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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda_COA_07.15.2019Notice of Meeting for the Georgetown Commission on Aging of the City of Georgetown July 15, 2019 at 6:00 P M at P ublic Safety F acility, 3500 D B Wood Rd Georgetown, T X 78633 T he C ity of G eorgetown is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require as s is tance in partic ipating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the ADA, reas onable as s is tance, adaptations , or ac commodations will be provided upon request. P leas e c ontact the C ity S ec retary's O ffic e, at leas t three (3) days prior to the sc heduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or C ity Hall at 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet, G eorgetown, T X 78626 for additional information; T T Y users route through R elay Texas at 711. Regular Session (T his R egular S es s ion may, at any time, be rec es s ed to c onvene an Exec utive S es s ion for any purpose authorized by the O pen Meetings Act, Texas G overnment C ode 551.) A C all to O rder B Introduc tions of current and newly appointed Board members L egislativ e Regular Agenda C Nomination and Elec tion of a Board Vice-C hair D Nomination and Elec tion of a Board S ec retary E C ons ideration and possible action to approve minutes of the meeting held on April 15, 2019 F Disc ussion and possible action for an Age-F riendly C ommunity Designation for the C ity of G eorgetown G Disc ussion and pos s ible ac tion of P riority Initiatives - C o mmunicatio n, Transportation, Dental C are, Affordable Housing, Mental Health, Legal Aid H Disc ussion of future agendas and priorities Adjournment Ce rtificate of Posting I, R obyn Densmore, C ity S ecretary for the C ity of G eorgetown, Texas, do hereby c ertify that this Notic e of Meeting was posted at C ity Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet, G eorgetown, T X 78626, a plac e readily acc es s ible to the general public as required by law, on the _____ day of _________________, 2019, at __________, and remained s o posted for at leas t 72 c ontinuous hours prec eding the s cheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ R obyn Dens more, C ity S ec retary Page 1 of 12 City of Georgetown, Texas Commission on Aging July 15, 2019 S UB J E C T: C all to O rder IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: N/A S UB MIT T E D B Y: Linda W hite Page 2 of 12 City of Georgetown, Texas Commission on Aging July 15, 2019 S UB J E C T: Introductions of c urrent and newly appointed Board members IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: N/A S UB MIT T E D B Y: Linda W hite Page 3 of 12 City of Georgetown, Texas Commission on Aging July 15, 2019 S UB J E C T: Nomination and Election of a Board Vic e-C hair IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: N/A S UB MIT T E D B Y: Linda W hite Page 4 of 12 City of Georgetown, Texas Commission on Aging July 15, 2019 S UB J E C T: Nomination and Election of a Board S ecretary IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: N/A S UB MIT T E D B Y: Linda W hite Page 5 of 12 City of Georgetown, Texas Commission on Aging July 15, 2019 S UB J E C T: C onsideration and pos s ible ac tion to approve minutes of the meeting held on April 15, 2019 IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: N/A S UB MIT T E D B Y: Linda W hite AT TAC H ME N T S: Description Type COA Draft Minutes April 15, 2019 Backup Material Page 6 of 12 Commission on Aging April 15, 2019 1 Minutes of the Georgetown Commission on Aging City of Georgetown, Texas April 15, 2019 The City of Georgetown Commission on Aging met on April 15, 2019 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 th e 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 - Past Vice-Chair, Ginny Hahn, called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Seven Board members were present, with Jerry Nicklen absent, thus constituting a quorum (Tiffany Enos resigned in March 2019, to date have not filled that position). Also present were Fire Chief John Sullivan, Staff Support to the Commission, and Linda White, Administrative Assistant, Staff Liaison support to the Commission. B. Discuss chair, vice-chair, secretary and open member position on Commission on Aging – Linda White, Administrative Assistant, Staff Liaison support to the Commission. Linda gave an overview of the office positions on the Commission and that members who had been nominated to serve as Chair, each had declined to serve as Chair. Linda shared that Tiffany Enos has resigned due to her mother’s medical condition. Legislative Regular Agenda C. Consideration and possible action to approve minutes of the meeting held on March 18, 2019 – Ginny Hahn, Past Vice-Chair. George Lourigan moved to approve the minutes from the meeting held on March 18, 2019. Beverly Stehle seconded the motion, which the Board approved unanimously. (7-0) D. Discussion and possible action for an Age-Friendly Community Designation for the City of Georgetown – Sharon Covey, Commission on Aging. Sharon explained to our newest members how the Commission became interested in an Age-Friendly Community Designation for the City of Georgetown. Discussion occurred. The Commission discussed the idea of creating a committee to gather and process information, meet with the Georgetown City Manager, prepare a report/presentation in hopes of presenting to City Council. E. Overview and discussion of the “Vibrant Living! A Senior Empowerment Event” held on April 9, 2019 – Virginia Lazenby, Commission on Aging. Virginia shared the success of the event. Another event for next spring is now being planned. Page 7 of 12 Commission on Aging April 15, 2019 2 F. Discussion and possible action of Priority Initiatives – Communication, Transportation, Dental Care, Affordable Housing, Mental Health, Legal Aid – Ginny Hahn, Past Vice-Chair. Ginny and Commission explained the Priority Initiatives to the new members. The Commission is to take into consideration the current initiatives, whether or not to continue with six, delete any, add additional initiatives, how to go about gathering information on the initiatives, sustaining the initiatives, how these can benefit the City. This item will be discuss during the May meeting. G. Discussion of future agendas and priorities – Ginny Hahn, Past Vice-Chair. The May agenda will include items electing a Vice-Chair and a Secretary. If there is a newly appointed Commission member, the new member will be introduced to the Commission. Adjournment The next Commission meeting will be Monday, May 20, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., at the Public Safety Facility, 3500 DB Wood Road, Georgetown, Texas. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. on a motion by Dennis Dalrymple, seconded by George Nicklen, which the Board approved unanimously. (7-0) _________________________________ _________________________________ Past Vice-Chair, Ginny Hahn Dennis Dalrymple Georgetown Commission on Aging Georgetown Commission on Aging Page 8 of 12 City of Georgetown, Texas Commission on Aging July 15, 2019 S UB J E C T: Dis cus s ion and pos s ible ac tion for an Age-F riendly C ommunity Des ignation for the C ity of G eorgetown IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: N/A S UB MIT T E D B Y: Linda W hite Page 9 of 12 City of Georgetown, Texas Commission on Aging July 15, 2019 S UB J E C T: Dis cus s ion and p o s s ib le ac tio n o f P rio rity Initiatives - C o mmunicatio n, Transportation, Dental C are, Affordable Hous ing, Mental Health, Legal Aid IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: N/A S UB MIT T E D B Y: Linda W hite Page 10 of 12 City of Georgetown, Texas Commission on Aging July 15, 2019 S UB J E C T: Dis cus s ion of future agendas and priorities IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: N/A S UB MIT T E D B Y: Linda W hite Page 11 of 12 City of Georgetown, Texas Commission on Aging July 15, 2019 S UB J E C T: IT E M S UMMARY: F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T: N/A S UB MIT T E D B Y: Linda W hite Page 12 of 12