ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: City Manager Item No: D1
Prepared by:
Margaret Hamer, Recreation and Community
Services Director
John Conley, City Manager Meeting Date: June 9, 2026
Approved by: John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Discussion S
UBJECT: SENIOR BUDGET WORKSHOP RECOMMENDATIONS
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COMMENDATION: Discuss the recommendations from the Senior Budget Workshops and provide direction to staff.
CO
RRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Fiscal Responsibility and Parks and Recreation P
RIOR ACTION: None.
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TATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: At the request of Councilmember Contreras, staff held two workshops earlier this year to discuss budget considerations that were focused on our senior population. The workshops were intended to identify preferences and recommendations for new facilities, programs, and/or staffing to support senior services. The first workshop was held on March 31, 2026, in the City Council Chambers. The presentation from the first workshop is attached as Exhibit 1. Attendees of the first workshop identified several items for further discussion and evaluation, focused primarily in the following areas:
• N
ew and Existing Facilities
• Transportation
• Accessibility
• Communication
• Technical Upgrades
• Partnerships with Outside Organizations
• Programming
• Signage
The
comments received from the first Senior Budget Workshop are attached as Exhibit 2.
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taff held a second Senior Budget Workshop in the A zalea Room at the Gloria E. McClellan Adult Activity and Resource Center on May 6, 2026. The second budget workshop covered the list of the items requested in the first workshop and included estimated costs for these items; the presentation for the second workshop is attached as Exhibit 3. City staff and Councilmember Contreras reviewed these items and their associated cost estimates and discussed priorities with those in attendance. At the completion of the presentation, Councilmember Contreras led a discussion to identify the top three prior ities for those in attendance, as follow in order of priority:
AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
Discussed the recommendations from the Senior Budget Workshops and directed staff to analyze expansion of transportation options and communications for senior program and services. No vote taken.