Item 1. Commission on Aging JAN Meeting Mins 2025 DRAFT — original pdf

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Commission on Aging Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 The Commission on Aging convened in a regular meeting at City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room, 301 W 2nd St, Austin, Texas, 78701 and remotely. Chair Bondi called the Commission on Aging Meeting to order at 12:00pm. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Richard Bondi, Vice Chair Gretchen Flatau, Austin Adams, Gloria Lugo, Henry Van de Putte, Jacqueline Angel, Jennifer Scott, Martin Kareithi, Preston Tyree, Suzanne Anderson, Teresa Ferguson, and Tina Rodriquez. Board Members/Commissioners not in Attendance: Marianna Gonzalez PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the December 11th, 2024, regular Commission on Aging Meeting. • The minutes from the meeting of December 11th, 2024, were approved by Commissioner Scott’s motion, Commissioner Angel’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Adams, Anderson, and Gonzalez were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion and review of Commission on Aging expiring terms (February 28th, 2025), the 60-day holdover period, and reapplying with appointing bodies for continued service. • Commissioners were reminded of upcoming expiring terms, the 60-day holdover period, and next steps if they would like to continue service on the Commission on Aging. 3. Discussion and update on the Age Friendly Austin Action Plan. • Brief update was provided on the plan, including that a draft was shared with the commissioners. 4. Discussion and update on communications with the City of Buda’s Commission on Aging. • Commissioners Adams and Anderson entered the dais. • Chair Bondi has been leading conversations with the City of Buda’s Commission on Aging, including opportunities for alignment and collaboration. 5. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee’s process for City of Austin FY26 Budget recommendations as it relates to the Commission on Aging. 1  • The Joint Inclusion Committee will be receiving a presentation from the City of Austin Housing Department. Chair Bondi will provide update at the next meeting to the commissioners. 6. Request for and discussion on potential budget recommendations from the Commission on Aging for the FY26 City of Austin Budget. • Commissioners were asked to submit budget recommendations in a timely manner. • Commissioners will be taking action on budget recommendations at their February and March meetings. STAFF BRIEFINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 7. 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. • Program Coordinator Nicole Howe gave an update on current activities of the Age Friendly • Ms. Howe has been working on developing a sensitivity training course which will be Austin program. available in the coming months. • Age Friendly Austin Staff participated in a holiday event at the Conely Guerro Senior Activity Center. This included an activity for seniors where they could write holiday cards to the unhoused which were attached to socks and disbursed by partner organizations to the community. • Discussions have been had with Austin Public Health’s Social Contracts Unit to see how Senior Transportation Services can be improved and properly funded. • Domain 3 of the Age Friendly Action Plan which covers housing met with City of Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office. WORKGROUP UPDATES 8. Update from the Budget Workgroup on information available for making budget recommendations as it relates to working group goals (Workgroup members include: Chair Bondi, Vice-Chair Flatau, and Commissioners Van de Putte and Scott). • Workgroup members are currently drafting budget recommendations for the Commission on Aging for the City of Austin FY25-26 Budget. 9. Update from the Age Friendly Austin Domains 4-6 Workgroup on the upcoming May 2025 Educational Event for Older American’s Month and the August 2025 Implicit Bias Event as it relates to working group goals (Workgroup members include: Chair Bondi and Commissioners Anderson, Ferguson, and Scott). • Upcoming event for Older American’s Month scheduled for May 2025 called Aging with Power. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Emergency Preparedness Presentation scheduled for February 2025. • Commissioner Scott would like to provide an update on the Older Americans Act of 2024. • Commissioners would like an update on the Texas Legislation and bills pertaining to older adults. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 12:50 pm without objection. 2 The minutes were approved at the DATE meeting on BOARD MEMBER’s motion, BOARD MEMBER second on a (vote count) vote. 3