
man
and
he
said
no,
no,
no
come
man,
he
said
sit
down,
have
a
seat
check
us
out,
come
to
find
out,
he
got
paid
by
how
many
seats
were
full,
and
so
that
was
20
years
ago.
I'm
still
in
the
writers
group.
I
have
written
so
many
short
stories.
I
could
put
together
a
book
and
I
might
just
do
that
anyway.
C
It's
a
lot
of
fun,
so
dancing
is
another
form
of
exercise
that
I
absolutely
love.
So
in
my
senior
years,
I've
been
doing
tap,
dancing,
I've
done
ballroom,
dancing,
I've
done
line,
dancing,
I've
done
a
yoga
and
Tai
Chi
and
all
the
things
that
I
never
would
do
if
it
wasn't
for
this
Center.
In
fact,
for
a
long
time,
I
used
to
give
my
husband
my
sweet
husband,
prepaid,
ballroom,
dancing
class
lessons
and
for
his
birthday
Father's
Day
Christmas.
You
know
you
can
imagine
how
thrilled
he
was
and
I've
taken.
C
Tai,
Chi
and
yoga
here
as
I
said:
I
hate
to
admit
it,
but
I
don't
drive
that
much
anymore.
I
I
don't
like
to
drive
distances
so
I
don't
go
downtown,
I,
don't
go
to
the
museum.
I
don't
go
to
the
theatre,
but
every
so
often
I'll
sign
up
for
one
of
the
tours
or
groups
that
leaves
from
here.
They're,
reasonable
and
professional
drivers
and
I.
Don't
have
to
look
for
a
parking
place
and
I
don't
have
to
pay
for
a
parking
place,
which
is
an
arm
and
a
leg.
C
C
Well,
you
know
what
they
risk
when
you
drive
downtown
another
great
asset
to
the
center
is
a
wellness
program.
I
have
my
blood
checked
here:
I
have
cholesterol
once
a
year
I
come
for.
You
know
the
big
thing
anyway.
One
year,
I
was
coaxing
my
husband
to
come,
and
he
was
coaxing
me
to
come
here
because
neither
one
of
us
had
a
doctor.
My
husband
was
not
crazy
about
doctors
in
general
and
I,
don't
like
to
obey
anybody.
So
I,
don't
like
doctors
that
much
either
after
we
took
the
tests.
C
He
strutted
back
to
the
back
nurse
back
here
and
she
looked
at
my
husband
and
she
said
you
have
to
see
a
doctor
today,
sir,
so
that
same
day
we
had
to
find
a
doctor.
We
shuffled
out
of
the
place
like
two
old-timers.
You
know
and
we
found
a
nice
lady
doctor.
In
fact
he's
got
three
lady
doctors.
Now
he
doesn't.
He
does
real
well
with
these
lady
doctors
that
he
likes
them
and
they
take
good
care
of
us.
Did
I
mention
my
husband
is
a
doctor.
He
doesn't
like
the.
B
C
There's
a
lot
of
people
that
live
alone,
and
they
just
do
not
make
meals
like
Gloria
makes
in
the
center
serves
it's
just
a
beautiful
thing
and
we're
Suren
serenaded
by
this
Italian
fellow
Vince,
who
plays
the
the
whatsit,
not
the
concertina,
the
accordion
anything's
romantic
love,
songs
to
us
I
mean
really,
how
good
can
it
get
so
and
on
Tuesday
we
have
a
DJ,
and
so
everybody's
rockin
and
rollin
and
singing
in
these
old
people,
I
mean
really
old.
People
are
singing
out
loud
and
dancing
all
dancing.
In
fact,
there's
is
one
fellow.
C
He
left
the
floor
in
a
huff.
This
is
a
tall
guy
and
he's
he
left
the
dance
floor
in
a
huff
because
they
didn't
play
his
particular
line.
Dance
song
and
his
girlfriend
came
up
to
me
and
she
said
you
really
have
to
forgive
him.
He's
92.
You
know
there's
another
lady
here
who
would
just
got
her.
Her
driver's
license
a
renewed
and
she
was
so
happy
because
she
passed
the
test,
she's
85
and
she
got
a
5-year
extension.
I
mean
the
woman's
happy.
So
my
friend
Gil
had
a
stroke.
C
He
was
brought
in
here
with
a
walker.
He
could
hardly
walk
and
he
could
not
talk
because
he
was
in
a
coma
for
two
months
and
he
had
these
things
on
down
his
sub
windpipes.
So
his
son
brought
him
here
and
SAT
him
at
our
table.
Now
he's
dancing
he's
exercising
he's
hype,
taking
hiking
walks.
He
and
we
can't
stop
him
from
talking.
I
feel
like
I,
have
a
family
at
the
center
and
I've
learned.
There
is
a
graceful
and
fun
and
interesting
way
to
live
in
your
last
in
your
senior
years.
C
Of
course,
if
there
wasn't
a
place
for
all
this
to
happen,
it
would
be
a
very
different
story.
I'm
very
proud
to
be
a
member
of
the
San
Bruno
Center
and
the
staff
here
are
the
finest
workers
I've
ever
met.
You
know
who
they
are.
The
volunteers
are
the
greatest,
and
my
experience
here
at
the
center
has
been
an
invaluable
asset
in
my
life
and
an
asset
in
the
county
of
san
mateo.
Thank
you
for
listening.