HomeMy Public PortalAbout20) 10B Consideration of Draft Senior Master PlanAGENDA
ITEM 10.8 .
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE: Apri l17, 2018
TO: The Honorable City Cou nci l
FROM: Bryan Cook , City Manager
By: Cathy Burroughs , Director of Parks and Rec reation
Steve Lawson , Parks & Recreation Manager
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT SENIOR MASTER PLAN
RECOMMENDATION :
The City Counci l is requested to :
1. Review the Draft Senior Master Plan ;
2 . Provide input a nd revise recommendations as deemed appropriate ; or
3 . Adopt the Sen ior Master Plan as presented .
BACKGROUND :
1. In January 20 17 , the City retained a consultant , Mr. Dick Guthrie , to assist with the
development of the Temple City Senior Master Pla n (SMP ).
2. On February 3, 2017 , the SMP Project Team (Parks and Recreation Director
Burroughs , Parks and Recreation Manager Lawson , Parks and Recreation
Coordinator Rodriguez, and Mr. Guthrie) began soliciting members for the Senior
Master Plan Advisory Committee (SMPAC).
3. On May 16 , 20 17 , the City Counci l approved the SMPAC members, as
recommended by th e SMP Project Team .
4 . Between June and October 2017 , the SMPAC met monthly to rece ive information
on various topics relative to older adults .
5. On November 4 , 2017 , the SMPAC met to develop the action steps for the SMP .
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6 . On January 4, 2018 , the SMP was approved by the SMPAC .
7 . On February 21 , 2018 , the Parks & Recreation Commission recommended
adoption of the SMP to the City Council.
ANALYSIS:
Temple City identified the need to develop a strategic plan of action to identify issues
impacting older adults in 2016 and began looking at models utilized by other
communities to develop Senior Master Plans . Working with a consultant in early 2017,
the City developed a community process to create the SMP that started with the
assembly of a Senior Master Plan Advisory Committee (SMPAC). The City actively
recruited and selected community members to serve as a formal city committee to study
older adult issues and identify recommendations for Action Steps to enhance programs
and services for seniors . This selection process was conducted between February and
May of 2017 . The fourteen (14) members appointed to the SMPAC were selected to
represent a cross-section of older adults, program participants , community members,
and representatives from older adult service providers . They are diverse community
members with relevant occupations , experiences , knowledge , and other senior-related
qualities.
The SMPAC members are as follows :
1. Donna Georgina , Chairperson
2. Michael Wintercorn , Vice-Chair
3. Aubrey Chan
4 . Marie Chen
5 . Carol Daughtery
6 . Kohei Ishida
7 . Dennis Leung
8 . Lucy Liou
9 . Sharon Morris
10 . Elizabeth Powell
11 . Pam Polagi
12. Joanne Rosso
13 . Ann Seitz
14 . Gavin Ward
One of the first efforts the SMPAC undertook was to develop the following Vision
Statement and Goals for the SMP , both of which helped create a framework to achieve
the recommendations listed within the SMP :
Vision Statement:
To provide resources to mature adult community members (50 years and older) to
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sust ain an active qua lity of life .
Goals:
• To develop partnerships with community resources including public, non-profit , and
pri vate agencies.
• To encourage outreach by developing strategies to remove cu ltural and language
barriers.
• To promote life-long education for mature adults through collaboration with
resources such as local col leges and high schools , other intergenerational
opportunities , private vocationa l/technical colleges , adu lt continuing education
programs , yout h groups and organizations , and pub lic/private schools .
• To enhance the health , mental health , and well-being of mature adu lts through
services , events, and collaboration s with health ca re providers , and by developing
programs to promote an active fitn ess-foc used lifestyle .
• To promote effe ctive local and regional transportat ion services among public and
private providers that improves access to services and t he quality of life for mature
adults .
• To increase access to techno logy by mature adults and to assist th e m to prepare
for future techno logical changes .
• To support a full-service mature adu lt center that provides a comprehensive range
of services, inc lud ing , but not limited to , the following :
o Technology Center with education programs on how to use techno logy tools ;
o Survivor ski ll s (loss of spouse , etc .);
o Spiritua l needs (emotional we ll-being );
o Public information on programs and service ;
o Crisis intervention (case management);
o Fitness & Wellness Center that promotes an active lifestyle ;
o Employment and volunteer opportunities ;
o Health and medical information and services;
o Community education programs to prevent identity theft, protection from
scams , managing money , disaster preparedness , etc .;
o Information on how to a ccess lo c al transportation services ;
o Life-long learning classes (continuing education );
o Information and referral services regarding Socia l Se curity , Med icare , access
to legal services , veterans ' services , etc .; and
o Maintenance of a list of qua li f ied and bonded contractors to complete work in
th eir homes at a reasonable cos t.
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• To advocate and ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
city-wide .
Beginning in June 2017 , the SMPAC met on a monthly basis to conduct educational
and study sessions on is sues impacting older adults . Expert pane l is ts attended four
meetings providing valu ab le information and responding to questions from the SMPAC
on the senior-related topics . The meetings were conducted as formal City meetings ,
wit h opportunities for public participation and public comment. The meeting dates and
topics were as follows :
1. Thursday, June 1, 2017 -Kick -Off Meeting
2 . Thursday , July 6 , 2017 -Topic : Publ ic Safety
3. Thursday , August 3, 2017-Topic : Health and Well -Being
4 . Thursday , September 7 , 2017 -Top ic : Community Issues
5. Thursday , October 5, 2017 -Topic : Transportation
6 . Saturday, November 4 , 2017 -SMP Creation Workshop
7 . Th ursday, January 4 , 2018-SMP Adoption by SMPAC
At its November 4 , 2017 SMP Creation Workshop , the SMPAC developed 24
recommended Action Steps to guide the City i n building an o ld er-adult friendly
community . SMPAC members uti lized all the information they received during the SMP
process , including their educational study sessions , community input from their
community outreach efforts , public comments during their regular meetings ,
suggestions from the stakeholder interviews , and their personal experiences in making
these recommendations .
Following are the 24 Action Steps recommended by the SMPAC. Each Action Step
includes a priority rating for impleme ntati on , which are immediate , short-term , or long -
term . Action Steps rated "immediate" should be implemented with i n one year from the
SMP adoption by the City Council ; "short-term " should be implemented w ithin two to
three years of adoption ; and "long -term " should be implemented within four to ten years
of adoption . Additionally, each Action Step has a benchmark that serves as an initial
evaluation ma rker for the SMP annual report card to the Pa rks & Recreation
Commission and City Counci l:
1. The City should explore funding opportunities, such as grants , fees , etc . to help
fund future se nior-related facil iti es , programs , etc . Priority: Immediate
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2 . The Senior Program should conduct ongoing community workshops on access to
transportation to assist residents in understanding how to access local
transportation options (MTA , Uber, Lyft, Dial-A-Ride , etc .). Priority: Immediate
3. The Senior Program should identify a community partner(s) that can provide
ongoing case management services for older adults at the Commun ity Center.
Priority: Immediate
4. The City should establish a new standing committee , the Committee on Ag i ng ,
under the Parks & Recreation Commission to advise the Commission and City
Council on older adult issues and concerns . The City can identify models from
other communities for older adult advisory groups . Priority: Immediate
5. The Senior Program should provide expanded opportunities for older adu lts to
volunteer. This should include volunteering within the senior program activities , as
well as w ith community partners . Priority: Immediate
6 . The City should adopt and participate active ly in AARP 's Age-Friendly Community
Program . Priority: Immediate
7. The City's Senior Program should implement additional socialization activities
(dances , movie outings , friendly visitor program, etc .) to reduce isolation among
sen iors . Priority: Immediate
8 . The Senior Program and the City should enhance its promotion of the lunch meal
program , the Meals on Wheels program , and deve lop additional meal events
(breakfasts , early dinners) to promote socialization and health . Community
partners might be identified to underwrite these additional meals . Priority:
Immediate
9. The City should identify a community partner (service club , etc .) that can
implement an emergency contact/medication information program for seniors .
Priority: Short-Term
10 . The Sen ior Program should identify and partner with a local educational
institution (s) to create a life-long learning program for older adults in Temple City.
Priority: Short-Term
11 . The Senior Program should work with the Temple City Unified School District and
other community partners to create an intergenerational program(s) that brings
older adults and youth together. Priority: Short-Term
12 . The City and Senior Programs should explore developing a fo cused
commun ications strategy for older adults . This might include a special sen ior
p rogram newsletter or ema il blast. Priority: Short-Term
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13. The City and Senior Program should explore partnering with adjacent cities to
provide "open access" among neighboring cities for older adult programs offered
by their senior centers . Priority: Short-Term
14 . The C ity should explore obtaining an older adult data base so that it can provide
direct information regard ing programs , services , a lerts , etc. Priority: Short-Term
15 . The Sen ior Program should work with the Temple City Sheriff's Station , the Los
Angeles County Fire Department, and City of Temple City Public Safety Division to
create and im plement an ongoing series of pub li c safety educational programs .
