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A
To
welcome
Roland
Watkins
Roland.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
as
a
newly
appointed
member
of
the
Commission
on
Aging.
We're
delighted
to
have
you
so
thank
you,
sir,
for
your
interest
and
as
to
to
share
your
expertise
with
us
and
Arlington
County
I'll
move
forward
in
recognizing
Helen
to
introduce.
We
have
several
public
comments
today
and
Helen.
If
you
have
any
particulars
that
you
need
to
do
to
reduce
the
group,
please
do
so.
B
Thank
you
Linda,
so
we
will
start
with
our
public
comment.
We
have
three
people
who
are
registered
one
person
who
sent
a
written
comment
that
you
all
should
have
received
in
the
Rita
head
packet
and
then
I
received
an
email
this
morning
that
we
will
read
after
the
the
three
public
comments.
B
If
you
are
here
to
offer
public
comment,
you
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes.
I
will
let
you
know
when
there
are
15
seconds
remaining
and
then
I
will
I
will
move
on
to
the
next.
Let
you
know
when
your
time
is
up
and
move
on
to
the
next
next
speaker.
So
we'll
start
with
Annie
Bodine.
Are
you
here
Annie.
C
C
The
property
taxes
on
my
house
are
currently
hovering
around
ten
thousand
dollars
a
year,
which
is
now
more
than
the
mortgage.
Payment
is
I,
heard
literally
through
other
people
that
you
guys
last
time
around
supported,
missing
middle
housing.
I
do
not
I'm
speaking
now
for
50
senior
citizens
in
my
neighborhood,
which
is
Penrose,
adamantly
oppose
having
that
kind
of
density
and
housing
in
single-family
neighborhoods.
It's
not.
C
C
B
Okay,
so
I
will
move
then
to
the
email
that
I
received
this
morning.
It
is
from
Margaret
all
board
and
she
writes.
I
would
like
to
state
for
your
commission.
My
opposition
to
any
up
zoning
in
Arlington
I
was
raised
in
Arlington
and
purchased
my
home
in
the
early
1990s.
My
neighborhood
of
Penrose
is
a
mix
of
housing
styles
with
single-family
houses,
duplexes
Townhomes,
Garden,
Apartments,
multiplexes
high-rise
Apartments.
We
have
it
all.
We
have
teardowns
too,
since
our
real
real
estate
is
cheaper
than
other
zip
codes.
B
We
have
seen
a
dramatic
drop
in
tree
canopy
due
to
development
of
much
larger
homes.
This
change
in
building
mcmansions
is
a
direct
result
of
Our.
Own
Thing
found
me
zoning
allowances.
However,
there
is
very
little
to
no
tree
canopy
where
the
townhouses,
multiplexes
and
duplexes
are
because
of
overhead
wires
water
gas
lines.
Etc
I
know
since
I
have
participated
as
a
tree
Steward
for
10
years
to
increase
penrose's
canopy.
This
is
a
problem
with
development
in
Arlington
County.
B
Increasing
development
of
zoning
will
not
enhance
anyone's
life
other
than
the
County's
tax,
collector
and
developers
of
zoning
will
drive
seniors
to
sell
out
because
they
are
unable
to
stay
in
their
homes
due
to
rising
land
values
and
the
limitation
of
fixed
incomes.
Inflation
rates
and
cost
of
maintaining
an
older
home
take
a
look
at
the
developments
in
Green
Valley,
where
the
existing
zoning
allows
fermenting
metal
type
housing
seniors,
are
selling
out
and
have
to
move
to
the
Outer
Outer
suburbs
to
find
affordable
housing.
B
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
Helen.
Would
you
ask
if
Annie
or
Brian
are
have
joined
us
before
we
move
on?
We
want
to
make
sure
that
if
they
have
an
opportunity
to
speak
that
they
do
so
at
this
time,
okay,.
B
So
is
hello,
hello.
Is
this
Annie
yeah?
This
is
Anne,
okay,
okay,
so
you
will
have
two
minutes
for
your
public
comment.
I
will
let
you
know
when
you
have
15
seconds
remaining
and
then,
when
your
two
minutes
is
up.
D
Okay,
thank
you
and
I
was
not
able
to
get
on
the
video,
so
I
apologize
for
that
hello.
My
name
is
Ann
beaudon
I'm
here
to
ask
you
to
write
the
gun
board
to
post
missing
middle
plan,
which
comes
up
for
a
vote,
March
18th
and
which
will
disproportionately
affect
seniors
in
a
negative
way.
I
recommend
to
you
a
report
by
arlingtonian's
for
our
sustainable
future
from
January.
The
specialty
pages
15-26
and
41-43
I've
sent
you
a
link
to
that
report.
It
references
another
report
from
Arlington
analytics
that
warns.
D
Missy
Middleton
have
a
displacement
effect
on
seniors
of
all
Races.
The
authors,
the
authors
note
that
Arlington
has
gone
through
a
rapid
increase
in
development
which
has
made
residential
land
far
more
valuable.
These
land
prices
are
reflected
in
higher
assessments
which
mean
higher
real
estate
taxes.
We
evaluate
the
effect
of
these
taxes
on
retired
Arlington
residents.
Before
any
tax
relief
programs
are
applied.
We
find
that
the
tax
increases
are
likely
regressive.
The
increase
in
taxes
affects
people.
D
Similarly,
regardless
of
average
area,
income,
I
believe
tax
relief
programs
for
low-income
residents
do
not
suffice
and
the
County's
goals
for
senior
housing
will
become
more
difficult
with
missing
middle
and
this
up.
Zoning
seniors
and
others
who
are
not
keeping
Pace
with
at
least
100
percent
of
area.
Median
income
may
be
forced
to
cash
out
if
they
already
own,
a
home
or
kids
could
buy
their
hopes
of
owning,
because
most
of
the
six
plexes
will
be
rentals
and
they
will
be
too
expensive.
D
The
pressure
on
older
homes,
where
many
seniors
live,
will
increase
beyond
what
we've
seen
with
mcmans.
Yet
the
county
is
practically
giddy
at
that
Prospect,
let's
be
clear.
Missy
middle
is
not
providing
housing
to
Workforce
to
seniors
to
our
black
and
brown
populations.
Even
the
aplexes,
which
the
board
was
considering,
were
going
to
cost
40
000
more
than
the
median
African
American
Income
and
20
000
more
than
the
median
senior
income.
The
county
has
admitted
this
now
and
is
launching
new
studies
for
senior
housing
being
supported,
subordinated
to
those
who
are
far
wealthier.
D
I
am
asking
the
County
Board
to
prioritize
housing
for
those
of
Greater
needs,
which
means
those
are
the
incomes
below
50
percent
of
area,
median
income,
where
we
find
a
high
proportion
of
seniors
and
not
missing
middle
who
are
helping
those
much
wealthier.
Thank
you
and
please
address
my
comments
in
your
own.
B
E
A
Thank
you
and
thank
you
all
for
taking
the
time
to
provide
public
comment,
appreciate
that,
and
we
will
consider
those
comments
as
we
move
forward
with
our
discussion
of
expanding
housing
options.
Okay,.
B
A
I
looked
at
it
last
night
and
I
encourage
you
all
to
do
so.
We
also
have
literature
from
others
who
have
a
different
opinion
available
on
the
missing
middle
County
website.
If
anyone
is
interested
in
that,
okay
I,
don't
think
it's
appropriate
for
us
to
entertain
comments
from
the
commission
at
this
point
Helen
unless
I'm
wrong,
we'll
move
on
with
item
of
approving
the
January
minutes.
A
Okay,
the
January
minutes
were
distributed,
we
did
meet
in
person,
we
had
a
speaker,
Adrian
Stanton
from
VHC
Health,
the
Arlington
Hospital,
and
the
minutes
are
submitted
for
your
comment
and
approval.
