The Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) is asking residents for input on the relocation plans for the Long Beach Senior Center. Residents can contribute to the conversation through an online survey and at a community meeting on Sept. 12.
The Center will be moving to 125 Elm Ave., with the new facility taking up the ground floor of the existing building. The new Long Beach Senior Center will have services such as social and recreation programs, health-focused activities, meals and nutrition, plus community and cultural support initiatives.
The address is the site of a former Southern California Edison service center, approved for purchase by Long Beach City Council in Oct. 2022 for $21 million. The renovation plans for the five-story building included a new senior center, crime analysis lab and office space for city workers.
According to City Manager Tom Modica, the move to the new Long Beach Senior Center will cost the City less than renovating the current Center. City staff estimated that the building purchase would cost another $23.3 million in renovations to prepare the facility for full use, and $150,000 in transaction costs.
At the Sept. 12 community meeting, PRM staff will lead a presentation about the project and residents in attendance can directly give their feedback to department staff and the project consultant.
The survey will be available online through Sept. 30 and can be taken in English, Spanish, Khmer and Tagalog. Residents without regular access to a computer or smartphone can take the survey in the computer lab of any open Long Beach Public Library location.
The community meeting for the Long Beach Senior Center will be held on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. at the current Long Beach Senior Center, located at 1150 E. Fourth St. The survey will be available to complete at the meeting.
To learn more about the input process for the new Long Beach Senior Center, residents are encouraged to contact the Acting Manager of the Parks, Partnerships and Planning Bureau Sheryln Beatty by calling 562-965-3751 or emailing Sherlyn.Beatty@longbeach/gov.
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