Priority: Short-Term
16 . The City and the Senior Program should explore ways to provide subsidies for, and
educate seniors on , obta ining safety alert systems (for fall s or health issues). This
could include collaborating with a community partner(s). Priority: Short-Term
17 . The Senior Program , partnering with community resou rces , should identify and
implement additional fitness and exercise programs for older adults . This shou ld
include fitness and exercise classes , workshops , etc . Priority: Short-Term
18 . The City shou ld work with loca l churches, serv ice organizations , etc . to identify
additiona l meeting and activity space for senior programs and senior related
support groups (grief counseling, down-sizing workshop s , AARP safe driving
courses, etc.). Priority : Short-Term
19 . The City shou ld continue to work with developers and homeowners to encourage
th e const ruction of additional older adult housi ng units in Temp le City . Priority:
Long-Term
20 . The City should exp lore expand in g the existing community center , or building a
free -standi ng senior center to serve the increas in g older adu lt population . The
fa cility should operate as the site for en han ced programming and services , and as
a resource and educational center for seniors . Priority: Long-Term
21 . The City shou ld collaborate with loca l transportation agencies to improve public
transportation options for Temple City residents , includ ing explori ng prov id ing van
service to and from senior programs at the community center. Priority: Long-Term
22 . The City should install traffic signa l audio alerts at key intersections to assist
seniors and disabled persons i n crossing streets . Also , the City should examine
the time-allotted to cross a street at all existing cross-walks to ensure it's adequate .
Priority: Long-Term
23 . The City shou ld comp lete its sidewalk system to e liminate "sidewalks to nowhe re "
(per the recently adopted trees and sidewalks po li cy) in order to assist older adults
in getting around the community and exercising . Priority: Long-Term
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24 . The Senior Program should build on its existing community agency partnerships to
include additional social services for older adults (case management , home visits ,
counseling , etc.). Priority: Long-Term
The SMPAC also recommends that an annual report card be presented to the Parks &
Recreation Commission to monitor progress in implementing the SMP .
The development of the SMP has provided the SMPAC the opportunity to step back and
look at older adult programs , services , and issues in a broader perspective .
Implementation of the SMP will put Temple City at the forefront of being one of the most
older-adult friendly communities in Los Angeles County .
CITY STRATEGIC GOALS:
Consideration of adoption of the Senior Master Plan furthers the City's Strategic Goals
of Quality of Life and Citizen Education and Communication .
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds for the Senior Master Plan were approved in the FY 2017-18 budget.
ATTACHMENT:
A. Draft Senior Master Plan
ATTACHMENT A
SECTION ONE
Background ............................. 01
SECTION TWO
Executive Sum mary ....................... 03
SECTION THREE
Process ................................. 05
SECTION FOUR
Vision Statement and Goals ................ 07
SECTION FIVE
Community Overview ..................... 09
SECTION SIX
Recommendation for Action Steps .......... 11
SECTION SEVEN
Community Input ......................... 19
SECTION EIGHT
Stakeholder Interviews ..................... 31
SECTION NINE
Service Provi ders ......................... 43
SECTION TEN
Agendas and Minutes ..................... 49
SECTION ELEVEN
Acknowledgements ....................... 9 1
SECTION TWELVE
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
T empl e Ci t y, Ca l iforn ia, i s a su b u rban c ity located in
the Sa n Gabriel Va l ley of Los Angeles County, abou t 10
mi les east of downtown Los A ngeles. Its develo pm ent as
a c ity i s primari ly post -Wor l d War II, as the Los A ngeles
area began to grow rap i dly. Si nce its incorporation as a
city in 1960, the City has see n con t inued st ea dy growt h
in po p u l ation. It is a p r i m ari ly residential comm u ni t y of
approxi mat ely 4 square m i les and its convenient location
and h ig h quali t y of l if e has res ulted in residents c hoosing
to re mai n in Te m ple Ci t y rath er than moving to newer
subu rb an commun ities. T h is has resu lted in an "aging
in pl ace" process where by residents choose t o stay in
thei r hom es as they age ra t her t han move into older adul t
housi ng , or younger fam i ly members have move d i n with
thei r pa rents or grandpare nt s to reside with t hem as
caret akers.
