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Approved Minutes

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 f. The Equity Office relayed that the RFQ process was recommended by the City of Austin Quality of Life Study. Aging. collaborate with. process. Finance Department. DISCUSSION ITEMS 5. Recognition of the Commission on Aging Community Service Award Recipients Barbara Epstein and Neomi Delgado (Chair Bondi and Vice Chair Flatau) a. The item was tabled due to loss of quorum. 6. 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. a. The item was tabled due to loss of quorum. 7. Discussion of the Older American’s Month Proclamation on May 2nd, 2024 (Chair Bondi). a. The item was tabled due to loss of quorum. 8. Discussion regarding the April 24th, 2024 Joint Inclusion Committee Meeting (Chair Bondi). a. The item was tabled due to loss of quorum. 9. 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). a. The item was tabled due to loss of quorum. 10. Discussion regarding the outcome of the Older Americans Month Kickoff Event 2024 (Chair Bondi). a. Chair Bondi gave update on the Older Americans Month Kickoff Event. b. Commissioner Gloria Lugo recommended prioritizing handing out emergency preparedness kits at Dittmar Recreation Center. 11. Discussion regarding the Older Adult Educational Event planned for October 2024 (Chair Bondi). a. The item was tabled due to loss of quorum. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 12. Approve the creation of a working group to monitor and advise on the Commission on Aging Quality of Life Study (Chair Bondi). • Recommendation to create a working group to monitor and advise on the Commission on Aging Quality of Life Study to be comprised of Commissioners Bondi, Flatau, Fred Lugo, Tyree, and Van de Putte was approved by Commissioner Van de Putte’s motion, Commissioner Fred Lugo’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners De Maria Nicola, Gozalez, and Angel were absent. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 13. Discussion regarding the May 7th, 2024 B&C Follow Up FY25 Budget Recommendations Event (Commission on Aging Budget Workgroup). 2  a. The item was tabled due to loss of quorum. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 p.m. due to loss of quorum. The minutes were approved at the June 12th, 2024 meeting on Commissioner Ferguson’s motion, Commissioner Angel’s second on a 8-0 vote. Commissioners De Maria Nicola, Gonzalez, Kareithi, and Van de Putte were absent. 3