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I'f~ <br />community, everyone else had to live well. They really need businesses and the younger aged population <br />to support this because it is community driven because there is such a broad array of issues. They aze <br />putting together a web page for better senior practices. As of this morning, they have a new state logo for <br />livable and senior friendly communities and she encouraged this group to use a logo to promote this idea. <br />Jack Chestnut said that the senior friendly conununity logo bothers him. He feels it should be <br />an easy living design because the same obstacles are there for a young mother with a child. If a developer <br />concentrates only on senior friendly, the intergenerational aspect is last. There will be senior only homes <br />and the seniors will be isolated in one location which is not what we want, <br />Yoko Crume said she was just offering the use of the logo and the word livable was added so <br />that it would be intergenerational. It is a compromise. <br />Gwen Harvey said that there maybe some confusion between the NORR (Natural Occurring <br />Retirement Community) which is a concept in design of a physical community - a neighborhood. She <br />rmderstands that this is more of a conscious approach of looking at how other County departtnents can be <br />aware of how they too can contribute to supporting senior planning to help all of us as we age in our <br />conununities, She made reference to the economic development priority and being able to provide <br />support for small businesses and provide a range of services for people who want to age in place. She <br />said that Dr..Ian Wassel with iJNCG is sponsoring a Silver Industry Conference in April because they see <br />with the growth in the number of seniors who are well-fit and not improvised a lot of dunking power but <br />with needs and issues that they want businesses to be able to respond to and cater to. Gwen Harvey <br />continued saying that one thing this reminds her of is the concept of conservation and what can be done to <br />be more energy efficient.. The Environment Resource Conservation Department is putting together an <br />action committee to look at what all the County departtnents can do to help be good stewazds of <br />resources. <br />Yolm Crume said that in Cumberland County today, they aze having their big living and <br />friendly senior center conference which is jointly sponsored by their Aging Deparhnent and Planning <br />Department. This is being used as a vehicle to get the word out about senior friendly communities. At <br />the heart of this initiative is that they (T.1COG) are involved in this process. <br />Cazol Gunther-Mohr made a motion that the MAP Steering Committee engage Orange County <br />government in the process of all County departtnents looking at all issues that the Steering Committee is <br />addressing acrd perhaps identify the Senior Friendly Livable Conmrunity program as a mechanism to do <br />that. <br />Ann .Iolmson said that this does put the responsibility for development on the County <br />Commissioners which would make some sense because it is broad and it also helps the Department on <br />Aging and anyone who volunteers solely in aging to think in terms of our expertise to be used in anyway <br />to assure that older peoples needs are going to be heard, respected and meant in some fashion. This <br />motion is a way to see the broader picture but saving for the Deparhnent on Aging energy -the aging <br />portion of it. Ann Johnson made an amendment that the County Commissioners set it up to include other <br />things and this was included in the main motion. <br />Jack Chestnut said that there is a large development being built at Waterstone - 800 homes. If <br />it is easier for retail to also be included, it could be made friendly for everybody. The County through <br />their Planning Department could assure this mix of homes and retail. <br />Bazry Jacobs noted that this development is in the Town of Hillsborough who has very little <br />knowledge about these kinds of issues. The County Commissioners have an Assembly of Governments <br />meeting in September and he can put the MAP update on the agenda as one of the items for discussion.. <br />Alice Gordon said that it is important to make it broad. The Chamber of Commerce and the <br />other entities should be involved. Also, the overall livable concept needs to be emphasized for Senior <br />Friendly Communities. When they were nanring the new senior center on Homestead Road, they decided <br />Page7of8 <br />