Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan

3-12 Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan Section Three – Recreation Programming Recommendations 2014 5. Continue to evaluate and prepare an action plan for the expiration of Alameda County Measure B in 2020. A proposed Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP) was defeated by the voters in 2012. Measure B currently provides $83,713 in funding for the Door‐to‐Door program and $43,824 for the Downtown Para‐transit route, through Grant Gap funding 6. The City should consider exploring the opportunity of seeking out private vendors to operate the Door‐to‐Door service provided through Para‐transit 7. Within existing programming, market to older adults with an emphasis on well balanced fitness programs including gentler aerobics such as yoga, Tai Chi, and Pilates that offer a variety of benefits for health and disease prevention 8. 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 9. 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 10. 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 11. Offer educational travel opportunities and cultural outings with an emphasis on “off the beaten path,” scheduled to attract the working retiree 12. Provide more “inter‐generational programming” to bring various age groups together to enjoy recreation events and activities 3.5 Recreation Programming Support Services 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. 3.5.1 Providing Services for a Growing and Ethnically Diverse Population 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 location. Providing services for a growing and ethnically diverse population will continue to challenge the Department as the City’s 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 African American, Asian, and Hispanic populations has grown at a much faster rate than the population as a whole. Growth of Pleasanton Ethnic Populations 2000‐2010 African American 35.8% Asian/Pacific Islander 118.6% Hispanic 45.0%