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SENIOR COMMISSION
Carlsbad Senior Center
799 Pine Avenue
Auditorium
Thursday
November 4, 1999
1:15 PM
AGENDA
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1. Call to Order: 1:15 p.m.
2. Roll Call:
3. Pledge of Allegiance:
4. Matters from the Public:
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concerns relating to Seniors which are Not listed on the Agenda.
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5. Approval of Minutes: September 2, 1999
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SENIOR COMMISSION
November 4, 1999 - Agenda
6. Consent Calendar (Action)
All items listed under consent calendar are considered routine and will be
enacted by one motion as listed, unless an item is requested to be removed
for discussion by a Commission member.
Committee Reports
• Nutrition Project Liaison Report
• Suggestion Committee
• Managers Report
7. Acceptance of Donations
• Tessa Silva for the Home Meals Program- $ 100.00
• Carlsbad Senior Association 1,000.00
• United Way of Greater Tucson 1,086.59
• United Way of Orange County 46.40
8. La Costa Beach Parking (Discussion)
Commissioner, Serrin will provide an update on his findings.
9. Chairperson's Report (Action)
The remainder of the categories are for reporting purposes.
In Conformance with the Brown Act, no testimony and no
Commission action can occur on these items.
10. Items for Next Agenda
11. Adjournment
TO: SENIOR COMMISSION
FROM: Senior Services Manager
MANAGERS REPORT
The fall has been a very busy time in and around the Center.
Computer Classes are still going GREAT GUNS! The Lab is now linked to the
Internet which is bringing in many new people with Internet related questions.
The diningroom is experiencing a slump in attendance, although many special
menus and special events are orchestrated to bring folks in. Perhaps this is just
representative of the time of year - or a trend may be developing - we will keep
looking at it. Soon, the winter weather will be arriving in other parts of the country,
so we anticipate an increase again when the snow birds arrive.
On Saturday, October 9, the Nutrition Project Council sponsored the first evening
dance, "The Stardust Ball". 88 people attended-each was dressed to the 9's. The
Jerry Michelsen Trio along with vocalist, Ki Holcomb performed. Finger
sandwiches along with cookies, punch, coffee, cheese & crackers were served. The
Diningroom and the Auditorium were both beautifully decorated. Many THANKS
goes out to the many Project Council volunteers who did a tremendous about of
work to make the event an event that we will repeat!
Seminars including: Protecting Your Savings If and When You Enter Long Term
Care; Natural Foods and Herbal Remedies; How to Prevent Becoming a Victim; are
meeting with mixed success. It's very difficult to predict what will draw a crowd.
We will continue to offer programs that we think will be of interest - regardless of
the attendance.
The Annual KoKo Beach/Palms Golf Tournament was held on October 9 at the
Rancho Sante Fe Executive Course. Staff and Volunteers gathered nearly 75 each
of a dozen promotional gift items for every golfer and 90 individual gifts which
were all donated by local merchants and businesses. It was a hot day on the course
in Solana Beach, but the 60+ golfers had a great time and even more fun at the
restaurant after the tournament.
Ticket Sales for the 5$ off dinner at either KoKo Beach or KoKo Palms to benefit
the Senior Center have been going at a healthy pace. Although the revenue has not
been added up yet, applause needs to go to Senior Commissioner Izma Chmiel for
being the Top Sales Person.
The Flu Shot Clinic held at the Center on October 23 was patronized by 275
seniors. Although the event is thought of as a complete success, next year we hope
to offer the shots earlier to attract more people.
The Senior Safari Escorted Trip program continues to be popular. An update is
attached.
SUE SCHULTZ SPICKARD
SENIOR COMMISSION
Las Vegas, three days/2 nights, over the Labor Day Weekend... .was this fun, or what?
