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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 6, 2001 <br />Action Agen~d~ <br />Item No. <br />__SUBJECT: Adoption of the Orange County_Master Aging Plan: FY 2001-2005 <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />M.A.P. Support Letters from Municipalities <br />of Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hill <br />(Previously discussed September 5 ~ 12, <br />2000) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jerry M. Passmore, Director <br />Florence Soltys, Chair <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: ext. 2009 <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To review, modify and adopt the Orange County Master Aging Plan (M.A.P.) <br />covering the period July, 2000 -June, 2005. <br />BACKGROUND: During FY1999-2000, the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted a <br />plan to develop a Master Aging Plan (M.A.P.) for Orange County for the period July, 2000 - <br />June, 2005. The Commissioners' goal was "to develop and implement a Master Aging Plan <br />(M.A.P.) that would provide a comprehensive and coordinated delivery of community services to <br />senior citizens over the life span who have different levels of functional capacity." <br />To achieve this goal, the County Commissioners established a M.A.P. Task Force in November, <br />1999. After ten months, numerous meetings and three public hearings, the M.A.P. Task Force <br />has identified the issues, and developed goals and objectives to address the issues. The Task <br />Force completed the Master Aging Plan for the BOCC's consideration in September, 2000. <br />From November through February, 2001, additional input was received from the general public <br />and from the municipalities in Orange County. M.A.P. presentations were made by the Chair of <br />the Aging Board and Aging Director to the Towns of Hillsborough (December 4), Chapel Hill <br />(January 8), Carrboro (January 16) and the City of Mebane (February 5). Also, public <br />presentations were given in Chapel Hill on January 31 and in Hillsborough on February 6. All <br />entities expressed positive support for the Master Aging Plan as indicated in the attached <br />letters. <br />At meetings on September 5 and 12, 2000, the Board discussed the M.A.P. Board members <br />raised several questions regarding the document, and Department on Aging Director Jerry <br />Passmore will be at the March 6 meeting to address those issues. <br />