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Date: April 11, 2021 Debbie Keller Tony Van Vegten Adolfo Cruz Rafael Guzman Al Zelinka Patricia Lock -Dawson Subject: Commission on Aging (COA) Co -Chair Commission on Aging (COA) Co -Chair Director Riverside Parks, Recreation, & Community Service Assistant City Manger City Manager Mayor AARP — Age Friendly Livable Community for Riverside Thank you for your time and commitment to our older Riverside residents as members of the COA. I am a Ward 1 resident, and my current advocacy is to support neighborhoods through the RNP riverside neighborhood partnership. My day job is with Family Service Association as the Administrator for our Senior Nutrition Meals Program in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. I encourage the current and future members of the board to become familiar with the AARP Network and examples of other California cities who have made this commitment. My request to you is to renew the COA commitment for Riverside's application to join the AARP Livable Communities Network. In 2019 the Commission on Aging reviewed a proposal by members of the board to support an advocacy position for Riverside residents by joining the AARP Age Friendly Livable Communities Network . A presentation was made to the COA board by the Associate State Director of the AARP, Rafi Nazarians. This position was approved by the board and in February of 2020 was committed to, by Mayor Rusty Bailey and the City Manager, Al Zelinka. In February 2021, this initiative was highlighted in the annual COA report being prepared for presentation to the current COA board for a future update to the Riverside City Council. This meeting unfortunately was cancelled. In following up with City Manager Zelinka, we receive assurance that the AARP Livable Communities Network application would be supported and completed by staff, the COA, and community partners and included in the upcoming General Plan update to begin later this year,