Are
there
any
additions
or
corrections
to
the
con
to
the
minutes?.
A
H
We
have
polyhotl
call.
She
originally
thought
it
was
going
to
be
this
month.
We'll
have
to
follow
up
on
that.
A
I,
okay,
so
in
the
calendar,
I
had
her
in
being
a
speaker
in
May
and
when
we.
I
A
A
H
A
Other
comments,
okay
with
those
two
additions
and
Corrections,
do
I,
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
as
amended.
Second,
all
right
and
all
in
favor.
A
Opposed,
thank
you
all
right
and
Helen
will
amend
those
minutes
to
include
those
two
comments.
Yes,
please
thanks.
Okay,
my
chair
report
is
rather
short
today.
A
A
The
reason
for,
let
me
recap
a
little
bit
just
so
we
all
understand
if
there
are
more
than
two
Commissioners
from
the
Commission
on
Aging
or
two
County
board
members,
it
has
to
become
a
public
meeting
and
advertised
and
provided
opportunity
for
public
comment,
and
so
so
that
is
the
reason
we
are
not
having
y'all
come
to
the
to
the
county
board
meeting.
A
The
purpose
of
this
meeting
with
the
County
Board
is
number
one
to
underscore
any
budget
requests
that
we
have
that
relate
to
the
expanded
amount
of
work
that
the
department
has
and
the
need
for
additional
staff
to
help
with
the
growing
population
of
older
adults
in
need.
The
second
reason
is
to
share
our
accomplishments
as
part
of
the
age-friendly
annual
report,
and
so
we
will
have
a
slide
presentation.
A
I,
don't
have
it
ready
yet,
but
I'll
share
it
with
everyone,
and
if
you
have
any
comments,
you
can
get
it
back
to
me
we'll
leave
that
report
with
the
county
board
members.
So
that
is
one
of
the
things
I
wanted
to
go
over
and
I
see
somewhere.
There's
a
hand
raised
in
relation
to
that.
My
comments,
yeah.
J
J
Quick
question:
when
you
talk
to
the
County
Board,
can
you
inquire
as
to
what
is
Arlington's
plan
for
dealing
with
the
May
11th
Medicaid
date
or
I
should
say
the
May
11th,
Public,
Health,
Emergency
ending
date
and
how
you
know
Arlington
may
have
or
do
they
have
any
plans
on
how
to
deal
with
the
the
people
that
will
be
rolled
off
of
Medicaid?
Could
would
you
bring
that
up
and
let
us
know
please
absolutely.
A
And
Rachel
and
Helen
in
your
staff
report,
if
you
have
something
you
can
share
with
Anthony
I
I
hope
you'll
do
that,
because
that
is
a
real
concern.
Thank
you
for
bringing
that
up.
Yeah
and
if
there
are
questions
like
this,
that
we
should
pose
to
the
county
board
members
as
our
chief
concerns,
if
you
will
email,
Helen
and
Rachel
and
copy
me,
or
vice
versa,
so
that
we
all
three
have
the
the
benefit
of
of
that
concern.
I'd
greatly
appreciate
it.
Thank
you,
Anthony.
A
The
second
item
I,
think
that's
it.
That
is
all
I
have
other
than
the
purpose
of
our
meeting
today
is
we
don't
have
a
speaker
and
it
is
to
share
our
discussion
and
concerns
regarding
age
friendly
what
our
goals
are
for
the
final
year?
How
we
want
to
move
forward
and
Cynthia
is
here
with
us
to
help
us
kind
of
think
this.
A
Through
for
the
newer
Commissioners,
we
have
been
on
a
kind
of
a
five-year
plan
to
develop
and
Implement
on
what
are
our
goals
and
how
are
we
doing
and
then
to
look
forward
to
the
next
five
years
and
see
what
our
accomplishments
and
outcomes
sometimes
which
are
hard
to
measure
and
what
we
want
to
keep
working
on?
A
Okay,
so
that
ends
my
report.
Unless
there
are
other
questions
there.
B
A
I
do
have
a
question
for
you
Helen.
Normally
we
have
a
briefing
from
the
DHS
staff
and
I
am
the
County.
Board
is
doing
a
briefing
on
the
budget
and
I
believe
that,
on
behalf
of
the
commission
and
working
in
concert
with
Helen
and
Rachel
will
be
able
to
ask
some
questions
or
or
present
some
viewpoints.
But
when
will
the
the
Commission
on
Aging
receive
that
budget
information.
B
Yes,
so
I
do
have
that
as
part
of
my
comments,
but
Jim
will
be
briefing
the
Commission
on
Aging
on
the
budget
on
March
the
7th
and
it
is.
B
B
And
then
we
have
our
there's
also
the
work
group
session,
which
is
on
March
the
9th.
So
the
budget
meeting
will
be
held
on
Tuesday
March,
the
7th
at
1
pm
and
then
the
work
session
with
the
County
Board
is
scheduled
for
the
ninth
at
3
pm.
A
The
seventh
I
will
not
be
able
to
be
there
because
we
have
previously
scheduled
a
meeting
with
Libby
from
1
to
1
30..
F
A
B
I
This
is
Jim
I'm
I'm
here,
Linda
that
that's
fine.
We
can
push
it
back
and
hell.
We
can
push
it
back
a
half
hour,
then.
I
Have
the
whole
afternoon
blocked
I
do
do
the
DD
committee
meeting
at
four,
but
I
I
can
accommodate
that
no
worries.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you
for
being
flexible,
Jim
I
appreciate
that.
So
therefore
Libby
had
been
our
our
liaison,
and
so
this
will
be
kind
of
a
thank
you
for
all
you've
done
for
us.
But
if
there
is
anything
we
want
to
talk
budget
wise
prior
to
Jim's
discussion
and
the
County
Board
briefing
on
the
9th.
A
If
we
can
just
make
sure
we
highlight
that
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
time,
it's
important
to
bring
it
up.
We
do
provide
a
letter
of
comment
at
a
later
time,
so
this
is
just
our
chance
to
do
an
annual
update
and
place
a
little
bit
of
emphasis
on
budget
going
forward,
thanks
Jim
for
your
flexibility.
A
Moving
on
I
think
it
is
time
for
Cindy
Schneider
to
talk
about
the
letters
that
were
distributed
in
advance,
one
two
Ms
Patel
and
one
a
similar
letter
or
same
letter
to
that
will
be
sent
to
Katie
Crystal.
Who
is
our
current
liaison
on
the
Commission
on
Aging
and
again
a
reminder
we
send
it
to
Katie
and
she
distributes
it
to
the
other
Commissioners.
It's
not
that
we're
sliding
anybody,
but
that's
the
protocol.
L
Right,
thank
you.
Linda
and
I.
I
do
hope
that
everyone
on
the
commission
has
had
a
chance
to
review
these
letters.
L
L
The
housing
committee's
work
on
enhanced
housing
options
and
you
will
all
notice.
Let
me
digress
for
a
minute.
There's
a
name
change
here:
it's
no
longer
missing
middle.
L
It
is
now
called
enhanced
housing
options,
but
the
work,
our
work
on
this
policy
changes
with
we've
done
this
from
the
perspective
of
the
Commission
on
aging's
Mission,
which
is
to
advise
the
County
Board
on
the
impact
of
policy
on
older
adults
and
the
needs
of
older
adults
in
Arlington
County,
as
Linda
pointed
out.
L
There's
two
letters
here
and
the
Planning
Commission
is,
will
be
holding
a
another
public
meeting,
a
hearing
on
this
on
March
6.,
and
they
will
then
vote
on
their
position
on
the
zoning
proposal
and
the
zoning
proposals
will
go
before
the
County
Board
on
March
at
their
March
18th
and
then
their
carryover
meeting
on
March
21st.
