[0:14] we all set to start [0:15] J I'd like to the order thank you all [0:19] for [0:20] coming appreciate that okay so could you [0:25] establish a CL please absolutely we will [0:28] go ahead and start with commissioner [0:30] Gallagher Thompson oh [0:32] here chair Olsen here chair Cohen here [0:37] and uh commissioner trapnel here we do [0:41] have a quorum of four Commissioners [0:43] present thank [0:45] you [0:55] regions to the flag the United States of [0:58] America and the Republic for which it [1:01] stands one nation under God indivisible [1:05] with liberty and justice for [1:11] all any public comments we have not [1:15] received any cards at this [1:20] time consider [1:36] have a motion to [1:38] approve minutes thank you [1:40] [Music] [1:42] second all favor say [1:45] I [1:48] oppos [1:53] abens thank you okay the next item is a [1:59] report about the um city council joint [2:03] meeting and there's a little note it's [2:07] agenda item two in your [2:15] packet me wrote a little thing and we're [2:18] gonna do a little mini report right yes [2:24] correct that part I am not sure um but [2:28] we can go ahead um so everything was um [2:32] approved as the senior commission [2:34] submitted um and it was a very um nice [2:38] conversation that um the Commissioners [2:41] had uh with city council um those that [2:44] were present can definitely share about [2:46] the conversation um the uh [2:49] representative shared about past [2:51] accomplishments um the current proposed [2:54] work plan which ultimately again council [2:57] did approve um so I will turn it back [3:00] over to you um chair Cohen for some [3:02] additional um comments and [3:07] feedback I thought it was very um good [3:11] meeting um certainly no push back um I [3:16] thought they had good [3:18] comments um you know some to suggest to [3:21] Res maybe a slight change or [3:27] addition anyway it was [3:31] accepted we're good to go yeah I thought [3:35] it was really you know very a very [3:37] friendly meeting and actually mayor who [3:41] actually thanked us for getting our city [3:44] recertified so that really felt right [3:48] yeah was and and we had we had really a [3:51] tiny amount of time because we start [3:53] they started a little late so they could [3:55] be at 11 [3:56] minutes and um little [4:00] as much as we can but we didn't get [4:02] anything in about any kind of [4:04] suggestions that they might have or any [4:06] anything that you know sometimes they [4:09] open up and say is there anything El is [4:11] there anything we can do for you and [4:13] there wasn't really time for any of that [4:15] so we didn't have any of that back and [4:16] forth then but it was very um very [4:21] friendly and it wasn't adversarial at [4:24] all very good so thank you all thank you [4:27] for supporting us no I absolutely and so [4:31] um the the two events um your work plan [4:34] has been approved so that is with the [4:37] focus on the two events that the uh [4:41] senior commission is planning to go [4:43] forward and host which is the uh senior [4:47] health fair and the uh collaboration [4:50] with Club 55 for the fall FL so that um [4:54] is um approved but I thought it was a [4:57] very nice um [5:00] balance um with uh the discussion [5:04] between what the commission had [5:06] accomplished what the plan is going [5:08] forward and some of the other [5:11] information in regards to being [5:12] certified so want to thank um noi and um [5:17] Jane and uh for representing the senior [5:21] commission during that [5:25] conversation getting report on the do [5:28] you want to add any comment remember but [5:30] from your point of view did you think it [5:32] went well what do you I did think it [5:35] went well I mean it seemed like Council [5:37] was in a good mood they were pleased [5:39] with um with what everyone had to say [5:44] and it was a very clear plan so it was [5:48] really no big questions not all the [5:52] plans are as clear oh that was good I [5:56] think it went really well [5:59] the support and kind of setting the [6:02] stage for you know that time to approve [6:05] it well I you know I don't think Council [6:08] has historically been so good at that so [6:10] I wanted to be sure that we had that on [6:14] the record so yeah good we thank you [6:18] thank [6:20] you okay so we're moving on now to three [6:24] the work plan [6:30] does anyone have any ideas or [6:33] suggestions for any changes or [6:36] enhancements or anything about [6:40] the know me yeah one thing that I think [6:44] I found [6:52] out one thing since I have access to [6:55] hundreds of seniors where I live now [6:58] they are no very much about the 50 plus [7:01] program I've actually done a um old [7:06] resident meeting where the director gave [7:09] me time and I presented all the things [7:11] that are available and they were all [7:13] shock shocked really so I I think that [7:19] we need to do maybe a little more I [7:22] don't know [7:23] PR and I think um one of the U council [7:28] members [7:30] Larry brought up the fact that you know [7:33] they're very isolated seniors when he [7:35] went around [7:37] getting boats that you know most of them [7:42] just don't have any anything to do with [7:45] any other people they just isolated in [7:48] their houses so I thought it might be [7:50] good for us to do a little bit of PR [7:53] maybe a something in the town fire about [7:58] you know what the what program is all [8:01] about um so that was my only thing that [8:06] I been [8:07] out yeah I mean we talked about where do [8:10] they congregate but there wasn't any [8:12] place really somebody suggested um the [8:16] coffee shop but you know it's not like [8:19] they all hang out I think in the health [8:21] facilities would be the most likely [8:25] M go Kiser and go anyway but I just saw [8:29] maybe I don't know maybe a little car [8:32] you could get out or couple articles do [8:36] you think we should adverti bring like [8:38] our activity guide over there a stack of [8:41] our activity [8:44] guides put it in the various [8:47] um uh centers like for example we're at [8:51] Bridge Point but there's also the um ter [8:56] teres [8:58] the so now they it only applies of [9:01] course to people that live in Los Sal or [9:04] Los [9:06] Hills [9:15] been [9:21] is yeah there's another one [9:30] oh The Forum The Forum but I think [9:32] that's a group of [9:35] two doesn't [9:40] me any and it doesn't exclude it doesn't [9:43] exclude people [9:54] no that we do about well I thought that [9:57] at a minimum [10:00] um something in town you know they're [10:04] always looking for subjects anyway [10:07] and you know happy to write something [10:10] that they'll take it or tell them give [10:12] them the information and have them write [10:17] it I'm sorry I was [10:21] saying sorry about [10:24] that oh yeah you just volunteered you [10:28] know Jim [10:30] to Bridge Point on the Terrace is to [10:32] give a little talk yeah I mean when you [10:35] wrote ra your [10:37] hand whatever they may be yeah that's [10:40] fine thank [10:42] you any something like that little cars [10:46] you give out or you know a couple [10:49] articles in the town [10:52] CER or because I am [10:56] wish tell any time they'll give it to [11:00] especially since I'm I'm not going to be [11:02] on the [11:10] board well we're to do commission as [11:14] out I would highly recommend having [11:17] Chris come because he's in charge and [11:19] brid of coming along with those disc [11:21] sessions and being a [11:34] mention talked about social isolation [11:38] that's a continuing problem that we've [11:39] been working on you know since before [11:41] the [11:43] pmic yeah but I mean it's still notable [11:47] people are just suffering they're not [11:49] coming out and how to how to get to them [11:52] that's what I think [11:54] so is it appropriate for us to talk to [11:57] council and go [11:59] ask [12:01] them he might have ideas of how to reach [12:05] these socially isolated fol I don't know [12:09] [Music] [12:13] that need to do that so my suggestion um [12:18] and this is something that uh I reviewed [12:21] during our um age friendly [12:24] recertification process there are a [12:27] number and I will just say regular [12:29] Outlets that the city and the various [12:32] departments including our department [12:34] utilizes to get information out and then [12:38] on top of that if there are other [12:41] suggestions um even as an example when [12:43] we were doing the AARP survey the senior [12:48] commission signed up to do a number of [12:50] different um outreaches on top of what [12:54] the city and the departments were [12:56] already doing uh so if there are suggest [12:59] questions um to both uh commissioner [13:02] chop Mill and to uh Vice chair olsson's [13:04] suggestion if there are specific [13:08] discussions at maybe some of the senior [13:10] facilities or having um I know in the [13:14] past one of our former Commissioners [13:15] that commissioner Naga um took it upon [13:18] herself to take information and flyers [13:22] to any of the um local places that had [13:25] Community boards where information could [13:28] be posted so all of those options if you [13:32] have those types of suggestions I think [13:34] it would be good to forward those ideas [13:37] to staff because then we can look at um [13:41] how to it and obviously how to maybe [13:44] Implement some of those ideas or we [13:46] could come back and possibly get the uh [13:49] senior commission's um assistance on [13:51] some of those things um whether it's a [13:55] presentation at Bridgepoint or some of [13:57] the other uh places Loc Al that is [14:00] something that we can absolutely do in [14:02] regards [14:04] to um uh what's it called ads in the [14:08] town crier our department actually [14:10] regularly places um ads in the town [14:13] crier we could potentially look at doing [14:16] a general one to just advertise what our [14:19] adult 50 plus program does but it is [14:22] usually a little bit more pointed um [14:25] marketing so if there is a specific [14:28] event or specific program that we're [14:30] trying to get more information out about [14:34] as an example um which we'll talk about [14:37] a little bit later we will have multiple [14:39] ads about our town Tri or um our summer [14:42] concerts um you will probably see