Community Services Supervisor Jesse Zavala briefed the Parks and Recreation Commission on the 2025 Cerritos Senior Center Health and Wellness Fair, which staff said was held Friday, Oct. 3, at the Cerritos Senior Center and opened to residents at 8:30 a.m. and the general public at 9 a.m.

Zavala said the event’s theme was "Improve your health for a better self." He reported a total of 500 attendees, of whom 403 were residents and 97 were nonresidents; 65 vendors participated and 39 volunteers signed up and attended. "This event wouldn't be possible with our amazing staff and volunteers," Zavala said during the presentation.

Staff listed 10 screening services provided at the fair, including sleep-disorder information, blood-pressure checks, skin-cancer education, fall-prevention resources, vision screenings, an artery-health questionnaire, pulse and glucose checks and a liver ultrasound. City departments that provided information included recreation, public works, the Cerritos Library, the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts and Community Safety. Vendor organizations mentioned in the presentation included Athens Services, the Human Services Association, Kaiser Permanente, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, LA Metro and PIH Health; financial and end-of-life planning vendors included New York Life, Pathways, Carmelo Rose Wellness and the Artesia Cemetery District.

Commissioners asked questions about outreach and year-over-year attendance; staff said the fair was marketed with flyers, posters, social media, the Cerritos website and a community newspaper, and noted the event had about 20 more attendees than the prior year. Vice Chair Patnaik commented that the high share of resident attendees indicated local residents were using the services: "85% of the folks who are from Cerritos ... that shows that people in this city are taking advantage of the services that you are providing," Patnaik said.

After the presentation and a brief public-comment period with one commenter about a separate administrative issue, a commissioner moved to receive and file the informational report. The motion was seconded and carried; the transcript records commissioners voting in the affirmative but does not provide a roll-call tally.

Staff recommended the commission review the report and receive and file it; commissioners voted to do so. Zavala told commissioners he was available to answer follow-up questions and staff will continue to report on senior programming in future meetings.

Ending: The commission took no regulatory action beyond receiving the report. The information will remain on file and be used by staff for future program planning and outreach.