L
The
main
point
I'd
like
to
emphasize
about
these
The
Proposal
is
to
remind
the
Commissioners
how
we
got
to
this
point.
Why
are
so
many
neighborhoods
in
the
county,
zoned
as
a
single-family,
housing
and
I
think
there
is
absolutely
no
question
that
this
policy
was
part
of
the
racial
inequities
that
formed
the
foundation
of
housing
policy
in
Arlington,
County
and
throughout
the
nation,
and
in
my
mind,
for
this
reason
alone.
This
is
a
reason
for
these
shameful
policies
of
the
past
to
be
changed.
L
L
You
will
you'll
see
again,
as
you
read
the
letter
that
the
committee
has
viewed
this
in
our
position
on.
It
is
from
the
perspective
of
the
needs
of
older
adults.
A
And
Cindy
may
I.
Ask
you
a
question
sure,
as
it
relates
to
the
comments
that
we
received
earlier
today
and
through
your
through
your
effort,
which
is
pretty
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
This
is
not
an
easy
issue
and
you
have
balanced
not
only
a
lot
of
informational
meetings
and
taking
the
time
to
make
that
happen,
but
a
lot
of
different
viewpoints
is
there
anywhere
in
this
discussion
any
difference
in
how
real
estate
tax
relief
will
be
handled
in
any
of
these
new
housing
options,
because
it
seems
to
me
that
that
is
the
Crux
of
a
number
of
the
comments
here
and
I
wondered
if,
if
that
has
been
deliberated
or
you've,
seen
anything
about
that.
L
That
particular
issue
real
estate
tax
relief
as
it
relates
relates
to
the
zoning
proposals,
has
not
been
something
that
I've
heard
much
discussion
about
and
except
for
it
being
raised
by
certain
members
of
the
Community
yeah,
so
that
so
I
haven't
heard
much
discussion
in
the
context
of
these
zoning
proposals.
Now
the
housing
committee
separate
from
review
analysis
discussion
of
enhanced
housing
options.
L
We
have
discussed
the
real
estate
tax
relief
plan
that
is
available
in
in
the
county,
and
we
have
determined
that
it
is
quite
generous
and
that
the
county
does
a
good
job
on
Advertising
its
availability,
because
when
you
get
your
tax
bill
every
year,
there
is
a
flyer
in
there
as
to
the
real
estate
tax
relief
program,
where
you
can
go
for
more
information.
L
So
again
in
the
context
of
enhanced
housing
options.
Real
estate
tax
relief
has
not
been
discussed.
A
And
so
we
presume
it
will
be
a
handle,
just
as
it
is
now,
and
everyone
will
continue
to
get
information
about
tax
relief
if
you're
not
familiar
with
it.
Arlington
does
have
a
very
generous
tax
relief
or
there
are
two
options:
one
can
absolve
you
have
taxes
completely
and
one
can
defer
the
taxes
and
they
were
debated
and
debated
and
later
discussion
during
the
affordable
housing
master
plan
discussion
and
then
after
that
and
then
when
the
plan
was
refreshed,
so
that
has
been
preserved
along
the
way.
A
A
Okay,
so
we
will
then
presume
that
and
I
don't
know
if
it's
worth
an
amendment
to
your
letter
to
just
say
that
we
have
had
we've
heard
about
concerns
about
income
tax
or
real
estate
tax
relief,
and
you
know
understand
that
these
will
continue
to
be
handled
in
the
way
they
are
now
with
single
family.
That
would
be
my
only
comment
and
then
I
think
we
have
a
couple
others
Andrea.
K
Along
the
same
lines,
oops,
can
you
hear
me
yes,
along
the
same
lines,
I
was
confused
as
far
as
the
argument
that
was
being
made,
you
know
by
the
members
of
the
public
as
far
as
why
would
the
real
estate
tax
burden
be
any
different
with
the
housing
options
than
with
you
know
as
they
are
currently
you
know
in
terms
as
far
as
on
mcmansions
or
whatever
in
terms
of
large,
very
expensive
dwellings
that
can
be
built
next
to
one,
do
you
know
anything
about
that?
Cindy,
no,.
L
The
meetings
I've
sat
through
and
listened
to
all
the
objections-
and
there
have
been
many
I-
have
not
heard
this
one.
K
Okay:
okay,
the
only
other
question
I
had
is
a
small
one.
It
was
in
the
the
letter,
you
say
you
know,
namely
the
housing
options
will
allow
older
adults
more
Choice
for
those
who
may
not
want
to
live
in
a
building
with
an
elevator.
L
Well
it
because,
as
we
heard
this
morning,
one
of
our
commentators
said
well,
these
the
enhanced
housing
option
building
would
not
be
accessible
because
it
typically
would
have
stairs
and
whatever
well.
That
may
be
true
in
some
cases,
but
on
the
other
hand,
there
are
people
who
do
not
want
to
live
in
a
multi-family
building
such
as
you
know,
a
multi-story,
you
know
apartment
or
con
Condo
building
and.
K
No
that's
okay,
I
understand
is
that
I
mean
I.
Just
thank
you.
So
you
were
addressing.
You
know,
comments,
that's
all,
and
so
that's
fine,
yes
and
then
the
only
other
thing
is
that,
on
your
point,
five,
where
you
say
fifth,
smaller
expanded
housing
option
units
will
be
more
financially
attainable
to
Home,
Care,
nursing
care
and
assisted
living
staff.
K
Housing
cost
and
then
you
say,
will
not
be
a
disincentive
and
burden
for,
though
for
them
as
they
pursue
their
challenging
jobs.
I
would
just
change
will
to
should,
but
that's,
like
I
said,
a
very
minor.
You
know.
Change
and
I
fully
support
the
letters.
K
A
B
A
Charlie
beg
your
pardon
I'm
gonna,
let
Helen
you
call
on
those
who
have
their
hands
raised
because
I
can't
see
them
all
Carly.
Please
excuse
me.
G
Just
a
quick
question:
procedurally
Linda
do
we
have
to
vote
on
approving
this
letter,
or
is
this
a
letter
that
is
going
out
and
it's
just
get
shared
with
us
more
information.
C
So,
according
to
the
counties,
data
from
the
County's
website,
even
a
duplex
could
be
1.25
million
and
even
something
in
a
six
Plex
could
be
700
000
anywhere
from
six
to
nine
hundred
thousand,
depending
on
how
many
buildings,
but
what
most
likely
would
be
built-
and
nobody
knows
for
sure
right
until
they
do.
It
would
be
duplexes
because
of
lot
sizes.
C
And
so
if
the
county
is
saying
which
they
are,
that
the
cost
of
the
2400
square
foot
duplex
the
whole
building,
4
800.,
built
in
your
neighborhood
already
just
that
alone,
is
counted
in
an
appraisal
that
they
look
at
right,
comparative
value.
And
then
everybody
in
the
adjacent
areas,
property
taxes
is
raised
and
it
is
absolutely
will.
I
C
And,
like
I
said,
I
got
the
county
off
of
I
mean
I,
got
the
data
from
the
county
about
the
cost
of
these
units
and
I've
been
testifying
before
the
County
Board
and
I've
been
speaking
to
each
one
individually,
and
this
is
going
to
be
very
expensive.
Housing
for
Tech
workers,
younger
people
and
so
luxury.
F
C
It's
going
to
make
it
harder
for
people
like
me
and
I
see
Rachel
coach.
Thank
you.
