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