Like a ll of Southern Ca l if o rn ia , Temple City has become
increasi ngly ethnical ly an d c u lt u rally diverse over th e past
severa l decades. And like t he rest of Los Angeles Co un ty,
t he p henomena of t he "Age Wa ve" or "Silve r Tsun ami"
is t ak i ng place. As the boomer age group con t i n ues to
move in to t heir older adu lt years, the percentage of older
adult s among the County's (and Temple City's) po p ulation
co nt inu es to rise.
Temp l e City's population est imate was 36,079 in 20 1 5,
bas ed on U.S . Ce nsus projecti ons. The olde r adult
or se n i or population ag e 6 0 and over was 22% of the
es t i ma ted population. Th is compares t o 1 6.8% of Los
Ange les Coun t y as a who le , and 17.8% of Ca l iforni a as a
who le. Temple Ci t y is "grey er " tha n either t he Coun ty or
the State. More telling is t hat t he median age f or Temple
Ci t y is 43 years, co mpared t o 35.6 for Los Angeles
Co unty and 35.8 for t he State of California . Ove r t he
next de cade and beyond, Temple City w i ll con ti nue to
have a significant pe rcen tage of ol der adu lts a m ong its
po pul ati on.
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Serving older adults brings both opportunit ies a nd
challenges t o any community, but particu lar ly in Tem p le
City where its older adul t po pu lation continues to grow.
Older ad u lts provide a strong base for commu n ity
voluntee rs, community co nti nuity, and com mu n ity
engageme nt. The challenges i ncl ude the long span of years
t hat one is a n older adult: 20 to 30+ years. This requ i res
much thought and planning w hen it comes to p rovid i ng
serv ices an d pr ograms for t his age group. The needs
of older adults in Temple City can range from m i n imal
(inform at io n & referra l ser vi ces, or fitness prog ra ms)
to co m p l ex (case manage ment, health care , etc.).
Temple City currently provides services to older adul ts,
t hroug h progra ms and activiti es at the Live Oak Pa rk
Commun ity Ce nter, as well as through programs offered
by local co m mu n ity agencies. Th e City collaborates w it h
comm u ni t y age ncies as we l l as the Los Angeles Co u nty
Area Agency on Aging to promot e and coordinate se rv ices
and p rograms.
Beginni ng in 2016, t he City of Temple City bega n a
process t o develop a hol i st ic approach to p l an n i ng f or
prov i di ng services to older adults. The concept was to
develop a "Senior Master Plan" t hat would review exist ing
services, better understand t he needs of older ad u lts,
l ook for ga ps in services, and ma ke recommendations f or
enhancing c u rren t services or adding additiona l prog ram s.
In ear ly 2 0 17, the City Cou nc il approved mov i ng f orw ar d
w ith t h is process by es t abl ishing a Senior Mast er Plan
Advisory Commi ttee t o work w it h the Parks & Rec rea t ion
Department t o develop a Se ni or Master Plan.
The process used to develo p t he Temple City Senior
Master Pla n (TCSMP) is d i sc ussed in a follow i ng sec t ion
of th i s re port , but was a sign ificant undertaki ng. Th e
14 mem bers of t he TCSM P Adv i sory Com m ittee , a long
with su pport staff, worked fo r n ine months to comp let e
the Pla n f or presentation to the Parks & Recrea t ion
Commissio n and the City Cou nc i l. It is their hope t hat the
Sen ior Ma ster Pl an will help prov i de a roadmap to fu rt her
improve t he l ives of older adu lts living in Temple Ci ty.
The sta rt ing point for d eveloping the Temple City Senior Ma ste r Plan (TCSMP ) inclu d ed the fundam ental discuss ion of
what is an older adult or se nior. One can be cons i der ed a senior for some pu r poses (AARP membership fo r example) at ag e
50, or in other ci rcumstances , it might be age 60 or 62 , or 65. Additional ly, the t erm "se n ior" itself is somet imes viewed
as an unsatisfact ory way to desc r ibe older adults. Given the ongoing growth of the age 50 and over population, com mun ities
have grown mo re sensitive to referri ng to this ag e group, wh ich is reti ri ng ear l ie r , embarki ng on second ca r eers, engaging in
voluntee r services, or pu rsuing life dreams. While this document is call ed a Se nior Master Plan , it refers to a large age span
of Temple City re si dents who may consider t hemselve s to be older ad ul ts. In its Vision Statement, the TCS MP referen ced
this age group as being pe rsons ag e 50 and ol der.