You
wrote
this
about
the
tax
relief
I,
don't
qualify
most
of
the
people
in
my
neighborhood,
don't
qualify,
I'm
on
full-time
disability
income
and
thanks
to
Donald
Trump
and
the
hair,
changing
the
tax
code
a
couple
years
ago,
there's
no
more
deductions
left.
So
with
Arlington's,
High
property
taxes
and
a
mortgage.
You
can't
even
deduct
that
from
your
taxes
to
get
some
tax
relief.
C
M
And
just
a
comment
here:
Terry,
thank
you
for
that.
I
did
include
information
in
the
chat
about
the
real
estate
tax
relief
program.
M
The
program
excludes
the
value
of
the
home,
but
there
are
different
asset
levels
for
exemption
or
deferral.
So
just
put
that
information
in
the
chat,
you
can
also
find
that
on
the
Arlington
County
website.
Thank
you.
J
Thanks
Helen
Cynthia
I
had
a
question
on
on
January
24th.
We
had
a
meeting
and
in
that
meeting
we
held
a
vote
within
the
housing
committee
on
parking
spaces.
J
I've
raised
this
concern
from
the
beginning,
because
you
know
I
strongly
believe
that,
as
appointed
you
know,
Commissioners
here,
advocating
for
older
adults
that
we
need
to
advocate
for
these
serious
issues
for
older
adults
and
Falls
are
probably
one
of
the
major
top
three
issues.
I
would
say
why
older
adults
lose
their
independence
right,
we're
talking
about
older
adults,
leaving
a
single
family
home
and
going
into
a
smaller
unit
to
remain
a
neighborhood
I
think
the
idea
and
concept
is
great
keeping
them
local.
J
But
during
that
housing
committee
on
on
January
24th,
we
voted
we're
attempting
to
vote
on
parking
spaces
and
it
was
a
split
vote.
In
fact,
it
was
a
tie.
Vote
I'm
wondering
why
here
we're
not
advocating,
for
you
know,
I
already
see
we're
not
advocating
for
anything
indoors
for
older
adults
as
it
pertains
to
addressing
fall
risks,
but
Falls
do
happen
outside
and
if
we're
not
advocating
for
parking
spaces,
you
know
I
feel
that
we're
not.
You
know
doing
what
we
should
be
doing
here.
That's
my
view.
L
Because
we
came
to
because
the
housing
committee
could
not
come
to
a
conclusion
that
we
all
agreed
to
on
parking
spaces.
So
that's
why,
in
the
letter
we
say
on
the
second
page,
that
we
take
no
position
on
parking
options,
but
we
urge
the
county
to
consider
when
they're
evaluating
the
options
that
older
people
may
require
greater
proximity
to
Transit
now
to
Transit
networks
and
walking.
One
quarter
of
a
mile
to
a
half
a
mile
from
parking
or
Transit
may
be
difficult.
L
We
take
a
neutral
position
on
parking
because
we
could
not
come
to
a
to
to
a
position.
J
Okay,
don't
don't
you
feel
that
we
should
advocate
for
for
parking
for
older
adults,
I
mean
these
are
older
adults
with
Walkers.
These
are
older
adults
who
have
limited
Mobility
have
canes.
Don't
you
feel
that
is
our?
You
know
our
job
as
appointed
Commissioners
to
to
at
least
advocate
for
for
some
type
of
parking,
even
if
it's
not
accepted
by
the
county,
I
feel
that
you
know
it's.
It's
our
duty
to
at
least
say:
Hey!
Listen!
If
older
adults
move
in
here,
we
want
a
parking
space
for
them.
J
L
Well,
what
I
feel
is
I
think
it's
not
an
issue,
it's
what
what
I
speak
for
the
committee
and
the
committee
again
was
not
able,
was
unable
to
take
a
position
on
this
particular
issue,
and
you
know,
as
we
all
know,
it
will
be
debated
when
the
county
deliberates
in
mid-march.
J
Okay,
well
I,
just
for
the
record.
I
will
vote
against
this
letter.
I've
spoken
up
since
November,
thinking
that
you
know
showing
that
we
really
are
not.
You
know
advocating
for
older
adults
in
this
letter
and
I
feel
strongly
that
we
should
so
I
will
be
voting
against
this
letter
today.
Thank
you.
Everyone.
B
Okay,
okay,
Jim
Richardson.
N
As
I
as
I've
said
before,
I
I
can't
vote
for
for
the
letter.
There
are
just
too
many
opposition
points
that
have
not
been
sufficiently
addressed:
parking,
storm,
drainage,
cost,
tree,
canopy,
etc,
etc,
etc.
I
I,
don't
think
sufficient.
Studies
have
been
done
to
show
that
these
problems
can
be
met.
N
L
Yeah
and
I
thought
they
supported
the
proposal.
L
Well,
the
most
recent
one
well,
the
one
that
I
saw
and
Audrey.
Maybe
you
can
help
me
on
this,
but
I
thought
it
came
out
strongly
in
support.
I've.
L
L
How
overall
The
Proposal
would
impact
older
adults,
and
the
conclusion
we
came
to
is
that
it
would
provide
more
choice
that
there
currently
isn't
available
that
there
currently
isn't
available
in
the
county.
So
as
to
these
particular
issues,
County
and
parking.
True
canopy
lot
size
that
a
number
of
specific
proposals
were
offered
in
the
zoning
change
and
again
the
board
will
be
making
decisions
but
they're.
They
certainly
are
well
aware
of
the
issues.
N
Yeah,
we'll
just
just
one
just
taking
the
the
the
parking
problem,
for
example
in
our
neighborhood.
There
are
several
areas
where
we
already
see
that
you
can't
park
near
your
house
because
of
a
limited
amount
of
parking
for
the
for
the
older
adults.
That's
that's
a
real
problem
and
that's
only
going
to
be
exacerbated.
N
But
but
I
but
I
wanna,
I,
wanna
I
wanna
say
that
you've
done
a
great
job
in
looking
this
over
I.
Think
I
I
think
the
fact
that
there
isn't
sufficient
information
for,
for
my
purposes
has
nothing
to
do
with
how
how
well
you
looked
at
the
available
information.
So
thank
you
for
that.
E
Cindy
can
I
follow
up
I
just
did
a
quick
search
and
NAACP
has
reversed
their
position.
That
is
now
claiming
that
it's
in
danger
of
quote
violating
federal
and
state
housing
laws.
E
They
really
believe
that
this
is
not
going
to
address
racial
issues
in
housing.
Okay
be
strongly
worded
letter.
So
if
what
is.
L
And
they,
it
appears
from
just
what
you
said:
they
are
taking
a
legal
position.
I
I
would
need
more
information,
I
yeah.
E
J
D
D
D
The
NAACP
initially
had
reservations
about
a
year
ago
and
in
April
they
came
out
strongly
in
favor
of
missing
metal.
They
strongly
supported
eight
plexes
and
greater
when
the
county
took
seven
and
eight
plexes
off
the
table.
The
NAACP
indicated
that
that
might
be
grounds
for
a
lawsuit.
The
county
pushed
back
on
that,
so
the
NAACP
is
still
endorsing
missing
middle
as
it
stands,
but
they're
very
unhappy
that
seven
and
eight
plexus
came
off
the
table.
O
P
I
guess
it's
a
repetition
of
that
the
I've
been
to
meetings
and
I've
talked
to
people
in
the
NAACP.
They
strongly
support
this
and
they
were
unhappy
when
it
went
from
when
the
maximum
went
from
eight
to
six.
So
to
say
they
oppose,
it
would
be
what
they
opposed
was
going
from
eight
to
six,
obviously,
between
having
a
program
not
having
a
program
and
having
a
program
of
six.
They
would
strongly
support
the
the
six
I
mean
and
they
would
like
it
to
be
a.
A
D
You
I'm
gonna
weigh
it
again
because
I've
been
working
on
this
for
three
years,
I
will
I
will
reiterate
I'm
a
member
of
the
NAACP.
It's
these
units
are
going
to
be
forty
thousand
dollars
above
the
average
median
income
for
African
Americans
living
here
now
and
The
Advocates
are
pushing
for
people
to
move
in
from
outside
the
region.
D
I,
don't
know
why
we
are
presenting
and
pushing
gentrification
of
seniors,
African-Americans
and
Latinos
who
live
in
our
midst
right
now,
who
are
among
those
who
need
the
most
help
earning
under
50
of
median
income,
and
this
proposal
is
going
to
help
people
earning
120
to
290
percent
of
median
income
and
it's
relegating
true.
Affordable
housing
needs
to
studies
that
will
come
later
and
that
land
won't
be
available
and
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt.
But
this
is
very
important.
B
K
Q
Yes,
so
I'm
just
adding
on
to
what
Herschel
and
Andrea
stated.
Yes,
there
was
a
rally
at
the
courthouse
sponsored
by
the
NAACP
in
support
of
this
initiative.
That's
all
thank
you.
A
Okay,
any
other
comments.
J
So
I
don't
I'm
confused.
Is
you
know
what
is
their
position
because
it
sounds
like
people
are
saying
they're
for
it.
The
letter
I
saw
in
the
chat
says
it's
against.
It.
I
mean
I'm
not
to
like
emphasize
that
point,
but
it's
just
a
little
confusing
for
me.
I
don't
know
if
anybody
else
is
confused
because
I
do
believe,
William
and
and
and
Andrea
that
what
they
heard
but
I'm
looking
at
the
letter
now
so
I
I,
don't
really
know
which
which
to
believe
does
anybody,
maybe
Rachel
or
Helen.
J
M
So
so
in,
in
addition
to
what
William
and
Andrea
just
shared
is,
is
there
something
further
you'd
like
us
to
add
Anthony.
J
Oh,
this
was
just
to
Audrey's
Point
and
the
link,
that's
in
the
in
the
chat,
and
it's
just
based
on
what
everybody's,
what
people
are
saying
and
then
what
we're
reading
I'm
just
wondering
if
either
you
or
Helen,
have
an
idea
on
the
current
position
so
that
you
know
anyone
listening
understands
that.
M
J
P
Yes,
Na
should
be
supports
the
program
they
would
like
it
to
be
a
and
they're
very
unhappy
that
it's
not
eight,
so
you
could
I,
don't
know
what
else
to
say
they.
They
would
given
a
choice
between
no
program
and
six.
They
clearly
support
the
six,
and
you
know
that
a
number
of
us
obviously
have
have
heard
that
in
open
meetings.
So
what
what
their
strong
letter
objection
was
to
going
from
eight
to
six.
G
Sorry
about
that
you
know
is
this
is
a
very
complex
topic
and
I
appreciate
all
the
work
people
have
done,
but
I
like
at
least
a
few
others
I
have
to
say
that
I
will
be
voting
against
this
proposal
and
for
for
a
couple
reasons.
I
at
the
top
of
my
list,
though,
would
be
the
the
parking
issue
in
in
a
neighborhood
like
I
live
in
Glen
Carlin
parking
is
tough
anyway,
and
you
built
these
multi-family
units.
The
only
person
may
have
to
walk
a
block
or
two.
J
G
Get
to
their
their
place.
I
could
support
it
if
there
was
a
higher
parking
ratio
requirement
of
say
one
per
unit,
but
the
way
they've
done
it
I
think
is
unrealistic.
I
think
their
their
distance
parameters
for
being
close
to
Metro
and
primary
Transit
networks
are
unrealistic.
Also
in
our
neighborhood,
there
are
mostly
single
family
houses,
and
probably
the
average
number
of
cars
per
house
is
about
three
and
very
few
people
are
standing
at
the
bus,
stop
to
go
get
into
Boston
in
the
morning.
G
So
there
is
is
I
question
the
assumptions
about
usage
of
of
Metro,
but
so
I
mean
I
could
support
it
if
the
parking
races
were
different.
Also,
if
the
foreign,
the
Caps
were
reconsidered,
the
I
think
there's
a
real
underestimate
of
how
this
will
transform
certain
neighborhoods
and
my
neighborhood
of
Glenn
Carlin.
G
Virtually
every
owner
in
this
neighborhood
has
gotten
calls
from
Anonymous
from
developers
asking
if
we
want
to
sell
our
house
and
they're
all
developers
who
want
to
develop
either
mcmansions
or
as
the
rule
changes
they'll,
be
four
and
six
unit
facilities,
and
it
makes
a
lot
more
sense
for
a
developer
to
buy
up
a
whole
block
and
build
six
of
these
in
a
row.
G
G
Admittedly,
getting
bought
up
and
Nick
Mansions
are
being
put
in
their
their
place,
which
is
a
continuing
problem
and
also,
finally,
you
know
issues
that
we've
kind
of
put
off
the
table,
such
as
tree
canopy
and
runoff
I
mean
those
issues
affect
older
people
too.
G
So
I
I,
don't
I,
think
those
as
being
things
that
are
within
our
purview
to
look
at
and
they
they
concern
me
so
all
in
all,
unless
there
were
some
some
changes,
I
mean
one
of
the
changes
that
I
wrote
in
a
letter
to
the
county
was
was
limiting
development
of
one
to
one
per
block,
not
not
putting
a
total
cap
on
the
county,
but
limiting
them
for
black
and
I
know
that's
gone
nowhere,
but
I
I
think
there
needs
to
be
a
real
creative
thinking
of
what
kind
of
caps
you
would
use
in
this
kind
of
thing.
R
Thank
you,
yeah
I
think,
following
on
Charlie's
comments,
if
the
housing
committee
and
I'm
new
to
the
housing
committee,
so
I
don't
have
all
all
of
the
background.
If
this
is
about
increasing
options
for
older
adults
and
we're
putting
a
cap
of
290
units
over
five
years,
does
it
truly
increase
options
for
older
adults
to
me?
What
increases
options?
R
Most
people
want
to
age
in
place
and,
let's
think
about
other
programs
that
can
help
people
age
in
place
to
make
their
homes
more
accessible
and
and
what
the
county
can
do
towards
that
end.
So
I
yeah,
so
I'm
struggling
with
this
right
now.
If,
if
we
truly
want
to
increase
options
and
and
I
think
these
units
are
going
to
get
purchased
by
others
who
are
much
younger.
K
I
wanted
to
know
whether
much
of
this
would
be
addressed.
We're
talking,
aren't
we
General
land
use
changes.
You
know,
as
far
as
broad
zoning
changes
address,
Insight
planning
process
I
mean
later
down
the
road.
What
we're
doing
here
is
a
general
change.
You
know
basically
making
zoning
more
flexible
Cindy.
Can
you
help
me
here?
Yeah.
L
Right,
no,
what
the
what
the
proposal
would
do
is
that
it
would,
if
it
passes,
allow
townhouses,
duplexes
and
up
to
four
plexus
to
be
built
as
a
matter
of
right,
so
they
would
not
have
to
go
through
the
zoning
change
process.
L
So
there
would
be
no
site
planning
committee
for
this
type
of
housing
if
the
proposal
were
approved,
but
they,
but
the
this
type
of
housing
would
be
subject
to
certain
restrictions
and
such
as
how
many
trees
have
to
be
on
the
property
parking
size
of
the
the
unit
itself.
Size
of
the
lot.
L
They
would
still
be
subject
to
whatever
the
zoning
proposed,
whatever
zoning
requires
as
to
specifics,
such
as
parking
trees,
size
of
lot
size
of
unit
or
structure
sizes
structure,.
