Item 1: May 13, 2026 Draft Minutes — original pdf

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COMMISSION ON AGING MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026 The Commission on Aging convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room 1101, 301 W 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Bondi called the Commission on Aging Meeting to order at 12:12 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Richard Bondi (Chair) Fred Lugo Judi Nudelman Henry Van de Putte Xiaoyi Zeng Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Teresa Ferguson (Vice Chair) Suzanne Anderson Martin Kareithi Faith Lane Jennifer Scott Luan Tran Preston Tyree PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission on Aging regular meeting of April 8, 2026. There was a motion by Commissioner Lugo, seconded by Commissioner Nudelman, to amend the minutes to change the vote count in Item 8 to 8-0 and list Commissioner Van de Putte as abstaining, and on Item 9 to correct the spelling of Commissioner Van de Putte’s name. The amendment was approved on a 9-0 vote. The minutes were approved as amended on Commissioner Nudelman’s motion, Commissioner Lugo’s second on a 9-0 vote. Vice Chair Ferguson and Commissioners Kareithi and Scott were off the dais. Commissioners Adams and Yee were absent. 1 STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Briefing regarding emergency preparedness services for older adults. Presentation by Ana Urueta, Emergency Management Manager, Austin Public Health. Item 2 was taken up after Item 3 without objection. The presentation was made by Ana Urueta, Emergency Management Manager, Austin Public Health. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Presentation regarding ongoing changes to Medicare. Presentation by Rosemary Monsivais, Medicare Consultant, Independent Insurance Broker. The presentation was made by Rosemary Monsivais, Medicare Consultant, Independent Insurance Broker. 4. Update on closing out the 2021-2025 Age Friendly Action Plan. Presentation by Nicole Alexander, Age Friendly Program Coordinator, Halana Kaleel, Public Health Community Engagement Specialist, Austin Public Health. The presentation was made by Nicole Alexander, Age Friendly Program Coordinator, and Halana Kaleel, Public Health Community Engagement Specialist, Austin Public Health. 5. Discussion regarding activities around Older Americans Month. Discussion was held. 6. Discussion regarding the 2026 Fair Housing & Economic Mobility Conference held on April 29th. Discussion was held. 7. Update on discussion held and action taken at the most recent Joint Inclusion Committee meeting. Discussion was held. 8. Discussion regarding the current version of the new Age Friendly Action Plan, including how the commission can build, bridge, and champion to support the plan, together with the Healthy Aging Continuum and what topics the commission should be focused on. Discussion was held. COMMITTEE UPDATES 9. Update from the Age Friendly Advisory Committee regarding their first meeting and dates of future meetings. Update by Chair Bondi FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Presentation about Levers of Economic Mobility Index – Bondi Strategic Initiatives – Bondi 2 ADJOURNMENT Chair Bondi adjourned the meeting at 2:09 p.m. without objection. 3