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<br />Mayor’s Commission on Aging (MCOA) <br />Minutes <br />Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 4 p.m. <br />Janet Goeske Senior Center <br /> 5257 Sierra Street <br /> <br /> Riverside, CA 92504 <br /> <br />The mission of the Riverside Mayor’s Commission on Aging is to enhance the quality of life for <br />seniors in our community. We study local senior issues to learn about current programs, <br />define future needs, and reference best practices. We then make recommendations to the <br />Mayor and City Council on ways we think the City of Riverside can maintain and improve its <br />status as a Senior-Friendly Community. <br /> <br /> <br />I. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance & Introductions <br />The meeting was called to order at 4:03 p.m. by Chair Leonard Doup; a quorum was <br />present. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. <br /> <br />Members Present: Julie Brown-Tartaglino, Jeannie Darnell, Leonard Doup, Bud Fish, <br />Marie Leggette, Cyndi Pardee, Madeline Pruett, Sandy Tarmo, and Irene Weir. <br /> <br /> Members Absent: None. <br /> <br />Others Present: Jetta Hice – Mayor’s Staff; Kristen Reid – Recreation Services <br />Coordinator, Dales Senior Center. <br /> <br /> II. Approval of Minutes <br /> Minutes from the June 10, 2014 meeting were reviewed and approved as <br /> Presented. Chair Doup asked to obtain Dr. Richard Marten’s telephone number in <br /> order to clarify Dr. Marten’s request for a presentation on gerontology. Jetta Hice will <br /> provide the number. <br /> <br /> III. Announcements from Commission Members <br />A.MCOA Video – Sandy Tarmo reported a video was made for the purpose of <br /> <br />advertising the MCOA on the City’s GTV channel. <br /> <br />B.Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Division Meetings (GRCC) – Cyndi <br /> <br />Pardee said she contacted the GRCC to find out if it would be acceptable and <br />productive for representatives from the MCOA to attend the Chambers’ Division <br />meetings. She noted she has not heard back, but based on additional information <br />about the meetings, she does not believe there would be value to the MCOA. <br /> <br /> IV. Update Reports and Announcements <br />A.Senior Citizen Day – Irene Weir reported on her conversation with Councilmember <br /> <br /> Perry about aligning the MCOA’s Senior Awards with the annual Senior Citizen Day <br /> on August 21 beginning in 2015. She said she has emailed Cindy Roth of the <br /> <br />