other [14:46] uh ads uh also in regards to some of our [14:49] other events too but that is something [14:52] that we will always be open and take [14:54] information um suggestions on to enhance [14:58] what we are already cre do we test on on [15:01] the work plan we absolutely could so if [15:04] there maybe that is something that we [15:06] could do a refresher um with the [15:08] commission at the next um and that [15:10] actually might be a good leadin for the [15:12] two events that the senior commission is [15:15] hosting um staff can do a brief [15:18] presentation on all of the different [15:20] Outlets that we regularly do and then [15:23] the commission can take a look at what [15:26] other um suggestions that we can [15:29] supplement on that for even that just [15:32] the upcoming events and or programs for [15:34] adult 50 plus um that might be a good so [15:38] that um we're not duplicating efforts [15:40] and we can look at how to enhance what [15:43] we're currently [15:45] doing add to that so I guess I need the [15:48] microphone right you can't hear me with [15:51] the mask yeah right okay so we deal with [15:55] isolated seniors a lot in the programs [15:57] that I'm working in and one of the [15:59] issues is part of why they're isolated [16:02] is they absolutely don't know how to use [16:05] technology and so if we had and we don't [16:09] have as far as I understand it many [16:11] programs that are offered over [16:13] technology that are offered put a closer [16:16] no 50 plus has just like you're eating [16:19] ice cream has a technology help [16:23] sign what I'm what I'm saying is that [16:26] programs that are offered over or some [16:29] other kind of Technology are a way a [16:33] research and documented way to reach [16:37] Elders who are lonely and isolated [16:40] rather than expecting them to come to [16:43] some to them we by offering it over Zoom [16:48] so I am wondering if I didn't see it [16:52] that particularly stressed in the work [16:54] plan about isolation and addressing [16:56] loneliness that's something I wanted [16:59] bring up before so I think if we're [17:01] going to do any modification of the work [17:03] plan we really want to include thinking [17:06] about and figuring out how we could do [17:09] that who would do it how would we do it [17:11] what would we offer it's another type of [17:14] Outreach but it is an effective way to [17:17] reach people who are lonely and isolated [17:20] just like friendly visitors so people [17:22] who actually go and visit people who are [17:25] lonely and isolated that's a way to [17:28] bring them out and help engage them so [17:32] there are other ways than adver simply [17:35] advertising advertising is a good start [17:38] for those who might be you know on the [17:40] fence or a little more likely to step [17:42] out but for those who are really lonely [17:44] in isolated it's not going to reach them [17:47] we need to be more um we need to put [17:50] more effort into it question do we still [17:53] have [17:55] uh do we still have the uh Block action [17:58] plan place for or [18:02] not so my or my recollection for the [18:07] Block action teams I know the Community [18:09] Foundation um had a program that had a [18:13] few um I'm not as familiar with that [18:16] particular program um so I would have to [18:19] get more information to potentially [18:21] bring that back reason I'm saying that [18:23] is this would be a fantastic leverage [18:26] that we could pull that use Block action [18:30] uh teams to essentially reach out to [18:32] that's the purpose of the block team to [18:34] reach people um [18:36] or for purely for purpose of AG so any [18:41] something you might want to consider [18:43] again I think we need to be system [18:45] systematic about this to more or less [18:48] categorize every every type of Outreach [18:51] that we can undertake to reach seniors [18:54] be it theer be it the um direct uh [19:00] direct communication or be it leveraging [19:03] from the existing mechanism that might [19:05] be in place somebody has to work on that [19:08] and make it very systematic so that way [19:10] we don't have to constantly review the [19:12] whole thing over again yeah sorry yeah [19:15] and and a good example of that is aanus [19:17] Village they do a terrific job offering [19:20] things over Zoom that are really [19:22] interesting you know like singing guitar [19:24] lessons you know exercise programs a lot [19:28] of things that they reach a large [19:32] [Music] [19:34] audience they're two things but they [19:37] both have a lot of programming along [19:39] these lines so even if we don't want to [19:41] do our own programming we could that we [19:44] could link people to that existing [19:47] network of programs which there is a fee [19:50] you have to be a member of aus in order [19:52] to use the programs but the fee is [19:54] pretty minimal and it doesn't matter [19:56] where you live you can move that work so [19:59] those would be we could leverage what's [20:01] already out there rather than creating [20:04] our own if we didn't want I think it's [20:05] really end up being some of all you have [20:07] to go all of them [20:10] yeah but mainly I think the 50 plus was [20:14] really good I I did a pretty good review [20:17] of it because I had to present it and [20:20] just letting people know you know never [20:22] heard of it and they have you know tax [20:26] he you can have tax help you can have [20:30] technology help you can have we taxi [20:35] they can take you [20:37] to it's pretty [20:40] good I think 50 plus is pretty popular [20:44] and pretty well known throughout the [20:46] community that's my my my take on that [20:49] [Music] [20:53] yeah not not the group I'm in oh [20:56] really oh yeah that's not quite no I [21:00] it's I think it's it's it has room to be [21:05] yeah yeah everything you know everything [21:07] has room to improve oh yeah but that [21:09] being said I think there are some [21:11] baseline stuff that I think Community as [21:13] a whole is pretty well aware of but if [21:16] you want to expand the awareness beyond [21:18] what what it is today we have to do some [21:21] work I think we have to be systematic [21:23] about it we can't just every time review [21:27] one of these things come out we say okay [21:29] what do we do now I mean to me [21:34] that's that's not [21:36] sufficient people thinking [21:40] anything augmenting the plan or Chang [21:48] anything I like the idea the plan I [21:53] think because that goes along with [21:56] community [21:59] uh it handles a lot of what the [22:04] A out is what what our seniors are [22:08] interested in uh going over adding to [22:12] how we get the information out [22:15] there my suggestion would be because [22:19] there uh obviously the work plan has all [22:22] of the different domains that are based [22:24] upon um age friendly and um what our [22:27] recertification was um given that city [22:31] council kind of approved the the kind of [22:33] the direction and the two plans I think [22:36] it might be good to focus on those two [22:38] areas and obviously um communication and [22:41] marketing can fall under components of [22:43] those two events um but not wanting to [22:48] deviate too much because again the two [22:50] events that we have are going to take a [22:53] decent amount of planning and [22:55] preparation maybe in that next year [22:58] maybe there is a focus on um and that is [23:01] one of the components that I know um not [23:04] to get too far ahead but the isolation [23:07] and loneliness that was um included in [23:09] some of the uh subcommittee reports that [23:12] was part of the um some of the focus [23:15] that I think um the health there wanted [23:18] to kind of bring a springboard to some [23:21] of those [23:22] conversations so it might be good to do [23:25] some of the focus on that and then maybe [23:27] as you go through that process maybe it [23:30] is looking at maybe focusing on that for [23:33] the the next work plan so that we can [23:35] have a slightly larger conversation on [23:38] that and obviously there's there are [23:40] components that will come with the two [23:43] events that you're planning but um when [23:46] you start to add a lot of other pieces [23:52] um it it's and it it I feel weird saying [23:55] this but it's March already [23:58] um and time is definitely going pretty [24:01] quickly um the the events are going to [24:04] come sooner be before we know it so um [24:09] to add a lot of additional things on top [24:11] of that might be a lot for the [24:13] commission to take on at least at this [24:15] point with two events that need to be [24:17] worked on as well so that would be my [24:20] suggestion is to put some of those [24:22] pieces as subsets because they [24:25] absolutely relate to the two events that [24:28] the commission is going to be planning [24:30] and then maybe we can look at [24:32] highlighting some of those other um [24:34] pieces more in depth um after the [24:38] events those ideas that were mentioned [24:41] today they can go under the notes column [24:43] and we can add some [24:45] suggestion are so we want to make some [24:47] things explicit and not let them go so [24:51] we could just add them in that area not [24:53] any of the big categories we're going to [24:55] keep with the domains and and add the [24:57] emergency prepar [24:59] we so I think all ideas are great but I [25:03] think we should get written down in the [25:05] notes section so if you could maybe I [25:09] don't know write them down and hand them [25:11] in and we [25:13] can [25:16] because WR them to you send them to me [25:22] to Jamie and she could compile it yes [25:24] and that will be included yes [25:28] in our minds like we don't want to [25:30] forget anything [25:32] um because I remember when I was the one [25:35] that gave the community surveys to [25:37] Bridgepoint and to the [25:39] teres and um so at bridg point it was [25:44] fine they didn't have any problem with [25:46] it but they were concerned that they [25:47] didn't have enough residents that would [25:49] be able to [25:51] participate a large percentage of their [25:53] residents are um quite ill or whatever [25:57] and so but they willingly took them and [26:00] then when we only got a few back I [26:02] talked to the director and um I I said [26:08] well