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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes_COA_05.15.2017Minutes of the Georgetown Commission on Aging City of Georgetown, Texas May 15, 2017 The City of Georgetown Commission on Aging met on May 15, 2017 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 8th 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 Chairman Gene Jantzen called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Eight Board members were present, with Board member Valerie Nicholson absent (due to being newly elected to Georgetown City Council during the May 2, 2017 general election), thus constituting a quorum. Also present were Support Staff Liaison Fire Chief John Sullivan and Staff Liaison Office Specialist Linda White. Statutory Consent Agenda B. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the meeting held on April 17, 2017. Bernie Farkas moved to approve the minutes from the meeting held on April 17, 2017. Virginia Lazenby seconded the motion, which the Board approved unanimously. (8-0) Legislative Regular Agenda C. Presentation and discussion of ideas for priority needs of senior residents living in the City of Georgetown — Ty Gipson, Georgetown City Council, District 5. Chairman Jantzen introduced Council member Ty Gipson. Councilman Gipson shared the following as his areas of interest for the senior residents of Georgetown: outreach information readily available to the senior citizens; affordable housing; connectivity of the senior residents to the City. Discussions occurred among Commission and Mr. Gipson. D. Presentation and discussion of Silver Senior Services, a Community Service Organization, dedicated to providing resources and information to seniors and their Caregivers in Williamson County — Shirley Weber, Silver Senior Services. Ms. Weber explained that Silver Senior Services is a Community Service Organization dedicated to providing resources and information to seniors and their caregivers in Williamson County. The members of Silver Senior Services are passionate about providing the most valuable resources and information to the aging population and those who care for them. Silver Senior Services is a group of professionals serving Williamson County and surrounding areas in the field of Law, Financial Services, Real Estate, Mortgage, Medicare, Accounting and Insurance. This experience tells the group that the seniors who are able and actively participate in making their own decisions are happier, healthier and well Commission on Aging May 15, 2017 informed. The goal of Silver Senior Services is to make it easy and convenient for seniors and their families to find up-to-date information and resources either through their network or referrals to other professionals. Discussion occurred among the Commission, Ms. Weber and Board members present representing Silver Senior Services. E. Discussing of the Priority Initiatives: Communication, Transportation, Dental Care, Affordable Housing, Mental Health — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair. Transportation: Dan Bonner and Ginny Hahn. The Commission was thanked for providing encouraging support throughout the process of the implementation of the City's fixed -route bus system. Ginny gave an overview of the activities of the Sun Shine Group which is active in Sun City; Mental Health: Ron Brandon and Bernie Farkas are meeting with representatives of the Fire and Police departments to obtain suggestions on how best the Commission can support these public service representatives as they encounter mental health needs of the senior residents of the City; Dental: Beverly Stehle continues to become more knowledgeable not only of dental service providers in the area but the specific dental needs of the seniors; Affordable Hausin : Virginia Lazenby spoke of monthly senior seminars that provide various topics of interest to a variety of audiences who have an interest in and/or work with senior residents. Virginia will email the Commission of the monthly seminars; Communication: Tiffany Enos continues to research how best to provide avenues that will reach seniors and their care givers with a variety of information. Chairman Gene Janzen announced that the Commission was in receipt of a letter of resignation from Valerie Nicholson, which also includes her position on the Communication Priority Initiative. Mr. Janzen shared that congratulations were in order for Valerie's success in the May election of becoming City Council's representative for District 2. Mr. Janzen stated that the Mayor would soon be appointing a replacement for Valerie