This special weekend was something special for those people who had not been to Vegas
for awhile. Our full bus arrived early enough for us to get some fun time in before the
evening entertainment. The following day we had arranged a Gray Line Tour, which was
absolutely wonderful for us.. ..Liberace Museum, a drive-by of the famous celebs' homes
in Vegas, the Ocean Spray Factory Tour, Ethel M. Chocolate Factory Tour and then we
viewed the newest of the hotels on the strip - Bellagio, Paris, New York, Mirage (to name
a few)... .what a time was had by all!
20 Seniors signed for the Branson, Missouri trip on September 15m. The five day/4
night tour of the music lover's capital left us with toes tappin' and our spirits high. Our
transfers from the Center to a non stop flight to St. Louis and bus trip to Branson were
right on schedule. We were met and wined and dined and entertained for five days and
left us little time to rub our sore feet - but, we did have entertainment!!!! This was a trip
for people who like music and good food and plenty of fun.
Viejas Casino on September 22n(l was something new for 95 seniors. We scheduled an
evening trip to the casino so we could see the lazier, water and musical production of the
'Legend of NightFire'. A little gambling, the dinner buffet, shopping at the outlet stores
and the show made this a very fun evening.
On October 7tn, we traveled to the Candlelight Pavilion by Ontario. The setting, in
Claremont, is lovely and serene. When you enter the theater you are seated by young
men in tuxedos and your place settings are on china and crystal drinking glasses. When
we finished lunch we settled into our chair and enjoyed the production of "West Side
Story". This was a great afternoon and a 'touch of class'.
Julian, October 16tn, the smells, the shopping, the melodrama and, of course, the hot
apple pie - a perfect way to spend a fall day in the mountains.
A full bus traveled South of the border on October 20m a Rockin' Baja Day We
hit the stores in Rosarito Beach, had lobster lunch in Puerto Nuevo, hit the stores in
Tijuana for shopping and even stopped at the bakery on the way home. We all had fun.
The Deer Creek Winery and Auto Museum is the morning stop scheduled on October 28.
A wine tasting tour and lunch will also be provided. After lunch we trudge down the road
to Bell Gardens. Our afternoon should be filled with pumpkins, fall produce and of
course, a hayride, to finish off the day.
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SEPTEMBER 13,1999 Senior Commission
TO: ARTS COMMISSIONERS
DEPARTMENT HEADS
FROM: Community Arts Coordinator
ARTS OFFICE REPORT FOR SUMMER 1999; JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER
TGIF JAZZES UP CARLSBAD
The Arts Office reached all four quadrants of the city, presenting three concerts each at
Stagecoach and Calavera Hills Parks and two concerts each at Magee and Poinsettia
Parks. Attendance averaged 2,500 to 3,000 per concert. The Arts Associates earned
$12,150 in jazz sales and drawing tickets. The TGIF Program earned $14,500 in
advertising sales; 8,000 TGIF Programs were distributed free at the concerts.
Each year the Arts Office develops the TGIF season with our producer, generates all
publicity, designs and writes the Program and Flier, raises funds and sells advertising,
contracts all services (insurance, concessions, shuttles, storage, potties, etc. and etc.),
schedules announcers and volunteers, responds to hundreds of citizen requests for
information, and hires, trains and supervises the concert crew. Each Friday all summer,
we perform all park, stage and traffic plan set up, assist the sound crew and traffic control
staff, manage the concerts and end the evening by dismantling everything, hauling 100+
trash bags, collecting 50+ traffic items, and storing everything until the next week.
Still, we couldn't present TGIF without important assistance from other City
departments. The award for Most Outstanding Contribution goes by unanimous acclaim
to Greg Clavier, our emcee. Each week Greg made all information announcements and
conducted the prize drawings, often assisted by his wife Ricki. His dedication and
professional ability were traits we came to depend on, and we're very grateful. Dave
Millikan, Gail Watts, Robin Bettin, Gian Lauro, Doug Duncanson, Jerry Rodriguez and
their crews made sure each site was always prepared. Carl Bergman and the Streets crew
kept us supplied in traffic control items. This year Bob Richardson and Robert Ferris in
Facilities Maintenance installed special electrical equipment at Poinsettia for us; Fred
Burnell and Greg Woods loaned us 2 trucks each Friday. Bill Richmond photographed
selected concerts and Julie Ross arranged for extra trash control assistance. Bob Johnson
handled all the traffic plans and Kelly Cain's supercops handled all the traffic, assisted by
Carlsbad RSVP volunteers. And all five City Council members served as guest
announcers to introduce the bands. Our thanks to everyone - we know we couldn't have
done it without you. The final score? 30,000 happy music lovers, $28,500 in sales and
contributions, another concert season concluded with no accidents, incidents or
unclaimed lost children.