P
Yeah
one
issue
and
I
guess
in
in
theory
at
least
the
tree
canopy
problem
is
the
same
for
making
mentions
as
it
is
for
this,
because
the
footprint
would
have
to
be
the
same,
that
it
would
not
be
a
larger
footprint
on
the
that
doesn't
address
parking,
but
it
does
address
I.
Think
the
tree
canopy.
There
may
be
some
argument
that
somehow
there
may
may
have
been
an
argument
that
this
would
be
worse
for
trees,
but
I
I'm,
not
sure
I
see
how.
L
Since,
actually
my
understanding
is
there
already
is
a
state
law
as
to
trees.
So
all
these
units
would
have
to
have
at
least
one
tree
per
lot,
I
believe
and
so.
A
D
A
Yeah
Helen,
is
it
appropriate
for
a
public
comment
to
continue
to
provide
comment
during
our
deliberation,
if
not
and
I'm
I'm,
very
sorry
and
I?
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
work
you've
put
in
to
at
this
point,
but
Cynthia
we're
going
to
divert.
L
And
again,
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
certain
about.
You
know
the
the
state
requirement
on
the
tree
issue,
but
my
memory
is,
and
it
could
be
bad
that
there
already
was
some
requirement
in
state
law
on.
N
Yeah
I
just
want
to
say
that,
like
many
of
the
other
specifics
of
zoning
that
this
zoning
doesn't
mean
that
you
have
to
have
that,
you
have
to
have
the
minimum
amount
of
trees.
If
you,
if
you
have
the
lot
covered
more
than
the
lots,
are
generally
covered
today
and
and
they're
not
covered
very
much,
you
you're
going
to
cut
down
the
trees,
so
there's
more
trees
available.
There's
more
trees
planted
in
these
neighborhoods
than
the
zoning
requires,
and
I'm
I
I'm.
A
H
F
A
Little
unfair
to
pose
that
restriction
on
on
this
kind
of
housing
option
discussion
unless
you're
going
to
also
do
it
for
other
other
types
of
housing
that
cover
a
similar
lot
size
coverage,
but.
N
There's,
in
fact,
in
fact,
our
civic
association
has
complained
about
the
fact
that,
when
a
mini
Mansion
goes
up,
trees
come
down,
and,
and
so
this
is
just
sort
of
a
a
history
of
what
happens
when
you
have
more
coverage
of
the
lots
and
I'm
not
I'm,
not
concerned
right
now
about
what
the
zoning
was
specified.
A
All
right
and
I
agree:
I
think
this
is
really
important.
Conversation
I
I
would
also
Echo
what
others
have
said
that
this
is
not
the
only
option
for
the
growing
number
of
older
adults
in
either
Arlington
or
throughout
the
nation.
A
There
should
be
continued
ongoing
discussion
and
I
hope
we
have
as
Lively
a
debate
during
the
community
engagement
Forum
when
we
have
a
presentation
on
a
discussion
of
a
rather
Innovative
form
of
assisted
and
nursing
home
housing
that
doesn't
exist
in
Arlington,
and
if
we
can
think
about
that
as
well,
because
we
hope
we
it
would
have
been
nice
to
have
this
conversation
when
I
was
60
instead
of
when
I
am
70,
but
that
be
it
as
it
may.
This
is
what
we
have
to
work
with
today.
A
So
are
there
any
final
comments
and
I'm
going
to
do
a
roll
call
vote
on
this
and
I
think
I'm
going
to
ask
Cindy
if
you
want,
we
had
one
comment
Amendment
from
a
will
to
should
we
had
another
comment
that
relates
to
a
position
on
parking
which
you
have
spoken
to
as
not
being
able
to
take
a
position
on
that.
A
It
has
been
raised
again,
so
that's
the
reason
I
bring
it
up.
Do
you
do
we
want
to
vote
on
these
two
items
and
then
the
full
letter,
which
would
be
generally
I,
think
how
it
should
be
done
in
Helen
and
Rachel.
You
can
instruct
me
or
do
we
want
to
do
a
a
commissioner
vote
and
you
can
State
your
comment
for
the
record
at
that
point
it
would
seem.
The
latter
would
be
a
little
more
confusing,
but
it
would
give
everyone
a
chance
to
be
heard.
L
All
to
unless
there
is
a
specific
proposal
on
the
table,
I
don't
know
how
we
could
vote
on
it,
because
it's
it's
too
late
in
the
game
to
say
to
take
this
back
to
the
housing
committee
with
instructions
come
up
with
a
proposal
on.
You
know
a
position
on
parking.
That's
not
helpful!
We
either
today
we
vote
on
a
specific
position.
A
All
right
so
again,
if
you'll
take
a
look
at
that
paragraph,
that
is
in
the
bottom
of
page
two
and
see
if
that
is
sufficient
to
make
to
make
your
decision
one
of
the
things
I
would
say,
having
worked
for
both
Culpepper
garden
and
Appa,
both
multi-family
Builders,
first
of
all,
Charlie
too,
and
to
share
your
comment
about
Glenn,
Carlin
I
think
there
did
not
go
a
week
by
that
someone
didn't
call
and
want
to
buy
Culpepper
Garden,
Lock,
Stock
and
Barrel.
A
So
Arlington
is
just
a
very
valuable
secure,
real
estate
investment.
Even
in
2009
there
were
Banks
willing
to
share
and
Loan
money
to
Appa
to
build
multi-family,
affordable
housing
because
it
is
such
a
low
real
estate
risk.
Our
Our
Land
here
is
so
very
precious
and
I.
Think
that
that's
why
we
all
have
kind
of
a
lively
discussion
today,
and
the
second
is
that
parking
is
I,
think
also
a
huge
issue
in
multi-family.
It's
also
in
residential
down
the
street.
A
From
where
I
live,
is
a
house
with
four
renters
about
six
or
eight
cars
are
pretty
normal
Park.
If
we're
close
to
the
Metro,
we
have
lots
of
issues
related
to
that,
but
I
think
parking
is,
is
a
struggle
to
come
up
with
a
one-size-fits
all
and
I
I.
Look
at
this
paragraph
and
try
to
figure
out
how
we
can
word
that
in
a
way
that
that
preserves
that
point
of
view,
but
also
encourages
the
county
to
do
more.
A
So
that
sorry,
for
stating
my
viewpoint
all
right,
so
I
think
what
we
are
going
to
do
is
do
a
roll
call
on
Helen
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
do
a
roll
call
and
if
you
will
express
your
opinion
for
or
against
the
letter,
if
we
are
not
going
to
take
amendments
I
don't
think
at
this
time
is
what
I'm
hearing.
A
But
if
you
have
a
thought
on
something
that
that
would
cause
you
to
be
in
more
agreement
with
the
letter
as
a
as
an
amendment
proposal,
we
can
think
about
that.
So,
if
let
me
do
that,
first
is
there
any.
We
had
one
proposed
comment,
the
middle
of
page
two
that
would
change
under
fifth
right
about
the
center
one.
Two
three
four
full
paragraph
where
the
last
sentence
would
be
changed
to
housing
cost
should
not
be
a
disincentive
and
burden
for
them
as
they
pursue
their
challenging
jobs.
A
So
that
is
one
proposal,
the
other
one
that
we
have
talked
about,
but
not
offered.
Specific
wording
relates
to
the
last
paragraph
where
it
says
we
take
no
position
on
parking
options.
We
urge
the
county
to
consider
an
evaluating
the
options
that
older
people
may
require
greater
proximity
to
Transit
Networks
walking
one
quarter
a
mile,
blah
blah.
So
is
there
any
specific
other
recommendation
for
that
paragraph.