on the Commission. F. Discussion of future agendas and priorities — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair. Gene Jantzen will contact another City Councilman member to speak during the June meeting. Board was encouraged to actively recruit various agencies to come speak during the Commission's monthly meetings. At the June meeting, Fire Chief Sullivan will update the Commission of pre -hospital medical services and needs within the community. Continue discussions pertaining to the Priority Initiatives during upcoming meetings. Adjournment The next Commission meeting will be Monday, June 19`h, at 6:00 p.m., at the Public Safety Facility, 3500 DB Wood Road, Georgetown, Texas. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. on a motion by Dan Bonner, seconded by Virginia Lazenby, which the Board approved unanimously. �y Gene J ntzen; hairma Gear own Commission on Aging Tiffan os, Se#etary Georgetown Commission on Aging Commission on Aging May 15, 2017 Georgetown Commission on Aging Board Liaison Linda White Office Specialist (512) 930-3652 Linda.White(@georgetown.org Support Staff John Sullivan Fire Chief (512) 930-3473 John.Sullivan(@georgetown.org Board Member Information Total # of Seats: 9 # of Seats Filled: 9 # of Vacancies: 0 Meeting Date/Time: 3rd Monday of each month at 6:00pm Meeting Location: Public Safety Operations & Training Center 3500 DB Wood Road, Georgetown _ Seat Notes Term Length: 2 years None Max Terms: 2 full terms - Notes: Role/Criteria/Notes Appt Date Exi3 Date Term Oath Stmt Aff Puh Dan Bonner 501 Dove Hollow Trail Georgetown, TX 78633 (512)876-9145 (512)868-1205 dancucr(@gmail.com Commissioner 3/17 2/19 2nd Full 3/15 2/17 1st Full Senior living other PIA Date 4/25/15 OMA Date 1 4/25/15 Ron Brandon 511 Sundance Georgetown, TX 78633 (512) 864-3340 (512) 686-5882 rabrandonPsuddenlink.net Commissioner 3/17 2/18 1st Partial 2/23/17 2/23/17 2/23/17 2/23/17 Medical Profession, Sen' r living other Appt'd to fill vacancy left by William Dalton PIA Date 3/5/08 TOMA Date 12/12/08 Ethics Orientation 2/2017 Tiffany Enos 6810 Lakewoods Drive S Georgetown, TX 78633 (512) 635-4123 (512) 819-9500 tiffanvenosl20Pgmail.com Secretary 3/16 2/18 1st Full 2/24/16 3/18/16 2/24/16 2/24/16 Service provider, Caregiver Delaney PIA Date 3/2/16 OMA Date 3/2/16 Ethics Orientation 2/2016 Bernard Farkas 200 Trail Rider Way Georgetown, TX 78633 (512) 864-7989 (512) 864-5053 be.rniefarkas@suddenlink.net Commissioner 3/17 2/19 1st Full 2/23/17 2/23/17 2/23/17 2/23/17 Service Provider to Seniors, Senior living in independent living or active adult community _4vllt� PIA Date 2/25/06 OMA Date 1 2/25/06 Ethics Orientation 2/2017 Virginia Hahn 515 Dove Hollow Trail Georgetown, TX 78633 (512)240-4323 hahngin(alsuddenlink. net Vice Chair 3/16 2/18 1st Full 3/14/16 3/14/16 3/14/16 2/25/15 Senior Living Other PIA Date OMA Date 3/9/15 3/7/15 At -Home Ethics 3/10/16 Gene Jantzen 422 McKinney Falls Lane Georgetown, TX 78633 (512) 864-5339 geneiantzen(cagmail.com Virginia Lazenby 101 Mountain Laurel Way Georgetown, TX 78633 (512) 818-0988 (512) 868-3710 realtorCa)virginiavaluesyou.com Chair 3/17 2/19 2nd Full 3/15 2/17 1st Full 3/16 2/18 1st Full 2/23/17 2/23/17 2/23/17 2/23/17 Senior living in Independent Active Adult Community Appt'd Chair 3/16 Commissioner PIA Date OMA Date 3/12/15 3/12/15 Ethics Orientation 2/2017 3/14/16 3/14/16 3/14/16 2/24/15 Business Community Member PIA Date OMA MA Da te Da 5/5/15 15 At -Home Ethics 2/28/16 Valerie Nicholson 210 River Bow Drive Georgetown, TX 78628 (512) 971-5334 (737)744 5192 valsnCa�me.com Commissionerj�� 3/16 2/18 1st Full S � 2/24/16 3/14/1. 2/24/16 2/24/16 �j 4 /� PIA Date�OMDate 3/2/1717 Ethics Orientation 2/2016 Beverly Stehle 702 Mariposa Circle Georgetown, TX 78628 (512) 869-0180 PbltxPverizon.net Commissioner 3/17 2/19 1st Full 2/23/17 2/23/17 2/23/17 2/23/17 Senior Living Other PIA Date OMA Date Ethics Orientation 2/2017 2017 16-Jan 20-Feb 20-Mar 17-Apr 15-May 19-Jun 17-Jul 21-Aug 18-Sep 16-Oct 20-Nov 18-Dec Dan Bonner x Virginia Hahn N Gene Jantzen O Virginia Lazenby Donna Livingston M Patricia Strickland E Tiffany Enos E }� Valerrie Nicholson T >e �PrJ �1LAnliJp. Commission on Aging = Attendance ("X" indicates absent) 2015 20-Apr 18-May 15-Jun 20-Jul 17-Aug 21-Sep 19-Oct 16-Nov 30-Nov j Gary Anderson X X resigned Dan Bonner X X Virginia Hahn X Gene Jantzen X Virginia Lazenby X Donna Livingston X X I. Tim O'Neill Patricia Strickland X Josephine Zamora 2016 11-Jan 8-Feb 14-Mar 18-Apr 16-May 20-Jun 18-Jul 15-Aug 19-Sep 17-Oct 21-Nov 19-Dec Dan Bonner i X X Virginia Hahn X Gene Jantzen Virginia Lazenby ; Donna Livingston X X Tim O'Neill resigned - end of term Patricia Strickland X X Josephine Zamora resigned - end of term William Dalton began term resigned Tiffany Enos began term X X X Valerie Nicholson began term X X X SILVER SENIOR SERVICES A Community Service Organization Silver Senior Services is a Community Service Organization dedicated to providing resources and information to Seniors and their Caregivers in Williamson County. Our members have committed to protecting the Seniors in our community. We take a NO SALES PITCH approach to our seminars and workshops. We value our partners in the community whose shared vision is to protect our vulnerable senior population from abuse, neglect and exploitation. Mission: To work in partnership with seniors, their caregivers and loved ones, to prepare them to make ethical and moral choices, create a more informed public, and enhance quality of life for all through information, advocacy and service. Vision: A well-informed senior society that is actively involved in personal decision making and less likely to be subject to elder abuse. The members of Silver Senior Services are passionate about providing the most valuable resources and information to our aging population and those who care for them. We are a group of professionals serving Williamson County and surrounding areas in the fields of Law, Financial Services, Real Estate, Mortgage, Medicare, Accounting and Insurance. Our experience tells us that the Seniors who are able and actively participate in making their own decisions are happier, healthier and well informed. The goal of Silver Senior Services is to make it easy and convenient for Seniors and their families to find up to date information and resources either through our network or referrals to other professionals. Members: Gerald Winters, Attorney & CPA Lori Szyperski, Manager — Better Bookkeepers Shirley Weber — Seniors Real Estate Specialist — Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Teri Maclennan — Loan Officer — Georgetown Mortgage Gary Thomas — Financial Advisor — Edward Jones Sheila Cunningham — Insurance Advisor — Farmers Insurance Special Advisor - Medicare Notice of Meeting of the GEORGETOWN COMMISSION ON AGINC City of Georgetown, Texas May 15, 2017 The Georgetown Commission on Aging will meet on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Facility, located at 3500 DB Wood Road, Georgetown, Texas 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 Georgetown Commission on Aging Liaison at least four (4) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or City Hall at 113 E. 81h 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 — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair Legislative Regular Agenda The Board will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items: B. Consideration and possible action to approve minutes of the meeting held on April 17, 2017 — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair C. Presentation and discussion of ideas for priority needs of senior residents living in the City of Georgetown — Ty Gipson, Georgetown City Council, District 5. D. Presentation and discussion of Silver Senior Services, a Community Service Organization, dedicated to providing resources and information to Seniors and their Caregivers in Williamson County — Shirley Weber, Silver Senior Services E. Discussing of the Priority Initiatives: Communication, Transportation, Dental Care, Affordable Housing, Mental Health — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair F. Discussion of future agendas and priorities — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair Adjournment Certificate of Posting I, Shelley Nowling, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the day of , 2017, at , and remained so posted for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. Shelley Nowling, City Secretary Notice of Meeting for the Georgetown Commission on Aging of the City of Georgetown May 15, 2017 at 6:00 PM at the Public Safety Facility, 3500 DB Wood Rd., Georgetown, Texas 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 three (3) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or City Hall at 113 East 8th 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 — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair Legislative Regular Agenda B Consideration and possible action to approve minutes of the meeting held on April 17, 2017 — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair C Presentation and discussion of ideas.for priority needs of senior residents living in the City of Georgetown — Ty Gipson, Georgetown City Council, District 5. D Presentation and discussion of Silver Senior Services, a Community Service Organization, dedicated to providing resources and information to Seniors and their Caregivers in Williamson County — Shirley Weber, Silver Senior Services E Discussing of the Priority Initiatives: Communication, Transportation, Dental Care, Affordable Housing, Mental Health — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair F Discussion of future agendas and priorities — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I, Shelley Nowling, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the S_ day of MN* -I' , 2017, at j t'. 