Agenda — original pdf
4. REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON AGING NOVEMBER 13TH, 2024 AT NOON CITY HALL, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ROOM 301 W 2ND ST AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78701 Some members of the 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 Suzanne Anderson Jacqueline Angel Jennifer Scott Preston Tyree Henry Van de Putte Vacancies since Sep 2024: Mayor’s Office, Travis County Martin Kareithi Gloria Lugo Tina Rodriguez Teresa Ferguson AGENDA CALL TO ORDER/ATTENDANCE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. 3. Approve the minutes of the October 9th, 2024, regular Commission on Aging Meeting. Approve the 2025 regular meeting schedule of the Commission on Aging. Approve the annual Age Friendly Austin Community Survey and plan for distribution of the survey. Recommendation to form a workgroup on Emergency Preparedness Management to make recommendations on gaps in services and response for older adults and promoting the State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry (STEAR). DISCUSSION ITEMS 5. Update and reminder of Commission on Aging terms including upcoming terms that are ending, holdover periods, and term limits and quorum set in the Commission on Aging bylaws. STAFF BRIEFINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 6. Staff Briefing regarding Age-Friendly Austin including update on the Age Friendly Austin Action Plan Update, Nicole Howe, Age Friendly Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. WORKGROUP UPDATES 7. Update from the Implicit Bias Workgroup on their November meeting as it relates to the working group goals (Workgroup members include: Chair Bondi and Commissioners Tyree and Scott). Update from the Budget Workgroup on the recent Budget Townhalls as it relates to the working group goals (Workgroup members include: Chair Bondi, Vice-Chair Flatau, and Commissioners Van de Putte and Scott). Update from the Older Adults Quality of Life Study Workgroup on current status of the study as it relates to the working group goals (Workgroup members include: Chair Bondi, Vice- Chair Flatau, and Commissioners Van de Putte, Scott, and Tyree). WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of …
