SENIOR ADV COMM MIN 10-16-19,ACITY OF
N61Federal Way
Centered on Opportimity
SENIOR ADVISORY COMMISSION
SUMMARY
October 16, 2019 @ 2:OOPM
Hylebos Conference Room
Commissioners Present: Lana Bostic, Sue Ellebrecht, Frank Fields (Alternate), Debbie Harvey,
Lynette Karasuda, Kevin King, Dora "Pal" Leonard (Alternate),
Catherine North, Cheryl Volheim
Absent: Hope Elder
Staff Present: Deputy Mayor Susan Honda, Jeri -Lynn Clark, Councilmember Jesse
Johnson
Citizens Present: Linda Kochmar
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 2:02 p.m.
2. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Ms. Kochmar would like to have the Commission create a clearing house/board for seniors
that are looking to rent out a room or looking to rent a room themselves. She would also love
to see a job board for seniors that would keep them busy or to get additional income for
those whose retirement income doesn't cover the bills.
3. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Commissioner Fields shared that SHAG will be installing suggestion box in their mailrooms.
He attended the Rental Inspection public meeting and it was informative and shared about
the new program. Commissioner Fields & Vice Chair Bostic shared that they attended the
Veterans meeting at the library and learned there is a Federal Way Vet Center (32020 32nd
Ave S, Ste. 110) helps Veterans who have been deployed or have PTSD find jobs, get benefits
and health care. They have counselors on site to help the veterans. There are 22 suicides a
day by veterans and many veterans are homeless.
Commissioner Volheim shared that there is a site called Silver Nest is a roommate matching
site that helps seniors find roommates whether it is looking for a place to live or listing their
home. www.silvernest.com "Roommates for the Modern Age"
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Commissioner Leonard shared King County Retirement Connection magazine are available at
the library. Commissioner Volheim shared that there a lot of ads in the magazine and maybe
we can reach out and have companies pay for ads to help produce the document we design.
https://retirementconnection.com/puget-sound-resources
Ms. Clark stated that we can ask for sponsorships for ads and that we should reach out to the
hospitals to see if they have funding to help pay for the brochures. We will have links to all of
the agencies on the City of Federal Way website rather than the whole brochure on there.
4. COMMISSION BUSINESS
A. APPROVAL OF 9/5/19 MEETING MINUTES
Motion to approve the September 5, 2019 meeting minutes as presented by Vice Chair
Bostic and second by Commissioner North. Motion passed unanimously.
B. FEDERAL WAY SENIOR CENTER PRESENTATION
Shelly Puariea, Exec. Director and Jamie Johnson from the Federal Way Senior Center
(FWSC) shared all of the programs that the Federal Way Senior Center has to offer their
clients. The Federal Way Senior Center has been in existence for more than 30 years.
The Center is a 501(c)(3) independent, nonprofit organization that relies upon private
support to achieve their mission. The City of Federal Way generously provides 10% of
their operating budget, but otherwise, they receive no public funding. The funding
received from the City of Federal Way comes from the Human Services budget to helps
pay for the cook to provide the hot meal program.
The Center is a busy place that serves hundreds of seniors, veterans & their families.
Federal Way Senior Center provides food, socialization, education & fun. The center
operates Monday — Friday 8:15am-4:OOpm. Educational classes are offered on topics such
as Aging in Place, Navigating Medicare, Fall Prevention, Internet Security, Benefits &
Scams.
The Federal Way Senior Center is mainly ran by 60 volunteers to help with the hot food
program, food bank/drivers, activities, hot food program, community garden, computer
classes, thrift store, medical equipment rentals, senior rights assistance and office help.
The food bank is part of the Food Life Line program and that allows their drivers to go and
collect food from the local participating grocery stores. Federal Way Senior Center has
almost as many clients as the Multi Service Centers food bank. Part of the Food Life Line
program are foods that are about to expire, they follow the food guidelines to make sure
the food is still good.
One of the main resources FWSC offers is the Food Bank. They are a Grocery Rescue
Partner Agency of Food Lifeline. Volunteers pick up food from Costco, Fred Meyer,
WinCo, Trader Joe's and Safeway 7 days a week.
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Multi -Service Center (MSC) works closely with the FWSC when they have items that they
need to give away before they can distribute them. The FWSC is open on Monday and
Thursday and holidays usually fall on Monday's, so they can go get items when the MSC is
closed.
FWSC Food Bank provides food to seniors, families with children, and individuals giving
vital support to those in our community who struggle financially to feed their families.
• In 2017 the Food Bank fed 12,248 individuals.
• Last year in 2018, we surpassed that goal and served over 20,000 individuals.
• In January over 1096 individuals received food from our Food Bank. 382 were over
the age of 55, 40 were between 0-2 years old, 354 were 3-18 years old and 320
were 19-54 years old.
Of all the programs and services we provide the one that has the greatest effect on the
health and well-being of our participants is our buffet breakfast and hot lunch program
offered 5 days per week, prepared in our newly remodeled kitchen.
• In 2017 our Nutritional Meal Program served over 5600 meals.
• In 2018 the Centers Nutritional Meal Program served over 10,000 meals.
• The Center is feeding over 200 people per week. On holidays and special event
days we have close to 100 people attend.
Some of the activities are BINGO and the winners get food as prizes. Clients will receive a
hot buffet breakfast, lunch and if they need an extra meal they will be sent home with a
plate of food.
Meal fees are $4.00 for nonmembers and $3.00 for members. There is a $25.00 annual
activity fee. If you use the food bank, there is no fee for the meals.
In 2018 they served 986 people. 25% social activities only, 40% social and pantry, 35%
food pantry only; 75% are Federal Way residents, 25% from Auburn.
Many of the citizens arrive on the Hyde Shuttle & Access Shuttles if they are in
wheelchairs.
HUB Veterans, Senior & Housing Levy has been awarded to the Federal Way Senior
Center, Auburn Senior Center & Pacific Senior Center to share a Resource Navigator who
will go around and talk to veterans and seniors what their needs are and explain to them
what resources are available to them. They will be working with the South King Fire &
Rescue to find seniors, disabled and veterans that are homebound and can't get out and
have housing repairs needed. They are also working on transportation to help get people
to the FWSC since there is no bus transportation to the center. They will also have grant
administrators to help find funding. Another program will be to be able to assist the
paperwork with the citizens so they can get the program help they are seeking.
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The FWSC relies on volunteers, donations, funding, and days of caring to help keep the
center open.
For more information on the Federal Way Senior Center please go to
http://www.federalwaVseniorcenter.org/
C. MISSION STATEMENT
Chair Harvey shared the following mission statement:
Our Mission is to help improve and enrich the health and wellbeing for senior citizens
quality of life. Make safe and affordable recommendations for seniors to age in their
home. Create partnerships for affordable and reliable transportation. Educate and
communicate programs and services available to seniors. Partner with the
community for affordable rent, activities and memberships.
Commissioners had an opportunity to share their mission statements with the
Commission. Commissioner Fields shared his Mission Statement and the Commission
liked his proposal but felt it was better suited for the work plan.
Motion to approve the Mission Statement as written by Vice Chair Bostic, second by
Commissioner King. Motion passed unanimously.
D. WORK PLAN
Chair Harvey lead discussion on setting up the work plan and subcommittees to
address each topic.
The top four items are:
• Transportation — Finding transportation options for seniors
• Communication — Where do we place the brochure and information out in
the community? What does the brochure look like?
• Resources — What resources are available to seniors in Federal Way and the
surrounding areas?
• Help with rental renewals and increases — Who can help seniors with the
rising costs of rentals and stopping them from increasing?
