Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve the City of San Leandro 2024-2029 Age-Friendly Action Plan
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Public Safety
* Infrastructure
* Housing and Homelessness
SUMMARY
The City of San Leandro joined the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Association of Retired Persons' (AARP) Age-Friendly Network in November 2021. Age-Friendly is one of AARP's primary initiatives. AARP leads the Age-Friendly Movement through its Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. AARP staff and volunteers engage communities, share expertise, and deliver technical assistance to improve the quality of life for the very young, the very old, and everyone in between. A requirement of membership is to submit and implement a five-year age-friendly action plan. The City is scheduled to submit the final Plan to AARP in summer 2024. The City of San Leandro's first Age-Friendly Action Plan was developed through a community-participatory process that included key stakeholder interviews with City Council, City staff, and external stakeholders; listening sessions; presentations and engagement of key stakeholder groups; and a robust community-wide survey. The Plan outlines six priorities and thirteen projects to focus on to make San Leandro a more age-friendly community.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution approving the FYs 2024-2029 Age-Friendly Action Plan.
BACKGROUND AND UPDATE
In 2018, the City of San Leandro Senior Commission embarked on an effort to collaborate and create the City's first Age-Friendly Action Plan. On October 29, 2020, former City of San Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter submitted a letter to AARP expressing interest in pursuing admission into the World Health Organization (WHO) and AARPs Network of Livable Communities.
In addition, the City Council Proclaimed San Leandro an Age-Friendly City on November 11, 2023 and again on November 7, 2024. In October 2023, the City executed a contr...
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