Agenda - 11-17-2015 - 6a - Minutes

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6 1 The Board approved the minutes for the September 8, 2015 BOCC Quarterly Public Hearing; 2 the September 10, 2015 BOCC Work Session; and the September 15, 2015 BOCC Regular 3 Meeting as submitted by the Clerk to the Board. 4 b. Approval of Amendment to Service Agreement for Senior Lunch Caterer Contract with 5 Nantucket Grill, Inc. 6 The Board approved an Amendment to Services Agreement for the food service caterer 7 contract with Nantucket Grill, Inc. to provide noon meals for the Home and Community Care 8 Block Grant-funded Senior Lunch Program at the Seymour and Central Orange Senior Centers 9 for the period July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, and authorized the County Manager to sign the 10 Amendment and to approve any amendments or renewals of the contract. 11 c. Republication of the Unified Development Ordinance as the Code of Technical 12 Ordinances of Orange County, North Carolina 13 The Board adopted and authorized the Chair to sign the Resolution of Republication and create 14 the Code of Technical Ordinances of Orange County, North Carolina to be housed and 15 maintained in the Orange County Planning Department and made available on the Orange 16 County website. 17 d. Board of Commissioners Meeting Calendar for Year 2016 18 The Board approved the final schedule of regular meetings for the year 2016. 19 20 7. Regular Agenda 21 22 a. Acceptance of an Administration For Community Living and Alzheimer's Disease 23 Initiative Grant and Approval of Budget Amendment#2-C 24 The Board considered accepting an Administration For Community Living and 25 Alzheimer's Disease Initiative three year grant of$897,298 for the grant period of September 26 2015 through August 2018, authorizing the Manager to sign the documents associated with the 27 grant award, and approving Budget Amendment#2-C which includes the receipt of the 28 $897,298 in grant funds and the addition of 2.625 full-time equivalent (FTE) time limited grant 29 positions. 30 Janice Tyler, Orange County Department on Aging Director, said the Board is being 31 asked to accept this grant in the amount of$897,298, and she provided background on the 32 grant: 33 34 BACKGROUND: 35 This award given to the Orange County CARES (Community Awareness, Respite, 36 Educations and Support) program was one of eleven awarded across the nation and the only 37 one in North Carolina. The funds will enable the Department on Aging to expand services and 38 supports for caregivers and persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), 39 including those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I DD), so they will enjoy 40 improved health and quality of life while also reducing caregiver burden and social isolation. 41 The grant will be used to enhance Orange County's ability to be a fully dementia capable 42 community and will focus on the following objectives: 43 • Expand both the type and amount of person-centered support services (in-home 44 consultation/training, group--oriented support activities, and respite services) to 45 caregivers caring for persons with moderate to severe dementia. 46 • Provide training to increase the knowledge and skills of direct care workers serving 47 persons with ADRD. 48 • Provide training to Orange County government workers and persons employed in 49 commercial businesses to increase their knowledge, skills and attitudes about dementia, 50 thereby improving the caregivers' experience of community interactions.