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Planning commission backs Meals for Seniors' 12‑week K–12 summer lunch program

Rockaway Beach Planning Commission · March 19, 2026
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Summary

The commission recommended funding a 12‑week K–12 summer lunch program run by Meals for Seniors after the application received perfect reviewer scores; Commissioner Johnson disclosed a board affiliation but voted to forward the recommendation.

Planner Tapia presented a K–12 summer lunch program hosted by Meals for Seniors serving Nishani school district students; the application received perfect scores from reviewers and no commissioners raised objections. Tapia described it as a 12‑week program and said "this was, they received perfect score from everyone," and commissioners agreed the program fit the grant's charitable criteria.

Commissioner Johnson disclosed he serves on the board of Meals for Seniors but stated this did not preclude his participation in the commission's recommendation. The commission included the Meals for Seniors award in its motion forwarding recommended dollar amounts to City Council. Because the commission's action is a recommendation, City Council will make the final award determination when it considers grant allocations in early April.