Senior Citizen Commission Regular Meeting

AGENDA

Senior Citizen Commission Regular Meeting

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 2:00 p.m.

Encinitas City Council Chambers

505 South Vulcan Avenue

Encinitas, California 92024

A copy of the Senior Citizen Commission meeting packet may be viewed by the public on the City's webpage at www.encinitasca.gov . A copy of the Senior Citizen Commission Agenda is posted on the bulletin board in the City Hall courtyard and on the front entrance bulletin board at the Encinitas Community and Senior Center.

Members of Senior Citizen Commission

Lambert Ling, Chair

Kristen Smith, Vice Chair

Mona Angel, Commissioner

Karen Kaden, Commissioner

Karen Koblentz, Commissioner

Stephen Lord, Commissioner

Julie Thunder, Commissioner

The Encinitas Senior Citizen Commission welcomes you and encourages your continued interest and involvement in the City's decision-making process.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE OPEN GOVERNMENT LAWS: Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the people's business. For more information on your rights under the Brown Act and other State laws, visit the city's webpage at www.encinitasca.gov under the heading Resources.

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Senior Citizen Commission regarding any item on this agenda received after the posting of the agenda and prior to the meeting will be made available for public inspection in the City Hall lobby during normal business hours.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act/Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title VI, this agency is an equal opportunity public entity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status or physical or mental disability in employment or the provision of service. If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Commission Secretary at 760-633-2740 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

VISUAL MATERIALS FOR SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION MEETINGS

To ensure that the City meets your needs when addressing the Senior Citizen Commission, all presentation materials which require the use of visual equipment need to be submitted to the City's IT Division no later than 10:00 a.m. on the day of the actual meeting. This includes photographs, Microsoft Office documents (PowerPoint, Word, Excel), audio and visual CD's, DVD's, and USB thumb/flash drives. All materials must be in PC format. Please label all materials with the agenda item number you are representing. We prefer that digital presentation items be emailed to it-service-desk@encinitasca.gov at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. (except for appeal hearings where materials must be submitted 7 days in advance). Should technical assistance be necessary, it will be available to presenters from 1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Presentation of video/digital/photographs are considered part of the maximum time limit provided to speakers.

PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION (Speaker Slips will be accepted no earlier than 30 minutes before the start of the meeting)

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Thirty (30) minutes are set aside at each meeting for citizens who wish to address an issue not on the agenda. The purpose of oral communications is to bring to the attention of the Commission a matter or matters which do not appear on the agenda. Remarks shall be addressed to Senior Citizen Commission as a body and not to any member of the Senior Citizen Commission, staff or the public. State law prohibits Commission action on non-agenda items because the public would be unaware prior to the meeting of any potential action. If needed, Oral Communication items will be referred to the City Staff either for resolution by administrative action or placement on a future agenda. Each speaker is allowed three (3) minutes to address the Senior Citizen Commission. Please submit a speaker slip to the Commission Clerk.

AGENDA ITEMS: To speak on agenda items, please submit a speaker slip to the Commission Clerk. Each speaker is allowed three (3) minutes to address the Senior Citizen Commission Please be aware that the Chair has the authority to reduce equally each speaker's time to accommodate a larger number of speakers.

Audio of past Senior Citizen Commission meetings is available on our website at www.encinitasca.gov .

1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

ROLL CALL

3.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

4A.

Sergeant Kristy Trampus, San Diego County Sheriff s Department North Coastal Station, Traffic Safety.

North Coastal Traffic Safety Presentation

4B.

Fire Chief Joshua Gordon, Encinitas Fire and Marine Safety Department, Fire Prevention and Safety.

5.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS / POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF