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s7 <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 <br />will 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 Aaing Annual Report for 2009 and 2010 <br />Priorities <br />The Board considered accepting the Orange County Master Aging Plan Annual <br />Progress 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 <br />to see what an expansion would be like. He said that the Seymour Center Wellness Center is <br />not adequate for their needs. The goal is to see how much it would cost to expand, and if all <br />like it, 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. <br />If 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 <br />a one paragraph explanation of the penalty on married couples. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that, in reading through the whole document, it would be <br />nice 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 <br />ask the Chair, Vice-Chair, and the Manager to work on meeting with the Mebane City Council <br />on common issues. <br />VOTE: UNANMOUS <br />Commissioner Pelissier made reference to page 21 and exploring the potential for <br />collaboration of the Department on Aging and Department of Social Services. She is very <br />pleased to see this and she hopes that this can be done elsewhere. She would like to know the <br />outcome of this. <br />