Item 3 - Dissolution of Senior Issues Committee
AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY
TO:
Honorable Mayor and Member~~~e City Council
James L. Bowersox, City Mana~
FROM:
INITIATED BY: Robert A. Clark, Director of Community Servi
DATE:
June 7, 2005
SUBJECT:
Dissolution of the Senior Issues Committee and Establishment of a Two-
Councilmember Senior Issues Working Group to Address Issues Related to the
City's Senior Population on an As-needed Basis
ABSTRACT
On November 26, 1991, the City Council established the two-Councilmember Poway Valley Senior
Citizens Subcommittee for the purpose of creating a vehicle to conduct formal dialog with the Poway
Valley Senior Citizen's Corporation (PVSCC). On May 26, 1992, the City Council expanded upon this
relationship by eliminating the subcommittee and establishing the Council-appointed Senior Issues
Committee, which includes two Councilmembers, to act in an advisory capacity to the City Council on
matters affecting seniors in the City. On March 15, 2005, the Senior Issues Committee voted
unanimously to ask the City Council to dissolve the Committee and establish a City Council Working
Group for the purpose of addressing senior-related issues facing Poway residents.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This item is not subject to CEQA.
FISCAL IMPACT
None Anticipated.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
Members of the Senior Issues Committee, Poway Valley Senior Citizen's Corporation Board of
Directors, and Doug Clark, Interim Executive Director, poway Senior Center
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council dissolve the Senior Issues Committee, effective immediately,
and appoint two City Councilmembers to a Senior Issues Working Group to address senior-related
issues on an as-needed basis.
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CITY OF POWAY
AGENDA REPORT
TO:
FROM:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
James L. Bowersox, City Mana~
Robert A. Clark, Director of Community Services
Leslie Hoffman, Management Analyst~
June 7, 2005 O'n'"
INITIATED BY:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Dissolution of the Senior Issues Committee and Establishment of a
Two-Councilmember Senior Issues Working Group to Address Issues
Related to the City's Senior Population on an As-needed Basis
BACKGROUND
On November 26, 1991, the City Council established the two-Councilmember Poway Valley
Senior Citizens Subcommittee for the purpose of creating a vehicle to conduct formal dialog
with the Poway Valley Senior Citizen's Corporation (PVSCC). On May 26, 1992, the City
Council expanded upon this relationship by eliminating the subcommittee and establishing
the Council-appointed Senior Issues Committee to act in an advisory capacity to the City
Council on matters affecting seniors in the City. The six-member committee is comprised of
two Councilmembers, two PVSCC Board members, and two seniors that are not PVSCC
Board members. The committee is charged with the responsibility to: 1) serve as a vehicle
to articulate senior needs, 2) identify unmet needs and recommend methods to address
those needs, 3) assess existing facility adequacy and level of services and recommend
appropriate expansion, 4) encourage senior involvement in volunteerism and the charitable
needs of the community, and 5) lobby for supportive federal and state legislation.
FINDINGS
Since the inception of the Senior Issue Committee in 1992, changes in PVSCC's structure
and the inclusion of a City staff member on the PVSCC Board of Directors has lead to a
significant level of redundancy in activities between the two bodies. Additionally, PVSCC is
in the process of developing an advisory group that will report both Center matters and
general senior citizen concerns to the PVSCC Board. Upon hearing of this plan, the Senior
Issues Committee voted unanimously on March 15, 2005, to ask the City Council to dissolve
the Senior Issues Committee and replace it with a two-Councilmember Working Group.
This action will not only centralize the location for senior citizen input, it eliminates the
overlap that exists between the PVSCC Board and Senior Issues Committee which will
allow for greater efficacy in addressing issues that affect all seniors in the City. To
maximize public involvement, the meetings ofthe future PVSCC Senior Advisory Committee
will be advertised in the Po way Today and the Center's newsletter, and will meet on a
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regular basis in a public area of the Senior Center. Should any issues arise that are
pertinent to the broader senior population in Poway, the Council Working Group will be
informed via the City's representative to the PVSCC Board, via the City Manager. The
Working Group can, at its discretion, meet with the PVSCC Senior Advisory Committee or
PVSCC Board of Directors to discuss these issues, or those topics initiated by the City
Council Working Group. The Working Group will then have the opportunity to bring
applicable matters to the City Council for review and consideration when appropriate.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This item is not subject to CEQA.
FISCAL IMPACT
None anticipated.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
Members of the Senior Issues Committee, Poway Valley Senior Citizen's Corporation Board
of Directors, and Doug Clark, Interim Executive Director, Poway Senior Center
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council dissolve the Senior Issues Committee, effective
immediately, and appoint two City Councilmembers to a Senior Issues Working Group to
address senior-related issues on an as-needed basis.
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