REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON AGING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026, 12:00 P.M. AUSTIN ENERGY HEADQUARTERS, SHUDDE FAITH ASSEMBLY HALL 4815 MUELLER BLVD AUSTIN, TEXAS 78723 Some members of the Commission on Aging 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 Ryan Sperling, 512-974-3568, Ryan.Sperling@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Richard Bondi, Chair Teresa Ferguson, Vice Chair Suzanne Anderson Martin Kareithi Faith Lane Fred Lugo Angie Ozarowski Jennifer Scott Luan Tran AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Preston Tyree Henry Van de Putte Selina Yee Xiaoyi Zeng The first ten speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission on Aging regular meeting of July 8, 2026. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Discussion regarding Chair Bondi’s orientation sessions for new commission members. 2. Update on the status of the proclamation recommendations approved at the June 10, 2026 meeting. 3. Discussion regarding the proposed City of Austin FY2026-27 budget and the status of commission recommendations. 4. Discussion on the closed out 2021-2025 Age Friendly Austin Progress Report. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Review and document changes to the draft version of the Age Friendly Action Plan (AFAP) 2026-2030 Focus Area 1, discuss impacts on commission work, and approve the commission’s Focus Area One Work Plan. 6. Review and document changes to the draft version of AFAP 2026-2030 Focus Area 2, discuss impacts on commission work, and approve the Commission’s Focus Area Two Work Plan. 7. Discussion regarding commission priorities for AFAP 2026-2030 Focus Area 3 and possible action to approve a list of priorities. 8. Discussion and possible action to approve an internal framework that guides the Commission’s priorities for the next five years, to build, bridge, and champion key strategies from the 2026-2030 AFAP. 9. Approve a recommendation to Council supporting the 2026-2030 AFAP. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 10. Update from the Quality of Life Study Analysis working group regarding their progress on the working group goals. …
COMMISSION ON AGING MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026 The Commission on Aging convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room 1101, 301 W 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Bondi called the Commission on Aging Meeting to order at 12:12 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Richard Bondi (Chair) Suzanne Anderson Fred Lugo Judi Nudelman Agnieszka Ozarowski Xiaoyi Zeng Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Teresa Ferguson (Vice Chair) Martin Kareithi Faith Lane Preston Tyree Henry Van de Putte Selina Yee PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission on Aging regular meeting of June 10, 2026. The minutes of the June 10, 2026 meeting were approved on Commissioner Nudelman’s motion, Vice Chair Ferguson’s second on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Kareithi was off the dais. Commissioners Scott and Tran were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Update on a timeline for finalizing Age Friendly Action Plan 2026-2030. Briefing by Halana Kaleel, Community Engagement Specialist, and Nicole Alexander, Age Friendly Austin Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. 1 The briefing was made by Nicole Alexander, Age Friendly Austin Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Update on the July staff report to the Age Friendly Advisory Committee. Update by Chair Bondi. 4. Discussion regarding the Age Friendly Action Plan Focus Area Two. Discussion was held. 5. Update regarding the status of the proclamation recommendations approved at the June 10, 2026 meeting. Update by Chair Bondi. 6. Discussion regarding the Commission on Aging’s 2026 Annual Internal Review and Report. Discussion was held. 7. Discussion on the June 24th Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) meeting, including Levers of Economic Mobility Index, briefing on the Human Rights Impact Review, new Equity Officer Dr. Joseph Allen, Austin Police Department (APD) Collective Sex Crimes Unit and discussion of APD engagement with the JIC, and newly established Native American and Indigenous Quality of Life Commission. Discussion was held. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 8. Discussion reviewing the commission’s working groups, and possible action to change working group membership. The Federal Budget Reduction Working Group, FY2026-26 Budget Recommendation Follow-Up Working Group, and Quality of Life Transition Working Group were dissolved without objection. Commissioner Zeng was added to the Quality of Life Study Analysis Working Group on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Tyree’s second on a 12-0 vote. Commissioners Scott and Tran were absent. 9. Discussion regarding commission priorities …
