3. 4. REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON AGING MAY 8TH, 2024 AT NOON CITY HALL, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ROOM 301 W 2ND ST AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78701 Some members of the BOARD/COMMISSION may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Halana Kaleel, 512- 972-5019, Halana.Kaleel@austintexas.gov. CURRENT MEMBERS: Richard Bondi, Chair Gretchen Flatau, Vice-Chair Mariana Gonzalez Austin Adams Jacqueline Angel Emily De Maria Nicola Preston Tyree Henry Van de Putte Vacancy since March 2024-AAA Vacancy since January 2024-District 1 Vacancy since May 2023-District 6 Martin Kareithi Fred Lugo Gloria Lugo Teresa Ferguson AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. STAFF BRIEFINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. Approve the minutes of the April 10th, 2024 Regular Commission on Aging Meeting. Staff Briefing regarding Age-Friendly Austin including update on the Age Friendly Austin Action Plan Update and Older Americans Month Activities, Nicole Howe, Age Friendly Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. Staff Briefing regarding the Equity-Based Preservation Plan, Cara Bertron, City of Austin Planning Department. Staff Briefing regarding the Commission on Aging Quality of Life Study Process and Timeline, Alejandra Mireles and Jeremy Garza, City of Austin Equity Office. DISCUSSION ITEMS 5. Recognition of the Commission on Aging Community Service Award Recipients Barbara Epstein and Neomi Delgado (Chair Bondi and Vice Chair Flatau) 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Presentation on the UT Austin 2024 L&L Symposium Findings, Alexandra De La Mora, LBJ School of Public Affairs and Lourdes Romañach Álvarez, School of Human Ecology, Human Development and Family Sciences. Discussion of the Older American’s Month Proclamation on May 2nd, 2024 (Chair Bondi). Discussion regarding the April 24th, 2024 Joint Inclusion Committee Meeting (Chair Bondi). Discussion regarding the Resolution concerning the use of City resources for regulation of gender related healthcare discussed at the May 2nd City of Austin Council meeting (Chair Bondi). Discussion regarding the outcome of the Older Americans Month Kickoff Event 2024 (Chair Bondi). Discussion regarding the Older Adult Educational Event planned for October 2024 (Chair Bondi). DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 12. Approve the creation of a working group to monitor and advise …
COMMISSION ON AGING | MAY 8, 2024 Austin History Center (C05767, PICA 24201, PICA 29995); Chen Chen Wu; City of Austin Why This Matters Changing city POP. Changing preservation field Existing preservation plan adopted Pixels, City of Austin, Austin History Center (PICA 36924), City of San Antonio Community-Based Process 12 months 1,100 working group hours Input from 300+ people Icons from the Noun Project: Community by Gan Khoon Lay, focus group by mikicon, committee by Adrien Coquet Community-Based Process “Being part of the working group was a great experience mainly because the members had diverse backgrounds, but the same goal. It was a rare learning experience.” Michelle Benavides Ursula A. Carter Linda Y. Jackson Brenda Malik Emily Payne Gilbert Rivera 1 Brita Wallace* 1 Justin Bragiel 2 Mary Jo Galindo* Meghan King* Alyson McGee 1 Rocio Peña-Martinez* JuanRaymon Rubio 2 Bob Ward 1 Noel Bridges 1 Jerry Garcia 1 Jolene Kiolbassa 1 Debra Murphy 2 Misael Ramos* Maria Solis* 1 Caroline Wright 1 *Drafting Committee member 1 Phase 1 only 2 Phase 2 only Julia Brookins* Ben Goudy 2 Kevin Koch Robin Orlowski 2 Mary Reed* 1 Erin Waelder 1 Amalia Carmona 2 Hanna Huang* 1 Kelechi Madubuko Leslie Ornelas 1 Lori Renteria 1 Equity-Based Preservation Plan REVIEWING THE DRAFT Neal Douglass, Oct. 1949, ND-49-346-02, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library. Plan Vision Historic preservation in Austin actively engages communities in protecting and sharing important places and stories. Preservation uses the past to create a shared sense of belonging and to shape an equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and economically vital future for all. Joe’s Bakery, anonymous, Amy Moreland/ Austin’s Atlas Draft Plan Goals 1. Tell Austin’s full history 9. Proactively identify important places 2. Recognize cultural heritage 10. Follow good designation practices 3. Preserve archaeological resources 11. Support stewardship of community 4. Stabilize communities assets 5. Support environmental sustainability 12. Be strategic with review 6. Engage communities equitably 13. Protect historic resources 7. Support people doing the work 14. Implement the plan collaboratively 8. Engage new partners What We Preserve Parade and mural unveiling (The Austin Chronicle), San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation Think broadly. • Recognize Austin’s rich and complex history through active listening, inclusive research, and interpretation • Better recognize and protect legacy businesses, murals, and archaeological resources • Use preservation tools to support community stabilization and environmental sustainability Who Preserves Invite and support. • Help people access knowledge, …
