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Mayor’s Commission on Aging (MCOA) Minutes Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 4 p.m. Janet Goeske Senior Center 5257 Sierra Street Riverside, CA 92504 The mission of the Riverside Mayor’s Commission on Aging is to enhance the quality of life for seniors in our community. We study local senior issues to learn about current programs, define future needs, and reference best practices. We then make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on ways we think the City of Riverside can maintain and improve its status as a Senior-Friendly Community. I. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance & Introductions The meeting was called to order at 4:01 p.m. by Chair Leonard Doup; a quorum was present. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Members Present: Julie Brown-Tartaglino, Leonard Doup, Cyndi Pardee, Adeny Schmidt, Sandy Tarmo, Irene Weir. Members Absent: Bud Fish (Excused), Marie Leggette (Excused), Madeline Pruett (Excused). Others Present: Jetta Hice - Mayor’s Staff; Don Coon, Volunteer Coordinator, RSVP; Nancy Castillo - Public Service Representative, Riverside Police Department; Richard Marten. II. Approval of Minutes Minutes from the November 12, 2013 meeting were reviewed and approved as presented. No Commission meetings were held in December 2013, or January 2014. III. Announcements from Commission Members 1. Sandra Tarmo – Announced a May 4 concert by the California Women’s Chorus. It is a fundraiser for voice scholarships and will be held at 2:00 pm at the Riverside Convention Center. 2. Adeny Schmidt – Announced she will be contacting all places of worship in her Ward to ask what Senior issues they have identified. She challenged the other Commissioners to contact places of worship in their respective Wards for the same purpose. 3. Irene Weir – Suggested the MCOA sponsor a contest to find the best idea for the MCOA to adopt as a project. She distributed an overview of an idea she has been working on (please attached).