Commission on Seniors Special Called Meeting of the Commission on Seniors - This is a special called interdepartmental meeting to share updates regarding the Age-Friendly Action Plan
COMMISSION ON SENIORS JANUARY 87H, 2019 AT 12:00PM AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH 5202 E. BEN WHITE AUSTIN, TX 78741 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Janee Briesemeister, Chair Natalie Cagle Billy Jackson Amy Temperley Peter Varteressian, Vice-Chair Erica Garcia-Pittman Martin Kareithi Sally Van Sickle Jacqueline Angel Karen Grampp Fred Lugo Diana Spain Patricia Bordie Adam Hauser Emily De Maria Nicola AGENDA CALL TO ORDER There may be discussion and action on any of the following items: I. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Each speaker signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will be called in order of sign-up and will be allowed three minutes to speak about items posted or not on the agenda. II. NEW BUSINESS A. Age-Friendly Action Plan Interdepartmental Meeting Round Table and Discussion III. STAFF BRIEFINGS A. Update on FY20 Community Engagement Meetings. IV. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days before the meeting date. Please call Halana Kaleel at Austin Public Health Department at (512) 972-5019 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Commission on Seniors, please contact Halana Kaleel at (512) 972-5019 or at Halana.Kaleel@austintexas.gov.
COMMISSION ON SENIORS SPECIAL CALLED MEETING JANUARY 7 7H, 2020 AT 1:00PM AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH 5202 E. BEN WHITE AUSTIN, TX 78741 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Janee Briesemeister, Chair Natalie Cagle Billy Jackson Amy Temperley Peter Varteressian, Vice-Chair Erica Garcia-Pittman Martin Kareithi Sally Van Sickle Jacqueline Angel Karen Grampp Fred Lugo Diana Spain Patricia Bordie Adam Hauser Emily De Maria Nicola REVISED AGENDA CALL TO ORDER There may be discussion and action on any of the following items: I. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Each speaker signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will be called in order of sign-up and will be allowed three minutes to speak about items posted or not on the agenda. II. NEW BUSINESS A. Age-Friendly Action Plan Interdepartmental Meeting Round Table and Discussion III. STAFF BRIEFINGS A. Update on FY20 Community Engagement Meetings IV. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days before the meeting date. Please call Halana Kaleel at Austin Public Health Department at (512) 972-5019 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Commission on Seniors, please contact Halana Kaleel at (512) 972-5019 or at Halana.Kaleel@austintexas.gov.
COMMISSION ON SENIOR SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 2020 The Commission on Seniors convened a special called meeting at Austin Public Health, 5202 E. Ben White Austin, TX 78741. Board Members in Attendance: Chair, Janee Briesemeister, Vice Chair, Peter Varteressian, Adam Hauser, Amy Temperly, Diana Spain, Emily De Maria Nicola, Erica Garcia-Pittman, Jacqueline Angel, Patricia Bordie, Sally Van Sickle. Board Members not in Attendance: Billy Jackson, Fred Lugo, Karen Grampp, Martin Kareithi, Natalie Cagle. Staff in Attendance: Tabitha Taylor, Age Friendly Plan Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health and Halana Kaleel, Public Health Educator II, Austin Public Health Presenters: None. Chair, Janee Briesemeister called the Board Meeting to order at 1:09 p.m. The Commission introduced themselves. I. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION A. None currently. II. NEW BUSINESS A. Age-Friendly Action Plan Interdepartmental Meeting Round Table and Discussion. i. Support Staff Tabitha Taylor facilitated a discussion between the Commissioners and City of Austin Department representatives on the Age-Friendly Austin Plan. ii. City Departments present included Austin Public Health, Parks and Recreation, and Austin Pubic Library. Plan. iii. Discussions included progress made, as well as what gaps exist in the Age Friendly iv. Work has been done to expand to what departments can best lead strategies and v. objections. There has been a shift to better develop metrics so the plan can be better monitor and measured. III. STAFF BRIEFINGS A. Update on FY20 Community Engagement Meetings i. Discussion tabled due to time constraints. A. Chair, Janee Briesemeister adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m. without objection. IV. ADJOURNMENT