The Arts Office involved 12 local Community Organizations in partnerships with us
in conducting our summer activities.
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Galleries and Gardens
Like the other members of the Library Department, we were busy all summer planning
the opening of exciting new facilities. Public art was installed in and on the Library's
facade, Entrance Courtyard, and Children's Garden. We have raised funds, capped by
Mrs. Theresa Cannon's $250,000 naming gift in memory of her husband, and recruited
volunteer gallery attendants and docents to lead exhibit tours (65 have signed up to help).
The Arts Office coordinated the volunteers planning the great fundraising "Preview
Party" held the week before the Opening. The Sculpture Garden's "Wind, Water &
Relaxation" and COAL's Art Show in the City Clerk's Building attracted visitors and
received compliments all season.
Summer Arts Camps Cure the Summertime Blues
These popular programs served 169 Carlsbad children this summer, offering a diversity
of doings in two locations. The Creative Arts Camps (C AC) and the Music Camp were
housed at Valley Junior High again this year. CAC students selected 3 favorites each
from 12 different arts classes offered. Each two-week, half-day session concluded with
performances and exhibits for enthusiastic, camcorder-toting parents.
A four-week Music Camp for students with some previous music experience was
conducted by Vince Hernandez. For the first time, we extended the camp to include 7*
and 8th graders as well as 4th through 6th. Talented young musicians received 60 hours of
instruction each.
Club Pelican's two camps were both held at the Batiquitos Lagoon. The camps explore
the environment through the arts. On the first day of Session 1, Eric RunningPath taught
42 2nd and 3rd grade students environmental art Native American style. Art teacher
Jennifer Luce taught the rest of Session 1 and all of Session 2 along with Park Ranger
Bradley Krey. Session 2 had 18 4th-6th graders; each camp lasted 5 days. The Batiquitos
Lagoon Foundation provided a good number of volunteers to assist with the nature and
science portions of the camp.
Visiting Performers Entertain Us - For Free!
The Arts Office's reputation for high quality visiting artists programs has spread through
California and beyond! In June, UC-Santa Barbara's Brass Program brought 2 ensembles
to perform for community groups and students. In July, Make-A-Circus held all-day
performances for families at Poinsettia Park. In September, Ching Dong Tsushinsha,
traditional Japanese street musicians from Osaka, appeared at the Village Faire outside
the Children's Museum. All these groups called us and asked to come perform in
Carlsbad without fee, because they'd heard the Arts Office's reputation for promoting and
conducting successful performance residencies . The value: $10,000 in free services and
some priceless encounters with arts and culture. One dramatic example: after a student
close to dropping out of school heard one UCSB musician explain his college courses and
career hopes, the student told his teacher that changed his mind. He's college-bound. •
Number of Volunteers for Arts Office Programs, Summer '99: 200
Sister Cities Get That Family Feeling
In May, a 28-person tour group including several members of the Carlsbad Sister City
Committee traveled central Europe with a special stopover in Karlovy yary. There
Czech hosts treated them to all-day guided tours and a lavish party, complete with roast
suckling pig! Later in the summer, Carlsbad student ambassador Emily Dennis spent 8
days with host families in Futtsu. Japan, and Karlovy Vary student ambassador Katerina
Soulejova stayed with Carlsbad families for three weeks.
Will Carlsbad Go Hollywood?
