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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 10072008 - C.17 pp- TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS A s L �'�,. Contra � ~ FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director Costa Employment and Human Services Department County DATE: October 7, 2008 I CA SUBJECT: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/589 Recommending Ray Zenoni for the Annual Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Volunteer of the Year Award. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/589 Recommending Ray Zenoni for the Annual Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Volunteer of the Year Award. FISCAL IMPACT: No financial impact. BACKGROUND: The Contra Costa County Advisory Council on Aging recognizes that transportation access to both essential services and quality of life destinations is a key component of the independence that older adults need to successfully"age in place". Since mobility equal independence, CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:--YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RE MMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE _ACAPPROVE OTHER SIGNA �REISI ACTION OF BOARD ON��V t/��I o"""" APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED— OT `ER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Q� ATTESTED V`hh/�'�y bC-r_ 97 DAVID TWA,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: CC: JOHN COTTRELL EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT-EM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AUDITOR-CONTROLLER CONTRACTOR BY: DEPUTY SUBJECT: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/589 Recommending Ray Zenoni for the Annual Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Volunteer of the Year Award. particularly for frail seniors, the Advisory Council on Aging, at their June 2008, meeting, recommended the recipients of the Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Award for Volunteer of the Year Award. Volunteer of the Year Ray Zenoni, has been a major volunteerinvolved in the operation of senior transportation programs through his volunteer work providing services for seniors through such agencies as: Meals on Wheels, Senior Outreach Services, Diablo Valley Aids Center and Senior Helpline Services TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - Contra FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director Costa Employment and Human Services Department ST'4`COUT3'C� C�' DATE: October 7, 2008 County SUBJECT: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/590 Recommending Mary Lou La4cher for the Annual Ilene Lubkih Senior Transportation Volunteer of the Year Awa rd.. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/590 Recommending Mary Lou Lauscher for the Annual Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Volunteer of the Year Award. FISCAL IMPACT: No financial impact. BACKGROUND: The Contra Costa County Advisory Council on Aging recognizes that transportation access to both essential services and quality of life destinations is a key comp nt of the independence CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR R OMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNArRE(S . y� ACTION OF BOARD ON"Ry—r J, a=� APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED V OT R VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED LM V✓�'/�y � p p� DAVID TWA,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: CC: JOHN COTTRELL EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT-EM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AUDITOR-CONTROLLER CONTRACTOR ' < BY'V' Aoy�� U/L ,DEPUTY SUBJECT: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/590 Recommending Mary Lou Lauscher for the Annual Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Volunteer of the Year Award. that older adults need to successfully"age in place". Since mobility does equal independence, particularly for frail seniors, the Advisory' Council on Aging, at their June 2008, meeting, recommended the recipients of the Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Award for Volunteer of the Year Award. Volunteer of the Year Mary Lou Lauscher has played an active role in ensuring community input and involvement in Monument Corridor's Community Based Transportation Plan which resulted in the development of a community shuttle, County Connections Bus Route 8, which enabled better transportation services for elderly residents to health facilities. Ms. Lauscher has worked diligently to bring transportation programs into the Monument Corridor to serve seniors with special attention on non-English speaking residents. TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORSE" s L Contra FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director .Y o Fr�;uad, . Costa Employment and Human Services Department County `4 COUIZ� DATE: October 7, 2008 SUBJECT: ADOPT Resolution No: 2008/591 Recommending Caring Hands Volunteer Caregivers Program for the Annual Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Provider of the Year Award. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: ADOPT Resolution.No. 2008/591 Recommending Caring Hands Volunteer Caregivers Program for the Annual Ilene LubkinSenior Transportation Provider of the Year Award. FISCAL IMPACT: No financial impact. BACKGROUND: The Contra Costa County Advisory Council on Aging recognizes that tra sportation access to both essential services and quality of life destinations is a key compo nt of the independence CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:--YES SIGNATURE: A/W RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RE MMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE !/APPROVE OTHER SIGN ACTION OF BOARD ON �) �/ APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE V UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED �De'r. 17 Q601 DAVID TWA,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: CC: JOHN COTTRELL EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT-EM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AUDITOR-CONTROLLER CONTRACTOR BY: DEPUTY ' SUBJECT: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/591 Recommending Caring Hands Volunteer Caregivers Program for the Annual Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Provider of the Year Award. that older adults need to successfully"age in place". Since mobility does equal independence, particularly for frail seniors, the Advisory Council on Aging, at their June 2008, meeting, recommended the recipients of the Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Award for Volunteer of the Year Award. Provider of the Year Caring Hands Volunteer Caregivers Program provides "Friendly Visitors," screened and trained volunteers who are matched with individual home-bound seniors. Caring Hands' Friendly Visitors truly do become friends to their seniors, as they see them weekly to provide a number of services, including: friendly visiting and companionship;. Minor home repairs and yard work; errands and shopping; light household chores; transportation; friendly calling; and respite care and meal preparation. Transportation is one of the most requested and important of the services the Friendly Visitors provide. e2 K2 IN THE MATTER OF RECOMMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2008/589 RAY ZENONI FOR THE ANNUAL ILENE LUBKIN SENIOR TRANSPORTATION VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD, i WHEREAS Ray Zenoni has been a major volunteer involved in the operation of senior transportation programs through his volunteer work providing services for seniors through such agencies as: Meals on Wheels, Senior Outreach Services, Diablo Valley Aids Center, Senior Helpline Services; WHEREAS Ray Zenoni has been a tireless advocate of programs to provide services to seniors. He has served as President of Friends of Mealso�Wheels andnhaswolunteered as a Senior Home Safety Inspector where he provided home safety mspections�for seniors as"w�e1L as perfonned minor home repairs; - _ a WHEREAS Ray Ze o111 has served on"-tfie.Retired Senior V�olunfeer Prbaq n Advisory Council and has worked to recrutt volunteers..for senior transportation programs Mr.-Zen'on1 is.currently a' y, volunteering h;isfservi'es on the Advisory Council for Caring Hands,where.h -co.�ntin es, to recruit volunteers tol elp�senors with-their transportation-heeds , r �r ! NOW therefore b;e it RESOLVED-that, -i The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors-recommends�Ray, Zenon>< for the annual Ilene i Lubkin Senior Trans ort`ation Volunteer of the Year Award 1 .a k 7 fax zpw L�;,� 9 *�a � MeqW =ac` a ' Y F� EF �- f MA 4 r F DERAL D. GLOVER Chair District V Supervisor ABSENT f JOHN GIOIA GAYLE B. UILKEMA ,'G`Jistrict I Supervisor District II Supervisor L MARY N. PIEPHO - O SUSAN A. BONILLA District III Supervisor -- * District IV Supervisor • b� • I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken �. and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date O _ ..... _J ��"i, _, 5ti• , shown: �O ATTESTED:October 7,2008 ti DAVID '1AVA, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County sr'4 Cob Administrator A ` ^ Byfin�i "L")/ eiA a�I4Deputy Introduced by S»pervisor Glover, Distinct V , IN THE MATTER OF RECOMMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2008/590 MARY LOU LAUBSCHER FOR THE ANNUAL. ILENE LUBKIN SENIOR TRANSPORTATION VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD