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Meeting of: SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION
Date of Meeting: December 5, 1985
Time of Meeting: 6:OO p.m.
Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers
COMMISSIONERS
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Cochran at 3:OO p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Cochran, Gast, Hoskin, Mitchell and Ritchie.
Absent: None.
Staff Members Present: Sue Spickard, Senior Citizen
Coordinator
Dave Lkadstreet, Director, Parka h
Recreation
MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC:
No one from the audience wished to speak before the
Commission.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The Minutes of the Meeting held November 7, 1985, were
approved as presented.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. Program Committee
Commissioner Gast reported there will be a program on
Friday, December 20, 1985, with entertainment by the Warblers
and refreshments.
Dance in February, with a further report to be made at the
next meeting. Mrs. Gast stated the china paintlng classes
may begin in January and announced the health screening is
off to a good start. She asked for names of volunteers to
help with the classes, inc!uding a tdscher for the bridge
classes.
There are plans for possibly a Sweetheart
B. Senior Center Site Committee
Commissioner Hoskin reported on a suggested addition to paragraph two on page two under Provisions.
discussion, the following wording was agreed upon:
The Senior Citizen C-ssion added the following sentence
to their Senior Center Site Report: be occupied solely by the Carlsbad Senior Citizens for such
activities as they may approve."
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"Such facility shall
SENIOR CITIZEN COORDINATOR'S REPORT:
Sue Spickard, Senior Citizen Coordinator, reported on the
Channel 30 segment on senior citizens.
working with the program committee to formulate guidelines.'
She announced the winter and spring brochures from Parks and Recreation are printed, with a statement about senior
programs.
She stated she was
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Mrs. Spickard stated the site study proposal would go before
Council on January 7.
Mrs. Spickard reported she had agreed to serve on the Board
of the North County Seniors in Action.
plans for activities to start in January, 1986. The Silver Pages Discount Directory signups are slow, but should lncreas
as soon as advertising for Carlsbad as a signup spot for
North County begins.
Commissioner Hoskin asked who would make the presentation
of the site study proposal to Council, and Mrs. Spickard answered that Dave Bradstreet would make the presentation.
Dave Bradstreet, Director of Parks and Recreation, clarified
the position of the Senior Citizen Commission, stating they
are under the Parks and Recreation Department, and protocol
calls for the Director of a Department to give reports to
Council.
Commissioner Hoskin stated he thought the Commission reported
directly to Council, and, if so, he felt the Commission
should make the report to Council.
Mayor Casler stated the Commission does report to Council,
and if they preferred to give the report, that would be
acceptable.
Chairman Cochran stated the Commission would prefer to give
the site study proposal report directly to Council.
Commissioner Hoskin to make that report.
She reported on
He asked
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS:
Commissioner Hoskin commented that there is a need for a
public relations program to let the seniors of the area
know about the senior activities going on now and those
planned. Chairman Cochran stated he would make a report on
that at the next meeting.
Dr. Howard Harmon, President of the Senior Citizens
Association, spoke about the responsibilities of the Commission and the Senior Citizens Association and the Parks
and Recreation Department.
agreement between the City and the Association the division of responsibilities.
Dr. Harmon continued. stating that it should be clarified
as to the responsibilities of the Commission, the Senior
Citizens Association and the Parks and Recreation Department.
Chairman Cochran stated he would explore this matter with
the Director and follow up with a report, if necessary.
Dave Bradstreet, Director of Parks and Recreation, stated
that the Senior Citizen Commission answers to the City
Council. Sue Spickard is an employee of the Parks and Recreation Department. That Department now has two
Commissions, the Senior Citizen and the Parks and Recreation. He further stated the Senior Citizens Association and the Senior Citizen Commission wuuld work together to impleme-
the senior activities. He concluded, stating that if the seniors desired to change the present agreement between the City and the Association, they should all work together to
do that.
He stated it was clear in the
David Castner. Vice President of the Senior Citizens
Association, commented about the programs conducted by the
Association.
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Sue Spickard, on behalf of the Parks and Recreation Department, the City of Carlsbad and herself, wished
everyone the Happiest of Holidays1
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the meeting of December 5, 1985, was
adjourned at 3:29 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Harriatt Babbitt Minutes Clerk
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