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10 <br /> Kelly Guadalupe said that three of the fifteen zip codes have few residents, so the county <br /> may want to reduce the focus area to twelve. <br /> Commissioner Bedford asked if the senior centers are offering digital literacy workshops. <br /> Kelly Guadalupe said that the Department on Aging offers a number of those each quarter. <br /> She said those numbers are included in the performance measure. <br /> Slide #19 <br /> Diverse and Vibrant Economy <br /> 4. Establish baseline and increase by 3 percentage points <br /> annually the percentage of residents enrolled in <br /> Employment Services who complete an employment or <br /> training related program and/or gain employment. <br /> • Department of Social Services is determining the best <br /> way to define completion of a program for this measure. <br /> Baseline data will be available later this year. <br /> Establishing a baseline in 2025 was delayed due to <br /> Chantal recovery efforts and impacts of the federal <br /> government shutdown <br /> 9 ORARNGE TH C OUN`TY <br /> Slide #20 <br /> Next Steps <br /> • Continue quarterly staff strategy meetings <br /> • Twice annual reports to Board of Commissioners <br /> —Mid FY 2025-26 Progress Report planned to be <br /> included on March 5th business meeting <br /> • The Manager's Office will review performance <br /> measure targets and bring recommendations for <br /> changes to the Board <br /> 20 ORANGE NORTH CA.LIY <br /> Commissioner Carter asked about the mobile crisis response team information on page <br /> 19 of the agenda packet. She said the numbers seem to be going up with a new staff member <br /> and she looks forward to an update on that in the next quarterly report. She said she was happy <br /> to see that Carrboro was participating and is pleased with the progress. <br /> Vice-Chair Fowler said given the issues with housing it sounded like permanent supportive <br /> housing and housing choice vouchers might be part of the issue. She asked if staff had been <br /> looking at that and creating any strategies for addressing the concerns. <br /> Travis Myren said they will issue all housing choice vouchers that are allocated by federal <br /> funding. <br /> Vice-Chair Fowler asked if there is anything related to permanent supportive housing. <br />