maybe do you think it would be [26:09] possible I know that some of the clients [26:11] can't fill it out but they might be able [26:13] to work this in do you think their their [26:16] family member could fill it out on their [26:18] behalf and they said they would try that [26:20] and we get them like 14 or 16 more so [26:24] that so you know they they didn't think [26:26] of that so it was kind of a it's [26:28] important to show your face and I [26:31] brought little little gift things to and [26:35] anyway but I want to point out the [26:37] difference when I went to The [26:38] Terraces um the reception it was a week [26:42] later the reception didn't know what I [26:44] was talking about you know she didn't [26:46] know what to do with these things so I [26:48] said why don't you take them and then [26:49] I'll talk to the director again and then [26:52] maybe you can figure out she will let [26:55] you know you know how to proceed it [26:57] turns out that they we wanted them we [26:59] knew that everyone had a mailbox that [27:01] was internal not from the post office so [27:04] a box that people could just pick up [27:05] their stuff and we wanted them just put [27:07] in there so it turns out that um that [27:11] the Terrace's required a letter of [27:14] endorsement um in order to do that they [27:17] couldn't just stick things in the boxes [27:19] so that's the first thing first time we [27:22] had heard of it and also Janie we you [27:25] know we didn't know we had to do that [27:26] and so it was kind of too late at that [27:29] point to figure out like who do we what [27:30] do we do that what do we say and and we [27:33] just thought it was kind of a barrier to [27:35] giving good service to their clients [27:36] because they have the most independent [27:38] people over there vast majority anyway [27:42] so so we didn't get very many from the [27:44] terroristes actually and I think we [27:48] would have gotten a lot more if they had [27:51] access to our stuff you know they would [27:52] have participated so we have to you know those nuances so having that [27:57] example then we we don't do that again [27:59] you know we get the letter of [28:00] endorsement whatever it's going to be if [28:02] we want to go in there or make a talk or [28:04] do something like that even though I [28:06] knew people from the inside they weren't [28:07] able to move mountains for me so yeah [28:12] maybe if you were there it would have [28:15] been okay so anyway if you could just [28:17] email your suggestions to Jamie that [28:19] would be great and then I was wondering [28:22] I saw a little bit of a conflict I just [28:24] want to point out I don't know where it [28:26] is maybe maybe you guys know but you [28:28] know we speak about this speaker series [28:30] but I don't see it explicitly in here in [28:33] the work plan do does anybody know where [28:35] it [28:37] is it was proposed as part of the [28:42] socializing um social participation [28:46] right but I just don't see it at the [28:47] work plan do you do you see it I don't [28:50] see it because it was just mentioned and [28:51] we were going to discuss it later so I [28:55] guess we can discuss it right now [28:58] and I think put it in however that would [29:01] become another event we already have two [29:03] events with it I mean that's I thought [29:06] that's what bill was working on forood [29:08] well wasn't it we were thinking it would [29:10] be an outgrowth of the health fair right [29:14] it's to we try to get that organized and [29:17] but the speakers would then there'll be [29:19] many topics that will not be covered [29:21] adequately at the health fair so we [29:23] thought that would provide the basis for [29:26] developing the speaker youring [29:28] so speaker series will something that [29:31] happens after the that's the way I saw [29:34] it but it's just not not here at all and [29:35] I thought it was kind of a really [29:37] important thing that we wanted to do [29:38] going we were going to be working with [29:41] Chris so Clarity on that [29:44] um the the presentations were a [29:47] component of the health fair so the [29:50] health fair is already listed um there [29:53] is an item on our agenda so that we can [29:55] provide additional information on how [29:58] speakers and the series have um [30:01] historically been done through our adult [30:03] 50 plus program if that is something um [30:07] that the senior commission would like to [30:09] add after that and as um commissioner [30:12] gallager Thompson mentioned um it [30:16] is the starting point was supposed to be [30:20] with the health fair and to hopefully [30:22] then lead into some additional program [30:25] uh program elements so that is is if [30:28] that is something that after we get to [30:31] that um part if we do want to expand [30:35] that or if there is a specific topic or [30:38] area that the commission wants to cover [30:40] we can absolutely um add that that is [30:43] item number six which we'll get to but I [30:45] thought if if it's an outshoot or growth [30:48] of of the healthare which is the way it [30:50] was originally invisioned actually we' [30:52] going have speakers or or a panel in [30:54] another room at the healthare as one [30:57] option and then the speakers was going [30:59] to come out I just think we should um [31:01] just like we did the other topic that we [31:04] should put it in the notes that it you [31:07] know somehow get in writing there [31:08] because it's not it's not on the work [31:10] plan at [31:11] all so we [31:14] and one suggestion and so I know that is [31:19] and we will definitely do our best to [31:21] get the high Lev pieces um but the just [31:26] similar to our minutes as as well it's [31:28] not necessarily a line item detail of [31:31] everything that we're going to be doing [31:35] that would be a lot of recordkeeping so [31:37] again the work plan is supposed to be [31:39] the the the generalized Direction um as [31:42] an example for events you can get as [31:45] granular as there's the layout there's [31:48] the marketing there's the presentations [31:51] all of those pieces so again the idea [31:54] behind each of those pieces is the [31:57] highlevel piece pieces versus each [32:00] individual segment we can do some uh [32:04] summaries so that the commission [32:07] understands what each of those pieces [32:09] and what goes into those events but it's [32:12] not going to be an all exhaustive [32:14] listing of all ev Everything um that [32:18] goes into each of those events if the [32:21] commission again that's how we've [32:24] generally handled um the the work plan [32:26] minutes [32:28] those types of [32:30] things I think we are going to need [32:32] notes for the for the health fair [32:35] because there's so many moving parts [32:41] thator thank [32:45] you I think we [32:47] are [32:50] Pages there are lots of moving parts and [32:53] different aspects of coordination that [32:56] we should go on so I don't know if [32:58] that's something that we should be doing [33:00] should we be keeping those that Detail [33:03] no absolutely so Clarity on that is uh [33:07] because the com the comments were [33:10] specifically to the work plan the work [33:13] plan is not going to be an all-inclusive [33:15] list now I'm not that's not to say that [33:18] the subcommittee and working with staff [33:21] absolutely there's going to be and M the [33:25] um what the subcommittee has submitted [33:28] um even two for their um ad hoc [33:31] subcommittee reports those are going to [33:33] be coming forward to the commission but [33:36] all of those notes are not going to be [33:39] individually listed in the work plan I [33:41] think that's what I'm trying to convey [33:44] is that this is not necessarily going to [33:47] be the the main place where you're going [33:50] to reference all of those individual [33:53] notes so by no means am I saying don't [33:56] take notes um obviously for some of [33:58] those events that is going to be helpful [34:01] but in regards to the work plan it's not [34:04] going to be individually listed but we [34:07] can do basic summaries to help identify [34:11] some of those things going along with [34:12] the events that we're going on I don't [34:15] need I have a loud voice so um can I [34:19] propose that simple solution if we would [34:22] like to have notes and we will [34:24] increasingly need those notes whoever is [34:27] making the notes send them to Jamie she [34:31] can send it to all of us and we keep [34:34] those notes because we are the ones who [34:36] are going to need that she doesn't need [34:37] to put them on the work plan they won't [34:40] right but the adop committees or the [34:42] working cars to take notes about their [34:45] discussions and yes but it doesn't reach [34:47] all [34:49] of that's go yes so process wise um and [34:55] that's again the benefit of [34:59] the the different components so again [35:02] when things need to come back to the [35:04] full commission the sub the ad hoc [35:06] subcommittee usually provides or I [35:09] include that in the report that goes [35:11] along with that agenda item all of that [35:14] information is included in the packet [35:16] and is sent out to the full commission [35:19] now individually I cannot send ad hoc [35:23] committee notes to everyone in between [35:26] all the meetings because that again if [35:28] it's to the full commission it needs to [35:30] be a part of the packet where the full [35:32] commission gets that again that's the [35:34] benefit of why ad hoc committees are [35:37] created or working pairs are created so [35:40] it makes the commission a little bit [35:42] more M to do very specific tasks related [35:46] to the events or the topics that you're [35:49] working on So within the subcommittee or [35:51] your working pair you can work on that [35:54] information obviously in conjunction or [35:56] collaboration [35:58] staff but it it has to be specific to [36:02] those tasks obviously what the full [36:04] commission needs to get will be included [36:06] in those packets for those regular [36:08] meetings special meetings um but [36:12] everything won't go to [36:16] everyone um I I know it seems a little [36:18] bit specific but again it's to make sure [36:23] that we are [36:24] not um making a little bit of [36:28] uh messiness with um with the the brown [36:32] act [36:35] yes both clear on that I know it's clear [36:38] as mud but if there's if there are more [36:42] questions um I I can I can help navigate [36:46] those but again um similar to today's [36:49] agenda things that need to go to the [36:52] full commission were included in today's [36:55] packet um the ad hoc committee the [36:57] working pairs can absolutely send you [37:01] know within those specific groups on the [37:03] tasks that they've been assigned you can [37:06] create those notes work together on [37:09] those different elements what needs to [37:11] be brought forward if you have questions [37:13] on that we staff can assist with [37:16] bringing that forward to the full [37:19] commission does that [37:25] help okay moving along [37:28] well to the senior [37:37] healthare so what you have um included [37:40] here for the senior health fair um there [37:45] have been some really good um meetings [37:48] um and uh once I go over a little bit [37:52] that was a portion of the presentation [37:55] that also came forward during the The [37:57] Joint meeting with city council as well [37:59] and again as the commission um [38:02] Representatives mentioned a lot of [38:04] support um also included the ad hoc [38:07] subcommittee report which has elements [38:10] of what was presented to city council um [38:13] addition to a few others but I will turn [38:15] it over to um commissioner Gallagher [38:18] Thompson if you wanted uh because there [38:20] are some specific things that the uh ad [38:23] hoc subcommittee wanted to get feedback [38:26] from the full commission on [38:29] yeah thank you yeah so we're very [38:32] excited about this it seems like a great [38:34] opportunity and really happy to be um at [38:39] this point because I think we a really [38:41] good point in the planning process we [38:44] haven't contacted any speakers yet we [38:47] haven't gotten into any of any of the weeds because had to be approved by [38:53] the city council and now we have the [38:55] opportunity to get your your all [38:57] feedback so I think one of the key [39:01] issues ising of speakers how are going [39:05] to divide up the time and what should be [39:08] the focus in in the way of content so I [39:12] think that's an important discussion [39:14] item we have put things into two big [39:17] buckets you might say which is promoting [39:19] mental health wellness and promoting [39:22] physical health and well-being and we [39:25] thought under each of those there would [39:27] a keynote [39:28] speaker who would give [39:34] highlights because in 45 minutes you [39:37] can't do much more than that you can [39:39] give you know kind of the vi 30,000 feet [39:42] and that's where this series hopefully [39:46] develop to go into more depth you know [39:49] for example on brain health we have a [39:53] great deal of research now that have [39:55] very specific recommendations for people [39:58] there's a list of them uh and if we do [40:00] these things we might prevent dementia [40:02] in ourselves or we might delay the [40:05] progression if we have a relative with [40:07] dementia that seems pretty important for [40:10] older people to know about but what you [40:12] can do in 45 minutes is mention these [40:15] things but you can't really go into much [40:17] detail about how do you do these things [40:20] how do you make these lifestyle Ked so [40:23] and what are some of the obstacles [40:25] you're going to face so um we have Bill [40:30] and I have volunteer to generate the [40:33] speakers and what Jim is going to do is [40:36] to help us figure out the topics within [40:38] the subtopics within the speakers so [40:42] these know Bo network of people they can [40:46] talk about a 100 topics under mental [40:49] health you know and another 150 under [40:52] physical health and wellness right so we [40:53] have to narrow it down to what do we [40:56] think is the most [40:57] seems going to fit right right so [41:00] thought getting your feedback what do [41:02] you think is the most relevant so we can [41:05] choose the speaker better um is a very [41:09] important topic for discussion a second [41:11] topic for discussion has to do with the [41:14] um setting up the working pairs uh we [41:17] really need to do that we really need [41:20] the help of working Pairs and we have [41:22] several topics there that you see that [41:24] were uh suggested uh like Refreshments [41:28] vendors giveaways what goes on the flyer [41:34] um so that's important for today and the [41:37] third thing that I think is very [41:39] important that relates to all of this is [41:41] the structure how are we going to [41:43] structure it uh are we going to have for [41:47] example two keynote speakers where each [41:50] of them talks for about 45 minutes then [41:53] there's a 15minute Q&A and in between [41:56] times people go to the various [41:59] vendors that's one way to structure it [42:02] another way to structure it is to have [42:04] panels so instead of focusing on one [42:08] main speaker for each topic area you [42:10] could have three or four that delve into [42:14] their particular area of expertise right [42:16] so on the mental health mental health [42:19] and wellness you could have somebody who [42:21] talks about depression somebody who [42:23] knows something about anxiety somebody [42:25] else who talks about family stress so [42:28] you could have several speakers on a [42:30] panel taking up roughly the same amount [42:33] of time maybe a little bit longer time [42:36] um and that might be more [42:38] interesting another thought on structure [42:41] was to have um choices for people to [42:45] have choices rather than have everyone [42:48] sitting in a room listening to one [42:50] speaker or a panel of speakers maybe [42:53] people would prefer to have choices as [42:56] to what they would go to and so it would [42:58] be perhaps good to have shorter times [43:02] multiple speakers multiple topics but [43:04] shorter [43:06] times those are the three big options we [43:09] talked about and I would say amongst Jim [43:11] and Bill and I and Jamie we and Bridget [43:15] was there yeah and Chris was there too [43:17] and I don't think we came to any [43:19] conclusion I think we came to the to the [43:22] conclusion that you all needed to direct [43:24] us as to how to structure it so that [43:27] will determine then the choice of the [43:29] speakers it will also help with the [43:32] vendors because we want the vendors to [43:34] relate to the topics the speakers are [43:36] talking [43:37] about um so I hope that's helpful to [43:42] give this kind of a frame of vers to get [43:44] started so yeah so one of the things [43:47] that I had in my mind when I very very [43:51] initially thought about this topic was [43:53] that we would have a time from about [43:57] 10:30 in the morning till 2:00 in the [44:00] afternoon which makes us have quite a [44:03] lot of time to have several [44:05] speakers um I had also talked with Los [44:08] alos Hill at that point Kavita tanka was [44:11] somebody I could speak with and I asked [44:14] if she could provide a meal because [44:18] there's not much participation from Los [44:20] alos Hills and Jim and I are from there [44:23] and so let her give us food and she had [44:25] said yes we can explore it so I don't [44:27] know how far whether that is a good ask [44:30] or not but I thought maybe lunchtime can [44:33] be sponsored from Los Altos Hill that [44:36] gives us a break because Los Altos is [44:38] giving us space who braks people yes and [44:42] then uh to have it in different rooms [44:45] I'm not sure if we have so much space at [44:47] the center I don't know if we have just [44:49] one room or what the facilities are that [44:52] are available that would determine what [44:54] we can do there are multiple things [44:59] available so prority on that um [45:04] the here at the center we have multiple [45:07] spaces reserved on both of the days [45:09] depending on um obviously the the first [45:13] uh I should say first priority Choice [45:16] was the date in September just because [45:19] the fall fling is planned for October so [45:21] having two backtack events might be a [45:23] little bit um stressful uh to do things [45:28] um all in one month um but that backup [45:31] date in October for the health there is [45:34] there so space is not an option or space [45:37] is not an issue um here at the community [45:40] center for the health fair we do have [45:42] multiple spaces which includes this room [45:45] um Manzanita across the way um the large [45:48] space Grand Oak um and addition to um I [45:52] think apricot which is also off of the [45:55] um the court yard in regards to time [45:59] frame um the original time that uh the [46:02] commission had discussed was noon to 3 [46:06] but it still kind of covers that [46:07] lunchtime time frame um so the current [46:11] time frame um can be expanded a little [46:14] bit um although the longer uh time [46:17] frames it kind of spreads out um our [46:20] experience in Recreation is that [46:23] sometimes when you give too much time it [46:26] spreads out and getting vendors to [46:29] commit to that amount of time um can be [46:32] a little bit more challenging so a [46:35] condensed time um you might get a better [46:38] turnout um as well um one other [46:41] suggestion and this is open the [46:43] commission can provide feedback to the [46:46] ad hoc subcommittee as far as what the [46:49] um setup might be for the presentations [46:54] uh you might have different opinions but [46:57] uh the at least [46:59] staff simple is tends to be a little bit [47:03] better especially for first time um as [47:06] you work to plan events sometimes when [47:10] it gets overly complicated um the public [47:14] may get confused so my suggestion would [47:17] definitely be to air on the side of [47:20] Simplicity just to make the messaging a [47:22] little bit easier to the public but uh [47:27] whatever feedback um you would like to [47:30] uh share with the subcommittee just [47:32] wanted to share those additional um my [47:35] pieces of [47:38] information I'm was wondering I just it [47:40] just came my mind that another way to do [47:43] it would be like from 12: to 1 or [47:46] whatever time either I thought we could [47:48] maybe start the whole thing out with the [47:50] panel because it's going to