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process. He also thanked Frank Montes de Oca, Frank Clifton, and the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to: <br /> - Approve the First Reading of a Franchise Ordinance to grant on first reading a <br /> franchise for five-year terms to South Orange Rescue Squad, Inc. for Emergency <br /> Medical Services and Rescue Services; <br /> - Direct staff to discuss and enter into an Operations Agreement with South Orange <br /> Rescue Squad within 90 days that identifies the subcategories under which SORS will <br /> be permitted to operate based on the needs of the County and the capacity and <br /> capabilities of SORS and to provide for the daily operational functions of SORS as it <br /> works within the Orange County Emergency Services System; and <br /> - Authorize the Emergency Services Director to negotiate the Agreement with SORS <br /> and the County Manager to sign the Agreement subject to review by the County <br /> Attorney or other legal staff. Franchise Ordinance approval is conditional upon <br /> successful completion of the operational agreement within 90 days of acceptance of <br /> the Franchise Ordinance by the SORS. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 8. Reports <br /> a. Acceptance of the County Master Aging Annual Report for 2009 and 2010 <br /> Priorities <br /> The Board considered accepting the Orange County Master Aging Plan Annual Progress <br /> Report for 2009 and approving the priorities for 2010. <br /> Steve Lackey, Chair of the Advisory Board on Aging, presented this progress report. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger asked about the concept plan for expanding the wellness <br /> program and Steve Lackey said that the advisory board is proposing to develop a concept plan to <br /> see what an expansion would be like. He said that the Seymour Center Wellness Center is not <br /> adequate for their needs. The goal is to see how much it would cost to expand, and if all like it, <br /> then they would move forward with the plan. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that in the recommendations the advisory board was looking <br /> at options that did not cost the County money. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked about when the Unified Development Ordinance is being <br /> developed and if some of these aging in place standards would be addressed. <br /> Craig Benedict said that where there are easy fixes, they will be able to address them. If <br /> there are more complex fixes, a placeholder will be put in the UDO. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that a lot of the same standards would apply to physically- <br /> disabled people. He hopes that this community will be involved as well. He made reference to <br /> page 21 and the legislative forum and advocacy issues. He said that it would be useful to have a <br /> one paragraph explanation of the penalty on married couples. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that, in reading through the whole document, it would be nice <br /> to get a report on how the senior centers are performing based on what was projected. <br /> Regarding the discussion on page 8 about planning the East/West public route from <br /> Mebane to Durham that would intersect the 420 route, Commissioner Jacobs said that he would <br /> like to ask the Chair/Vice-Chair/Manager to have a joint meeting with the Mebane City Council <br /> because there are so many issues in common. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz to ask <br /> the Chair, Vice-Chair, and the Manager to work on meeting with the Mebane City Council on <br /> common issues. <br />