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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />2 <br />Janice Tyler, Department on Aging Director, said the department is trying to get <br />creative, and it would be very helpful if it can draw down the Home and Community Care Block <br />Grant funds that have been assigned to OCPT, and move it back to the Department on Aging. <br />She said doing so would greatly fund the occupational therapy position. She said the Dementia <br />Friendly Businesses will continue, and the department is working with the SHARP team, which <br />is a group of for profit and non - profit aging providers, who have been trained to be trainers to <br />the community. <br />Commissioner Rich said the Senior Center is such a pleasant and busy place. She <br />noted that there is a farmer that comes and sells fresh produce at the Center, since many <br />seniors cannot make it to the farmers' markets. <br />Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br />Cardinal Innovations <br />• Cardinal Innovations — table <br />• Cardinal Innovations — table <br />• Cardinal Innovations —pie chart: Maintenance of Effort Allocations <br />• Cardinal Innovations — <br />• Total Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funding - $1,355,974 <br />• New County Administered Programs and Services <br />• Supportive Housing - $80,000 <br />• Replaces the Mental Health Services Study Due in December <br />Commissioner Burroughs asked if the MOE number is static. <br />Travis Myren said yes. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he would like to know from staff if Cardinal Innovations (CI) <br />is being responsive to the community. <br />Travis Myren said the County forwards any feedback it receives to Cl, and he thinks <br />there has been more responsiveness. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said calls from dissatisfied residents to her office have declined in <br />the past few months, and Travis Myren is also meeting on a regular basis with the CI Director. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if the Commissioners were copied on responses to <br />residents. <br />Travis Myren said no, due to HIPPA regulations. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if CI lets the County know when it has responded to the <br />resident. <br />Travis Myren said yes, as long as it is not about actual services being provided. <br />Commissioner Price said meetings are continuing with the Alamance /Caswell group, <br />and there is still a vacancy for a stakeholder position. <br />Donna Baker said the position has been advertised, and the director mentioned that he <br />wanted us to put this on hold because some changes were forthcoming. She said she would <br />follow up further on this item. <br />Commissioner Price said there are new guidelines that permit using some of the MOE <br />money for capital needs, such as housing. <br />Travis Myren said the CI's current position on the MOE money, is that the County can <br />use it however the County sees fit, as long as it goes to the broad category of services. <br />