WHEREAS Mary Lou Laubscher has been a major volunteer advocate for improving mobility for seniors in Contra Costa County; WHEREAS Mary Lou Laubscher has concentrated-her efforts on improving the quality of life for residents of Concord's Monument Corridor, where she has served as the facilitator of the Senior Action Team and the Transportation Action Team of the Monument Community Partnership; WHEREAS Mary Lou Laubscher tluough';her �effofts�3V, improve transportation in the Monument Corridor, hasbrought tian-sptirtation exile srto the olmunity to educate residents on possible solutionsto'hans ortat<on roblems, �� 6 s, .. r z • �y � � � � � ' 'played an ache-role-in-ens�ring community input and WHEREAS Mar Lou,Laubscher%has A involvement jn the Monument Corridors Community Based Transportation Plan which resulted in the development;°of a community shuttle;"�Countiy�Connect ons Bus Route 8, which AA P . enabled better transportation services for-.�residents .to health facilities; �the development of new route"infoi7nation`in Spamsh,..•� Vit" t_,..,.. .. ............:.......... za .. WHEREAS Mary Lou Laubscher has played�an active role-m�"C, ty�of Conco'rd's redevelopment meetings tofdlscussconcerns and-bffer recommendations°oto&rmprovek edestrian dnd bicyclist safety. y x. rA 41 WHERE S"Mal Lou""Laubscher has workedd>hgetttlto.brrn. trans ortatron 'ro rains into the Monument Corridor to seine senio s wlthaspec;<al atteH,ion on on Engl sh..s�peaking } Ste. '•,... w a:, El.A = ,; residents.' eS1de11tS � w l ) t �U-1711.9 71 aye NOW, therefoie�be it RESOLVED-that, .a _ yea � fit'fi'i I ! 4m�� .. The Contra Costa Countyl�Board,,of,Supervisors recomends 1bla_P" ou. Laubscher for the annual Ilene Lubkin S niop Transpbrtation�Vo. 1unteer of�the 'ear Award. big j 1= FEDERAL D. GLOVER Chair District V Supervisor ABSENT (J /-`,JOHN GIOIA GAYLE B. UILKEMA (Diirict I Supervisor District II Supervisor MARY N, PIEPHO — g E L SUSAN A. BONILLA District III Supervisor District IV Supervisor hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown: c _, iii111G -4 `aG9G ql ATTES'T'ED:October 7,2008 �r = ti O DAVID 'TWA, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County O�T4 COUIZ G Administrator^ . ' By J bQ�{. `J �iA��..Deputy Intmduced by Sipemisor Glover, District V IN THE MATTER OF RECOMMENDING CARING RESOLUTION NO. 2008/591 HANDS VOLUNTEER CAREGIVERS PROGRAM FOR THE ANNUAL ILENE LUBKIN SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR AWARD WHEREAS, the Caring Hands Volunteer Caregivers Program provides "Friendly Visitors", screened and trained volunteers who are matched with.individual_home-bound seniors. Caring Hands' Friendly Visitors truly do become friends::--',theasentors 'asthey seethem weekly to provide a number of services, including fxrendly vlsrtrrig,,,and companionship; minor, home repairs and yard work; errands and shopping, light household chores, transportation, fi7endlx alling; respite care and meal preparation. zitanspoftationi.1s one of"the most•:iequested and'itnpoitant of the services these Friendly Visitors d '.to their setuoxs; and rovre ; p WHEREAS, from 19.99 through 2007 Caring Hands volunteers provided more than 49,000 one-way assisted rides ;In that..same period,'they provided;.' e' than 9'-800 one way assisted rides in East Couiiy alone, and n WHEREAS, m X2007 •Caring, Hands volunteers provided more than 8,300`one way assisted rides, with -• moi e than 2;1-00 of those in East County, and WHEREAS', beg :; 'kf, January. 2008,-�-Caring Hands�n tiatedeir' thnew "Senior TYansportation Prograi�r" which is designed toy provide voiunteeryirdes to frail; isolated anddtsabled seniors who have`an occaslanal or shortite>m need for transportation to medical appointriients,and ui S. ;d Y � WHEREAS, the Clang Hands Volunteer Caregivers 'n ograrn has played Ia very ruripoxtant role in mairtalntng qualttj7 oflife for many home bound seniors rnrContta Costa County and the many hours and miles of transportation provided`by their volunteer Flrencly Vrs>torslas been a crucial W element of`tlus service; , y - 1 ,y M NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the. Costa County Board of Supervisors recommends Caring`l4ands,,V;olunteer Caregivers Piograin for the annual Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Volunteer of the Yeal'A�Va1d '3 - C EDERAL D. GLOVER Chair District V Supervisor ABSENT JOHN GIOIA GAYLE B. UILKEMA � -,.is,-(ict I Supervisor District II Supervisor MAR N. PIEPHO SUSAN A. BONILLA District III Supervisor District IV Supervisor I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of supervisors on the date * _ * shown: ATTESTED:October 7,2008 O. p, DAVID ). "IwA, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Ad _� By � f J lu.k.• �1J Deputy ��SrA court't`t 0