MAY 8TH, 2024 COMMISSION ON AGING QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY UPDATE 2 WHAT WILL THIS UPDATE COVER? • Recap • RCA – July 18th • Workgroup Members • What's next? • Questions? HISTORY: EQUITY OFFICE & QUALITY OF LIFE STUDIES 3 o Creation of Equity Office o Equity Office Work o Past Quality of Life Studies o Application of Quality-of-Life Studies RECAP Procurement: Publication, Evaluation, & RCA COA Formatting: Scope of Work & Evaluation Criteria Commissioner Vision 5 BREAKDOWN: VISION & FORMATTING o Retreats o Drafts of documents (scope of work/evaluation criteria) o COA Formatting o Feedback, feedback, feedback • From that feedback... o Gather evaluation team o Six vendors evaluated o Individually o Discussed over three days BREAKDOWN OF PROCUREMENT 6 o Best evaluated response selected o Pricing request received April 5th o Contract negotiation o Procurement – Council Agenda Timeline • April 2nd for May 30th Council Date • May 20th for July 18th Council Date WORKGROUP MEMBERS 8 WHAT'S NEXT? Kick Off Meeting • Communication Expectations • Vendor's first steps, for feedback • Questions Preparation for Kick Off • Workgroup Members • SharePoint Access • NDAs** • List of Organizations 9 QUESTIONS? THANK YOU! Alejandra Mireles Alejandra.Mireles@austintexas.gov Office: 512-974-8045 Mobile: 512-797-3375 Jeremy Garza Jeremy.Garza@austintexas.gov Office: 512-978-1798 Mobile: 512-992-9623
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 RESOLUTION NO. WHEREAS, the City has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States for over a decade, resulting in rapidly increasing demands on housing, infrastructure, public safety, and other City resources; and WHEREAS, in 2023, the Texas State Legislature passed legislation restricting or criminalizing access to gender-affirming healthcare across Texas, which was subsequently signed by the governor and became law effective September 1, 2023; and WHEREAS, as a home-rule city, the City has the authority and responsibility to prioritize the use of its limited resources and taxpayer dollars to address the most urgent needs of all residents, including focusing the use of public safety resources on substantive and broad threats to residents’ safety and livelihood; and WHEREAS, City Council recognizes that families and healthcare providers in Austin are living in uncertainty and fear, and many are considering moving away or have already moved to other states to access medical care for their children or to be able to practice medicine freely in accordance with professional and ethical standards; and WHEREAS, multiple healthcare providers in Texas have scaled back healthcare services in response to legal challenges, perception of legal risk, harassment, or threats of violence; and WHEREAS, gender-affirming healthcare has been proven to be evidence- based, medically necessary, and lifesaving by the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Page 1 of 6 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Academy of Pediatricians, the Endocrine Society, the American Psychiatric Association, and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, amongst other institutions; and WHEREAS, studies have shown that gender transition, including access to gender-affirming healthcare, improves the overall wellbeing of transgender people and that access to gender-affirming healthcare for youth is associated with better mental health outcomes and lower risks of suicide; and WHEREAS, over 94 percent of LGBTQ+ youth surveyed by the Trevor Project in late 2021 said recent politics have negatively impacted their mental health, and 93 percent of transgender and nonbinary youth surveyed by the Trevor Project in 2022 said they have worried about transgender people being denied access to gender-affirming medical care due to state or local laws; …
Commission on Aging Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 The Commission on Aging convened in a regular meeting at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room, 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas, 78701 and remotely. Chair Bondi called the Commission on Aging Meeting to order at 12:13pm. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Richard Bondi, Vice Chair Gretchen Flatau, Austin Adams, Teresa Ferguson, Fred Lugo, Henry Van de Putte, Preston Tyree, Martin Kareithi (entered the dais at 12:20pm), Gloria Lugo, and Emily De Maria Nicola (entered dais at 12:16pm). Board Members/Commissioners not in Attendance: Emily De Maria Nicola, Mariana Gozalez, and Jacqueline Angel. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the April 10th, 2024 Regular Commission on Aging Meeting. • The minutes from the meeting of April 10th, 2024, were approved by Vice-Chair Flatau’s motion, Commissioner Ferguson’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners De Maria Nicola, Gozalez, and Angel were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS/ANNOUCMENTS 2. Staff Briefing regarding Age-Friendly Austin including update on the Age Friendly Austin Action Plan Update and Older Americans Month Activities, Nicole Howe, Age Friendly Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. a. Ms. Howe gave an update on the Age Friendly Austin Action Plan revisions. 3. Staff Briefing regarding the Equity-Based Preservation Plan, Cara Bertron, City of Austin Planning Department. a. A briefing was provided on the status of the updated Equity Based Preservation Plan. b. This is the first time the plan has been updated since the 1980’s. c. The plan focuses on historic preservation to protect important places and stories in Austin. d. Focuses on preserving places that are valuable to community and history. e. Cultural Mapping Program and the Legacy Inheritance Incentive Program were discussed. 4. Staff Briefing regarding the Commission on Aging Quality of Life Study Process and Timeline, Alejandra Mireles and Jeremy Garza, City of Austin Equity Office. 1 a. The Equity Office provided an update on the current status of the Commission on Aging’s b. Recommendation to add community members to the working group of the Commission on c. After approval of the contract from Austin City Council, a kickoff meeting will be hosted so the Commission on Aging can communicate expectations to the vendor. d. The recommendation for the next steps is to create a list of organizations for the vendor to e. Vice-Chair Flatau expressed that the RFP process would have been better than the RFQ …
