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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
DATE: MARCH 25, 2025
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1.04.960 TO CHANGE THE
NAME OF THE SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION TO THE
OLDER ADULTS COMMISSION AND REPEALING SECTION
13.04.035 RELATING TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION [INTRODUCTION]
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): YES ITEM # 24
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: NO
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, by Ordinance, amend Section 1.04.960 of Chapter 1.04 of Title 1 to change the name of the Senior Citizen Commission to the Older Adults Commission and repealing Section 13.04.035 of Chapter 13.04 of Title 1 of the Anaheim Municipal Code relating to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
DISCUSSION:
In 1980, a seven-member Anaheim Senior Citizen Commission was established by the City Council as an advisory body to make recommendations to the City Council concerning the needs of senior citizens in the community. In 2010 the City Council voted to dissolve the Senior Citizen Commission, but later re-established the commission in 2017 to meet the needs of the community. The commission consists of seven members residing in the City of Anaheim who shall be 60 years and over.
At the Senior Citizen Commission meetings of October 17, 2024 and January 16, 2025, the Commission voted to recommend a name change of the Commission to “Older Adults Commission.” These recommendations were grounded in building better public perceptions of aging; “older adults” and “older person/people” are preferred terminology and utilized by the County of Orange.
The recommendation was presented to the City Council at the Council meeting of March 4, 2025, and City Council voted to approve and directed staff to return with an Ordinance to codify the name change.
In addition to codification of the name, existing sections in Chapter 13.04 of the Anaheim Municipal Code are now being repealed which reference a Senior Citizen Advisory Subcommittee of the Parks and Recreation Commission which was dissolved when the Senior Citizen Commission was re-established in 2017.
Senior Citizen Commission – Name Change
March 25, 2025
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
There is no budgetary impact. Funds to support the work of the Boards and Commissions are budgeted by the City Departments providing support and liaison.
Respectfully submitted, Concurred by,
Theresa Bass Sjany Larson-Cash
City Clerk Director of Community Services
Attachment:
1. Ordinance