The development of the TCSMP has provided the TCSMP Adv iso ry Committee the opportuni ty to step back and loo k at older
adult programs, se rv ices, and iss ues in a broade r pe rspec t ive. Th is has hel ped i de ntify stren gths and challenges relating t o
what the community might provid e fo r seniors .
STRENGTHS:
• Templ e City residents are engaged in their community
and love Temp le Ci t y.
• The City al ready has a good foundation of older adult
prog ramming at the Live Oak Park Community Cen t er
that in c ludes a lunch mea l , classes, fitness activities,
and community pa rtners.
• There are community pa rtners who cu rrentl y pr ovide
or wh o are willing to provide add itional programs and
se rvi ces fo r older adults.
• The City of Temple City's Park s & Recreation Department
i s we ll positioned to provide leadership in implementing
the TCSMP in coll abor ation with other co mmu nity
pa rtn ers.
CHALLENGES:
• Prog rams and serv ices provided fo r older adults at the
Live Oak Pa rk Community Center must sha re space with
the progra ms and se rv ices for all other age groups using
the ce nt er . The r e is no dedicated senior cen t er .
• Transportation is a chal lenge f or many seniors who want
to t rave l to local destinations for se rvices, appointm ents,
or shopping. The options for transportation can be
confusing fo r some older adults.
• Ensu rin g that the City of Te mple City is an "Age Friendly
Commu nity" as development and public works projects
are reviewed.
• Developing additional collaborative partnerships w ith
existing and new comm un ity partners to enhance
se rvices and progra ms fo r this age group .
• Pro vid i ng sufficien t c ase manageme nt se rvi ces for
se niors thro ugh co l l a bo rat ive partnerships. This ne ed
wi l l co ntinue to grow as older ad ults live longer.
The Vision Stat emen t and Goals included in this Senior Master Plan present a pathway to maki ng Temple City a model
com mu nity for older adults . Th is document also inc lud es a se r ies of recomm en ded Action Steps that the TCSMP Advisory
Committee hopes that the City and community partners w ill implemen t in the com1ng years to enhance the lives of older
adults in Temple City. These Action Steps incl ude a pri or ity rat ing, a timeline for implementation, and w ho shou ld be
the lead in ensu r ing implementat ion. Some of th e recommendations can be implemen ted r elatively quickly, whi le others
will r equi re mo r e time and effort. The TCSMP al so recommends that an annua l re port ca rd be presented to the Parks &
Re creat ion Commission to monitor prog r ess in implementing the TCSMP.
Ultimately, how this document is uti lized w ill be a test of the willingness of Temple City t o become a local and n ati onal
model for being one of the best communities in Los Angeles County, California, or the nation to live in as an older adult.
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T emple City indentified the need to develop a strategic plan of action to identify issues impac ting ol der adults in
20 16 and began looking at models utilized by other communities to develop Senior Master Plans. Working with a
consultan t in early 2017 , t he City developed a community process to create the Temple City Senior Master Plan. Thi s
process included the following steps:
1. Selecting a Senior Master Plan Advisory
Committee: The City undertook a process to
recruit and select community members to serve as
a formal city committee to study older adult issues
and identify recommen dations for Act ion Steps to
enhance programs and services for se n io r s. This
selection process was co nducted March through May
of 2017. The fourteen (14) members appo i nted to
the Advisory Committee were selected to repre sent a
cross-section of older adu Its, program participants,
community members, and representat ives from older
adult service providers.
2. SMP Advisory Committee Meetings: The SMP
Advisory Committee began working in June 2017,
meeting monthly to conduct educa tional or study
sessions on issues impacting older adults. Each
meet ing focused on a specific topic: Demographics,
Public Safety, Transportation , Current Progra ms
& Services, Health & Well -Being, and Community
Life. A panel of prese nters representing resources
or knowledgeable individuals concerning each issue
made presentations and responded to questions
fro m the Committee. T he SMP Advi so ry Co m mittee
meetings were conduct ed as formal City meetings,
with public participation and public comment.
3 . Use of Task Groups to Accomplish Specific
Work Items : The SMP Advisory Committee uti l ized
working task groups to complete specific tasks. Task
groups developed the TCSMP Vision Statement and a
set of TCSMP Goals. Anoth er tas k group conducted
a community outreach effort to gain information
about senior issues from residents utilizing a survey
form and another task group worked to identify
existing senior service providers. The reports of
the Community Outreach and the Stakeholder task
groups are included in sections 7 & 8 of this Senior
Master Plan.