take a lot [47:52] of people to have multiple speakers in [47:55] different rooms and be very if it's [47:58] simultaneous with all the vendors so if [48:01] we separated out the panel if that's the [48:04] way it's going to be like 122 or [48:07] whatever and then the um the exhibits [48:10] will be a some two-hour block because [48:13] they I think that's enough time two two [48:15] and a half I don't know what the timing [48:16] is exactly but gr Road I think was three [48:19] hours total not sure anyway it was just [48:23] another idea of how to make it maybe [48:26] simp a little [48:28] bit Grant Park was two hours total Jane [48:32] I'm not quite understanding what you [48:34] mean by a panel if we talking about [48:35] different speakers so they'd be talking [48:38] on different topics well that's one one [48:41] thing we also discussed the panel I see [48:44] that it was two different I see two [48:46] different things okay so let me just [48:48] finish what I was saying earlier since [48:50] Jamie gave some of the answers so the [48:52] idea in my mind was that we would have [48:55] in one room some some either posters or [49:00] self-paced [49:02] learning things so that we don't have [49:05] everyone [49:07] attending everything at once so if they [49:10] don't want to attend let's say Dementia [49:11] or fall prevention they've learned about [49:13] fall prevention they don't attend there [49:15] they come and look at some other posters [49:18] or some interactive [49:21] vendors and so I was thinking just maybe [49:24] of two rooms so lectures in one that [49:26] would be staggered one time uh one the [49:29] other time another we would have vendors [49:31] coming in at different time so we don't [49:33] take up their time and people have a [49:35] choice to attend something or not and [49:37] have no more than two or three topics we [49:40] can have several but it's too much [49:43] nobody will say it's not a [49:47] conference that's [49:49] it so Jim in the past you've had [49:52] somebody you've had [49:54] events how many are we talking you know [49:58] if you're doing [50:00] space and [50:03] then it could be split up so many [50:08] differents [50:12] ands adult 50 offers more of a space so [50:16] that way we could do a um [50:19] educational sign up that type of thing [50:22] and many [50:25] vendors I mean so they're not slashed [50:28] by the event that was held down at Grant [50:32] Park there were probably about 30 there [50:36] were probably about 30 vendors that [50:38] could um comfortably fit in the Grant [50:43] Park multi-purpose room that that [50:46] particular event was 2 hours and it was [50:49] just vendors there was not a [50:52] presentation or Workshop component so [50:56] that that the space um that I would [50:59] suggest is to have the vendors located [51:02] in the grand oak because that will be um [51:05] the easiest fit for where the vendors [51:07] Could Happen um for those that might [51:11] have heard about our open house this [51:13] past uh weekend um recreation parks and [51:17] recreation actually hosted and it was [51:19] obviously not specific to um a senior [51:22] health fair but it was um a compilation [51:26] of what our department and the the city [51:30] um potentially offers whether it was [51:32] through classes through our contract [51:34] instructors or Community organizations [51:37] like the Los Altos Stage Company or the [51:41] history museum we had um roughly 25 [51:45] vendors um here in the community center [51:48] and our layout was a little bit [51:50] different um we had the vendors in the [51:53] lobby and some of the different spaces [51:56] so depending on what the um consensus [51:59] the commission would like to do um we [52:02] obviously the grand oak space is a very [52:05] large space that can accommodate much [52:08] more than um 30 vendors um we could [52:11] easily do that depending on the the [52:14] focus of topics that the commission [52:16] would like to specify for the event um [52:21] in regards to spaces again this space um [52:25] Manzanita and some of of the uh and um [52:28] apricot are available so if you wanted [52:31] depending on the direction the [52:33] commission wanted if you want to do uh [52:37] again one two to three topics um so that [52:40] you have different spaces my one [52:43] suggestion is that um the event is [52:46] currently planned from noon to 3 3 hours [52:50] is uh is a decent it is a decent amount [52:54] of time and you will have some that some [52:57] members of the community that may just [52:59] want to see the vendors you may have [53:02] some that will come specifically for the [53:04] speakers that you potentially plan but [53:08] you will want to probably plan for both [53:11] of those options um because you may and [53:13] then you will have some that want to [53:15] participate in both um that both will be [53:18] a draw so you'll just want to make sure [53:21] that you provide opportunities for the public if they want to do one or the [53:27] other or both um as the commission kind [53:30] of determines what structure and f um [53:35] topics you want to focus [53:38] on one thing I forgot to mention and I [53:41] apologize for this was that what Bill [53:44] had what bill would like to do is [53:46] present conceptual framework so he [53:49] envisioned this as being from about like [53:52] 1210 to 12:30 20 minutes he would do an [53:56] overview what is healthy aging what do [53:58] we mean by that and how so we mean [54:02] physical health Mental Health social um [54:05] and Technology awareness and all that [54:08] environment excuse me so he would talk [54:10] about all the various components of [54:13] healthy aging how do we promote that and [54:16] then the choice of the the panelist we [54:19] have three p three people on the panel [54:22] they would give a brief overview of [54:24] their topic let's say it was [54:27] uh mental health and next person talks [54:29] about physical health next person talks [54:31] about brain health then those three [54:34] speakers let's pretend for a moment [54:37] those three speakers then go to the [54:38] three breakout rooms the three large [54:40] rooms additional rooms and do their oneh [54:44] hour talk where they go in more depth on [54:47] that [54:48] topic so the vendors are happening in [54:50] the O in the grand oak room and in the [54:54] other three rooms you'd have a speaker [54:56] but the public has been introduced to [54:58] the talk of the speaker by these little [55:00] bites that they've done in their [55:02] panel so some speaker might get only a [55:05] few people and another speaker will get [55:07] an awful lot because they're more [55:09] interested so that was how uh he thought [55:12] to kick it off with a with a keynote on [55:15] healthy aging what is that and then the [55:18] panel um giving the bites the sound bit [55:21] so to speak and then the three in depth [55:23] presentations in three different rooms [55:26] so so they would have a choice of any [55:28] attending one of those three probably [55:32] people will get up and walk around and [55:34] mo around and we going spend 50 minutes [55:37] in one and sometime in another and then [55:39] they'll go to the vendor so we we saw it [55:42] as an opportunity to kind of showcase [55:44] the knowledge in this area about healthy [55:48] aging and to bring to people's attention [55:51] the the different dimensions of it we're [55:53] all aware because we're this is what we [55:55] do right this life but for the average [55:59] person that they may not be so aware so [56:02] I think that was part of our part of our [56:05] thinking so I apologize that I didn't [56:07] present that properly at the [56:09] beginning thank you does anyone want to [56:12] add more any suggestions any other [56:14] suggestions for the ad hoc committee yes [56:18] you I just wanted to say in [56:21] consideration period is open from 12: to [56:23] 3 it's people be coming in at two at one [56:28] and they're going to miss that so I [56:30] don't I think we need to consider how [56:32] it's set up how it's marketed and during [56:36] that whole time and keep in mind we also [56:39] want educate the public but also give [56:42] them the opportunity to talk to the [56:45] vendors and then find out where the [56:48] which then [56:51] speak quick question do we have any uh [56:55] data from the [56:58] we have do we have any information from [57:00] the grant uh Park program about how many [57:05] people went to how many vendors a how [57:08] many which vendors did you have and [57:11] which were popular do we have that yes [57:15] all the vendor list that was utilized [57:18] for um the Grant Park event in October [57:21] last year was shared with the full [57:24] commission so we do have those vendor [57:27] names and contacts and that is I think a [57:30] good starting point template that we can [57:33] then start to build off of depending on [57:36] um maybe the next conversation could be [57:39] what Focus topics um can be for those um [57:44] the presentations that are given at the [57:47] health fair and again it's not a a [57:50] limited list but it could be you know if [57:53] it we can't quite get a speaker for that [57:55] particular day as Cher Cohen mentioned [57:58] it could potentially spring board spring [58:00] board into um some other um speaker [58:04] series later on down the the line for [58:07] the adult 50 plus program um Can might [58:11] tell us what was most popular so that can be our [58:15] current uh you know speakers on no I was [58:19] there quite a while so staff and I don't [58:23] know I think I'm not sure who else went [58:25] but it was we I don't think you guys [58:28] counted how many people actually came [58:29] but it was crowded and people it was it [58:32] was full from beginning to end [58:34] practically and I went in there and [58:36] there was a lot of good energy in there [58:39] you know it was a nice it was the right [58:41] amount of exhibits for the number of [58:44] vendors I mean for the number of it was [58:47] match between the residents that came [58:49] people and then but I think I I just [58:52] agree a little with Jamie I thought it [58:54] was very I thought it was too small of a [58:57] room there wasn't any breathing space [58:59] when it was really it was got quite busy [59:01] actually so we're going to have a much [59:03] bigger