WORKSHOP ITEM - Robert Therres, Public Services Mgr./Asst. City Manager
Title
NAMING OF NEW SENIOR/ACTIVITY FACILITY
Background
At a Senior Advisory Committee meeting earlier this year, the topic of naming the new Senior/Activity Facility currently under construction was discussed. The Current facility name is the Mary Ann Young Senior Center. Mary Ann Young was the City’s first Senior Programs Director and the driving force in getting the first Senior Center Facility built in 1982.
After discussion, the Senior Advisory Committee is recommending the new facility be named the Mary Ann Young Center. They wanted to drop the word senior out to recognize that other programs will take place there as well as eliminate the confusion that it is not a residential senior home.
The Senior Advisory Committee is also recommending that the large dining/activity room be named the Thomas Ryan Room in recognition of the Mayor’s long standing efforts on behalf of seniors in our community.
Recommendation
Receive feedback from the Council on the Senior Advisory Committee’s recommendations before bringing an item forward to the City Council.