4 . Information Received by the Advisory
Committee: During the process, members of the
Advisory Committee r eceived significant written
materials from the educational presentations. These
materials and reports were uti lized by Committee
members to help fo rmulate their priorities for
deve l oping recommended Action Steps.
5 . Advisory Committee Half-Day Work Shop :
The Advisory Committee conducted a half-day
facilitated workshop on Saturday, November 4, 2017
to develop and prioritize t he recommendations for
Action Steps in t he Temple City Senior Master Pl an.
It then charged the SMP consultant to develop a draft
SMP for its review.
6 . Advisory Committee Reviews and Adopts
the Senior Master Plan : In December 2017, the
Advisory Committee members received a dra ft SMP
document for their review and comment. In January
2018, t he Advisory Committee met to discuss the
dra ft and t o adopt it so it could be forwarded to the
Park s & Re creation Commission and the City Council.
7 . The Senior Master Plan Presented to
Commission and City Council. The final Templ e
City Master Plan was presented to both the Parks &
Recreation Commission and the City Council.
8 . The Senior Master Plan is Shared with the
Community: The Senior Master Plan is shared
with the Temple City community and community
service providers via the city webs1te and available
hard copies. The goal of the document is that it will
become a planning guide to enhance services and
a tool for t he City and service providers to develop
additional programs for older adults.
The work eff ort t o devel op a Te mpl e City Senior Master Plan took more tha n a year to complete. The Senior Master Pl an
Advisory Co m mittee spent nine mon t hs completing its work. The City of Temp le City is indebt ed to the members of the
Advisory Comm ittee f or t he i r time an d commitment to t his important process.
THE MEMBERS OF THE TEMPLE C ITY SENIOR MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE ARE AS FOLLOWS :
• Don n a Geo rgina, Chairperson • M ichael Wintercorn, Vice Chairperson
• Aubrey Chan • Mar ie Chen
• Carol Da ugh t ery • Kohei Ishida
• Dennis Leung • Lucy Liou
• Sharon Morris • Pamela Polagi
• El izabeth Powe l l • Joa n ne Rosso
• Ann Sei t z • Gav in Ward
One of the f1rst efforts that the TCSMP Adv1sory Committee undertook was to develop a V1s1on Statement and a set
of goals f or th e Senior Master Plan . A sub-committee of the full com mittee met and drafted the statement and goals
1n June 2017, and presented it to the full commi ttee, wh1ch reviewed and then adopted 1t. Both the V1sion Statement
and the set of goals create a fram ework to achieve the recommendat ions of the Temple City Senior Master Pl an.
Vision Statement for the Temple City Senior Master Plan:
To provide resources to mature adult community members (50 years and older) to sustain
an active quality of life.
Goals for the Temple City Senior Master Plan:
l.To deve lop partnerships with community resou rces
including public, non-profit, and private agencies.
2. To encourage outreach by developing strategies to
remove cultural and language barriers.
3. To promote life-long educat ion for mature ad u lts
through collaboration with resources such as loca l
colleges and high schools, other intergenerational
opportunities, private vocat ional/technical colleges,
adult continuing education programs , you t h groups
and organizations, and pub lic/private schools.
4. To enhance the physica l health, m ental heal t h, and
well-be i ng of mature adu lt s t hro ugh services, eve nts,
and co ll aborations w ith hea lth care providers, and by
developing programs to promote an active fitness-
focused lifestyle.
5 . To promote effective local and regional transportation
services among public and private providers that
improves access to services and the quality of life for
ma t ure adults.
6. To increase access to technology by mature ad u lts
and to assist them to prepare for future technological
changes.
7 . To support a full-service, mature adult center that
provides a comprehensive range of services, including,
but not limited to, the following:
• Technology Center with education programs on
how to use technol ogy tools
• Surv ivor skills (loss of spo use, etc .)
• Spiritual needs (emotiona l well-being)
• Public information on programs and services
• Crisis intervention (case management)
• Fitness & Wellness Center that promotes an
active I ifestyle
• Employment and volunteer opportunities
• Health and medical information and services
• Community education programs to prevent
iden t ity theft, protection from scams, managing
mo ney, disaster prepared ness, etc.
