TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks & Recreation Director
Eve Kelso, Recreation Services Manager
Jan Buike, Older Adult Program Supervisor
SUBJECT:Title
Request to Approve "We're Better Together," a City-Sponsored Event held by the Senior Advisory Committee and the Mayor's Youth Council on Encouraging Intergenerational Dialogue on December 6, 2014 at the Joslyn Community Center (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council approve "We're Better Together," a City-Sponsored event held by the Senior Advisory Committee and the Mayor's Youth Council on encouraging intergenerational dialogue on December 6, 2014 at the Joslyn Community Center.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with this event. Staffing and refreshments are in the existing Parks and Recreation Department budget. If additional advertising or refreshments are needed, the Senior Advisory Committee or Mayor's Youth Council will provide funding.
BACKGROUND:
On December 1, 2012 and December 7, 2013, the City of Manhattan Beach sponsored two free community events encouraging awareness of the City's history and providing a forum for residents to discuss their vision for its future.
The events included speakers and multimedia presentations in the morning, opportunities to learn about local community organizations at lunchtime, and break-out sessions in the afternoon. The discussions focused on themes rather than political issues and were inter-generational. Longtime residents were featured in the morning presentations, high school students from the Mayor's Youth Council led break-out discussions in the afternoon, and residents of all ages were encouraged to engage with one another throughout the day.
DISCUSSION:
The favor...
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