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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 10072008 - PR.3 PP •TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS . s- L Contra _ FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director J -:; uz . s Costa Employment and Human Services Department ` 40 T'4 UT3� �~ DATE: October 7, 2008 COCounty 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 _k:!-APPROVE OTHER S I G N AZ�RE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON��V'V��I b�o"""" APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED_%/OTfiER 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: Q� ATTESTED d`�'�y� �i �u DAVID TWA,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: CC: JOHN COTTRELL EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT-EM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AUDITOR-CONTROLLER v 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 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 and Senior Helpline Services s. .__L ��... o� TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS l� — - Contra FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director Costa Employment and Human Services Department . = 40 � -�~' Sra '� County DATE: October 7, 2008 co'vK SUBJECT: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/590 Recommending Mary Lou La4cher 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. 2008/590 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: �✓A$ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR R OMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE PPROVE OTHER SIGNATRE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ONOMRu aC0'9( APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED V OT& 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: /�y.��p y ATTESTED (f - 010 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 � � BYiV' 44-�_: � / ,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. Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director Costa Employment and Human Services Department °sTA---------- County 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 Lubkin Senior 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 compont of the independence CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: Z44 If—IRECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RE MMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE !/APPROVE OTHER SIGN ACTION OF BOARD ON S adv APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED "' 0 E 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 �be'r /7 aW / 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. 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 Meals-on-Wheels andshas<volunteered as a Senior Home Safety Inspector where lie provided home safety mspectr`ons.fot�;seruors as WdI1,as perfonned minor home repairs; ., .. A ' -... WHEREAS Ray Zeoni has served on-theiRetired Senior Volunteer Program Advisory Council and has worked to recruit volu iteers Jor'senior transportation program9e-1----M--'-Z'i om is.currently iLF': k' r volunteering his servrcesfon the Advisory Council for Caring Hands wher - 'ontinuesFto recruit volunteers to}lelp seniors with their transportation needs:' . - r , j� £ � tea/' -. r-�"^,mom•. ...k"^�t� y � g .,... NOW, therefore be it RESOLVED.-that, _: r r The Contra Costa County B and of Supetvrsors ce orimmendsRayZenoni Tforthe mual Ilene Lubkin Sed for Tra sportahon ,-,WX eer of the Year Award � a . - ery U€� .,.,, 'IND r �'�-:wt-.Tal JK:'+.15+4'...'C'4'.Y !Yri•.�'F1's,. 1� FEDERAL D. GLOVER Chair District V Supervisor ABSENT i JOHN GIOIA. GAYLE B.UILKEMA Glistrict I Supervisor District II Supervisor 'MARY N. PIEPHO _ 5D L o SUSAN A. BONILLA District III Supervisor —* � - �'+ District IV Supervisor lam = x I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken 0. and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date O shown: k0 �Yr'rESTED:October 7,2008 DAVID 1WA, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County rA colui Administrator By Vtx✓/ .44( fad l4Deputy bilroduced Gy Sa peivisor Glover, Distinct V d 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 coticentrated 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 Laubscherth-bugh ,he h, efforts-Otto.. improve transportation in the Monument Corridor, has brought transportation eXpertsfto the improve to educate residents W K. on possible solutions,to transportation problems, �4" � Sk WHEREAS Mary Lou,., scher-hasp laved an acts e,role in=ensfirring community input and involvement tan th'eMonument Corridor's Community Based t Transportation Plan which resulted in the development=-.f a community shuttle rCounty�j'- bh ections Bus,Route 8, which enabled better'transportafion services fo .,residentseto health fact) res; andlthe development of new route ifonriati`on'm Spanish;.... _ art. a if WHEREAS Mary Lou Laubscherthas played an active roleinGityof Con o'rd's redevelopment nieetings0to9 discuss conce>ns and offer recorrimendations° to-improuepedestr% ian and bicyclist a. .z. .0 r,' a�'v;r,wr ,n Safety. �i (((4444RRRR = ,a �x p WHEREr`S Mar``Y,-L "'L has-worked dill entl to:bring traiigsportiation�,pr�ograms into ;. h' a '.:_t.> �_ 1 g x"• y� �isr�u". <mt'N sA A.9 "`�.....r#s' the 1Vlonunent Corrado to serve seniors with spec ialattenfion onion ng is: speaking reside its s '" WAN Y�,,: 11 NOW therefore be it RESOLVED tha t7 ti ngT s . The Contra Costa County��Board,`of Supervisors recommends MaryL ou Laubscher for the annual Ilene Lubkin Senior�Transportation�Volunteer of\tle 'earAward. � -==k ter,•a� � - � -*� FEDERAL D. GLOVER Chair District V Supervisor ABSENT }JOHN GIOIA GAYLE B. UILKEMA ,Datrict I Supervisor District II Supervisor (MARY N, PIEPHO gE` SUSAN A. BONILLA District III Supervisor — �� - U 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 n ,• °'TW� shown: ATrESI'ED:October 7,2008 ti __,.{ DAVID TWA, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Oky COU2z Administrator _ By , `fJ ��> r/C Deputy hrtrnduced by Supervisor Glover; District'V iVC/_ ye� e ,e2 K2 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 with them sentors,`as they�see them weekly to provide a number of services, including fuendly visituig` and ucomparrion.ship, minor home repairs and yard work; errands and shopping, light�iousehold choies,'tiansportation, fiienAlidlykcalling; respite care and meal preparation. Iraiisportation is one of`the most• requested aiid'unpot"ant of the services these �. . Friendly Visitors provide'to their seniors; andk t ... ..... P _ Y , WHEREAS, froin 19>99 through 2007 Caring Hands volunteers provided< mote than 49,000 one-way assisted rides .In that same period; they provided`more than 9;800 one�way assisted rides in East County alone, and , 5 r a. WHEREAS, u7 12007,•Caring•Hands volunteers provided mote than 8,300one sway assisted rides, with more thari2.106 of those in East CouiZty; and v £ WHEREAS", beginning in f anuary 2008, Casing Haiids bated tllE new "Semoi °Transportation Pi$ograizi";which is designed o provide volunteer,.iides to frail;isolated andv& bled='seniors who have;'an occasional or short,teim need fa> transportation to medical ajpointinents,and ., > ROG, lit WHEREAS, the* Ching Hands Volunteer Caregivers-�Picsgrarn has played ,a very,nxiportant role in maintaining quality of life for.,many home UoundFsenios in Contra Costa County and the many hours and miles of tianspo>ration p ovided.by,then�vol'unteei K iendIy Vigsrtois lias been a crucial A. element'of=dus service, - NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED drat theortra Costa County Board of Supervisors .. recommends Casing hTands volunteer Caregivers Program for die :annual Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Volunteer of th'e YearA-Avatd s EDERAL D. GLOVER Chair District V Supervisor ABSENT JOHN GIOIA GAYLE B. UILKEMA �Dis,>rict I Supervisor District II Supervisor MARV 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 * f f ti's R n. DAVID J. '1"\VA, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County G Ad strator � $y �d�t� Deputy ��SrA c coun'� �