• Information on how to access local transportatio n
services
• Life-long learning classes (continuing education)
• Information and referral services regardi ng
Social Se curity, Medicare, access to legal
services, veterans' services, etc.
• Ma in tenan ce of a list of qualified and bonded
con tractors to complete work in their homes at a
reasonable cost
8. To advocate and ensure comp l i ance with Americans
with Disabi I ities Act (ADA) city-wide.
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I n reviewing demographic data and demographic trends
for Temple City, seve ral sources were utilized: the
2010 U.S. Census , the 2 0 15 U.S. Census American
Community Survey (whi c h p rovides estimat ed upd ates
to census information), Temple City Co m munity
Enhancement Departmen t information, the Temple City
Parks and Open Space Ma ster Plan, and information
from Los Angeles Coun ty.
POPULATION
Temple City's population and the percentage of older
adults w ithin its tota l pop ul ati on continue to in crease.
Th e 2 01 5 U.S. Ce nsus po pu lati on es t imate f or Tem ple
City wa s 36,079 , up from 35,558 in the 2010 Census.
Estimat es ca ll for Temple City's populat io n to reach
38,296 by 2027. While Temple City is almost com p letely
built out, in-fill development and housing stock upgrades
wil l lead to continued popu l ation growth.
Temp le City has a significantl y higher percentage of older
adults compared to Los Angel es County and Cal ifornia as
a whole. Temple City's media n (50% above/50% below)
age is 4 2 .9 years which is sign ificantly higher than t he
media n age for Los Ange les Co unty as a whole (35.6
years), and the State of Ca l ifor nia (35.8 ye ars). Temple
City's age 60+ population percentage is 22%, compared
to Los Angeles County at 16.9% and the State of California
at 17.8%. Census projections show that Temple City will
con t inue to undergo this aging trend. According to the
recent Temple City Parks and Open Space Master Plan,
the po p ulation 55+ in the City will reach 38% of the
total popu lation by 2027. Thi s will be among the highest
pe rce ntages for cities in Ca l ifornia and h as sign ificant
plan ning and serv i ce de livery i mplications .
ETHNICITY OF POPULATION
Like most of Los Angeles County, Temp l e City is
increas i ng ly et hn ical ly d ive rse :
• Asian: 56 .9%
• White: 20.4%
• Hispanic : 19 .9%
• African-American: .05%
• Other: 2 .84%
Popu l ation projections indicat e th at the Asian percen tage
of the t ot al populat i on will cont i nue t o increase ove r the
next 10 years . Providi ng program s an d services t o meet
the needs and cultural traditions of a diverse older ad u lt
popula t io n will be critical for t he City of Temple City and
service providers.
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
The media n household inco me for Temple City is
$64,372 . This compares to $56,196 for Los Angeles
Cou nty and $61,818 for th e State of California. Th is
wou l d ind icate that Temple Ci ty household incomes are
on the higher side among cities in Los Angeles Co u nty
and the st ate. However, t he mean (average for populat ion
group) re t irement income in Temple City presen t s a
different story. The Temple Ci ty mean retirement income
is $26,405, compared to $28,068 for Los Angeles
County and $29,405 for the State of California. T his
would imply that retired res idents of Temple Ci t y are
living on l ess income than other retirees in Los Angeles
County or the State. Acco rd i ng t o the U.S. Census, 9.1%
of th e 65+ popu lation i n Tem p l e City are living be low
the Fede ral Poverty Leve l , w h ich is $24,600 for a family
of four and $12,060 tor a si ng le person. Ensuring that
l ow-income ol de r adu lts have access to quality programs
and services shou l d be a pri or ity of service providers,
incl uding t h e City.
HEALTH & HOUSING
Additional demographic data t hat i mpacts older adults
and shou ld influ ence future program and se rvi ces
planning fall within the health and housing areas. Th e
percentage of Temple City res i dents without heal t h
insurance co verage is 13.7%. It is likely that the majo rity
of seniors 65+ do have access to health insurance if they
q ualify for Medi ca re.
The med ia n house value in Temple City was $6 12,600
in 2015, a figure that has most likely in creased given the
housing price increase underway in Sou t hern Cali forni a.
