Minutes Commission for the Senior Community Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Ken Edwards Center th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401

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1 Minutes Commission for the Senior Community Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Ken Edwards Center th Street Santa Monica, CA Call to Order Chair Fern called the regular meeting to order at 1:31 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Fern led the pledge of allegiance. Roll Call Present: Absent: Also Present: Chair Paula Fern Commissioner Leigh Brumberg (arrived at 1:37 p.m.) Commissioner Jennie Braun Commissioner Barry Engelman Commissioner Elliot Goldberg Commissioner Kathryn Kietzman Commissioner Nel Steele Vice Chair Barbara Browning Commissioner Liz Wilson Anna Topolewski, Staff Liaison Adriana Torres, Staff Assistant III 2. Approval of minutes of the June 22, 2016 special meeting was presented. Commissioner Engelman moved and Commissioner Goldberg seconded to accept the minutes of the June 22, 2016 special meeting as is. Motion passed unanimously on a voice vote with Vice Chair Browning and Commissioners Brumberg and Wilson absent. 3. Public Input: The Commission will hear from the public on topics of interest to the Commission that are on this agenda. Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes per item, with a six (6) minute total maximum. There was no one there for public input. 4. Announcements and Correspondence

2 Chair Fern shared a website that is geared towards productive aging called Encore.org; Commissioner Engelman announced that Congressman Ted Lieu is hosting an open house teleconference July 20 th at 6:00 p.m.; Commissioner Kietzman announced that the City of Los Angeles started an initiative called purposeful aging as it relates to homelessness with aging adults and thought it would be a good project to work on with the Social Services Commission, Staff Liaison Topolewski announced that the county is heading the purposeful aging initiative and intends to reach out to all 88 cities. Chair Fern presented Commissioner Steele with a plaque that recognized her work with the Commission. The Commission took a break at 1:24 p.m. and returned at 2:02 p.m. Commissioner Brumberg arrived at 1:37 p.m. Commissioner Braun returned at 2:04 p.m. 5. Commission Liaison Reports A. Disabilities Commission Staff Liaison Topolewski Staff Liaison Topolewski reported on the Disabilities Commission. She reported that the Disabilities Commission had great success with their Accessible Beach flyer being posted online and featured in the Seascape. B. Housing Commission Commissioner Goldberg Commissioner Goldberg did not have anything to report on the Housing Commission. C. Los Angeles County Commission for Older Adults Commissioner Wilson Commissioner Wilson was not present and did not report on the Los Angeles Commission for Older Adults. D. Older Adult Task Force Commissioner Engelman Commissioner Engelman did not have anything to report on the Older Adult Task Force.

3 E. Commission on the Status of Women Commissioner Kietzman Commissioner Kietzman reported on the Commission on the Status of Women. She reported that there is a change in leadership. F. Planning Commission Commissioner Brumberg Commissioner Brumberg did not have anything to report on the Planning Commission. 6. Staff Liaison Report was presented by Staff Liaison Topolewski. Staff Liaison Topolewski reported that the facilitator will be contacting some of the Commissioners in preparation for the upcoming retreat. On order of the Chair, information was received and filed. 7. New Business There was no new business to discuss. 8. Old Business: A. Discussion and possible action related to the nomination of Commission Officers was presented by Chair Fern. The Commission reviewed the nominations and selected Chair Fern as Chair and Vice Chair Browning as Vice Chair. There was no one present for public input. Commissioner Engelman moved and Commissioner Brumberg seconded to elect Paula Fern as Chair and Barbara Browning at Vice Chair for FY Motion passed unanimously on a voice vote with Vice Chair Browning and Commissioner Wilson absent. B. Discussion and possible action related to the Commission Retreat was presented by Chair Fern. The Commission reviewed the plan for the Commission retreat and decided to hold special meeting on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

4 Chair Fern moved and Commissioner Engelman seconded to hold a special meeting on Wednesday, August 18, 2016 from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Motion passed unanimously on a voice vote with Vice Chair Browning and Commissioner Wilson absent. Chair Fern moved and Commissioner Engelman seconded to allocate up to $250 for food and drinks for the Commission retreat. Motion passed unanimously on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Chair Fern, Commissioner Braun, Commissioner Brumberg, Commissioner Engelman, Commissioner Goldberg, Commissioner Kietzman, Commissioner Steele None Vice Chair Browning, Commissioner Wilson C. Report from the FY ad hoc committees regarding goals, benchmarks and timelines was presented by Chair Fern. a. Active Living/Fall Prevention b. Transportation c. Affordable Housing d. Climate Change and Seniors The ad hoc committee reported that about 70 people showed up at the Santa Monica Public Library presentation about climate change and announced that Sharon Markenson will also be presenting at the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and WISE & Healthy Aging. e. Fraud, Abuse and Harassment Prevention

5 The ad hoc committee reported that they have been experiencing a lot of fraudulent activity via phone calls and mailings. Commissioner Steele announced that she distributed over 150 flyers of the top 11 senior scams flyer at a neighborhood watch meeting. 9. Future Agenda Items Upcoming agenda items include retreat and Housing updated presentation. 10. Adjournment Chair Fern adjourned the meeting at 2:36 p.m. with Commissioner Wilson absent. Approved: S/ Paula Fern, Chair Attest: S/ Anna Topolewski, Staff Liaison