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Commission reviews update to West Sacramento's Age-Friendly Action Plan; commissioners urge broader outreach and ADA focus
Summary
City staff presented an updated Age-Friendly Action Plan and solicited feedback. Commissioners and an AARP representative urged broader outreach, better ADA access, and clearer metrics for programs serving older residents.
Kaisa Miller, senior analyst in the city manager's office, presented an updated Age-Friendly Action Plan to the Parks, Recreation and Intergenerational Services Commission on April 1 and asked commissioners for feedback prior to forwarding the plan to the City Council for adoption.
The plan, first adopted in 2017 after West Sacramento enrolled in AARP's Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities, organizes goals under three broad themes: connectivity, safety and quality of life. Miller described outreach that informed the update, including mailed newsletters, phone surveys, an online survey, senior resource fair input and targeted outreach to Meals on Wheels clients.
Christie Woods, AARP's associate state director for advocacy in the Sacramento metro area, told the commission AARP represents more than 4,150 members in West Sacramento and supported renewal of the action plan, saying a…
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