Advisory Commission on Aging
Commissioners |
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COMMISSIONER, CHAIR Michele Valencia |
COMMISSIONER, VICE CHAIR Sheila Gibbons |
COMMISSIONER, CHAIR Naida Tushnet |
COMMISSIONER Allan Goldstein |
COMMISSIONER Robert Finney |
COMMISSIONER William Smith |
COMMISSIONER Phyllis Schmidt |
COMMISSIONER Norma Chinchilla |
COMMISSIONER Carolyn Hines |
Irene Rodriguez (Clerical Support) irene.rodriguez@longbeach.gov |
2024 Commission Meeting Schedule
Long Beach Advisory Commission on Aging
Meetings are held at 1150 E. 4th Street – Room#202 at 10 am.
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month. (***Unless stated below.)
Dates |
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January 10, 2024 |
February 14, 2024 *Aquarium of the Pacific |
March 13, 2024 *El Dorado Park |
April 10, 2024 *Silverado Park |
May 08, 2024 - Meeting CANCELLED *Houghton Park |
June 12, 2024 *Chavez Park |
July 10, 2024 *Expo Arts Center - 4321 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach,90807 Meeting in the Held Together Comedy Theater |
August 14, 2024 |
September 11, 2024 |
October 09, 2024 |
November 13, 2024 |
December 11, 2024 |
Commission Eligibility:
Must be a Long Beach resident
Commission Objectives:
The duties and functions of the Commission, as stated by the City of Long Beach Charter, are as follows:
- To act in an advisory capacity to any City department, or City Council committee concerned with senior problems on all matters pertaining to older Americans an their needs.
- To assemble information on problems and their solutions for older American through all available means, including public hearings.
- To be empowered on its own initiative to make recommendations to senior citizen service agencies on matters within its purview.
- To act to facilitate coordination between existing and proposed programs for the elderly.
- To carry out such studies as may be assigned to it by the City Council.
- To report to the Mayor and City Council its findings from time to time.
- City Ordinance 2.57.030
Commission Structure:
The Commission is comprised of nine citizens of Long Beach over the age of 50 years who are appointed for a two-year term, for a maximum of four terms. The regular meeting of the Commission is held on the second Wednesday of each month from 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. at the Long Beach Senior Center, with the exception of noted meetings.
For more information, please contact: For more information, please contact: Irene Rodriguez, Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine - Community Recreation Services Bureau, at (562) 570-3538.