MEETING AGENDA City of Santa Monica Commission for the Senior Community Ken Edwards Center, 15274^th Street, Santa Monica Wednesday, May 27, 2009 – 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Commission for the Senior Community will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 beginning at 1:30 pm to discuss the following business:

1. Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes from the April 22, 2009 Meeting

3. Public Comment - The Commission will hear from the public on issues pertaining to topics of concern to the Commission. A request to speak or “chit” (available from the staff assistant) should be completed indicating item(s) for public input. Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes.

4. Announcements and Correspondence- Commissioners will present any correspondence relevant to the Commission.

5. Commission Liaison Reports

6. Staff Liaison Report – Staff Liaison Hand

§ CARA’s annual convention

§ Web page redesign

7. New Business:

A. Presentation on the Santa Monica Pier’s 100^th birthday events (Chair Seid)

B. Presentation by Grace Cheng-Braun of WISE & Healthy Aging on the Village model

8. Old Business:

A. Discussion of Transportation Subcommittee report (Commissioner Fish)

B. Discussion of Safety and Accessibility Subcommittee report (Commissioner Weintraub)

C. Discussion of Health, Mental Health and Fitness Subcommittee report (Commissioner Fox)

D. Discussion of Outreach/Access to Services Subcommittee report (Commissioner Wilson)

E. Discussion of possibility of holding joint meeting with the Disabilities Commission (Chair Seid)

F. Agenda Items for future meetings (Chair Seid)

9. Adjournment

Any member of the public unable to attend a meeting but wishing to comment on an item(s) listed on the agenda may submit written comments prior to the meeting by mailing them to: Janet Hand, 1685 Main St., Santa Monica CA 90401, fax (310) 458-8701 or email CSC@SMGOV.NET.

Any documents produced by the City and distributed to a majority of the Commissioners of the Commission on the Senior Community regarding any item on this agenda will be made available in the Human Services Division’s office in Room212 of City Hall, 1685 Main St., Santa Monica, during regular business hours at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.

The Ken Edwards Center is wheelchair accessible. To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact the Human Services Division at (310) 458-8701 or TTY (310) 458-8696 or email priscilla.navarro@smgov.net at least five business days in advance. This document is available in alternate format upon request.

The Ken Edwards Center is accessible on the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus on lines 1-5 & 7-10. Call (310) 451-5444 for additional transportation information.

Please note that this agenda is subject to change up to 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. We encourage you to check the agenda 72 hours prior to the meeting.