room and um and we'll probably [59:07] have more vendors but we don't want to [59:09] overdo it with the vendors so yeah and [59:13] but it was so popular really was and if [59:15] you see that open that list on your [59:17] email we can send it out again it was [59:20] very it was very diverse and and [59:23] comprehensive so we'll just have that as [59:25] a starting I me you you guys SW [59:28] so I have another question um I know it [59:32] is popular for events uh for Health Fair [59:35] events for [59:37] Indians um to have a nurse on the [59:40] premisis who would measure your blood [59:43] pressure and can we have that or it's [59:45] not they didn't have it but we could add [59:47] that that would be great [59:51] that would a nurse come we would get [59:54] someone yeah who get nurses or Public [59:57] Health Department yeah I think that [59:59] would be easy to get nurses do that it's they like to volunteer and do stuff [1:00:03] like that but anyway I mean that's just [1:00:06] my I think it would be a good addition [1:00:08] for all cultures you know because that's [1:00:10] like laying on the hands you know they [1:00:12] like that and some places do blood [1:00:14] sugars and other stuff like that but [1:00:16] blood pressures are the easiest they're [1:00:18] not invasive and people like to do that [1:00:21] you a great idea they go to the drug [1:00:23] stores they their arms in the the [1:00:25] machine they love it [1:00:26] yeah that's a draw I [1:00:33] think thank you okay so you have enough [1:00:35] like things to add to so you can have [1:00:38] another committee and like maybe think take some of the stuff for a [1:00:44] proposal yeah what I would like though [1:00:47] to get some working pairs going because [1:00:50] um I think we need to get started you [1:00:52] know the vendors oh sorry again yeah [1:00:56] then I think we need to get the working [1:00:58] pairs started for example we're talking [1:01:00] about May or more that a lot [1:01:05] of do that sort of thing you [1:01:13] know overall you [1:01:16] know but vendors the other uh [1:01:20] Refreshments you mentioned about the [1:01:22] possability but I seem like some IDE how [1:01:26] many people would show up and it [1:01:28] wouldn't be just lunch it would be [1:01:30] drinks and you know healthy snacks and [1:01:33] so it wouldn't be lunch yeah since we're [1:01:35] meeting at noon like grab go it's got to [1:01:38] be but I can help to work on that I can [1:01:40] talk to the uh talk to Jamie and get [1:01:44] information I have I don't have a [1:01:47] problem and to call does working with [1:01:50] vendors means calling them and giving [1:01:52] them an idea of when I can help with [1:01:54] that I think we have a form letter also [1:01:56] that was [1:01:57] developed you know go ahead so when [1:02:02] determining the vendors I think to [1:02:05] coordinate with who the speakers are so [1:02:07] that way it's a it's a you're adding to [1:02:11] each other if you want to say and we're [1:02:13] not doing a [1:02:16] particular where you hits and Miss [1:02:18] they're all pretty much in the same area [1:02:21] whether it's brain health whether it's [1:02:24] isolation or what ever it is so [1:02:26] coordinate so who the speakers are going [1:02:29] to be I think will also lead into who [1:02:34] the vendors we go [1:02:36] for this will be a continued um topic uh [1:02:41] for the the next commission meeting in [1:02:44] April so maybe a good starting point [1:02:47] commissioner gets it is to start with [1:02:50] the template list that we had for the [1:02:52] event in October and then once sub [1:02:56] committee from the um discussion that [1:02:59] heard the def that the commission shared [1:03:01] at this meeting as the ad hoc committee [1:03:04] fine tunes the um the speakers at the [1:03:08] next meeting you can share kind of what [1:03:10] that direction is and then we can [1:03:11] continue to enhance the vendor list from [1:03:15] there can I ask a [1:03:18] question well I'm just saying you've got [1:03:21] if you have the gr vote way over there [1:03:23] you're talking about this particular one [1:03:26] in [1:03:27] apricot yes so we have grand oak we have [1:03:31] this space the one across the way which [1:03:33] is Manzanita and then we also have um [1:03:37] apricot which is the space closest to [1:03:41] the uh [1:03:42] playground I'm just thinking of the flow [1:03:45] of if you have people that are in the [1:03:48] vendors thinking of the flow I know [1:03:50] you've said you've had fendors in the [1:03:53] hallways rather than separate everybody [1:03:57] out regarding things to be able to I I'm [1:04:02] just wondering if you're gonna have [1:04:03] speakers do you have the vendors in the [1:04:06] hallway here as well as over there just [1:04:08] a [1:04:10] consideration better [1:04:12] FL your [1:04:15] notes all the suggestions and then that [1:04:17] this ad hoc committee can get [1:04:25] I'm gonna break my own Rule and say [1:04:28] something [1:04:32] here I think it's it's on yeah um so the [1:04:35] reason I want to speak is partly because [1:04:38] this was I worked in health and and part [1:04:41] my mych for a long time um and and the [1:04:45] city doesn't work in hell so when I [1:04:50] think particularly as you think about [1:04:53] the speaker [1:04:54] program um the city this event we going to be [1:05:01] brokering [1:05:03] opportunities for people to learn about [1:05:06] health care providers vendors Etc and [1:05:09] the speakers are speaking from their [1:05:12] area of expertise it should not be the [1:05:16] city saying this is what we say is [1:05:19] healthy for you it should be Dr XYZ so [1:05:23] um and I you know this is something [1:05:24] Jamie you may want to talk [1:05:26] gave and our City attorney so I think [1:05:28] it's very important that the city does [1:05:31] not offer Health advice I think that [1:05:34] might mean that commissioner now bu [1:05:38] maybe doesn't [1:05:39] speak so um I I just think we have to [1:05:43] keep in mind the separation of what [1:05:45] we're doing we're brokering information [1:05:48] we're not sponsoring it and particularly [1:05:50] in this day of age of Mis health [1:05:53] information [1:05:55] we're just broking opportunities to [1:05:58] learn more so I I would really like the [1:06:01] ad hoc committee to focus [1:06:05] on would having a nurse kind of thing [1:06:09] also yeah would having one of those also [1:06:12] become a problem because you have no no [1:06:14] the the nurse will be from some Health [1:06:16] Service the vendors will be representing [1:06:18] the vendors the speaker should have a [1:06:21] resume from an organization or whatever [1:06:24] that they're representing so everyone is [1:06:26] representing themselves and a Health [1:06:29] Service or whatever but if someone you [1:06:33] know if a commissioner is speaking about [1:06:36] what's important medically that's not [1:06:38] what the city does so I I just was [1:06:41] getting increasingly ansy and so sorry I [1:06:44] wanted [1:06:45] to [1:06:48] okay thank you very good good [1:06:50] clarification thank you thank you okay [1:06:54] so are we move gone go ahead thank you [1:06:58] um do you have all the um feedback that [1:07:01] you wanted to to get [1:07:04] uh any more pairs oh yeah refreshment oh [1:07:08] we don't talk about that I'm sorry [1:07:10] giveaway a giveaway some kind of bling [1:07:13] something you know to uh besides what [1:07:16] they'll pick up from the vendors they [1:07:18] vendors usually have things that they [1:07:19] give away so do we need giveaway we' [1:07:23] talked about that as possibly [1:07:26] for example vendors everything they [1:07:29] wanted they had tons of stuff we were [1:07:31] thinking a bag um try think [1:07:36] Jamie add on the vendors had them and so [1:07:39] everyone had an armful of tote bags so [1:07:42] we're good with that but I mean if you [1:07:44] can think of something that's free or [1:07:46] super cheap we don't have a big [1:07:49] budget and um yeah so anyway if you you [1:07:53] know your next meeting perhaps you could [1:07:55] think of you know this all the little [1:07:58] sub topics that you want and then we [1:08:01] will zoom into the working pairs at the [1:08:03] next meeting would that be in time [1:08:05] enough I think so we need marketing too [1:08:08] flyer marketing advertising for this [1:08:10] thing this event yeah do you folks do [1:08:14] the Flyers yes um if they're and that [1:08:17] can be based upon what the um what the [1:08:22] ad hoc subcommittee comes up with as far [1:08:25] as the specific topics um and as chair [1:08:28] Cohen mentioned that could be [1:08:30] potentially fine-tuned I think the the [1:08:32] biggest part is the Outreach to the [1:08:34] vendors which um it looks like we do [1:08:37] have um a a volunteer through [1:08:40] commissioner Dixit um and [1:08:49] then it thank you so much everybody for [1:08:51] your comments we appreciate them very [1:08:54] much he the next thing is the B [1:08:58] bling we have a little we going to do [1:09:01] that we have there's also a handout that [1:09:04] came in the packet it's item number five [1:09:07] page 11 right [1:09:12] okay everybody read this because it's so [1:09:19] important uh so we had a wonderful [1:09:22] meeting with staff cities providing a [1:09:26] lot of different things which is [1:09:29] wonderful um I've also talked with cl 55 [1:09:32] and they're so appreciative of that they [1:09:35] also would like the opportunity to [1:09:38] utilize the Jingo corn hole the games [1:09:42] during the other evening uh events [1:09:46] throughout the year and I'll still try [1:09:47] it out see how they [1:09:49] work um entertainment we all have we [1:09:53] have set thank you very much Bridget [1:09:56] uh food question that's TB TBD prices [1:10:01] we're going to those that's on the list [1:10:04] of things to do I think the first thing [1:10:07] that needs to be done is the flyer come [1:10:10] out so that what they're hoping for is [1:10:12] to be able to get the information so [1:10:14] that way the Club 55 they can get it on [1:10:19] the on their calendar as [1:10:22] well is this a clarifying question um [1:10:27] because I know there has been um one [1:10:29] flyer for all of the events and then um [1:10:33] there probably should be one that is [1:10:35] specific