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1< <br />Orange County Master Aging Plan <br />Proposed Expenditures <br />Priority Components <br />July 1, 2000 -June 30, 2001 <br />2 <br />The following aze proposed expenditures in the current budget as recommended by the Task Force and <br />updated by the Advisory Board on ~xging on November 14, 2000. The priority components are listed by <br />functional groups and goal addressed. Expenditures are. listed as start-up (one time) and annual (recurring). <br />Tie Genexal Population <br />Goal I-A': To improve access to services ,information and assistance and <br />social activities for all older persons in Orange County. <br />Information and Assistance -Current information about all resources relevant to <br />older adults and their families should be available, understandable, convenient <br />and accessible to all older persons and their families. (page 6) <br />Sta -u Annual Cost <br />al) Update; redesign and publish the Orange County Community Care Guide <br />twice per year and evaluate its use. (Cost -design and printing) $1,000 $2,000 <br />Facility Access- Provide two multipurpose focal pint facilities that aze lazge <br />and highly visible with satellite outreach programs to enable access to services, <br />activities and information to a11. (page7) <br />bl) Perform a community survey that will measure the knowledge of and the <br />effectiveness of programs at senior centers and satellite outreach programs <br />in meeting the needs of older persons. <br />(Cost -student intern/volunteers and survey materials) $3,000 <br />b2) Rent space (approx. 4000sf) for. a Central Orange Drop-in Senior Center <br />until a large multipurpose center is a reality. This is to be done in partnership <br />with the Friends of the Senior Center and the Town of Hillsborough. <br />(Cost -space rent) $25,000 <br />Transportation Access- Improve access to public transportation for all economic <br />strata of older persons. (page 9) <br />c1) Establish an OPT customer user surveyor a forum that will identify needed <br />changes to routes, additional service needs ,customer satisfaction issues to <br />will be completed annually before budget preparation (Cost -materials) $5.00 <br />Goal I-B: To have each older person in Orange County perceived as and <br />valued far his/her uniqueness. <br />Education and Societal Attitude -Increase the awazeness and education of the <br />community about the positive aspects of aging and older persons. (page 10) <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />