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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_COA_01.11.2016Minutes of the Georgetown Commission on Aging City of Georgetown, Texas January 11, 2016 The City of Georgetown Commission on Aging met on January 11, 2016 at 6-00 p.m. at the Public Safety Facility, located at 3500 DB Wood Road, Georgetown, TX 78633. The City of Georgetown is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require assistance in participating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the ADA, reasonable assistance, adaptations, or accommodations will be provided upon request. Please contact the City Secretary's Office, at least four (4) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or City Hall at 113 East 81 Street for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. 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 30, 2015. Gene Jantzen made a motion to approve the minutes from the November 30, 2015 meeting. Donna Livingston 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 Needs Assessment Study Survey as prepared by the Georgetown Health Foundation — Suzy Pukys, Community Director of Georgetown Health Foundation. 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. D. Discussion of a comprehensive study survey focusing on affordable housing and other needs in the Georgetown community, particularly including the 65+ age population in this study— Walter tudy—Walter Doreing, Chairman, Housing Advisory Board. Mr. Doreing incorporated much of his comments pertaining to housing and other needs of the 65+ age population into Suzy Pukys' discussion pertaining to the results of the SE Georgetown Needs Assessment Study Survey. Mr. Doreing expressed the need for all entities in Georgetown working with the 60+ population to work together in keeping each other informed of their activities. E. Discussion of ways the Caring Place, in responding to basic human needs of the community and county, may respond to the growing homeless 65+ age population within the City of Georgetown — Bill Dalton, The Caring Place (this item was not presented — will be scheduled at a later date) F. Discussion of information to be included in the presentation to the City Council — Tim O'Neill, Chairman, Commission on Aging. The Commission on Aging presentation to City Council will be February 9, 2016 during Council's Workshop Session. Ginny Hahn presented the power point presentation to the Board for review and discussion. Once revisions have been incorporated to the slides, the power point presentation will be emailed to the Board for review before their monthly meeting in February. G. Discussion and possible action of moving the monthly meeting dates of the Commission on Aging from the 3' Monday to the 2nd Monday of each month — Tim O'Neill, Chairman, Commission on Aging. Gene Jantzen made a motion to change the monthly meeting dates of the Commission on Aging from the Yd Monday to the 2°d Monday of each month. Virginia Lazenby seconded the motion, which the Board approved unanimously. H. Discussion on future agendas and priorities — Tim O'Neill, Chairman, Commission on Aging. Eric Lashley, Director of the Georgetown Library, will present to the Board in February regarding a grant application to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Also at the February meeting the Board will finalize their presentation to the City Council during their workshop on February 9"'. At the February meeting, the Board will review a final draft of the survey questionnaire. Adjournment The next Board meeting will be Monday, February 8, 2016, at 6:00 p.m., at the Public Safety Facility, 3500 DB Wood Road, Georgetown, Texas. The meeting adjourned at 8-12 p.m. on a motion by Gene Jantzen, seconded by Virginia Lazenby, which the Board approved unanimously.