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San Leandro Council Member Handbook | 20212022 61 | Page SENIOR COMMISSION Description of Board Duties: The Commission shall: a. Advise the City Council on matters relating to the status and condition of senior citizens within the City, b. Assess and report to the Council the social, health and other needs of senior citizens; c. Recommend to the Council methods of meeting such needs; and d. Assist the Council in marshaling the resources necessary to accomplish the foregoing. In discharge of this responsibility, the Commission shall: a. Assess the social, economic, education, cultural, emotional and other needs of senior citizens within the City and create citizen awareness of those needs; b. Conduct informational hearings on matters affecting senior citizens in the community; c. Monitor legislative developments concerning senior citizens, and inform the City Council, seniors, and the public of such developments; d. Encourage better coordination in the delivery of services to senior citizens, seek to improve the quality of such services, and foster increased communication between providers of such services within the community and the residents of the City, through voluntary public and private initiatives; e. Assess paratransit and other transportation needs of the community’s senior citizens, and make recommendations to enhance transportation services for senior citizens; f. Review the City Manager’s budget recommendations as they affect programs concerning senior citizens, as part of the City’s annual budget process; g. Advise and make recommendations to the City Council on all matters relating to the community’s senior citizens, including delivery of city services; funding for senior services, facilities, and programs except funding provided through the Community Assistance Grant funding process; and availability of various funding opportunities for senior citizen-related programs and services that may be available to the City;