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Senior Center <br />The Guardian Angels has officially announced in their May newsletter that the Senior Center at 350 <br />Evans will be converted to a Senior Wellness Center. It will be equipped with exercise equipment <br />specifically for seniors. Funding fox the equipment was generated by the Guazdian Angels 10"' <br />Annual Gala fundraiser. While they have announced that this is a partnership effort with the staff at <br />the Senior Centex, we see our City role diminished as the site becomes converted into a Senior <br />Wellness Centex for Guardian Angels. The city-owned equipment such as the pool table is being <br />sold as surplus (publicsuprplus.com). <br />Sue Kostanshek Retirement <br />Sue has made hex retirement of 27-years official, effective June 7, 2012. Staff is planning a <br />retirement celebration fox Sue during hex fmal week at the Ciry in June. City Council will be able to <br />recognize her at the June 18 meeting -when hex son comes to visit from Mongolia. <br />Staff has been working on a transition plan. It is recommended that we proceed with a temporary <br />plan upon Sue's retirement that will continue to provide quality services for the seniors. We axe <br />proposing that the two part time employees who axe currently working with Sue work additional <br />hours on a temporary basis until a permanent organizational plan comes into place. <br />Playground Design Tour <br />Four staff and three Commission members were able <br />to participate in a tour and workshop of the <br />Landscape Structures Inc playground manufacturing <br />headquarters on May 2. We were pleasantly educated <br />on the design and production capabilities to <br />manufacture a playground. We will plan a design <br />workshop in the future to assist in the design fox a <br />future destination playground at Orono Paxk. <br />Branding, Core Values and Mission <br />The new Department mission statement and tagline branding will be unveiled at the May 9 meeting. <br />