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Agenda

REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON AGING APRIL 9TH, 2025 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 Austin Adams Jacqueline L Angel Suzanne Anderson Teresa Ferguson Judi L Nudelman Jennifer Scott Preston Tyree Henry Van de Putte Asif Zaidi Mariana Gonzalez Martin Kareithi Faith Lane Fred Lugo Gloria Lugo AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. STAFF BRIEFINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. Approve the minutes of the March 12th, 2025, regular Commission on Aging Meeting. Staff Briefing regarding Age-Friendly Austin including update on the Age Friendly Austin Action Plan. Briefing by: Nicole Howe, Age Friendly Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. Staff Briefing regarding Centralized Guidance on Communicating with Older Adults. Briefing by: Halana Kaleel, Public Health Community Engagement Specialist, Austin Public Health. 3. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. Presentation regarding the FY25-26 City of Austin Housing Action Plan, Rocio Pena-Martinez, Grants Program Manager, and Julie Smith, Engagement Specialist, Housing Department. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) initiatives as they relate to the Commission on Aging including JIC Budget Recommendations for the City of Austin FY25-26 Budget. Discussion on tracking of Texas Legislative Items that impact older adults. Update on modifying the Commission on Aging Bylaws. Update on the Older Americans Month Proclamation, tentatively scheduled to go to Council on May 8th. Review of the Commission on Aging current workgroups and their goals and members including: the Domains 1-2 Workgroup, the Domain 3 Workgroup, the Domains 4-6 Workgroup, the Domain 8 Workgroup, the Quality of Life Study Workgroup, the Implicit Bias Workgroup, and the Collaboration with the Mayor’s Committee with Disabilities Workgroup. 10. Update on emergency preparedness efforts by Travis County in Manor, Texas. 11. Discussion regarding a transition of staff liaisons for the Commission on Aging. WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS 12. Recommendation from the Older Adults Quality of Life (QoL) Study Working Group for the City of Austin to provide additional funding for the QoL Study (Working Group members include: Chair Bondi, and Commissioners Van de Putte, Scott, and Tyree). DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 13. Approve a recommendation from the Older Adults Quality of Life Study Working Group for the City of Austin to provide additional funding for the QoL Study. 14. Conduct officer elections for the Chair and Vice Chair. 15. Discussion and possible action to approve a winner of the Commission on Aging 2025 Professional Community Service Award. 16. Discussion and possible action to approve a winner of the Commission on Aging 2025 Volunteer Community Service Award. 17. Discussion and possible action to form a Budget Working Group to track progress of commission budget recommendations and to follow up with the City of Austin Budget Office. 18. Discussion and possible action to form a Community Outreach Working Group to follow up with the groups and organizations that participated in the Quality of Life Study focus groups. 19. Nominate commissioners to serve as the primary and alternate Commission on Aging representatives to the Joint Inclusion Committee. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 20. Update from the Older Adults Quality of Life (QoL) Study Working Group on current status of the study as it relates to the working group goals and proceeding with only one commissioner representative on QoL WG Calls with study vendor (Working Group members include: Chair Bondi, and Commissioners Van de Putte, Scott, and Tyree). 21. Update from the Implicit Bias Day Working Group on current status of the recommendation on creating an Implicit Bias Day in Austin as it relates to the 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. working group goals (Working Group members include: Chair Bondi, and Commissioners Scott, and Tyree). 22. Update from the Age Friendly Austin Domains 4-6 Working Group on progress and key upcoming events as it relates to workgroup goals (Working Group members include: Chair Bondi and Commissioners Anderson, Ferguson, and Scott). FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Halana Kaleel at Austin Public Health, at 512-972-5019, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Commission on Aging, please contact Halana Kaleel at 512-972-5019.