to the um the enhanced one in [1:10:39] October um so that is something that we [1:10:42] can um staff usually assist in create in [1:10:45] that okay so they for sure wanted to be [1:10:50] able to get it on the [1:10:52] all-in-one okay great thank you [1:10:56] and then on the in hands so that'll be [1:10:59] super [1:11:01] um [1:11:05] okay uh I will say the marketing will be [1:11:09] an important aspect of it getting a [1:11:12] writer [1:11:13] for prior article which I think would [1:11:17] also benefit for the senior [1:11:21] healthare [1:11:23] um and [1:11:26] I mean the the [1:11:28] details still working together [1:11:31] decorations are going to be figuring [1:11:32] that out use some of of what is already [1:11:35] out there [1:11:37] um [1:11:41] so it's on its way I would say the [1:11:46] marketing figuring out the decorations [1:11:49] and getting the word out is really [1:11:53] what's [1:11:56] the date what [1:11:59] that oh the date is October 17th we have [1:12:07] that and so be last so they will be [1:12:16] also the idea of amplifying whatever [1:12:20] marketing [1:12:21] is we so so yeah so the Flint is October [1:12:28] yes 17 yes and health fair is September [1:12:31] yes [1:12:41] what what can we do what do you need us [1:12:45] to love that would love the writing of [1:12:50] an [1:12:51] article the getting together figuring [1:12:54] out to [1:12:56] folks um we have a limit of I think 180 [1:13:00] people in the no how many people can so [1:13:05] the the room itself can host more um but [1:13:09] in regards to seating um part of the [1:13:12] conversation because there was going to [1:13:14] be music so a small open area where [1:13:16] people wanted to dance or move around [1:13:20] but the banquet style is but that's [1:13:24] taking up the whole Space um is 180 so [1:13:28] it might be a little bit less but you [1:13:31] will probably within the three-hour time [1:13:33] frame we'll have people come and go so [1:13:37] um the event itself can probably host [1:13:39] more but at any one given time seaing [1:13:43] wise probably around 150 with uh [1:13:46] probably at [1:13:48] least because some people will just [1:13:50] mingle correct will just mingle and not [1:13:53] necessarily sit correct [1:13:55] in the grand dop room [1:14:02] yes correct it'll follow along the same Avenue as all other events [1:14:08] where you pay $10 and you bring a bottle [1:14:10] of [1:14:11] wine okay I didn't know [1:14:14] that and so that way the thought was [1:14:18] making it free but then I was told [1:14:21] they're trained everybody's trained so [1:14:24] don't change [1:14:34] Co joint there and [1:14:41] adult [1:14:46] so [1:14:47] details I think the marketing and [1:14:50] getting a theme going it is Halloween [1:14:52] theme we wanted to get [1:14:56] and you're talking about little trophies [1:14:59] that type of thing would be an [1:15:01] additional [1:15:03] [Music] [1:15:10] fun is that fill in now yes it's a [1:15:14] Halloween thing I read the thing I [1:15:16] didn't never been to it [1:15:20] before joint but you oh right [1:15:25] that's been going on for a while yes CL [1:15:27] 55 is like every month from May through [1:15:31] October every month so hopefully our [1:15:35] commissioners will come and visit the uh [1:15:38] spring or the club 55s on the third [1:15:41] Friday of the month starting in [1:15:45] May um is anybody a good writer I [1:15:50] pretend that I [1:15:52] am everything can be edited don't worry [1:15:55] right would you help me on that [1:15:59] sure be great so can you do the same [1:16:03] thing then the dolores's ad is going to [1:16:06] do come up with subsets of things that [1:16:09] you want exact tasks that we can [1:16:11] volunteer to be the working cars for [1:16:14] yeah for the next meeting and then we [1:16:16] could know list them up there get let's [1:16:19] send them out ahead of time so people [1:16:20] can be thinking get the packet yes you [1:16:23] know get dores you to get your thing in [1:16:26] the packet if you could you know so it [1:16:28] goes out so it goes out um the Thursday [1:16:31] before and that would really be helpful [1:16:33] that will make our meeting more [1:16:35] efficient and we can think of what we [1:16:37] want get your first second and third [1:16:39] choice and you might have to do two but [1:16:41] we'll see [1:16:44] okay okay thank you all very much is [1:16:47] that okay CHR do okay moving on so our [1:16:52] next thing is the speaker series and I [1:16:54] think we really [1:16:56] a little bit so this is more [1:16:59] informational so this is just um uh [1:17:03] receiving of the report so at the last [1:17:06] meeting the commission asked for [1:17:08] additional information on speaker series [1:17:11] and so what we have provided in the [1:17:14] report is some information on how um [1:17:20] speaker series are put together um [1:17:23] through our adult 50 plus program um so [1:17:26] if there are um more granular questions [1:17:30] um Chris um our Recreation coordinator [1:17:34] um who manages our adult 50 plus program [1:17:36] Pro can provide some additional context [1:17:39] um but it is a variety sometimes um [1:17:42] given feedback by the um members or the [1:17:46] community um staff sometimes reach out [1:17:49] to find vendors or um if there is um an [1:17:53] organization in the community [1:17:55] sometimes they reach out directly to [1:17:57] staff saying that we have um information [1:18:00] and uh that can be coordinated through [1:18:02] our staff depending on um the placement [1:18:07] uh occasionally the speakers uh are [1:18:10] usually after not always but it is [1:18:14] somewhat of a built-in audience we [1:18:16] sometimes connect it to the monthly [1:18:19] lunch either at Grant Park or the [1:18:21] community center so that it follows the [1:18:25] uh lunch occasionally we do host um [1:18:29] speaker uh series on other days besides [1:18:32] the lunch day um but that is sometimes [1:18:35] in connection with that particular event [1:18:38] um they happen both down at Grant Park [1:18:41] and here at the community center um at [1:18:44] both locations we have a variety of [1:18:46] different resources that they can use [1:18:48] sometimes it is just um speaking or they [1:18:51] may need access to audiovisual equipment [1:18:54] so whether it is here um in the grand [1:18:57] oak room or down at Grant Park there is [1:19:00] um a [1:19:02] portable um monitor that uh sometimes [1:19:05] speakers utilize as well too um most [1:19:08] recent and we've listed some of the ones [1:19:11] that have happened recently we had the [1:19:14] um the chief of police um provide a a [1:19:19] presentation um there was a travel [1:19:21] presentation by Dr Scott Katy um and [1:19:24] then obviously other local resources and [1:19:27] services and then there is one planned [1:19:30] um for March 5th which is this week um [1:19:33] Wednesday I believe right um and uh city [1:19:36] manager Gabe England will be providing [1:19:39] that um presentation as well so it is a [1:19:44] variety and we're always looking for [1:19:46] suggestions so if there are other topics [1:19:49] or other organizations that would be [1:19:52] beneficial for the program to explore [1:19:55] that is something that you could work um [1:19:57] or make those suggestions directly to [1:20:00] staff but we thought that this would be [1:20:02] helpful um given the connection with the [1:20:06] health fair and then potentially uh [1:20:08] future series as well so um staff is [1:20:12] available to answer any questions that [1:20:14] you might have but again it is um in [1:20:17] coordination with staff that sometimes [1:20:19] we reach out to find a specific um [1:20:23] vendor that might be able to provide the [1:20:25] information and resource to the [1:20:27] community or we do sometimes have um [1:20:31] organizations re reach out to us and [1:20:33] then stop for that opportunity [1:20:38] I had to do with Mex uh Mexico [1:20:44] and travel ones they're not health [1:20:46] related no no no no but this was more [1:20:52] historical Mexico [1:20:55] yeah monuma and Cortez and all the [1:20:59] Spanish [1:21:00] fistes if that part of travel I guess [1:21:04] you can travel in [1:21:07] time had a question um proly what uh uh [1:21:12] intervals have you had these and what [1:21:14] was the duration of each talk usually [1:21:17] the um the presentation is on average [1:21:21] about an hour um as we've kind of [1:21:24] discussed it is um you know when we put [1:21:26] it in connection with an event um having [1:21:30] people dedicate a longer period of time [1:21:33] is harder so usually the presentation is [1:21:37] um condensed um to be between 45 minutes [1:21:41] to an hour I would say that's a a good [1:21:44] average um and then it can sometimes go [1:21:48] a little bit longer um if it's a more [1:21:50] indepth presentation or it's kept to the [1:21:54] hour but it could be done in series so [1:21:56] it's done one is done um one month and [1:21:59] then the following month if there's a [1:22:01] followup um as an example the the travel [1:22:04] one um it was not necessarily all [1:22:06] condensed into one um as an example but [1:22:10] in a year how many would you [1:22:13] have that's a good question almost every [1:22:16] month almost just [1:22:20] almost right after the [1:22:23] lunch here [1:22:27] okay yeah I would say and there's been [1:22:30] more outside of that as well so again [1:22:33] it's not just the the lunch tends to [1:22:37] have a built-in audience then if it um [1:22:41] we offer a programmatic element that um [1:22:44] encourages people to stay um that now [1:22:47] not everyone chooses to stay sometimes [1:22:50] they move on to other things but there [1:22:53] are sometimes a good participation after [1:22:57] people are already there um but again as [1:22:59] I mentioned it's not just on the lunch [1:23:01] days we do provide other speakers at [1:23:06] other times that's a great point for us [1:23:08] to remember we were [1:23:10] planning it's it's in your handouts on [1:23:13] it's agenda item six page 13 if you want [1:23:16] to look it up [1:23:17] later okay thank you very much let's see [1:23:21] informational items there's fers that [1:23:24] we're going to I want to point out one I [1:23:25] don't know what order you're going to go [1:23:26] in but hoero