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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/parks <br />Item # 18 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />March 7, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Senior Citizens Commission <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Senior Citizens Commission Informational Report <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION: <br />Accept informational report and provide direction to staff. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Background <br />At the January 17, 2023 City Council meeting, Mayor Amezcua added the following <br />councilmember requested item: Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager to <br />Direct Staff to Prepare an Ordinance Establishing a Senior Citizen Commission. There <br />was consensus among the City Council to proceed with this item. <br />Accordingly, staff has prepared this report outlining preliminary research of different <br />commission structures, alternatives to a commission, and a draft ordinance establishing <br />a Senior Citizen Commission. <br />Senior Citizen Commission <br />Like all other boards and commissions, a Senior Citizen Commission is an advisory <br />body that advises the City Council, particularly relating to matters concerning aging and <br />older adults or senior citizens (the terms “older adults”, “seniors”, and “senior citizens” <br />refer to individuals who are 55 years of age and older, and are used interchangeably in <br />this report). Generally, a Senior Citizen Commission advises the City Council on the <br />following matters: <br />•To act in an advisory capacity to the City Council relating to service delivery <br />pertaining to older adults. <br />•To make recommendations to the City Council relating to services provided by <br />the City to older adults. <br />•To make recommendations to the City Council relating to policies and plans <br />relating to older adults.