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COMMISSION ON AGING MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Commission on Aging REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 9, 2025 The Commission on Aging convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 12:00 P.M. at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room 1101, 301 W 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Commissioner Ferguson called the Commission on Aging Meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Teresa Ferguson Gloria Lugo Judi L Nudelman Luan Tran Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Richard Bondi, Chair Suzanne Anderson Austin Adams Faith Lane Fred Lugo Jennifer Scott Preston Tyree PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the March 12th, 2025, regular Commission on Aging Meeting. The minutes were approved on Commissioner Scott’s motion, Commissioner Lugo’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Tyree was off the dais. Commissioners Angel, Gonzalez, Kareithi, Van de Putte, and Zaidi were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 1 COMMISSION ON AGING MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 9, 2025 2. 3. 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. Withdrawn without objection. Staff Briefing regarding Centralized Guidance on Communicating with Older Adults. Briefing by: Halana Kaleel, Public Health Community Engagement Specialist, Austin Public Health. Briefing by Halana Kaleel, Public Health Community Engagement Specialist, Austin Public Health. 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. Presentation by Rocio Pena-Martinez, Grants Program Manager; and Julie Smith, Engagement Specialist, Housing Department. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 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. Update provided by Chair Bondi. Discussion on tracking of Texas Legislative Items that impact older adults. Discussion was held. Update on modifying the Commission on Aging Bylaws. Update provided by Chair Bondi Update on the Older Americans Month Proclamation, tentatively scheduled to go to Council on May 8th. Update provided by Halana Kaleel, Public Health Community Engagement Specialist, Austin Public Health. 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. Discussion was held. Update on emergency preparedness efforts by Travis County in Manor, Texas. Discussion was held. Discussion regarding a transition of staff liaisons for the Commission on Aging. Discussion was held. WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS 2 COMMISSION ON AGING MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 9, 2025 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). Withdrawn without objection. 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. Withdrawn without objection. 14. Conduct officer elections for the Chair and Vice Chair. The motion to elect Commissioner Bondi as Chair was approved on Chair Bondi’s motion, Commissioner Lugo’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Angel, Gonzalez, Kareithi, Van de Putte, and Zaidi were absent. The motion to elect Commissioner Ferguson and Vice Chair was approved on Chair Bondi’s motion, Commissioner Tyree’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lane was off the dais. Commissioners Angel, Gonzales, Kareithi, Van de Putte, and Zaidi were absent. Discussion and possible action to approve a winner of the Commission on Aging 2025 Professional Community Service Award. Vicki Parson was approved as the winner of the Commission on Aging 2025 Professional Community Service Award on Vice Chair Ferguson’s motion, Chair Bondi’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Tran abstained. Commissioners Angel, Gonzales, Kareithi, Van de Putte, and Zaidi were absent. Discussion and possible action to approve a winner of the Commission on Aging 2025 Volunteer Community Service Award. Samrity Dhawan was approved as the winner of the Commission on Aging 2025 Volunteer Community Service Award on Vice Chair Ferguson’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second on an 8-0 vote. Commissioner Lane abstained. Commissioner Tran was off the dais. Commissioners Angel, Gonzales, Kareithi, Van de Putte, and Zaidi were absent. 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. Withdrawn without objection. 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. Withdrawn without objection. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Nominate commissioners to serve as the primary and alternate Commission on Aging representatives to the Joint Inclusion Committee. 3 COMMISSION ON AGING MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 9, 2025 The motion to nominate Chair Bondi as the primary Commission on Aging representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee was approved on Commissioner Scott’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second on an 8-0 vote. Commissioners Tran and Tyree were off the dais. Commissioners Angel, Gonzales, Kareithi, Van de Putte, and Zaidi were absent. The motion to nominate Commissioner Ferguson as the alternate Commission on Aging representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee was approved on Chair Bondi’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second on an 8-0 vote. Commissioners Tran and Tyree were off the dais. Commissioners Angel, Gonzales, Kareithi, Van de Putte, and Zaidi were absent. 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). Withdrawn due to lack of quorum. 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 working group goals (Working Group members include: Chair Bondi, and Commissioners Scott, and Tyree). Withdrawn due to lack of quorum. 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). Withdrawn due to lack of quorum. 21. 22. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Chair Bondi adjourned the meeting at 2:06 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the DATE meeting on BOARD MEMBER’s motion, BOARD MEMBER second on a (vote count) vote. 4 COMMISSION ON AGING MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 9, 2025 5