is having a senior center I [1:23:31] mean a Health Care at senior center I [1:23:33] went to that last year to see how it was [1:23:37] before I went to ours and they made [1:23:40] theirs was fabulous it was fantastic and [1:23:44] um it was just it was different they [1:23:46] even had a little Jitney like a a longer [1:23:50] golf cart from the parking lot bringing [1:23:53] people up to the door was so nice but I [1:23:56] mean they have that they had that and [1:23:58] they're parking is way out but anyway so [1:24:01] um it's it's in your packet it's they'll [1:24:03] probably mention it Live Well age well [1:24:05] health Expo Meetup it's May 9th it's on [1:24:08] a Friday from 10: to 1:30 so there's [1:24:11] going to be two hours three hours three and a half hours and they [1:24:16] have all kinds of stuff going on so it [1:24:18] was fantastic lure did anyone here [1:24:21] go okay I I know l went but there was [1:24:25] another staff person it might have been [1:24:26] Chris Chris yeah and I went late so I I [1:24:30] missed some of the stuff like the hand [1:24:32] they all they always run under the [1:24:34] handouts and um so and they had food [1:24:37] sale it was just very festive and it was very nice so they they put on a [1:24:42] good event and they're very um good at [1:24:44] it because they do it all the time so go [1:24:47] ahead okay so now um so we up to se or [1:24:52] reports now um so there are a number of [1:24:57] Flyers um and I will just do brief [1:25:00] highlights um at this point we are [1:25:03] prepping um although we're just at the [1:25:05] start of March it is already summer in [1:25:08] parks and recreations Minds so we are [1:25:12] doing a lot of Summer Prep we are [1:25:14] currently hiring for our Summer Staff so [1:25:17] if you know your neighbors or family [1:25:20] friends that might be interested if you [1:25:22] have high schoolers or um individuals [1:25:25] that are coming back from college that [1:25:27] might be interested in seasonal work we [1:25:29] are looking for those to help us with [1:25:32] our summer camps um in addition to other [1:25:35] program areas we're still hiring for our [1:25:38] adult 50 plus program our indoor pickle [1:25:40] ball program out at Egan um and also our [1:25:44] drop in teen center so we are um looking [1:25:47] for part-time staff to help us support [1:25:49] us in those areas and then we have a [1:25:52] number of events um Family Fund days um [1:25:57] the last one in February 22nd was very [1:26:00] well attended we probably had about 350 [1:26:03] um to 400 people come out to the event [1:26:06] on that day but we have one coming up on [1:26:09] April 5th um in just about a month and [1:26:12] the theme will be Eco [1:26:15] explorers um for those that are not [1:26:17] quite old enough to be employed by us [1:26:20] which is our minimum age is 16 um those [1:26:24] uh that want to get some volunteer hours [1:26:27] we do have our counselor in training [1:26:29] program and more information is on the [1:26:31] flyer in on our City website our youth [1:26:35] commission is going to be highlighting [1:26:37] an open mic night that is their event um [1:26:41] this month actually on Friday March 21st [1:26:44] 1 from 6:00 to 9: sorry my words are not [1:26:48] quite coming out very well um and that [1:26:52] will be coming up we also have our [1:26:55] spring egg hunt um in April which will [1:26:58] be Saturday April 19th here on the [1:27:02] Hillview soccer field um there's the [1:27:04] flyer that's inside um and then we also [1:27:08] have our specific camp programs our most [1:27:12] uh traditionally well-loved um Redwood [1:27:15] Grove summer camp which happens out at [1:27:17] Redwood Grove uh our activity guide [1:27:21] which if you um we did mail it out [1:27:23] hopefully got it in your mailboxes but [1:27:26] if you did not we have that here um [1:27:29] registration is now open for lost Altos [1:27:32] residents so those that would like to [1:27:34] register for Rood grow summer camp they [1:27:37] can go ahead and do so we also have Camp [1:27:40] Jelly Bean for our younger preschooler [1:27:42] ages that happens out at San Antonio [1:27:45] Club um so with that um Chris I'll turn [1:27:48] it over to you for the more specific [1:27:50] adult 50 plus and then I I'll also turn [1:27:53] it over to minina who is the alop HS [1:27:56] representation but I'll turn it over to [1:27:58] Chris thanks Jamie yeah as Jane [1:28:01] commissioner Co already mentioned the [1:28:02] health Expo meet up is an adult 50 plus [1:28:05] program where you can register today if [1:28:09] you're so inclined we're going to meet [1:28:10] up in cerino I believe it's the Memorial [1:28:13] Park picnic grounds which [1:28:16] is essentially at the same location as [1:28:20] the copertino senior center where we'll [1:28:21] meet up and have some snacks have some [1:28:24] socialization Community um where [1:28:27] participants can kind of freely explore [1:28:29] the Expo and as the Expo gets closer [1:28:31] we'll start sharing more as they start [1:28:33] to [1:28:34] publicize their e exhibits their events [1:28:37] their activities that are part of the [1:28:39] Meetup but more or less participants are independent to freely explore the uh [1:28:44] Expo but also know that the 50 plus will [1:28:47] be there at the picnic Center so I [1:28:48] didn't encourage you to consider going [1:28:51] like Jan Jane also put in a pretty good [1:28:53] plug for that [1:28:57] Expo your plus Community as well if you [1:29:00] want to come with us uh the other flyer [1:29:03] is the uh 15 plus program mailing list [1:29:06] this is the the best way assuming [1:29:09] someone has adequate technal [1:29:12] technological skills open an email um [1:29:16] you can stay really current with all the [1:29:17] activities programs events community [1:29:19] services that ad 50 plus is delivering [1:29:22] so I just bring te those to out for your [1:29:26] attention and then with that um Amina [1:29:28] would you like to go over the Flyers [1:29:30] specific to Los Alto Hills yes [1:29:33] absolutely um hello everyone so I'm not [1:29:37] sure what order you have the flyers in I [1:29:39] think you have hopping Hounds in front [1:29:41] of you yes um so the hopping hounds [1:29:45] event is happening on April 19th and [1:29:48] that is basically an event where you can [1:29:50] bring out your dog and um we put out [1:29:54] biscuits out in the burn Preserve at the [1:29:55] Westwind Barn for your dog to find the [1:29:58] good trees um this [1:30:01] event this event is $10 but all the [1:30:04] proceeds go to pets in need um [1:30:07] supporting animals in our local [1:30:09] community um and then after that we have [1:30:14] the drive-thru shred event which is oh [1:30:17] no okay you have the pathways run um the [1:30:21] pathways run is an annual event um [1:30:24] it's a great way to showcase our [1:30:26] Pathways and it's open to Runners as [1:30:29] well as Walkers and um this event is a [1:30:32] 5K 10K or one mile so um it's it can be [1:30:37] whatever you want it to be um [1:30:39] registration is done online and the [1:30:43] event will take place on May [1:30:47] 10th and then um lastly coming up on [1:30:50] March 22nd we have our um annual Drive [1:30:54] through shred event uh this event is [1:30:56] held from 8:00 a.m. to 11: and [1:30:59] unfortunately it is exclusive to L alos [1:31:02] Hills residents [1:31:05] only and I believe that's all I [1:31:10] have [1:31:12] question I just want to share a piece of [1:31:20] information you want to say something [1:31:22] yes I wanted to share go ahead um that [1:31:25] uh we celebrated the Chinese year of the [1:31:30] snake with with the all the the solar [1:31:35] group and uh they made these crochet [1:31:38] snakes the long snakes we went and put [1:31:42] them in an exhibit in Sunny Veil [1:31:44] library and they were there for the [1:31:47] whole month of January so we had five [1:31:49] snakes that were kept there they [1:31:51] diligently did all the crochet to part [1:31:54] because I told them Sola is not doing [1:31:56] any cultural exchange we've sometimes [1:31:59] we've had other people come in who are [1:32:01] not indians but they leave because [1:32:03] majority are Indian and they sometimes [1:32:05] just enjoy the food and go away but this [1:32:09] was our cultural exchange so that was [1:32:11] nice and I have yes and so now I have [1:32:14] these five snakes which I [1:32:17] want so some somewhere decorate [1:32:20] somewhere and hopefully the adult 50 [1:32:23] plus program CH say yes and put them up [1:32:26] there do you want are you going to sell [1:32:28] them for no them I don't well maybe I [1:32:34] don't know I lost I I [1:32:41] return [1:32:44] fun okay next item our future agenda [1:32:48] items and there are three things listed [1:32:50] the work plan the healthare and the fall [1:32:52] fling [1:32:54] and do we want to add anything what [1:32:57] about that speakers thing is that just [1:32:59] going to be part of that's just going to [1:33:01] be part of the health okay for right now [1:33:04] we'll be okay anything else that we need [1:33:06] to put [1:33:09] on I can't think of [1:33:11] anything okay do you have something to [1:33:13] add on no I thought we were going to put [1:33:15] together a little PR plan that we would [1:33:18] send you [1:33:19] ideas uh yes so at the the next one um what we can go ahead and do is at [1:33:25] least St can provide background similar [1:33:29] to the information you put in the report [1:33:31] on the speaker series so that the [1:33:33] commission can understand how that [1:33:35] Dynamic Works um we will put together [1:33:38] something on what our regular Avenues of [1:33:41] marketing are so that that's clear for [1:33:44] the commission and then as the [1:33:47] commission works on the two varying [1:33:50] events um the commission can then work [1:33:52] and look at what other marketing [1:33:55] elements or Outreach can help supplement [1:33:57] that but staff can go ahead and make [1:33:59] sure that that information is available [1:34:01] at the next [1:34:08] meeting yes that can be um it will be [1:34:10] included as an informational [1:34:13] item thank you anything else okay let's [1:34:18] adjourn the meeting thank you all for [1:34:20] coming very much I it's early a [1:34:24] dinner get keep