11 ��, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. Shelley Nowling, Page 1 of 9 Minutes of the Georgetown Commission on Aging City of Georgetown, Texas April 17, 2017 The City of Georgetown Commission on Aging met on April 17, 2017 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 81h 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 Chairman Gene Jantzen called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Eight Board members were present, with Board member Valerie Nicholson absent, thus constituting a quorum. Also present were Support Staff Liaison Fire Chief John Sullivan and Staff Liaison Office Specialist Linda White. Statutory Consent Agenda B. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the meeting held on March 20, 2017. Bernie Farkas moved to approve the minutes from the meeting held on March 20, 2017. Ron Brandon seconded the motion, which the Board approved unanimously. (8-0) Legislative Regular Agenda C. Presentation and discussion of ideas for priority needs of senior residents living in the City of Georgetown - John Hesser, Georgetown City Council, District 3. Chairman Jantzen introduced Council member John Hesser. Councilman Hesser shared the following as his areas of interest for the senior residents of Georgetown: make certain the surface areas of the sidewalks and street crosswalks in the downtown area are safe walking areas; hospice; adult day care; secure building(s) for hospice and, adult day care; transportation. Councilman Hesser expressed the importance of communicating to senior residents, their families and caregivers the availability of various agencies throughout Georgetown who provide assistance to senior residents. D. Presentation and discussion of social needs among older adult patrons of the Georgetown Public Library — Patrick Lloyd, Community Resources Coordinator, Georgetown Public Library. Mr. Lloyd shared that the top overall need of the 60+ age group is legal assistance. There is domestic violence in homes of the older adult patrons and many times the violence is not reported. Emergency housing is definitely among the top needs of the older adults. There are more, homeless men than women who visit the Library with many of these having health issues. Mr. Lloyd shared that there are instances where there is no referral place within the City of Georgetown. He is researching if there are lawyers who would provide volunteer services for these older adult patrons. The Board suggested contacting Bluebonnet Trail, Lone Star Circle of Care and Silver Senior Services. Commission on Aging April 17, 2017 E. Explanation of the Priority Initiatives: Communication, Transportation, Dental Care, Affordable Housing, Mental health and new Commission members choosing a Priority Initiative — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair. Transportation: Dan Bonner and Ginny Hahn; Mental Health: Ron Brandon and Bernie Farkas; Dental: Beverly Stehle; Affordable Housing: Virginia Lazenby; Communication: Tiffany Enos and Valerie Nicholson. F. Discussion of future agendas and priorities — Gene Jantzen, Board Chair. Tiffany Enos has arranged for Senior Silver Service to present at the May meeting. Gene Jantzen will contact Ty Gipson, City Councilman representing District 5, to speak during the May meeting. At the May meeting, Fire Chief Sullivan will update the Commission of pre -hospital medical services and needs within the community. Continue discussions pertaining to the Priority Initiatives during upcoming meetings. Adjournment The next Commission meeting will be Monday, May 151h, at 6:00 p.m., at the Public Safety Facility, 3500 DB Wood Road, Georgetown, Texas. The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. on a motion by Dan Bonner, seconded by Virginia Lazenby, which the Board approved unanimously. Gene Jantzen, Chairman Georgetown Commission on Aging Tiffany Enos, Secretary Georgetown Commission on Aging Commission on Aging April 17, 2017