City of Pflugerville officials intend to enhance senior amenities and formed a senior advisory task force in January to bolster the effort. City Council chose six senior citizen members for the senior panel Jan. 27. The task force will advise City Council on matters related to senior programs, developing long-range capital improvement programs, senior service policies, and developing programs at the library and recreation center, city documents state. Mayor Jeff Coleman expressed interest last year to improve senior services and facilities. "I would like for us to start discussions on what we are going to be doing with our seniors," Coleman said at a September City Council meeting. "It is an incredibly underserved population in our community." The city has programs and facilities in place for seniors, but more should be done, City Manager Brandon Wade said. "We have senior programs that are in our recreation center, but those appear to be wholly inadequate," he said. "They would like their own facilities." Seniors regularly gather, socialize and play games in a senior room at the Pflugerville Recreation Center, Wade said. The Pflugerville Public Library runs several adult programs, such as computer classes and genealogy meetings, that are popular with seniors, Assistant Library Director Jennifer Coffey said. Coffey and Adult Services Librarian Bette McDowell said they also do homebound delivery of books and outreach that involves traveling to local seniors homes to visit. "We pick a topic and just talk," Coffey said. "We usually finish up with pictures of pets." McDowell said the library is a good place for older adults to socialize and learn new skills through free programs. "We would love to expand, but we have what the director would call a bandwidth problem," Coffey said, regarding limited staff and space at the library. The creation of the advisory council coincides with an increasing number of Pflugerville seniors. People age 65 or older now account for more than six percent of the Pflugerville population, as of 2014, which is up from less than 4 percent of the citys population in 2000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. From 2000-13 the number of seniors in the city grew by 532 percent, Pflugerville spokeswoman Terri Waggoner said. City Council approved $40,000 for improvements to Windermere Pool in October, including a pool heater and wind screens to help seniors utilize the facility. "I think it's a way to step out for our seniors and pay attention to our aging population," Coleman said regarding the pool improvements.