Subcommittees:
• Transportation: Commissioner Fields (Chair), Commissioner Ellebrecht,
Commissioner Karasuda
• Communication/Resources: Commissioner North (Chair), Commissioner
Volheim, Commissioner King, Commissioner Bostic
• Substitutes (fill in on either subcommittee as needed): Chair Harvey &
Commissioner Elder
The Commission decided to group the Communication & Resources together and to
wait until the next work plan to work on rental renewals and increases due items on
the ballot in this year's election. They will wait to see the results before moving
forward on this topic.
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Subcommittee reports are due by the November 20, 2019 meeting to discuss and
finalize the work plan and prepare it to be approved at the December 18, 2019
meeting. If the work plan is finalized it will move forward to the Parks Recreation
Human Service Commission meeting in December 2019 and to Council in January
2020.
Staff will forward the subcommittee contact information out to the Commission.
F. STAFF REPORT
Upcoming Presentations:
• November 2019 - Federal Way Community Center Senior Programs
• December 2019 — ResCare in home care
• January 2020 — South King Fire & Rescue
Councilmember Johnson & Deputy Mayor Honda would like to have the Commission
discuss their ideas for the Council to incorporate on the Legislative Priorities at the next
Commission meeting. Please bring your ideas to the next meeting.
Commissioner Fields provided a sample of his business card he made for the Commission.
Staff has been directed to see if personal business cards are allowed. Staff will report
back to the Commission after speaking with the legal department.
G. NEXT MEETING
Wednesday, November 20, 2019, @2:00 PM.
H. ADJOURN — The meeting adjourned at 3:47 p.m.
Attest:
Jeri -Lynn Cla&,, Exec. Assistant to Council
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Who we are
The Federal Way Senior Center has been
in existence for more than 30 years. We
currently operate a hot meal program, a
food bank, a community garden,
computer classes and a full complement
of social and recreational activities.
The Center is a 501(c)(3) independent,
nonprofit organization that relies upon
private support to achieve our mission.
The City of Federal Way generously
provides 10% of our operating budget,
but otherwise, we receive no public
funding.
Our Mission
Provide programs and services to
promote the physical and social well-
being of adults 55 years and older living
in South King County.
In addition, our Food Bank relieves
hunger in our diverse community
through a network of partner agencies.
We acquire and distribute food to
people of all ages, without judgment.
FWSC MESSAGE
Every year our community helps those in need. Our
Federal Way Senior Center / Food Bank / Nutritional
Meal Program continues to improve the lives of seniors,
veterans, families, children and individuals of all ages.
The Senior Center offers a warm comfortable
atmosphere in our log cabin clubhouse where friends
can enjoy good company, live music, singing, dancing,
lunch and learn educational programs, holiday
celebrations, parties and other weekly activities. They
also participate in our buffet breakfast, tasty lunch, Food
Bank, Community Garden, Thrift Shop, computer lab,
pinochle, exercise classes, hiking trips and bingo.
We could not run our center without all the volunteers
who come everyday. They supervise, organize and
manage the Senior Center, Food Bank, Thrift Shop and
Community Garden. They volunteer in the office, front
desk, kitchen, computer lab, handle facility maintenance
and help run all our programs.
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OUR CLIENTS
Total Clients : 986 (As 12/2018 )
TYPE OF CLIENT (%)
SOCIAL ONLY ( AGE 55+ )
SOCIAL AND PANTRY (AGE 55+ )
FOOD PANTRY ONLY
OUR CLIENTS
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COMMERICAL KITCHEN
REMODEL
New Stainless Steel Counters
New Lighting, Paint, Heat, HVAC
New Floor, Electrical, &Shelving
New Convection Oven
New Cook & Hold Oven
New Restaurant Range
New Sinks, Faucets &Plumbing
New Walk In Cooler
Refrigerators &Freezer
New Sheds, Locks &Lights
The Center is a busy place that serves hundreds of seniors,veterans
& their families. We provide food, socialization, education & fun.
The center operates Monday — Friday 8:15am-4:00pm. Educational
classes are offered on topics such as Aging in Place, Navigating
Medicare, Fall Prevention, Internet Security, Benefits & Scams.