G
Just
on
a
paragraph
that
starts
out
with
fifth
I'm,
not
sure
I,
don't
think
the
first
sentence
I'd
be
more
financially
available
to
Home,
Care,
nursing,
home
and
assisted
living
staff.
Those
are
among
the
lower
paid
workers.
You
know,
I
have
a
daughter,
who's
worked
in
the
school
system
for
10
years
and
she
can
barely
afford
a
place
in
Arlington
I.
Don't
think
I
just
don't
think
that
sentence
I,
think
it
has
a
misassumption
in
it
and
I.
G
A
I
guess
it
depends
on
where
you
are
in
the
in
the
Home,
Care
nursing,
home,
assisted
living
staff
hierarchy,
because
it's
a
little
bit
buried
all
right.
Any
other
comments
on
the
fifth
paragraph.
A
P
A
J
A
Would
be
me
Anthony,
okay,
all
right
all
in
favor
of
striking
the
paragraph
that
starts
with
fifth,
smaller
expanded
housing
option
units
and
ends
with
pursuing
their
challenging
jobs.
All
in
favor
of
striking
that
paragraph
from
the
letter,
please
say:
I.
P
N
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Jim
Richardson,
hi,
Audrey,.
E
I'm
first
boy,
I'm
on
the
fence
here
I
would
I'd
go
either
way
so
I'm
gonna
abstain,
abstain,
okay,.
P
A
I,
don't
know
what
to
do
next.
I
asked
if
we
didn't
vote
and
either
way
we
are
still
as
Cindy
has
written
the
letter.
Taking
no
position.
A
A
A
F
A
Unmute
yourself,
you're
gonna
vote
on
no
I
do
not
approve
of
the
letter.
Yes,
I
do.
A
B
J
I'm
against
approving
the
letter
on
on
the
basis
that
I
feel
that
we're
not
advocating
directly
on
specific
issues
for
older
adults
and
I
feel
you
know
five
ten
years
from
now,
the
attitudes
of
people
will
change
as
it
reflects
on
older
adults
and
when
they
look
back
and
reflect
on,
you
know
what
has
been
done.
J
J
What
I
wanted
to
include
was
things
that
would
really
you
know,
advocate
for
older
adults,
because
you
know
I'm,
not
an
older
adult
yet,
but
I
have
a
lot
of
older,
adult
friends
and
I
want
to
I,
spend
a
lot
of
time
with
older
adults,
so
I
understand
their
issues.
J
So
for
me
it
was
you
know
about
thinking
ahead
and
also
about
thinking
for
the
old
adults
that
I
currently
know,
and
that
you
know,
that's
that's
the
reason.
I
take
this
position
and
I've
spent
a
lot
of
time.
Thinking
on
it,
so
this
isn't
something
I.
You
know
vote
lightly
on.
Thank
you.
V
Some
regret
I'm
gonna
vote
no.
Today,
okay,
personal.
B
O
B
U
You're,
muted,
yeah
I
know
I'm
gonna
vote
no.
Okay,.
Q
Yeah,
this
is
not
a
perfect
proposal,
but
I
think
the
intent
to
expand
housing
is
the
right
thing
to
do
so.
I'm
going
to
vote
Yes.
A
The
letter
go
yes
and
we'll
be
sending
that
out
later
today.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
I
think
this
is
a
very
hard
issue
and
Anthony
I
want
to
also
say
to
you
I,
don't
think
this
is
the
end
of
the
discussion
of
housing
needs
among
older
adults
in
Arlington.
It's
just
the
beginning
and
I
hope
that
you
will
remain
engaged
and
involved
in
the
conversation
as
we
continue
to
move
forward,
because
there
are
lots
of
housing
issues
we
have
in
the
in
the
county
today.
A
This
is
a
heart
issue,
I
think
and
I
want
to
thank
the
housing
and
Supportive
Services
committee
for
the
great
amount
of
debate
and
deliberation
that
they
held
over
a
number
of
months.
I
appreciate
that
and
I
appreciate
those
who've
taken
the
time
to
join
us
as
public
commenters.
A
A
We
have
an
update
on
the
community
health
needs
assessment.
As
you
recall,
the
last
meeting
Adrian
Stanton,
talked
to
us
about
that
and
I'd
like
to
call
upon
Kate
to
kind
of
give
us
an
update
of
where
we
are
and
how
we,
as
a
commission,
might
have
the
opportunity
to
be
involved
going
forward.
Yes,.
V
Thank
you
Linda,
as
you
guys,
probably
all
recall,
Adrian
spoke
last
month
about
the
community
health
needs
assessment,
which
is
conducted
every
three
years
by
hospitals
as
an
IRS
requirement.
So
since
that
meeting,
when
he
gave
that
overview,
I've
been
part
of
a
group,
that's
met
with
the
you
know
the
Consultants
that
helped
to
do
that
data
collection
process
and
they
have
kind
of
given
us
some
parameters
of
how
to
move
forward.
V
In
particular,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
this
commission
has
the
opportunity
to
to
provide
input
and
to
be
part
of
a
focus
group,
that's
kind
of
how
they're
they're
framing
it
right
now
so
and
I
did
learn.
I,
guess,
specifically,
that
the
focus
group
would
be
a
virtual
focus
group
I'm,
not
an
in-person,
and
it
would
also
the
time
frame.
They're
looking
at
was
somewhere
between
May
1st
and
May
15th.
V
So
we
do
have
a
little
bit
of
heads
up
here.
So
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out
there.
That's
where
we
are
with
the
with
the
kind
of
planning
process.
V
Hopefully
originally
I
did
not
know
if
it
would
be
in
person
or
virtual.
So
that
was
some
clarification
I
received
recently
I
wanted
to
pass
along
and
I
wanted
to
just
check
in
and
see.
If,
if
this
commission
is
interested
in
participating
in
a
in
a
focus
group
type,
you
know
data
collection
process
again
that
would
be
early
May.
So
assuming
that's,
if
I
just
want
to
put
it
out
there
and
see
if
that's
agreeable
to
folks.
B
Q
Q
Yeah
hi
Kate.
So
how
are
the
participants
in
the
focus
group
going
to
be
selected.
V
F
Q
V
V
A
Great,
and
so
let
me
just
clarify
Kate
and
thank
you
so
much
I
really
feel
this
is
an
important
opportunity
for
the
commission
and
what
I,
what
I
believe
I
heard
you
saying
is
that
the
invitation
will
be
open
to
all
Commissioners
and
those
who
feel
that
they
want
to
participate
are
welcome
to
do
so.
Everyone
isn't
required,
but
we're
not
going
to
be
cherry
picking
either
you're
going
to
okay,
we're.
V
Just
going
to
come
to
a
consensus
on
a
date
and
a
time
and
I
mean
you
won't
have
to
come
to
that
consensus
now,
but
that's
the
goal
and
then
hopefully,
as
many
people
from
the
commission
as
possible,
can
join
great.
Q
A
Does
does
anyone
have
an
opinion
against
participating?
Does
anyone
want
to
talk
that
that
this
would
not
offer
value
or
be
of
importance
to
the
commission
and
what
our
charges,
foreign
I,
think
then
do
we
have
a
consensus
that,
yes,
we
would
love
to
participate
and
we
look
forward
to
that
next
step.
N
A
Aye
is
anyone
opposed
great
all
right,
thanks
Kate,
and
thank
you
for
that
update.
We
will
look
forward
to
that
next
step.
Great.
Thank
you.
Wonderful,
okay,
I
think
now
we're
ready
for
staff
reports
and
a
number
of
issues
were
raised
that
perhaps
you
can
shed
some
light
on
along
the
way,
Helen
and
Rachel.
Thank
you
so
much.
