Minutes
Adult and Aging Commission MINUTES – March 26, 2025
Meeting Location and Time
In-Person Location
9750 Business Park Drive, Ste. 104,
Conference Room 1, Sacramento, CA 95827
(free parking available; ring bell if door is closed)
- Welcome & Introductions by Chair
- By Chair T. Abah @ 2:00pm
- Roll Call — No Action
- Commissioners in Attendance: T. Abah, K Stauss, D Angelo, S Jennings, S Nye, D Bonner, D Larson, M Sullivan, Rabbi M Rosenberg, S Tatpaporn,
- Guests/Staff: S Chis, Elaine, MK Williams, Sara Martinez, Carlene, C Bunn,
- Remote Guests: A Cheng/ Sac County Supervisors, Craig Fowler, Brian Pine
- Request(s) for Remote Participation under the Brown Act
- No commissioners requested
- Consent Items
- Approval of February 26, 2025, Minutes
- Approved with the addition of Rabbi Matt to Housing and Homeless Ad HOC committee
- Approve March 26, 2025, Agenda
- Both motions proposed by D Larson, and seconded by D Bonner
- AAC Business & Initiatives — ACTION
- AAC Secretary position
- T Abah nominated Rabbi Matt, and the nominee accepted, supported by all
- Rabbi Matt will commence role as Secretary next meeting
- Report from representative of the County Board of Supervisor
- A Cheng - updates. New chief of staff appointed for Representative Serna's office
- Reports from Senior and Adult Services SAS
- LADAP Launch Event – next steps Action Committee
- C. Bunn reports that 6 commissioners attended the event. All agreed it was a well-attended event, and the vendor expo was great. All members present suggest sustaining the resource showcase at least annually
- C Bunn is working on rolling out the implementation team with bold goals for the roll out of the action plan, and requested that commissioners should help with the implementation when called upon
- Commissioner M Rosenberg expressed concern why the LADAP roll out plan is different from the AAC ad hoc committee tasks. C Bunn responded that she will need the commissioners to help achieve the goals stipulated in the LADAP
- Reports from Ad Hoc Committee/Sub Committee:
- T. Abah encouraged all Team leads of the ad hoc committees to work on developing a workplan by May to commence reporting back to the house by June meeting
- Membership of a committee should be at least 1 Commissioner less than the general quorum
- New Business — ACTION
- Approve Ad Hoc Committees and leadership: (commissioners on multiple committees may be adjusted to stay under quorum)
- Housing & Homelessness Ad hoc Committee
- M. Sullivan (Team Lead),
- D. Larson, Rabbi M Rosenberg
- AAC Initiatives, Behavioral Health & Program Monitoring, Language Barrier Assistance Committee
- S. Tatpaporn (Team Lead),
- S Jennings and T. Abah - members
- By-laws Committee
- S Nye (Team Lead)
- D Larson
- Public Awareness & Advocacy Committee:
- K. Stauss (Team Lead),
- D. Angelo and Rabbi M. Rosenberg, S. Nye
- Reports — ACTION
- 5 Over 50 Awards
- Winners selected -
- Dist 1 Gene Inderkum,
- Dist 2 Barbara Heinrich,
- Dist 3 Barbara Farley,
- Dist 4 Bonnie Shewchuck,
- Dist 5 Tony Rutchena
- Event at Board of Supervisors meeting May 20 - Time TBD
- Area 4 Agency on Aging
- S Martinez reports that the Key Connection program is in progress. AAA4 coordinator is looking for senior homeowners interested in opening their homes to pair with others that need housing, more homeowners needed for the program
- Aging Resources Exchange
- D Bonner reports that Shelly Fritz presented at the ARE meeting on Aging for the month of March. The topic focused on research on smart home monitor programs. Using sensors/ motion detectors to detect senior falls and other emergencies. The presentation recording can be assessed here
- Liaisons: (15 minutes)
- Human Services Coordinating Council
- D Bonner reports on the First 5 investing in children program- a California initiative focused on investing in the early development and well-being of children from prenatal to age five. K Stauss- asked if the program could it be highlighted by AAC to the BOS on the funding cuts for the Foster GrandParent program
- It was agreed that creating awareness about vital program cuts is an important task for AAC and other boards
- Other matters:
- D. Bonner shared the HSCC Flyer on Sac County advisory boards and commissions in the county. A copy is attached with the minutes
- Supervisor Rodriguez (District 4) will be hosting the April Meeting. D Bonner to attend
- Commission Membership Changes — ACTION
- Recruitment Orientation Committee, ROC
- D Angelo to lead Summer social outing along with shortened meeting
- S Nye, K Stauss and S Chis to assist in coordination and planning
- Announcements — Open Forum and Discussion
- S Tatpaporn informed members to review the 2025 Healthcare Report of PAN Foundation provided during the meeting to stay abreast with older adult issues in California
- T. Abah informed members that the updated version of the support letter for SAS will be sent to the BOS before the next meeting. A copy was given to C Bunn for the DD, SAS for filling.
- Ad HOC Committees are reminded to develop their work plans for review in April, approval in May, and Work to begin by June
- Public Comment
- D Larsen Attended Zoom presentation on Long Term Service and Support highlighting the need for LGBT+ older adults in need of a place and time for services
- Future Meetings
- Next Commission Meeting April 23rd 2:00 PM
- Executive committee Meeting April 16th Noon
- Adjourn -
- S Nye moved for the adjournment of the meeting @ 3:30 PM
- S Tatpaporn Second
- The meeting was adjourned
