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Orange County Advisory Board on Aging Agenda

Orange County · Advisory Board on Aging
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Advisory board meeting Health and human servicesHomelessness and shelterHousing and affordabilityImmigration and enforcementParks and recreationPolice and public safetyRezoningRoads and transportationTax rate and revaluation

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What was decided

  1. Approved 3Approval of Minutes - February 11, 2025 Approved

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Advisory Board on Aging discussed the revaluation and safety at the Seymour Center on 11 March 2025, and reviewed second-quarter reports on the Master Aging Plan. It asked the tax office to come to its next meeting.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

Staff raised a growing safety concern at the Seymour Center: more unsheltered people under 55 are spending time in the building. Street outreach staff will walk through at night and on Saturdays, and the department is hiring an evening desk assistant, preferring someone with security experience. Forty applications were in review.

The board's discussion of the revaluation covered whether counties can cap or relieve property tax for older owners. Both senior centres will host presentations from the tax office, and the board asked for the same at its next meeting. Members then discussed housing, cost of living and ageing in the county more broadly. They also noted the Fiddlehead Corner rezoning was denied 6-0.

On the Master Aging Plan, the department has hired a bilingual Mandarin programme coordinator and a Chinese community liaison, presented to the Refugee Community Partnership with translation into Burmese, Karen and Arabic, and updated the 2025 transportation guide. The county's equity office has compiled a list of interpreters, particularly for American Sign Language. The volunteer driver programme has two drivers with more coming on. Construction has begun on the Fit Lot, which staff hope to open for the 1 May health and wellness fair.

How the votes went

The February minutes were approved.

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Agenda items (5)

Discussion item · 2Staff or committee report · 2Minutes approval · 1
  1. 3 Approval of Minutes - February 11, 2025
    Minutes approval
    Approved
  2. 6 Serving our unsheltered community at the Seymour Center
    Discussion item Health and human servicesHomelessness and shelterPolice and public safety
    More unsheltered people under 55 are spending time in the building, raising safety concerns. Street outreach staff will walk through at night and on Saturdays, and the department is hiring an evening desk assistant, preferring security experience.
  3. 11 Property tax revaluation discussion
    Discussion item Housing and affordabilityRezoningTax rate and revaluation
    Members discussed whether counties can cap or relieve property tax for older owners. Both senior centres will host tax office presentations, and the board asked for one at its next meeting. The Fiddlehead Corner rezoning was denied 6-0.
  4. 12 Master Aging Plan - Second Quarter Year 3 Reports
    Staff or committee report Health and human servicesImmigration and enforcementRoads and transportation
    A bilingual Mandarin programme coordinator and a Chinese community liaison have been hired. Staff presented to the Refugee Community Partnership with translation into Burmese, Karen and Arabic. The 2025 transportation guide is updated, and the volunteer driver programme has two drivers with more in the pipeline.
  5. 5 Fit Lot Construction
    Staff or committee report Health and human servicesParks and recreation
    Construction has begun, with staff pushing to open it for the 1 May health and wellness fair.

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