SUBJECT
Title
Senior Advisory Commission Work Plan & Goals FY2020/21
Report
BACKGROUND
At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Senior Advisory Commission develops a Work Plan & Goals to focus discussion and Commission effort throughout the year. The City of Santa Clara competed a Senior Needs Assessment in 2017. The Plan is created by considering the eight (8) domains of the World Health Organization's Age-Friendly City, discussing current trends relating to the senior population, and prioritizing community needs given limitations of available resources. The eight (8) domains of the Age-Friendly City include: Economics and Employment; Community; Housing; Outdoor Spaces and Buildings; Transportation and Streets; Health, Wellness, and Nutrition; Social and Civic Engagement; and, Access to Community Resources and Information. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission did not meet March through August 2020. The Commission would like to continue with the Work Plan & Goals from FY 2019/20 and may adjust them to be meet the current population needs.
DISCUSSION
The Commission will review the FY2019/20 Work Plan & Goals summarized below.
Goal 1. Foster an Age-Friendly Community
a) Hold four (4) regular Senior Advisory Commission meetings at the three (3) Santa Clara Library sites and one (1) at City Hall.
* This goal was on track being met throughout the year.
Goal 2. Advocate for Affordable, Convenient, and Safe Transportation and Streets
a) Evaluate the feasibility (strengths, weakness, opportunities and challenges) of various transportation options including a shuttle service in Santa Clara.
* This Goal was currently under way with the committee providing the Commission with a handout discussing the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, why) regarding transportation feasibility. The committee was encouraged to research what transportation resources are currently available to seniors in Santa Clara, as well as look into what does/doesn't wo...
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