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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - Item #18 Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report Slide 1 Item #18 Parks and Recreation March 7, 2023 Background •At the January 17, 2023 meeting, Mayor Amezcua added the following councilmember requested item: Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager to Direct Staff to Prepare an Ordinance Establishing a Senior Citizen Commission. •There was consensus among the City Council to proceed with this item. Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report Slide 2 Item #18 Parks and Recreation March 7, 2023 Background •Staff researched surrounding municipalities with existing or prior senior citizen boards/commissions. •Findings: most senior citizen commissions were disbanded or re-imagined due to time commitment requirements and lack of participation from the community. Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report Slide 3 Item #18 Parks and Recreation March 7, 2023 Neighboring Cities •Irvine –Senior Citizens Council –Composed of seven members, five of which are to be appointed, one by each member of the City Council, and two at-large members through a public recruitment process interview with a five-member panel identified by an ad hoc committee. •Anaheim –Senior Citizen Commission –Seven-member commission. –Each member of the Commission is 60years of age or older, an Anaheim resident, and does not hold any paid office or employment in the City government. –Each member of the Commission serves term that runs concurrently with the current term of the elected official who appointed the member and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report Slide 4 Item #18 Parks and Recreation March 7, 2023 Neighboring Cities •Tustin -Senior Advisory Board (SAB) –Advisory body to staff and the Community Services Commission. –They donot directly advise City Council, but one of the SAB positions is a councilmember appointed by the Mayor. –SAB’s role is focused primarily on the programs, activities, and services that are based out of their Senior Center. –Challenge: struggles with filling board positions. •Costa Mesa –Single Liaison –Had a Senior Commission, but was dissolved about three years ago. –In its place, the City assigned a single liaison to their Parks and Community Services Commission. Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report Slide 5 Item #18 Parks and Recreation March 7, 2023 Neighboring Cities •Mission Viejo –Added Seats to Community Services Commission –Mission Viejo did away with their Senior Commission. –Added two more seats to their Community Services Commission to make a Commission of seven. –The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem select an additional person to fill these two seats but they must be a senior. •Orange –NoCommission –Orange Elderly Services (a third-party nonprofit) runs the senior center. –Challenge: filling board positions •Garden Grove –None –Any senior matters are considered through their Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission. Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report Slide 6 Item #18 Parks and Recreation March 7, 2023 Options 1.Establish a Senior Citizen Commission. 2.Add Two Seats to the Parks and Recreation Commission to Represent Older Adults. 3.Establish a Senior Committee. 4.Establish a Senior Task Force. 5.Establish a City Council Standing Subcommittee to Discuss Matters Relating to Older Adults. 6.City Council Ad-Hoc Committee to Discuss Matters Relating to Older Adults. Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report Slide 7 Item #18 Parks and Recreation March 7, 2023 Recommendation •#2: Add two more seats to the existing Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission to make a Commission of nine members to provide insight into the City’s service delivery for older adults. Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report Slide 8 Item #18 Parks and Recreation March 7, 2023 Questions? Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report Slide 9 Item #18 Parks and Recreation March 7, 2023