The median monthly mo rtgage in Temple City was $2,287
in 2015 and th e med ian month ly rent was $1 ,266 . Both
of these figures have likely increased significantly over
the past two years, particu larly renta l costs. These have
an impact on the ab i lity of some seniors to remain in
their homes as their retirement i ncome remain s flat and
renta l cost s con t inue to increase. It also impacts why
seniors rema i n in the homes t h at they own, rather t han
move to ol der adu lt housing. In some cases, seniors have
homes that t hey own , but ca nnot afford to maintain due
to income l imitations. The Ce nsus reports that 74.4% of
Temple City res i dents have lived in th eir homes for 10 or
more years.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Among the se n ior 65+ popu l ation, 75% have at l east a
high schoo l dip loma and 26% have a Bachelor's degree
or higher. For the com munity as whole, ages 25 and
over, al most 65% have some leve l of college education ,
a Ba c he lor's degree, or a graduate degree. Given t he high
degree of ed ucationa l atta i nm ent in Temp le City, t her e
are opportu n ities to deve lop progr ams that support l ife-
long l earning opportunities , an d we ll as strong volunteer
programs f ocused on older adu lts work ing in the schoo l
district and community partner agencies.
IMPLICATIONS OF THE
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Temp le Ci t y will continu e t o see its older ad ult popu la tio n
grow and beco me an even larger percentage of its total
populat ion. Th is will challenge the community to provide
additional programs and services to support this growth.
Additionally, th e se n iors will con t inue to l ive longer.
A recent Los Angeles County report notes that the life
expectancy in the County is co nti nu i ng to increase, and
it notes that Temple City is in one of the top bands of
longevity. Provid ing for socia l izati on programs, fitness
programs , qua lity access t o hea lth care, easily access ibl e
trans portation, addressin g the needs of low-income
seniors, and providing adequate faci l ities for older adult
programs will be cr itical areas for the community to
address.
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A t its November 4, 2017 workshop, the Tem pl e City Senior Master Plan Advisory Co m mittee developed a series
of recommended Ac t ion Steps t o guide t he City and community i n building an older adu lt friendly commun ity.
Advisory Committee members uti l ized all of the i nf ormation that they received during the TCSMP process, including
their educational study sessions, community input from their c ommunity outrea c h efforts, pub l ic comments during
their regu l ar meetings, suggestions from the stakeholder i nterviews , and their personal exper iences in making these
recommendat ions.
Overview to the Action Steps
The following are important elements that provide the basis for many of the 24 Action Step recommendations made
by the Advisory Committee :
• Te mp le City's percentage of older adu lts in its
population is s ignificantly higher than that of most
cities in Los Angeles Coun t y and the State of Cali f ornia.
This trend will continue over the next decade and
beyond. The City and community should prioritize
being an age friendly community, using City planning
processes, and senior programs to ensure that older
adults have adequate access to services through
transportation, programs/activities, and informat ion.
T he Ci t y's Community Deve lopment Department staff
has an i m portant role t o play in planning, housing,
and accessibility iss ues , and has already i de nt ified
key iss ues related to olde r adu lts. The Ci ty's Parks and
Recreation Department will have a s ign ifican t r ole in
enhancing senior programs to meet the socialization ,
recreation, fitness, and informatio n needs of Temple
City's older adults.
• Temple City will con t in ue to have a high ly diverse
population. This will challenge the City and service
providers to be c u ltu ral ly sensitive and to provide
ade q uate services t o re ac h all segments of t he
community.
• Ensuring that all older adults have good access t o
serv ices and programs, regardless of their i ncome
leve ls, will be very important. The goal sh o uld be
to prevent any economic divide between those
who are well off and those seniors who live on very
limi t ed incomes and to ensure adequate access t o
transportation services.
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• Prevent i ng socia l isolatio n among older ad u lts ,
particularly those 65+, should be a priority for bo t h
the City and service providers. Multiple studies
sh ow that social i solation signifi cantly i ncreases the
potential for health problems and early death for
sen iors , particularly for men.
• Adult programs and services w i ll need a crea t ive
approach. Baby Boomers will continue to grow in
numbers and they do not see themselves as "seniors."
They wan t an active lifestyle and this will requi re t hat
Temple City think "out of t he box" for older adult
programming and services.
• At the same time, the number of older and frailer
seniors will c ontinue to increase, which will require
more comprehensive services and programs such as
case management, dementia care, and home health
care. Partnerships with community service providers
will be ve ry important to address these needs.
• The City shou ld be the l ead in looking for and preven t ing
fragme ntation of services for older adults, and should
ac tively seek new and expanded partnerships with
se rvi c e provi de rs i n the greater Templ e Ci ty geograph ic
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