That was the question examined by a group of community representatives with Film
Festival Consultants, Inc. over 2 days in June. The pros and cons of a variety of film
events were explored in depth. For the time being, consensus is to develop smaller film-
related activities and create a cadre of volunteers and supporters who could provide the
people power for possible later, larger events.
Summer Scorecard
Contributions Received:
Jazz TGIF Program:
Jazz Grants:
(Pending: Arts Associates/Events
Gallery Fundraising
Mrs. Theresa Cannon:
Aviara Foundation:
Carlsbad Arts Associates/Gallery
Individual Gallery Patrons
Education Grants
Cal. Arts Council with Encinitas USD
State Bd. Ed. with Carlsbad USD
Sister City Tour Group Contribution
Total:
In-Kind Contributions Provided:
The Fieldstone Collection
Aviara Four Seasons/Preview Party
Visiting Arts Groups Services
Total:
$ 14,500
2,000
12,000)
250,000
10,000
10,000
9,150
19,000
8,000
2,500
$325,150 + Arts Associates to come
$ 25,000
15,000
10,000
$50,000
Community Workshops - 5
Community Performances -12
Number of Individual Events Presented:
Camp Days - 50 TGIF Concerts -10
Gallery Events - 3 Sister City Events - 2
Publications Produced:
4 Issues Arts Newsletter 1 Issue Artsbrag 2 Community Grants Guidelines
TGIF: 1 40-page Program, 1 Schedule Handbill
Gallery: 1 Program, 2 Arts Ed. Packets. 2 Invitations, 2 postcards
Library Grand Opening Poster Gallery Opening Reception Poster
Cwrlsbad
named as
top place
to retire
SANDRA HAZELTINE
STAFF WRITO
CARLSBAD — Carlsbad's
amiable weather, wide range of
housing and quaint downtown
area have once again earned
the city the title of a great place
to retire in two national maga-
zines expected to hit news-
stands next month — the sec-
ond such designation in the past,
two years.
Tpxel 50 and Beyond, a trav-
el i;izine for senior dozens,*
nametf Carlsbad as one of the
top 10 great places to retire in
the United States, and Where to
Retire, a magazine geared to-
ward people who plan to move
in retirement, rated the city as
one of the 10 Best Retirement
Towns in Southern California.
Both magazines are published
by Vacations Publications Inc.
The fall issue of Travel 50
and Beyond, which hits news-
stands on Oct. 22, touts the "vi-
brant small-town culture" of
Carlsbad with its antique shops,
sidewalk cafes and California
climate. It was the only Califor-
nia city to make the list, which
is an annual feature of the trav-
el magazine.
"If its sobriquet, The Village
by the "Sea,' evokes images of a
charming Mediterranean vil-
lage blessed with balmy sea
breezes, sun-splashed side-
walks, delightful little antique
shops and boutiques and side-
> RETIRE, B-5
THURSMr, SEPTEMBER 30,1999
RETIRE
Continued from B-l
walk cafes, then you've con-
jured up the perfect description
of this picturesque community
on California's southern coast,"
wrote Richard L. Fox, author of
the article and a contributing
editor for the magazine.
Fox, a retiree living in North
Carolina, stayed a week in Carls-
bad in November to gather in-
formation for his story. He and
his wife heard about Carlsbad
from their sons in-law, who live
j-inAviara. ""•
. "We had to come and find out
'for ourselves what a great place
it is," Fox said Wednesday.dur-
ing a telephone interview. "We
really liked the atmosphere of
the community and its proximity
to the ocean. So many times, a
town like this by the ocean
would be overrun by tourists,
but we found Carlsbad to be
very quiet and friendly and
somewhat off the beaten path."
Dozens of communities
across the nation were consid-
ered for the list in Travel 50 and
Beyond, which, has a circulation,
of about 150,000. The criteria
was taken from a reader survey
conducted by Where to Retire,
which ranked a low crime rate
as the most desirable attribute
of the ideal retirement town, ac-
cording to the article.
