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Page | 15 APPENDIX C <br /> <br />Outreach and Partnerships to Serve Adults Age 50+ <br /> <br />The Pleasanton older adult population is growing faster than any <br />other age group in the city. Nearly 23% of the population is 55 or <br />older with the average age of Pleasanton residents now exceeding <br />40 years old. Outreach and partnerships to serve these older <br />adults presents a growing challenge for the Pleasanton Community <br />Services Department. As presented in the Trends and Implications <br />Report (Appendix), even though baby boomers are aging, they <br />consider themselves as the “young‐old” and desire well‐balanced <br />fitness programs that offer a variety of benefits for health and <br />disease prevention. As boomers retire they create a new market <br />for recreation activities. <br /> <br />Pleasanton currently offers a variety of drop‐in programs, <br />enrichment courses, exercise and wellness, arts, and a wide scope <br />of special interest programming such as legal services, estate <br />planning, eye glass repair and fraud counseling. Additionally, the <br />City in conjunction with funding from Alameda County Measure B, <br />Federal funding, and city match offers an extensive Paratransit <br />Door‐to‐Door Service Program. <br /> <br />Recommended Actions <br /> <br /> Evaluate the opportunity and costs to expand the current Senior Center adding additional space <br />for classes, computer lab, fitness center, and potentially a second multi‐purpose meeting room. <br />Evaluation process should consider the potential involvement of private partners to provide the <br />required programming for the new facility space and evaluate how to meet various <br />programmatic facility needs without impacting the existing footprint and architecture of the <br />Senior Center. <br /> Due to State budget reductions and the loss of Adult Education programs continue to offer <br />expanded health and fitness programming, aimed to meet the needs of mature adults from 50 <br />and older. These programs could be offered at the existing facility or by the formation of <br />partnerships with local businesses involved in health and fitness. <br /> Work with Alameda County and other public agencies to determine the needs of older adults in <br />the Pleasanton area and initiate planning to take a more active role in programming and service <br />needs for older adults. <br /> Evaluate the impact of eliminating the program’s Downtown Route in light of declining ridership <br />(currently less than 100 riders per quarter) and program costs which are currently in excess of <br />$55,000 annually. <br /> Prepare an action plan that addresses the expiration of Alameda County Measure B in 2020. <br />Measure B currently provides $83,713 in funding for the Door‐to‐Door program and $43,824 for <br />the Downtown Paratransit route, through Grant Gap funding. <br /> Explore opportunities for private vendors to operate the Door‐to‐Door service. <br /> Within existing programming market to older adults with an emphasis on well balanced fitness <br />programs including gentler aerobics such as yoga, Tai Chi, and Pilates that offer a variety of <br />benefits for health and disease prevention. <br />Pleasanton Senior Center
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