HomeMy WebLinkAbout15 - Oasis Senior Center Building FundCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 15
March 13, 2007
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Recreation & Senior Services Department
Wes Morgan, Director— 949 - 644 -3157 — wmoroan(d)city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: Request of The Newport Beach i OASIS Senior Center Building Fund
That City Council grant official recognition to The Newport Beach / OASIS Senior
Center Building Fund Committee and provide financial support to the Committee from
the existing OASIS Capital Fund held in the City Reserve Account.
DISCUSSION
The leadership of the Friends of OASIS has formed a support group to work in concert
with the City's effort to design and construct the new OASIS Senior Center. The
Committee is pleased and anxious to work with the City Council in moving forward with
this very exciting project. Attached is a letter of intent from the Committee who will also
be present at this meeting.
Prepared & Submitted by:
Wes Morgan, Recreation & Senior rvices Director
Attachment: Letter of Intent
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Mayor Et Members of City Council
City of Newport Beach
3300 Newport Boulevard
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Dear Mayor Rosansky Et Members of City Council:
The OASIS Senior Center is a vital part of this community and provides endless
services and activities which assist in keeping senior residents active and well. The
Building Committee is extremely pleased that the City Council is moving forward with
the space needs and cost estimate analysis for the new OASIS Senior Center. So that
these services continue to be available to our citizens we want to assure the City
Council of our commitment to this outstanding project.
In an effort to address the financing that will be needed for this project, we have
formed a committee that will be co- chaired by Evelyn Hart and Dr. Gwyn Parry which
we are calling The Newport Beach /OASIS Senior Center Building Fund Committee. It
is comprised of a group of community members interested in raising funds in order
build a new Senior Center.
The money raised from the community will be deposited in a restricted City account
used for the primary purpose of providing the amenities that will be needed by the
new Center. Therefore, we are requesting official recognition by the City Council of
this Building Fund Committee.
The Friends of OASIS have committed $25,000 towards this effort and is asking that
the City Council provide additional financial support to the Building Fund Committee
from the existing OASIS Capital Fund held in the City Reserve Account.
Sincerely,
Evel�yrYHart/ Dr. Gwyn Parry
Co -Chair Co -Chair
Attachment - List of Committee Members
Newport Beach /OASIS Senior Center Building Fund Committee
Evelyn Hart, Co -Chair
Dr. Gwyn Parry, Co -Chair
Dr. Afable, CEO Hoag
Pete Gross, Legislation
Jeff Gwin, Building Construction
Tom Johnson
Oakley Jordan -
Lucille Kuehn, Historian
Ed Romeo, Community Outreach
Bill Shaver, Building Needs
Dr. Jerry Sinykin, Secretary
Ray Watson
John Whitney, Treasurer
Jim Whittier
Celeste Jardine -Haug, Senior Services Manager
Wes Morgan, RSS Director
Advisory Board
Dick P. Allen
Marian Bergeson, Chair, CA Transportation Commission
Marilyn Brewer, Assemblywoman Ret.
Dr. Ding J. Curry, President Coastline College
Keith Curry, Council Member
Lynn Daucher, California Department of Aging Director
Nancy Gardner, Council Member
Mike Henn Council Member
Tom Harmon, US Senator
Rick John
BJ Johnson
Cheryl Kosky
Don Lawrenz
Bob Shelton
Mike Stephens
Tim Stoaks
Michael Toerge