Other factors included af-
fordability, mild climate and an
attractive and lively downtown,
said Karen Northridge, director
'So many times, a
town like this by the
ocean would be
overrun by tourists,
but we found
Carlsbad to be very
quiet and friendly...'
— RICHARD L FOX
Travel 50 and Beyond
.contributing .editor
"T . i •of advertising at Vacation Publi-
cations Inc.. . ' •/.:'£" j*. i • ;i .
The Where to Retire article,
which hits newsstands later this
week, goes into more detail
about the city, including its
proximity to MiraCosta College,
Palomar College and Cal State
San Marcos, access to the Coast-
er and the "leisurely scenic
route down coastal Highway
101." Also written by Fox, the ar-
ticle profiles 10 of 26 communi-
ties in Southern California visit-
ed by Fox. and. his wife in. search
of the perfect retirement town.
"Carlsbad has a plethora of
attributes that make it perfect
for retirement," the article
reads. "Directly on the ocean, it
has a temperate climate and
.. provides good access to shop-
ping, culture, sports and enter-
tainment — or a fast retreat to a
scenic rural getaway."
Northridge said the Where to
Retire list was a one-time fea-
ture in the magazine, although a
full-length profile of Carlsbad is
expected to run in the winter is-
sue, due out in January. Where
to Retire has a circulation of
about 190,000.
Two -years ago, Carlsbad -was
rated as one of the top five
places to retire in the United
States by Fortune Magazine.
The exposure in a national pub-
lication spurred a flurry of inter-
est in the city, prompting several
hundred calls to city tourist offi-
cials in the month following the
article's release.
' Steve Link, executive direc-
,tbr of the Carlsbad Convention
and Visitor's Bureau, said he ex-
pects the same kind of response
; with the two new articles.
"Carlsbad is such a natural
for articles like this," Link said.
"Senior citizens are looking for
a dean, safe community. They're
looking for a small town feel
with a lot of things to do. Carls-
bad hits it on the nail."
According to figures for Janu-
ary 1998 supplied by SANDAG,
Carlsbad has a population of
about 21,300 older than 50. Of
that, about 9,500 are older than
65. . • .
In addition to the climate,
downtown Hie and public transit
accessibility, both articles also
tout the city's wide range of
housing.
"From fine, restored historic
homes to modem, upscale neigh-
borhoods offering spectacular
views pf ocean sunsets," the Trav-
el 50 and Beyond article states-
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
ROBERT K. ROSS, M.D., DIRECTOR
PAMELA B. SMITH AGING & INDEPENDENCE SERVICES
DIRECTOR 9335 HAZARD WAY, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92123-1222
(858)495-5858 FAX (858) 495-5080
9/20/99
Honorable Claude "Bud" Lewis
Mayor, City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008-1989
Dear Mayor Lewis:
This is to invite you, your colleagues, and members of your senior commission and
commission for persons with disabilities, to attend the Aging Network meeting, scheduled
for October 14, 1999, 8:45-11:30 AM, at the Schaetzel Center, on the Scripps health
campus, 9888 Genesee, San Diego.
NETWORK is comprised of the agencies and organizations serving the senior and disabled
populations in the county. We have been working together as a group for the past year to
forge new, dynamic relationships to serve the needs of the growing senior and disabled
populations as we prepare for the daunting challenges of the next millennium. We have
determined that our traditional attitudes, philosophies, and modes of service must change if
we are to meet the needs of the coming "age wave." Most important, we have committed to
working together to solve problems and help older and disabled people who require our
services.
From meeting discussions, it has become apparent that we need the input and feedback of
local government and senior advocates if we are to succeed in addressing the needs of
seniors and disabled at the regional and community level. We welcome your perspective
and your input. Please join us. Invite those you feel can add voice, reason and
compassion to our efforts to create a responsive and responsible system of services.
Additional information about the Network meeting can be obtained by contacting Richard
Rachel, (858)694-2123.
Respectfully,
PAMELA B. SMITH
Director