Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan

Page | 16 APPENDIX C  Identify partners or collaborators to assist in developing an increase in programs for older adults. Possible partners may include AARP, faith based organizations, health care providers, and educational institutions.  Offer additional lifelong learning programs such as creative arts, technology classes, lectures, short courses, and leisure classes that cater to the adults and particularly the aging baby boomer cohort.  In conjunction with local health providers evaluate potential roles for the Community Services Department in helping meet the needs of the growing population of 85+ seniors. As noted in the Human Service Needs Assessment, the number of women over the age of 85 has quadrupled between 1990 and 2010.  Offer educational travel opportunities and cultural outings with an emphasis on “off the beaten path,” scheduled to attract the working retiree.  Provide more “inter‐generational programming” to bring various age groups together to enjoy recreation events and activities. Service Needs Evaluation and Recommendations Service needs relate to how programs and operations are implemented by the Community Services Department including the operation and/or development of facilities to support the delivery of the recreational programming and policies or procedures necessary for the delivery of the programming. These may relate to support services or facilities and how they may impact many of the programs. The following are identified areas that the City of Pleasanton should focus on in the coming years. Providing Services for a Growing and Ethnically Diverse Population that are Convenient and Equitably Distributed Providing services to a growing and ethnically diverse population should be an emphasis of the City due to the changing demographics. Further, these services should be convenient, accessible, and equitably distributed to all residents in terms of recreation programs, support services, and facilities needed close to home and/or centrally located. Providing services for a growing and ethnically diverse population will continue to challenge the Department as the cities demographics continue to change and increase in diversity. While the City of Pleasanton is not as ethnically diverse as Alameda County, the white population of the city has decreased since 2000 while the Black, Asian, and Hispanic populations grew at a much faster rate than the population as a whole. Recommended Actions  Revisit plans for the development of Bernal Community Park to consider the following opportunities/needs: Growth of Pleasanton Ethnic Populations 2000‐2010 Black 35.8% Asian/Pacific Islander 118.6% Hispanic 45.0%