June 25, 2025 - Adult and Aging Commission Minutes


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In-Person Location

9750 Business Park Drive, Ste. 104,
Conference Room 1, Sacramento, CA 95827

​Minutes

Meeting Location and Time - In-Person Location: 2 – 4 p.m. - 9750 Business Park Drive, Ste. 104, Conference Room 1, Sacramento, CA 95827 - (free parking available; ring bell if door is closed)

  1. Welcome & Introductions by Chair — Acting Chair Kristen S, welcomed all members and called the meeting to order by 2:01pm
  2. Commissioners Present (Roll Call): No Action (2 minutes) Kristen Stauss, Harrison Linder, Maureen Sullivan (join via Zoom), Sery Tatpaporn, Matt Rosenberg, Sharon Jennings, Debra Bonner, Solomon Chis

Excused Commissioner: Dawn Angelo; Katherin Koss & Debra Larson

  1. Guests / Staff Present: Contessa Bunn, Jessica Garcia (Yuba County); Thomas Christian, ALS (presenter); Melissa Jacobs & Craig & Tom Cadman (Parkinson) and Craig Fowler
  2. Request(s) for Remote Participation under the Brown Act – Maureen Sullivan approved to join Commission meeting remotely by Chair.
  3. Consent Items
    1. Approval of May 28, 2025, Minutes – no statement on record
    2. Approve June 25, 2025, Agenda - The motion to adopt May minutes and June agenda was moved by Rabbi Matt and seconded by H. Linder, unanimous
  4. AAC Business & Initiatives — ACTION (20 min.)
  1. Report from representative of the County Board of Supervisor -Aaron Chong – Does anyone have questions? No questions.
  2. Nominations for AAC Chair: Discussion, accept and vote. Dawn chair, Solomon moved, Debra B. seconded,. Solomon moved and withdrew. Solomon again nominated Dawn. Debra B seconded. Sery abstained, otherwise unanimous.

Solomon nomination of Kristen and motion. Harrison second.

Kristen nominated the secretary as Solomon. Sery seconded. No other nominations. Solomon unanimously approved.

    1. ROC Chair - Will be appointed by Commission Chair in July, per bylaws
    2. Ad Hoc Committee Updates – Present Workplan: (20 minutes – 5 min per group) -
        1. Housing & Homelessness:
  • Maureen Sullivan – Lead
  • Rabbi Matt Rosenberg
  • Debra Larson
        1. AAC Initiatives, Behavioral Health & Program Monitoring Committee: Sery reported on access mapping by the city of Sacramento.

- Sery Tatpaporn – Lead
- Sharon Jennings - reported on legislation - recommended that the executive committee be allowed to act on legislation. To be placed on future agenda.
- Harrison Linder

        1. By-laws Committee

- Debra Larson – Lead
- new members needed

        1. Public Awareness & Advocacy Committee
  • Kristen Stauss - Lead
  •  D. Angelo
  • Rabbi Matt Rosenberg
    1. Reports from SAS – LADAP update report from Contessa - Sery with inquiry
    1. Action Committee – Workgroups (LADAP)
          • Housing for all Stages & Ages -
          • Health Reimagined
          • Inclusion & Equity, Not Isolation
          • Caregiving That Works – (Update - LADAP Accountability/Update Listening session)
  1. New Business — NO ACTION (15 min.) No new business.
  1. Reports — NO ACTION (20 min.)
    1. 5 Over 50 Awards
  • Changes to the selection process – All district Chief of Staff (COS) and Special Assistants will determine the final selection of 5 over 50 awards nominees.
  • Ad Hoc Committee – Chair, Kristen; Co-chair, Debra Larson; (open slot) Sery requests to participate.

    2. Area 4 Agency on Aging 

                    3. Aging Resources Exchange - Debra B gave an overview of Renaissance Society.
  1. Liaisons: (10 min.)

1. Presentation – ALS – Thomas Christian - presentation given

  1. Recruitment and Orientation Committee (ROC) – ACTION (5 min.)
  1. Need for replacement

    11. Announcements - Open Forum and Discussion (5 min.)                       

           12.  Public Comment - (limited to 3 min. per speaker) - No Action (10min) - Parkinson's Association - conference in October in Roseville.

          13. Future Meetings — Open Forum and Discussion (5 min)
  • Adult & Aging Commission Executive – July 16, 2025
  • Adult & Aging Commission Main Meeting – July 23. 2025
  1.  Adjourn - Solomon motion, Sery second. Unanimous. At 3:26 pm



 

 

 

 

 


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