TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: David Morrison, Interim County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Neha Hoskins, Clerk of the Board
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council
RECOMMENDATION
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Interim County Executive Officer requests the appointment of Neil Watter to the Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council representing Napa County, with the term to commence immediately and expire June 30, 2024.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
There are currently three openings on the Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council due to vacancies and resignations. The County Executive Office advertised the openings and received one application from Neil Watter. The Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council met on April 4, 2023 and recommends appointing Neil Watter to represent Napa County.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Effective and Open Government |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On August 28, 2018, the Napa County Board of Supervisors approved a joint application with Solano County to form a new Area Agency on Aging for Planning Service Area 28. Subsequent to that, both counties appointed representatives to the Oversight Board and conducted a recruitment for members for the federally-mandated advisory council. The Advisory Council members were appointed on April 23, 2019.
The advisory council is required to represent the senior population in respect to ethnic and racial distribution in Napa and Solano counties. In addition, the following categories must be represented among the eight Napa representatives and the eight Solano representatives.
1. Older persons, including minority Individuals, who are participants or who are eligible to participate in programs under 45 CFR 1321.57;
2. Representatives of older individuals;
3. Representatives of health care provider organizations, including providers of veterans’ health care;
4. Representatives of supportive services providers organizations;
5. Persons with leadership experience in the private and voluntary sectors;
6. Local elected officials;
7. Family caregiver representative; and
8. The general public.
Staff requests the appointment of Neil Watter to represent Napa County on the Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council as recommended.