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ORANGE COUNTY
<br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
<br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
<br />Meeting Date: May 4, 2006
<br />Action Agenda
<br />Item No.
<br />SUBJECT: Master Aging Plan Process Update and Priority Issues Approval
<br />DEPARTMENT: Aging/ Advisory Board on Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
<br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
<br />1) Steering Cam. Minutes -Feb, 2 & Mar. 23 .lerry M, Passmore, Project Manager, 245-
<br />2) MAP Accomplishments & Unmet 2009
<br />Objectives for 2000-2005 Pat Sprigg, Task Force Co-Chair
<br />3) MAP Timeline Update & Meeting Dates Florence Soltys, Task Force Co-Chair
<br />4) Subcommittees' Priority Issues
<br />5) Senior Friendly Community Initiative
<br />6) Major Key Issue Areas for MAP Update
<br />7) Special Meeting Minutes on Major Key
<br />Areas/Issues --April 20, 2006
<br />PURPOSE: To update the Board of County Commissioners on the Master Aging Planning
<br />progress and to request approval of the priority issues identified by the Task Force Aging Plan.
<br />BACKGROUND: At the request of the Orange County Advisory Board on Aging, the Orange
<br />County Board of Commissioners approved on June 23, 2005 updating the Master Aging Plan
<br />(M.A.P,) for the Years 2006-2010, On October 18, 2005, the Board of County Commissioners
<br />approved the recommended M,A.P, Task Force charge, structure, membership and time frame
<br />-including the designation of two commissioner board members, Barry Jacobs and Alice
<br />Gordon, to serve on the Steering Committee, The MA,P. Steering Committee will guide the
<br />activities of the three subcommittees charged with review and research around specific issues
<br />of the elderly, and help develop the comprehensive M,A,P, Pat Sprigg and Florence Soltys, co-
<br />chairs, held a M.A.P. Task Force Orientation on December 1, 2005, This kick-off event
<br />(Meeting #1) covered highlights of M,A,P, accomplishments for 2000-2005, recognized the key
<br />leaders, and reviewed the process, structure and proposed time frame for updating M,A,P.
<br />During the months of December and January, the three functional subcommittees: (1) Well/Fit
<br />Older Adult, (2) Disabled /Moderately Impaired Older Adult and (3) the Severely Impaired
<br />/Institutionalized Older Adult ,met to begin identifying and prioritizing issues. The M.A,P.
<br />Steering Committee held its Meeting #2 on Febnaary 2, 2006 to begin its review of the
<br />Accomplishments and Unmet Objectives for 2000-2005 (Attachment), review updated profile of
<br />older adults and to identify elements for being a more senior-friendly community, In addition,
<br />the subcommittees gave progress reports. On March 23 2006, the M,A,P, Steering Committee
<br />held its Meeting #3 to complete the identification and prioritization of issues for 2006-10.
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