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Approved Minutes

COMMISSION ON AGING AGE FRIENDLY ADVISORY COMMITTEE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2026 The Age Friendly Advisory Committee convened in a Special Called meeting on October 5th, 2026, at City Of Austin Permitting and Development Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Richard Bondi called the Age Friendly Advisory Committee Meeting to order at 11:08 a.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Richard Bondi, Chair Selena Yee Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Teresa Ferguson PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present STAFF BRIEFINGS 1. Staff briefing regarding the 2026-2030 Age-Friendly Austin (AFA) Action Plan current status and plan implementation timeline. Presentation by Nicole Alexander, Age Friendly Program Coordinator, and Halana Kaleel, Public Health Community Engagement Specialist, Austin Public Health a. Nicole Alexander provided an update on the 2026-2030 Age-Friendly Austin Action Plan. i. The plan is currently under review by the Austin Public Health Director. ii. Staff expects the October 14 Commission meeting to include approval of the plan. iii. After commission approval, the plan will be placed into a city-branded communication template before proceeding to the City Council for approval, estimated for November. iv. Staff intends to reinitiate the Age-Friendly work groups in December or January and will begin drafting structured invitations for new and returning members. 1 DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion and review of the final draft of the Age Friendly Austin Action Plan for 2026-2030. a. The committee reviewed the final draft covering Focus Areas 1, 2, and 3. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Discussion and possible action on the Commission on Aging’s action plans for the AFAP 2026 2030. a. Item tabled. 4. Discussion and possible action on edits on the Commission on Aging Build, Bridge, and Champion Framework for the Age-Friendly Austin Action Plan (2026–2030). a. The committee approved the Build, Bridge, and Champion document with the discussed revisions on Commissioner Yee’s motion, Commissioner Ferguson’s second on a 3-0 vote. Commissioner Anderson and Van de Putte were absent. 5. Discussion and possible action on amending the 2026 meeting schedule for the Age Friendly Advisory Committee. a. Item tabled. 6. Discussion and possible action on adopting the 2027 meeting schedule for the Age Friendly Advisory Committee. a. The committee discussed a scheduling conflict between the committee's fourth- Monday meetings and the Community Action Network Community Council meetings. b. Chair Bondi proposed moving the committee meetings to the third Monday of each month. c. Due to the absence of members Suzanne Anderson and Henry Van de Putte, the committee decided to table the scheduled vote. 7. Discussion and possible action to approve the draft 2026–2030 Age-Friendly Action Plan and recommend formal endorsement by the Commission on Aging. a. The committee formally approved the modified draft of the 2026-2030 Age-Friendly Action Plan and recommend formal endorsement by the Commission on Aging was approved on Commissioner Ferguson’s motion, Commissioner Yee’s second on a 3-0 vote. Commissioner Anderson and Van de Putte were absent. Chair Bondi adjourned the meeting at 11:50 a.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the October 26th, 2026 meeting on Commissioner Yee’s motion, Commissioner Ferguson’s second on a 3-0 vote. 2