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Resolution Appointing Senior Center Task Force Members
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Whereas, On March 18, 2009, City Council authorized the creation of a Task Force and a Process to Examine Options for Services Provided at the Ann Arbor Senior Center, per Resolution R-09-0467;
Whereas, The Senior Center Task Force is to be comprised of 9 members, including 2 Councilmembers, 1 Park Advisory Commission member, 2 current senior services experts, 2 Ann Arbor citizens with Senior Center advisory board experience, 1 Burns Park neighbor, and 2 at-large Senior Center patrons;
Whereas, The Senior Center Task Force is to work with staff to evaluate options for either sustaining the activities at the Senior Center in a financially responsible manner or for providing that Seniors have reasonable access to activities at alternative sites;
Whereas, The City Administrator is to coordinate a process working with the appointed Senior Center Task Force to explore these same options requested from the Task Force;
Whereas, This process is to examine options for increased revenue as well as potential cost reduction measures for services offered and operation of the Ann Arbor Senior Center;
Whereas, The alternative options considered and developed be presented to City Council in February 2010 and be considered for inclusion in the City Administrator's FY2011 budget proposal;
Whereas, The Senior Center Task Force will be responsible directly to the Mayor and City Council, but will also report out to the Park Advisory Commission; and
Whereas, The Senior Center Task Force will expire in April 2010;
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Council appoint the following individuals to the Senior Center Task Force, with terms that expire in April 2010:
Margie Teall, City Councilmember
Christopher Taylor, City Councilmember
Julie Grand, Park Advisory Commission member
Kristin Wilson, senior services experts
Virginia Boyce, Blueprint for Aging
Cecile Lindgren, Ann Arbor citizen and Senior Center advisory board member
Linda Levy, Burns Park neighbor;
Luz Infanta, Ann Arbor citizen and at-large Senior Center patron
Bob Snyder, at-large Senior Center patron; and
RESOLVED, That Council appoint Margie Teall as Task Force Chair.
Sponsored by: Councilmembers Teall, Taylor and Greden
As Amended by Ann Arbor City Council on July 6, 2009