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13 <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said the suggestion about the urgent repair program is good, <br /> and he hopes it will help. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked if more clarity could be given to the idea of senior centers <br /> without walls and if it would be used. <br /> Janice Tyler said video has been discussed, but this is going to be a process of going <br /> to the Community Centers, churches, senior housing, etc., and offering programming. She <br /> said some of this has already begun. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs referred to the suggestion of involving more seniors on County <br /> advisory boards, and asked if this topic could be added to a work session in September. He <br /> said perhaps a statement could be added to the applications to encourage seniors to apply. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said it would be easier to garner more civic engagement by <br /> having meetings during the day for seniors, but it is hard for many elected officials that work <br /> during the day to attend meetings. He said the Board of County Commissioners may need to <br /> try harder to address this, and maybe there is a different time of day that would get more <br /> seniors to attend a Board of County Commissioners' meeting. <br /> Commissioner Burroughs said this was quite an undertaking, and she attended some <br /> MAP meetings. She said one thing she has come to understand about housing for seniors is <br /> the need for long term care facilities, and she is pleased to see this included in this plan as a <br /> goal. <br /> Commissioner Rich thanked them too. She said she is glad they are working with other <br /> housing groups in the towns and County. She said senior housing does not have to be <br /> monster houses, but can be smaller and more affordable. Commissioner Rich asked if this is <br /> a living document. <br /> Janice Tyler said this is the initial target, and changes can be made if necessary. <br /> Chair Dorosin said a lot senior housing has been federally funded, and many of these <br /> programs are now going away. <br /> Janice Tyler said she has heard that funding for HUD202 is going to increase, and is <br /> watching this closely. <br /> Chair Dorosin said if a future bond is dedicated to housing, it may be worth channeling <br /> funds through a County model of one of the federal housing programs like vouchers, tax credit <br /> project, etc. <br /> e. Resolution Supporting Triangle J Council of Governments Effort to Form an <br /> Economic Development District through the United States Economic Development <br /> Administration <br /> The Board considered adopting a Resolution supporting Triangle J Council of <br /> Governments (TJCOG) effort to form an Economic Development District through the United <br /> States Economic Development Administration, and authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> Lee Worsley, TJCOG Executive Director, recognized Commissioner Rich as their <br /> Delegate and Commissioner Price as the alternate Delegate. He said this resolution was an <br /> initiative of the TJCOG Board. He reviewed the information below: <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) works with regions across the <br /> United States and primarily executes work through Economic Development <br /> (EDD). In North Carolina, EDDs have been formed in every region, except the Triangle <br /> J region and the Isothermal Region in the western part of North Carolina (Isothermal is <br /> currently forming an EDD, meaning the Triangle region may be alone in not having an EDD in <br /> a short period of time). <br />