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Georgetown Comniission on Aging
City of GeorgetoNvn, Texas
June 15,2015
The City of Georgetown Commission on Aging met on June 15, 2015 at 6-00 pm. at the Public Safety
Facility, located at 3500 DB Wood Road, Georgetown, TX 78633.
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Regular Session
(This Regular session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose
authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A. Call to Order
Chairman Tim O'Neill called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Six Boar mem ers were prese
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Board members Gary Anderson, Virginia Hahn and Donna Livingston were absent. Also present w
Staff Liaison Fire Chief John Sullivan and Staff Liaison Office Specialist Linda White.
Consent Agenda
The Statutorp Consent A enda includes non -controversial and routine items that max be acted u.11on with
one single vote. An item may be pulled from the Consent Agenda in order that it be discussed and acted
upon individually as part of the Regular Agenda.
B. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the meeting held on May 1:
2015. Under Item D, the fourth sentence should read as "Based on the Georgetown Agi i
Initiative Summary report findings, services the Board would like to implement, wi
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transportation given the highest priority, and the other items listed in no particular order." e
Jantzen made a motion to approve the minutes from the May 18, 2015 as amended. Virgin
Lazenby seconded the motion, which the Board approved unanimously.
Regular Agenda
The Commission will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items:
C. Discussion of transportation needs and options for the over 60 age Georgetown population
with Ms. Rita Handley, of Faith in Action, Nat Waggoner, Georgetown Transportation
Analyst and Michelle Meaux, Regional Contact for Capital Metro. Mr. Waggoner and Ms.
Meaux, in addition to discussing with the Commission the Draft Transportation Development
Plan, they incorporated a power point presentation of the plan. The Commission members were
given the opportunity to ask questions throughout the presentation. Ms. Handley shared that the
purpose of the Georgetown Faith in Action Caregivers is to ensure the delivery of necessary health
and social services to the elderly in Georgetown in order to help seniors maintain independence
and a quality of life. Dan Bonner moved that the Commission on Aging endorse the transit
plan to the Transportation Committee. Virginia Lazenby seconded the motion. Further
discussions continued. From the discussions, Chairman Tim O'Neill formulated the following list
that the Commission on Aging would like to see the Transportation Committee incorporate into
the overall transit plan: 1) public/non-profit partnership, 2) shelters, 3) access to private parking
lots for easier pick-up and drop-off of bus passengers, 4) special outreach to seniors in marketing,
and 5) take into account the living means of seniors in establishing transportation fares. Mr.
O'Neill asked the Commission if it was their desire to amend the previous motion and to
entertain an amended motion that incorporates the five items as discussed. Four Board
members said "yes" (Dan Bonner, Virginia Lazenby, Patricia Strickland, and Josephine
Zamora). One Board member said "No" (Gene Jantzen). Mr. Jantzen expressed that the
charge given to this Commission was to represent the over 60 age population and he is uncertain if
the percent of Georgetown's over 60 age population can truly utilize this public transportation plan
as presented to the Board this evening. Discussion occurred. Josephine Zamora moved to
reconsider the previous motion. Gene Jantzen seconded the motion. The motion failed by 2
(Zamora and Jantzen) to 3 (Bonner, Lazenby and Strickland).
D. Possible discussion of Commission's recommendations to the Georgetown City Council
about the proposed transportation plan. At this time the Commission will not make any
recommendation to the Georgetown City Council about the proposed transportation plan. The
Commission will conduct further studies of the transportation needs of the 60+ age group. Dan
Bonner and Virginia Hahn will attend future Transportation Committee meetings.
E. Discussion and approval of future agenda items. Discussion took place regarding the future agenda
items.
Adjournment
The next Board meeting will be Monday, July 20, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., at the Public Safety Facility, 3500
DB Wood Road, Georgetown, Texas.
The meetina adiourned at 8:00 p.m. on a motion by Gene Jantzen, seconded by Virginia Lazenby, which
the Board approved unanimously.
Tim O'Neill, Cha* man Patricia Strickland, Secretary
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