HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_COA_11.30.2015Minutes of the
Georgetown Commission on Aging
City of Georgetown, Texas
November 30, 2015
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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
Tim O'Neill, Chairman of the Board, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. All eight Board
members were present, thus constituting a quorum. Also present were Staff Liaison Fire Chief
John Sullivan and Staff Liaison Office Specialist Linda White.
Statutory Consent Agenda
The Statutory Consent Agenda includes non -controversial and routine items that may be acted upon 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 November
16, 2015. Gene Jantzen made a motion to approve the minutes from the November 16, 2015
meeting. Ginny Hahn seconded the motion, which the Board approved unanimously.
Legislative Regular Agenda
The Commission will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items:
C. Discussion of the results of the SE Georgetown Assessment Study Survey as prepared by the
Georgetown Health Foundation — Tim O'Neill, Chairman, Commission on Aging. Board
members discussed various aspects of the SE Georgetown Assessment Study Survey. The Board
concluded that information from the SE Georgetown Assessment Study Survey will be very
beneficial in preparing aspects of the survey questionnaire that the survey committee is currently
formulating. The SE Georgetown Assessment Study Survey has also assisted the Board to realize
there are unmet needs and services for those seniors 65 and older; for instance, the growing need
of legal counsel and more informative communication available to assist the seniors in knowing
what services are available to them.
D. Discussion of information to be included in a proposed report to the City Council
O'Neill, Chairman, Commission on Aging. Dan Bonner is Chair of the subcommittee , which
includes Ginny Hahn, Josie Zamora and Tim ONeill, who will be presenting to City Council on
December 8, 2015. Discussion occurred as to the topics to include in a power point outline. The
Board discussed to include some aspects of the following: introduction, membership categories,
purpose, statics, survey, limitations, key findings/recommendations, and allow time for any Q &
A. The committee will schedule a meeting in order to prepare their presentation.
E. Discussion and possible action of moving the monthly meeting dates of the Commission on
Aging from the 3' Monday to the 2°d Monday of each month — Tim O'Neill, Chairman,
Commission on Aging. Mr. O'Neill shared that the 31 Monday monthly meetings for the
Commission on Aging were in conflict with his spring class schedule. Gene Jantzen made a
motion to change the monthly meeting dates of the Commission on Aging from the 3rd
Monday to the 2nd Monday of each month, beginning January 2016. Donna Livingston
seconded the motion. Discussion occurred and it was determined that each member is to review
their personal schedules for the upcoming year in order to determine if the second Monday of each
month would be possible. Mr. O'Neill called for an amendment to the motion to change the
January meeting to the 11th. Gene Jantzen made a motion to amend the motion on the floor
and to set the next meeting of the Commission on January 11, 2016. Donna Livingston
seconded the amended motion, which the Board unanimously approved. Setting a monthly
meeting date is tabled until the January 11, 2016 meeting.
F. Discussion on future agendas and priorities— Tim O'Neill, Chairman, Commission on Aging.
Speakers invited to speak during the January Commission on Aging meeting are: Richard Plasco
from the Housing Authority who will discuss the aspect of housing for seniors in regards to the
SE Georgetown Survey, Bill Dalton from the Caring Place to speak in regards to homeless seniors,
and Suzy Puky, Community Director of Georgetown Health Foundation regarding the SE
Georgetown Survey. Eric Lashley, Georgetown Library Director, will be invited to attend since
he has expressed an interest in housing for the homeless population in Georgetown.
Adjournment
The next Board meeting will be Monday, January 11, 2016, at 6:00 p.m., at the Public Safety Facility, 3500
DB Wood Road, Georgetown, Texas.
The meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m. on a motion by Gene Jantzen, seconded by Donna Livingston, which
the Board approved unanimously.
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