Item 1: January 14, 2026 Draft Minutes — original pdf

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COMMISSION ON AGING REGLUAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026 The Commission on Aging convened in a Regular meeting on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 301 W 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Bondi called the Commission on Aging Meeting to order at 12:15 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Richard Bondi, Chair Suzanne Anderson Fred Lugo Judi L Nudelman Jennifer Scott Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Teresa Ferguson, Vice Chair Martin Kareithi Faith Lane Gloria Lugo Luan Tran Preston Tyree Henry Van de Putte Selina Yee PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission on Aging Regular Meeting on December 10, 2025. The minutes of the Commission on Aging regular meeting on December 10, 2025 were approved on Commissioner Scott’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second on a 12-0 vote. Commissioner Adams was absent. Commissioner Van de Putte was off the dais. 1 STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding the Age Friendly Austin Partner Summit on January 28th, progress of community engagement for the development of the Age Friendly Austin Action Plan 2026- 2030, progress on Resolution 20250605-084, and other Age-Friendly Austin activities. Briefing by Halana Kaleel, Public Health Community Engagement Specialist, and Nicole Alexander, Public Health Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. The presentation was made by Halana Kaleel, Public Health Community Engagement Specialist, and Nicole Alexander, Public Health Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. 4. Discussion regarding responses on a community input survey regarding budget priorities created and presented by Chair Bondi. The presentation was made by Chair Bondi. Discussion regarding scheduling future presentations to the Commission on Aging. Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. 6. Discussion and possible approval of the formation of a Working Group to collaborate with stakeholders and provide a recommendation on emergency preparedness. Discussed. Discussion and possible approval of a recommendation to support the Age-Friendly Action Plan Priority Areas for 2026-2031. Withdrawn without objection. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 7. 8. Update from the Budget Working Group regarding proposed recommendation topics. Update was given by Chair Bondi. Update from the Quality of Life Survey Working Group regarding the status of updates to the final report, review by City staff, and next steps. Update was given by Chair Bondi. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Presentation on addiction and mental health – Judi Nudelman Presentation on advancing population health – Dr. Luan Tran, Jennifer Nudelman and Jennifer Scott Presentation on the continuum of care for aging – Henry Van de Putte and Jennifer Scott 2 Discussion regarding the services and programming of adult day centers – Anderson CapMETRO presentation on transit speed and reliability. – Martin Kareithi Presentation regarding emergency management communication to Aging communities in Austin- Austin Emergency Management Communications ADJOURNMENT Chair Bondi adjourned the meeting at 1:56 p.m. without objection 3