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25 <br />{V. Recommended Priorities for 2010 <br />The MAP priorities for 2010 described below focus on improving the efficiency and <br />effectiveness of aging services in Orange County, with a holistic and preventive approach to <br />meeting the needs of older adults. Because of the weakened economy in 2009 and 2010, it is <br />imperative that little or no county funds are requested. Instead, other public and private <br />sources from the federal to the local level will be sought to achieve these MAP priorities. <br />Priority #1 was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in May 2007, but has been <br />reevaluated as a top priority for 2010. While priorities #2 and #3 are new initiatives, the goals <br />behind them are embodied in the adopted Master Aging Plan. These priorities have arisen as <br />a result of increased demand for transportation services in the Hillsborough area and the <br />overcrowded conditions occurring during the day at the Seymour Center, resulting from <br />increased attendance in wellness and preventive programs. <br />#1 Develop, administer and evaluate an aging-friendly community assessment tool with a <br />limited number of Orange County departments by Retired and Senior Volunteer <br />Program (RSVP) professional volunteers. (See page 3 -Aging-Friendly Communities <br />Initiative) <br />#2 Develop a concept business plan for the BOCC and the Town of Hillsborough to <br />establish a Hillsborough in-town route to serve older adults and disabled and low <br />income persons in disadvantaged areas, as well as commuters pursuing job <br />opportunities. (MAP Objective C-1: Increase funding sources for expansion and/or <br />enhancements of new or existing transit services for older adults) <br />#3 Develop a concept plan for BOCC approval to expand the Seymour Wellness Center <br />wing with non-county funds, to be sought and procured by the Aging Advisory Board <br />partnering with Friends of the Seymour Center. The growth in attendance <br />at wellness classes and programs requires the use of the Seymour Center great room, <br />our largest space. A competing need for this space has been presented by the 2009 <br />dramatic growth in participation in the Senior Nutrition/Luncheon Program and <br />attendance at other major special events. (MAP Goal E: To improve and /or maintain <br />the health and well-being of Orange County's present and future well-fit older adults) <br />23 <br />