Owners and instructors of a long-running exercise program (identified in the transcript as "Jasser Size") addressed the council to request restoration of volunteer access to the veterans hall on holiday dates.

Connie Fortgfcuen, who said she and her sister have run the program for more than a decade, explained the classes provide social connection and health benefits to older residents and appealed for an exception to a recent policy change that removed volunteer access to keys. "Nos han permitido tener clases en el salf3n de veteranos... Llevamos me1s de 10 af1os como duef1as," Fortgfcuen told the council.

Instructors and participants delivered letters and personal testimony about a Thanksgiving-weekend tradition and asked the council to permit the program to continue holiday classes. City recreation staff and the manager responded that the change followed guidance from the citys risk-management advisor, cited shortages of available staff to supervise unscheduled access, and noted insurance and liability concerns for unsupervised facility openings. Staff said they would consider alternatives, including a volunteer-certification pathway, and would schedule a future agenda item to pursue options.

Council members asked whether a short-term solution (allowing staff overtime for specified holiday coverage, or a program-level subscription for staffing costs) would be feasible; staff said some options could be explored but that any policy adjustment would need to address liability and training requirements. No immediate policy change was adopted; staff agreed to return the matter with recommended policy language and potential funding options for weekend or holiday coverage.