Aging Advisory Board Minutes 121013

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the housing study that Cherie is conducting related to 2.1.1 and 2.2.3 and that all Board members be put on the email list that is being sent to interested community members. The work group also recommended that the OCDOA encourage and support the OC Planning Department to follow-through with its plan to conduct a workshop for county building inspectors on Universal Design features (2.3.1). The work group recommended that the Board representatives to the Senior Tarheel Legislature (Jeane Suddarth and Dick White) advocate for inclusion of broad-based universal design regulations for design of homes, businesses, streets, etc., as well as the expansion of the Homestead Act (2.3.2, 2.8.1). Finally, the work group recommended that a group be formed to create the “toolkit” called for in 2.2.4 to support the development of intentional communities in Orange County. Committee Progress Reports: • Carolina Villages will be holding its “hard launch” in January at the Seymour Center. • Friends of Central Orange Senior Center hosted a successful Artisan Fair on November 23. • Friends of the Seymour Center and the RSVP program raised over $10,000 at their joint Gala event in November.. • Meals on Wheels has expanded its meal service from 1,914 meals delivered in 2010 to 2,686 delivered in 2013 (as of the end of October). • The Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee successfully organized a holiday donation drive for activities supplies and personal items for adults care homes in the county. It has also appointed a sub-committee to make a plan for a the implementation of a “Songs for Seniors” program across the county. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Janice Tyler, Secretary