Commission receives Senior Citizens Advisory Committee report; members call for age‑friendly planning
February 12, 2026 | San Ramon City, Contra Costa County, California
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The Parks and Community Services Commission voted to receive and approve the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee's 2025–26 annual report on Feb. 11, 2026, and provided feedback on the committee's 2026–27 goals.
Udaya Rajbandari, chair of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, told commissioners the committee completed its goals for the year, including moving the Encore newsletter to quarterly publication, collaborating on a senior needs assessment survey (administered during National Senior Center Month in September 2025), and recommending bylaw changes to reduce meeting frequency to bimonthly. "We secured resources to move to quarterly publication from its previous three‑quarter cadence," Rajbandari said.
The committee reported the needs assessment collected roughly 200–250 responses and identified fitness and social programs, expanded afternoon/evening offerings, language‑appropriate programming and volunteer opportunities as recurring requests. The committee said participation in senior center activities has increased substantially; Rajbandari and staff cited participation figures that the committee described as roughly doubling year‑over‑year from about 5,095 to nearly 10,000 participant activities across meals, trips, special events and classes.
Commissioners asked about program fees and funding sources; staff said programs are subsidized by the city and the Senior Foundation, with modest participant fees for some activities (examples given: $5–$6 drop‑in for fitness programs for non‑residents, trip fees paid by participants). The commission provided feedback on outreach to Door‑to‑Valley neighborhoods, volunteer partnerships with local nonprofits, and the committee's proposal to research the benefits and requirements of becoming an Age‑Friendly Community.
A motion to receive and approve the senior committee report passed by voice vote 6'0. The transcript does not list a clear, unambiguous second in the motion record.
Udaya Rajbandari, chair of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, told commissioners the committee completed its goals for the year, including moving the Encore newsletter to quarterly publication, collaborating on a senior needs assessment survey (administered during National Senior Center Month in September 2025), and recommending bylaw changes to reduce meeting frequency to bimonthly. "We secured resources to move to quarterly publication from its previous three‑quarter cadence," Rajbandari said.
The committee reported the needs assessment collected roughly 200–250 responses and identified fitness and social programs, expanded afternoon/evening offerings, language‑appropriate programming and volunteer opportunities as recurring requests. The committee said participation in senior center activities has increased substantially; Rajbandari and staff cited participation figures that the committee described as roughly doubling year‑over‑year from about 5,095 to nearly 10,000 participant activities across meals, trips, special events and classes.
Commissioners asked about program fees and funding sources; staff said programs are subsidized by the city and the Senior Foundation, with modest participant fees for some activities (examples given: $5–$6 drop‑in for fitness programs for non‑residents, trip fees paid by participants). The commission provided feedback on outreach to Door‑to‑Valley neighborhoods, volunteer partnerships with local nonprofits, and the committee's proposal to research the benefits and requirements of becoming an Age‑Friendly Community.
A motion to receive and approve the senior committee report passed by voice vote 6'0. The transcript does not list a clear, unambiguous second in the motion record.
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