Kirk Community, River Glen Park Neighborhood and Willows Senior centers are on the city's list as part of its move to consolidate community centers.

However, Joan Carrico, a deputy director at the San Jose Parks, Recreation and Services Department, said it is unlikely that programs currently offered at these centers will be affected.

Kirk Community and River Glen Park Neighborhood centers have been slated for reuse by nonprofit or all-neighborhood organizations in 2005-06.

The fate of the Willows Senior Center, however, will depend on the size of a new community center scheduled to open by 2008 in District 6.

Voters approved a $228 million bond measure in 2000 that includes the replacement of aging and unsafe park playgrounds along with the expansion or building of nine new community centers. In the next four years, six new buildings will be constructed.

If the new community center in District 6 is too small to accommodate the senior center's programs, the center will be removed from the re-use plan, said Carolyn Mosby, director for the Willows Senior Center.

Carrico stressed that any proposal for the use of these facilities, such as the Kirk Community Center, is subject to the city's approval.

"Kirk Community Center is one of the large facilities on the list," Carrico said. "The city has interests in keeping the programs that are already there."

Kirk Community Center currently runs the Young People's Theater as well as programs for seniors and small children.

Besides external partners, the city may also explore leasing the center to a city program, Gerard Manuel, the center's recreation supervisor, said.

River Glen Park Neighborhood Center, also on the list, is a small facility used by the Lincoln Little League to store its equipment and run concession activities such as the sale of snacks. Whether the Little League can continue to use the facility depends on negotiations between the city and Little League officials, Carrico said.

"The next step for us is to begin developing a request to community and nonprofits for proposals for the use of the facilities," Carrico said.

The re-use plan is still in its early stages and Carrico said over time the department will have a better idea of the city's expectations for suitable partners.