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a. Unspent NCDHHS Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) funds from another agency <br /> were reallocated to OCDOA. The funds will be used to up fit the Seymour Center Theater for <br /> livestream programming <br /> i. June 21, 2022 the BOCC will approve the final budget <br /> ii. The HCCBG funds a lot of programs within our department, DSS and Adult Day Health. <br /> iii. Adult Day Health found they had $39k in funds they couldn't spend.These funds were <br /> reallocated to OCDOA <br /> iv. Money received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES <br /> Act) was used to up fit our great halls for livestreaming. <br /> v. The NCDHHS Division of Aging wants at least three bids for the up fitting of the Seymour <br /> Theater before making a decision to approve. <br /> vi. Finally, this will require an Orange County budget amendment <br /> 7. FY 22-23 Budget <br /> a. Requested additional hours for Food Service Coordinator funded by HCCBG — Not included in <br /> the managers' budget <br /> i. We have funding through the block grant, but it was not included in the budget. Isabel <br /> will stay at her current number of hours (35 per week), but she has increased paperwork <br /> due to an increase in lunch program participants <br /> b. Lunch program <br /> i. The bid process for catering services for next two years is complete <br /> 1. We will be changing caterers. The new caterer, Rymakees Cafe & Caterer, came <br /> in with a lower bid. Rymakees is a minority, female owned business. Janice <br /> reported they were very impressed with her food which will cost $7 per meal. <br /> Caterer, Keshia Criss, mentioned that her current kitchen contract might be <br /> ending and she would need a kitchen. Janice asked her if she would be open to <br /> cooking food in our commercial kitchen at Seymour. In 2007 we weren't in the <br /> position to have kitchen staff, but this is a good opportunity for her to use our <br /> facility. If this works out, she will cook at Seymour and transport to the Passmore <br /> Center. The food will be fresher and we will have a closer working relationship <br /> with the caterer on-site. Indoor dining will go back to plating using our <br /> dinnerware. <br /> c. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) through TJCOG-AAA. We are waiting on our contract from the <br /> AAA from the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services. There is a portion of the funding that is <br /> dedicated to home delivered meals. We will contract with MOWOCC for this service. We have <br /> to meet the criteria for the ARPA funds, which includes putting together a plan for innovation <br /> using the funds. <br /> d. We will use a portion of our ARPA funds to contract with OCPT for senior center transportation <br /> to get participants daily to the Senior Centers <br /> i. There was a lot of discussion about transportation at Friends board meeting yesterday. <br /> Particularly concerned for the central and northern regions of Orange County. <br /> Transportation to the centers is $3 if you live within the Hillsborough city limits. If not, it <br /> is $12.75 one way, our seniors cannot afford this. The BOCC and OC Manager's office is <br /> looking for funding for this. We will use part of our ARPA funds until the funding is <br /> figured out. We cannot use all of our funds for this; it isn't in the ARPA purview. We are <br /> working with Finance to use any unspent money in our budget this year to fund this <br /> service until the end of the fiscal. <br /> ii. Orange County Transportation Services does not have the manpower or updated <br /> vehicles to transport the folks more than twice a week. <br />