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18 <br /> 1 at both senior centers, and Saturday hours at the Seymour Center. The FY 2013- <br /> 2 14 budget includes funds to cover the lost revenue. <br /> 3 • Transfer of$175,000 contribution to Aging's Administration Division, from Carol <br /> 4 Woods Retirement Community, for Master Aging Plan 2012-2017 implementation <br /> 5 costs. (Note: These funds have been available and tracked in the General Fund <br /> 6 operating budget for several years, but were recorded differently, prior to a recent <br /> 7 change in accounting practices.) <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Eldercare/Aging Transitions Budget Highlights: <br /> 10 No significant budget changes, in FY 2013-14. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program <br /> 13 Budget Highlights <br /> 14 0 Revenue Reductions — Programs Impacts: Corporation of National and <br /> 15 Community Service CNCS), RSVP federal sponsor, is changing the focus of <br /> 16 RSVP nationwide. Due to current year budget cuts, RSVP programs have been <br /> 17 directed to downsize which includes limiting the number of service agencies to <br /> 18 those that make a measurable community impact and fall within the new federal <br /> 19 focus areas: Education, Environmental, Healthy Futures, Veterans and Military <br /> 20 Families, Disaster Services, Economic Opportunity. We anticipate that volunteer <br /> 21 numbers will also decline due to station (work site) reductions. Limited volunteer <br /> 22 referral services will be offered to terminated agencies, but they will not be <br /> 23 official work sites. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Senior Health Coordination/Wellness Program (Grant Fund) <br /> 26 Budget Highlights <br /> 27 0 United Way of the Greater Triangle Revenue: The United Way of the <br /> 28 Greater Triangle did not renew support of the Wellness Project. The $8,000 loss <br /> 29 represents a 13% reduction in the grant project's revenues. To offset a portion <br /> 30 of the loss, the department has budgeted additional Fit Feet Clinic revenue <br /> 31 ($10,000), based on actuals from prior years' performance <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Chair Jacobs asked about the Farmers' Market Outreach program. <br /> 34 Janice Tyler said any farmers that want to come are welcome. <br /> 35 Chair Jacobs said people in Efland have missed having programming at their <br /> 36 community center. <br /> 37 Janice Tyler said programming is not provided anymore, because the programs <br /> 38 were consolidated a couple of years ago when the Central Orange Senior Center was <br /> 39 opened. She said outreach was done in Efland and Cedar Grove before this decision <br /> 40 was made, and the participant numbers were very low. She said these people are now <br /> 41 being bused to the Senior Center. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Animal Services, Pg. 44 (including Fee Schedule change requests, Pg. <br /> 44 347) <br /> 45 Darryl Butts reviewed the following budget highlights: <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Administration and Programs <br /> 48 Budget Highlights <br /> 49 • The increase in Operations in FY 2013-14 is due to a countywide $.05/mile <br /> 50 surcharge in Motor Pool to help offset future vehicle replacement costs, an <br /> 51 increase of$3,000 in Contract Services for animal disposal fees, and operating <br /> 52 costs associated with the new recommended Administrative Assistant I and Animal <br /> 53 Control positions. <br /> 54 • Animal Services:Animal Shelter Division <br />