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Commission on Aging Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, March 12th, 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 12:05pm. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Richard Bondi, Vice Chair Gretchen Flatau, Austin Adams, Faith Lane, Gloria Lugo, Henry Van de Putte, Jacqueline Angel, Jennifer Scott, Martin Kareithi, Suzanne Anderson, and Teresa Ferguson. Board Members/Commissioners not in Attendance: Marianna Gonzalez and Preston Tyree PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the February 12th, 2025, regular Commission on Aging Meeting. The minutes from the meeting of February 12th, 2025, were approved by Vice-Chair Flatau’s motion, Commissioner Anderson second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Gonzalez, Tyree, Fred Lugo, Scott, and Van de Putte were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. Staff Briefing regarding Age-Friendly Austin including update on the Age Friendly Austin Action Plan and centralized guidance on communicating with older adults. Briefing by: Nicole Howe, Age Friendly Program Coordinator and Halana Kaleel, Public Health Community Engagement Specialist, Austin Public Health. • AF Program Coordinator Nicole Howe provided an update on the AF Austin Action Plan including upcoming initiatives and activities. • PH Community Engagement Specialist Halana Kaleel will provide update at next meeting. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) initiatives as they relate to the Commission on Aging including a recap on presentations received by the JIC on bonds from Austin Public Health and a presentation from the City of Austin Budget Office. • Chair Bondi provided an overview of two presentations received by the JIC at their last meeting. 4. Discussion on the Commission on Aging 2025 Community Service Awards. • Nomination form has been distributed and will close at the end of March. • Commissioners will take action at their April 2025 meeting. 5. Discussion on tracking of Texas Legislative Items that impact older adults. 1 • Chair Bondi provided an update on the tracking spreadsheet being used to track Texas Legislative Items impacting older adults and other communities. 6. Discussion on Age Friendly Initiatives prioritized by the Commission on Aging. • Chair Bondi gave update on items being prioritized over the next year for the AFA Action Plan. 7. Update on the Older Adults Quality of Life Study, Nirali Thakkar, Cortez Consulting. • Nirali Thakkar from Cortez Consulting gave an update on the community engagement efforts for the Older Adults Quality of Life Study. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 8. Discussion and possible action on the 2025 Older American’s Month Proclamation language and development. • Commissioners Fred Lugo and Van de Putte entered the dais. • Recommendation that the Commission on Aging submits a proclamation for Older Americans Month 2025 including discussed language was approved on Vice-Chair Flatau’s motion, Commissioner Adams second on a 11-0 vote. Commissioners Gonzalez, Tyree, and Scott were absent. 9. Discussion and possible action on a budget recommendation for the City of Austin Fiscal Year Budget 25-26 regarding Translation and Interpretation Services for Boards and Commissions. • Budget recommendation to support Translation and Interpretation Services for Boards and Commissions was approved on Vice-Chair Flatau’s motion, Commissioner Fred Lugo’s second on a 11-0 vote. Commissioners Gonzalez, Tyree, and Scott were absent. 10. Discussion and possible action on a budget recommendation for the City of Austin Fiscal Year Budget 25-26 regarding Increased Funding for Homeless Strategy Office. • Budget recommendation to support Increased Funding for Homeless Strategy Office was approved on Vice-Chair Flatau’s motion, Commissioner Van de Putte’s second on a 11-0 vote. Commissioners Gonzalez, Tyree, and Scott were absent. 11. Discussion and possible action on a budget recommendation for the City of Austin Fiscal Year Budget 25-26 regarding Funds for Senior Transportation Programs. • Commissioner Scott entered the dais. • Budget recommendation to support Funds for Senior Transportation Programs was approved on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Kareithi’s second on a 12-0 vote. Commissioners Gonzalez and Tyree were absent. 12. Discussion and possible action on a budget recommendation for the City of Austin Fiscal Year Budget 25-26 regarding funding for In Home Care for Older Adults. • Budget recommendation to support funding for In Home Care for Older Adults was approved on Vice-Chair Flatau’s motion, Commissioner Gloria Lugo’s second on a 9-0- 3 vote. Commissioners Anderson, Bondi, and Van de Putte abstained due to conflict of interest. Commissioners Gonzalez and Tyree were absent. 13. Discussion and possible action on a budget recommendation for the City of Austin Fiscal Year Budget 25-26 regarding funding for Home Delivered Meals for Older Adults. • Budget recommendation to support funding for funding for Home Delivered Meals for Older Adults was approved on Vice-Chair Flatau’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second on a 10-0-2 vote. Commissioners Bondi and Van de Putte abstained due to conflict of interest. Commissioners Gonzalez and Tyree were absent. 14. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation for the City of Austin to create a Native American and Indigenous Community Commission. • Budget recommendation to support Funds for Senior Transportation Programs was approved on Commissioner Scott’s motion, Vice Chair Flatau’s second on a 12-0 vote. Commissioners Gonzalez and Tyree were absent. 2 15. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation for Paramount Theater Artistic Preservation. • No action was taken at this time. 16. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation for an Inter-Agency Task Force for Emergency Preparedness. • No action was taken at this time. 17. Discussion and possible action on amending the Commission on Aging bylaws to add a committee to advise on Age Friendly Austin Initiatives. • Recommendation to approve redlined Commission on Aging bylaws to add a committee was approved on Vice-Chair Flatau’s motion, Commissioner Fred Lugo’s second on a 12-0 vote. Commissioners Gonzalez and Tyree were absent. WORKGROUP UPDATES 18. Update from the Budget Workgroup on the status of proposed budget recommendations relates to working group goals and the proposed calendar for the FY2025-2026 City of Austin Budget (Workgroup members include: Chair Bondi, Vice-Chair Flatau, and Commissioners Van de Putte and Scott). • Workgroup provided update on development of the budget recommendations for FY25- 26. • Workgroup recommendations have been made and now workgroup is dissolved. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Form a new Budget Workgroup • Vote on JIC representatives • Hold Chair and Vice Chair elections • Vote on Commission on Aging Community Service Award • Presentation from the City of Austin Housing Department ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:12 pm without objection. The minutes were approved at the DATE meeting on BOARD MEMBER’s motion, BOARD MEMBER second on a (vote count) vote. 3