Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, Health System
Lisa Mancini, Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: Submission of the FY 2016-20 Area Plan Update for Services for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities to the California Department of Aging
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of the Area Agency on Aging for the County of San Mateo, adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) Submission of the FY 2016-20 Area Plan Update for Services for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities to the California Department of Aging; and
B) Execution of a Transmittal Letter to the California Department of Aging required to complete the submission process.
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BACKGROUND:
In July 1992, Aging and Adult Services (AAS) convened a broad-based group of persons with disabilities, seniors, caregivers, and service providers to form the New Beginning Coalition (NBC). The purpose of the Coalition is to improve the quality of life for San Mateo County's diverse population of older persons and adults with disabilities. The primary vehicle for achieving that goal was the development of a long-range plan for a continuum of services that would be responsive to the needs of its consumers and would acknowledge and incorporate the diversity that exists in San Mateo County.
The NBC, in coordination with the Commission on Aging (CoA) and the Commission on Disabilities (CoD), develops and implements a comprehensive process for involving consumers and agencies in the development of each new Area Plan. Participation includes representatives from key private non-profit and governmental agencies that provide services for older adults and adults with disabilities, consumers, representatives from minority communities, and the ongoing involvement of the CoA and CoD.
Completed plans are submitted to California Department on Aging for approval after the Governing Board (San...
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