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<br />(1) Hear subcommittee reports-on action plan on identified issues so far <br />(2) Complete and clarify issues in the broad areas of concern <br />^ June, 2006 -Steering Committee Mtg to: <br />(7) review draft MAP Action Plan far 2006-10 <br />^ August, 2006 Steering Committee Meeting to: <br />(1) Recommend final MAP to BOCC <br />^ August-September, 2006 BOCC Meeting to: <br />(~) Approve final MAP Action Plan for input from public and community partners <br />(Towns, United WayJ <br />^ Sept.- Oct., 2006 Community input meetings <br />^ Oct,, 2006 - BOCC consider input and approval of the MAP Action Plan for 2006-2010 <br />BOCC Request Input and Approval <br />^ Priority Issues of functional groups <br />^ Broad Areas of Concernlidentified issues <br />^ Next step: Action Planning (who, what, where, when, how, at what cast) <br />Commissioner Gordon said that she and Chair Jacobs serve on this group and she <br />supports the recommendations. She underscored the senior-friendly communities and said that <br />a senior-friendly community is also a community that is friendly to all ages, including mothers <br />with strollers, etc. Implementing this plan will help everyone. <br />Commissioner Foushee asked about objective 63, the property tax policies, and said <br />that this was an issue that was raised during the campaign. She asked if they could get more <br />information from staff on other options that may be available. <br />John Link said that they will do that and he said that some counties have developed their <br />own programs with guidelines, and it is not connected to the State laws. A county can develop <br />this type of program if it wants to fund it. <br />Commissioner Carey wants to see what other states are doing. He would be interested <br />even if it takes some legislation. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that she thinks they need to do more than look at this <br />proposal for tax assistance far seniors. We should instruct staff to come back with an outline in <br />the next couple of weeks of what they would need to do to see if this is feasible. She wants an <br />outline of the pros and cons before they go on break for the summer. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to the meeting with the Affordable Housing <br />Advisory Board and said that one of the members who lives in affordable housing was visited by <br />her parents, and they had trouble getting up and down the stairs. He asked haw the MAP would <br />fit in with working with developers to look at units that are one level. <br />Pat 5prigg said they have been talking about the aging in place concept in their <br />committees. This speaks to all ages of disability and trying to get developers and architects to <br />develop better aging in place prototypes for affordable housing. <br />Commissioner Carey said that they should not instruct staff to come back with pros and <br />cons about the tax issue yet because not enough is known at this point. He is an advocate for <br />seniors and they have a tremendous resource in this committee. He suggested relying on the <br />expertise of their seniors. He said that they just asked staff to work on fair funding issues and <br />he does not want to lay more on staff during the budget season. <br />