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City Council Handbook | 2017 <br /> <br /> <br />50 San Leandro City Council <br />SENIOR COMMISSION <br /> <br />Description of Board Duties: <br /> The Commission shall: <br /> <br />a. Advise the City Council on matters relating to the status and condition of senior <br />citizens within the City, <br /> <br />b. Assess and report to the Council the social, health and other needs of senior <br />citizens; <br /> <br />c. Recommend to the Council methods of meeting such needs; and <br /> <br />d. Assist the Council in marshaling the resources necessary to accomplish the <br />foregoing. <br /> <br />In discharge of this responsibility, the Commission shall: <br /> <br />a. Assess the social, economic, education, cultural, emotional and other needs of <br />senior citizens within the City and create citizen awareness of those needs; <br /> <br />b. Conduct informational hearings on matters affecting senior citizens in the <br />community; <br /> <br />c. Monitor legislative developments concerning senior citizens, and inform the City <br />Council, seniors, and the public of such developments; <br /> <br />d. Encourage better coordination in the delivery of services to senior citizens, seek <br />to improve the quality of such services, and foster increased communication <br />between providers of such services within the community and the residents of the <br />City, through voluntary public and private initiatives; <br /> <br />e. Assess paratransit and other transportation needs of the community’s senior <br />citizens, and make recommendations to enhance transportation services for <br />senior citizens; <br /> <br />f. Review the City Manager’s budget recommendations as they affect programs <br />concerning senior citizens, as part of the City’s annual budget process; <br /> <br />g. Advise and make recommendations to the City Council on all matters relating to <br />the community’s senior citizens, including delivery of city services; funding for <br />senior services, facilities, and programs except funding provided through the <br />Community Assistance Grant funding process; and availability of various funding <br />88