Title
Staff Report for a Resolution Authorizing the Appropriation of $40,000 from the 2014-15 General Fund Economic Uncertainty Reserve to the Senior Services Budget to Supplement Funding for Older Adult Education Classes Offered at the Senior Community Center through a Partnership with the San Leandro Adult School
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution appropriating $40,000 from the General Fund Economic Uncertainty Reserve to the Senior Services Budget to support Older Adult Education classes offered at the Senior Community Center through a partnership with the San Leandro Adult School.
BACKGROUND
On January 20, 2009 the City of San Leandro entered into a MOU with the San Leandro Adult School. The parties agreed to work collaboratively to provide older adult education classes in City facilities and other locations.
On April 2, 2011 the Senior Community Center opened to the public and older adult education classes previously held at the Marina Community Center were relocated to the Senior Community Center.
On March 10, 2015 the City of San Leandro was notified by the San Leandro Adult School that in accordance with the State budget, funding was no longer authorized for older adult education, impacting services statewide. Former adult education priorities under state law, such as older adult programs and parent education, will no longer receive direct state funding effective July 1, 2015.
Analysis
Older adult education programs offer a variety of courses aimed at keeping seniors mentally and physically fit. Older Adult Education classes currently offered at the Senior Community Center are well attended and are the primary source of programming for the Senior Community Center's state of the art computer lab. Approximately 30 hours of Older Adult Education programming are offered at the Senior Community Center on a weekly basis, which is nearly 40 percent of the activi...
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