B
All
right,
good
morning,
everyone
good
to
see
you
all
so
I
have
just
a
few
quick
things.
The
first,
of
course,
is
our
community
engagement
Forum.
That
will
be
Monday
March
the
20th.
So
it's
coming
up
quick,
we'll
be
in
person
at
the
Unitarian
Universalist
Church,
with
an
option
to
join
virtually
and
again
our
keynote
speaker
will
be
Susan
Ryan
from
the
greenhouse
project.
B
So
one
of
our
biggest
needs
at
this
point
is
facilitators
for
the
breakout
sessions.
We'll
need
people
to
be
in
person
and
also
virtually
so
be
thinking
about.
You
know
whether
you
would
be
willing
to
support
us
as
in-person
breakout
session
or
if
you
would
prefer
to
facilitate
a
breakout
session.
Virtually
and
Rachel
is
going
to
be
posting
a
short
survey
to
to
get
your
preference.
B
So
please
do
let
us
know
also
for
the
Commissioners
immediately
following
the
community
engagement
Forum,
we
have
a
short
business
meeting
Commission
on
Aging
meeting.
This
is
the
meeting
where
we
vote
on
the
budget,
which
is
a
requirement
for
our
area
plan.
So
please
do
plan
to
stay
after
the
community.
The
community
engagement
forum
is
over.
I
promise
you.
It
will
be
a
brief
meeting,
but
it
is
important
that
we
take
care
of
this
part
of
the
business
immediately
following
the
Commission
on
Aging
or
the
community
engagement
forum.
B
Okay,
so
we
spoke
earlier
about
the
annual
budget
committee
meeting
and
this
is
the
opportunity
for
you
to
hear
what's
in
the
2024
budget
and
how
it
affects
older
adults.
Jim
did
you
have
a
question
before
I
move
on
I'm.
N
Sorry
yeah
I
do
what
about
those
of
us
who
are
going
to
be
off
site
for
the
engagement
forum.
B
Yeah,
so
those
of
you
who
are
volunteering
to
be
off-site
at
one
of
the
three
remote
locations,
you
know
we
we
expect
we,
we
assume
that
you'll
be
in
person
and
so
facilitating
the
facilitating
that
breakout
session
for
that
location.
N
No
I'm
talking
about
the
the
budgetary
meeting.
Oh.
B
B
So
moving
on
to
contracts,
we
have
awarded
a
contract
for
the
nutrition
programs.
We've
been
talking
about
this
one
for
a
little
while-
and
this
is
the
contract
that
includes
meals
for
the
home,
delivered
meals,
the
cafes
which
are
our
congregate
nutrition
sites
and
our
adult
Day
program,
as
well
as
meals
for
the
ba
the
behavioral
health
day
programs
and
the
shelters
that
contract
will
go
into
effect.
B
April
1st,
okay,
Des
Transportation
has
hired
a
new
Transportation
program
manager
who
will
start
in
March
and
we're
hoping
to
partner
with
this
person
to
work
on
those
recommended
store
policy
changes,
so
more
information
to
come
on
that
as
we
have
it.
We
were
just
told
last
week
that
this
new
person
will
start
apart.
We
don't
have
any
other
information
than
that,
so
there
are
some
exciting
changes
to
the
senior
Farmers
Market
program.
This
year,
income
eligibility
is
increasing.
B
Okay
Anthony
mentioned
earlier
the
public
health
emergency
ending
in
May.
This
has
a
lot
of
implications
for
older
adults,
one
of
them
being
the
the
Medicaid
unwinding
process
will
start.
It
also
means
the
end
of
some
flexibilities
that
we've
been
afforded
under
the
emergency,
such
as
how
we've
been
able
to
spend
funds,
dietary
requirements
for
meals,
the
definition
of
Homebound
and
the
ability
to
conduct
remote
assessments.
So
some
of
these
flexibilities
are
going
to
end
immediately
on
May
11th.
B
Some
will
expire
six
months
after
the
after
May
11th
and
then
I
think
the
Medicaid
unwinding
and
Rachel.
You
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
I
think
they
have
a
year
to
take
care
of
that
and
then
finally,
also
as
a
result
of
the
public
health
emergency,
ending,
it's
not
directly
High.
The
snap
emergency
allocations
ended
in
February,
so
extra
money
that
was
added
to
the
EBT
cards
for
older
adults
and
for
others,
has
come
to
an
end.
They
got
the
final
allocation
in
February
and
they
go
back
to
pre-pandemic
allocations
in
March.
B
A
Ellen
I
I
do
have
a
question
related
to
the
ending
of
the
public
health
emergency
are
any
of
the
changes
that
we
are
going
to
experience.
Is
there
anything
that
we
can
do
or
Advocate
locally
or
are
these
all
federal
filed
through?
You
know
that
funneled,
through
federal
and
state
programs.
M
Can
yes,
you
know
great
great
question
and
Helen?
Thank
you
for
that
update,
so
snap
kind
of
being
the
the
food
stamps
and
then
the
Medicaid
unwinding
are
both
part
of
the
federal
Public
Health
Emergency
for
Medicaid,
where
there
is
a
need,
I,
I
posted
in
the
chat
but
encouraging
anyone
who
may
have
qualified
for
Medicaid
under
the
public
health
emergency.
So
it
was
sort
of
an
expansion
because
of
covid
knowing
that
there
were
transitions
in
jobs,
employment,
however,
and
there
weren't,
re-certifications
or
reassessments.
M
During
that
time,
with
the
public
health
emergency
ending,
as
Helen
said,
there
are
changes
to
both
of
those
programs,
but
for
Medicaid
households.
You
can
encourage
everyone
to
visit
the
coverva.org
make
sure
that
their
information
is
updated.
Did
Virginia
members
will,
if
they
still
qualify
for
Medicaid,
they
will
go
through
the
reassessment
process
to
maintain
coverage.
However,
there
may
be
some
people
who
will
possibly
lose
their
coverage
in
Arlington.
M
We
have
Pat
Rivers
is
our
supervisor
for
public
health
benefits
here
at
DHS,
she
provided
some
update
that
Arlington
County
has
hired
hardback
Joe
Schwartz,
who
used
to
be
our
former
supervisor
for
Medicaid,
as
well
as
15
temporary
staff
to
help
process
the
overdue
Medicaid
renewals,
the
state
will
send
out
renewals
monthly
and
then,
as
as
Helen
indicated,
we
have
until
May
of
2023
to
complete
that
process,
but
the
big
the
Urgent
thing
right
now.
M
If
you
know
anyone
who
has
Medicaid
make
sure
that
their
information
nation
is
updated
in
the
system,
so
the
correct
name
address
date
of
birth,
all
of
that
income.
If
they
have
that
and
then
anyone
who
is
terminated
from
Medicaid
is
are
being
referred
to.
Programs
like
the
Arlington,
free
clinic
and
other
resources,
Neighborhood
Health,
if
they
do
qualify
for
that.
But
these
are
are
two
big
changes
to
SNAP
benefits
will
impact
food
security
and
then
the
Medicaid
expansion
that
will
impact
health
insurance.
M
So,
just
a
few
other
updates,
we
can
share
from
kind
of
our
Bureau
and
then
division
maimuna
sends
her
regrets.
She
is
is
not
feeling.
Well
today,
our
Adult
Protective
Services
team
is
seeing
a
an
extremely
high
volume
of
referrals.
January
of
this
year
we
saw
the
highest
record
that
we've
ever
recorded,
and
so
just
again
thank
you
for
your
advocacy
in
helping
us
to
hire
a
fourth
Adult
Protective
Services
worker.
M
Also,
one
big
change
that
we
are
anticipating
is
that
we
have
a
Community
Living
Program,
the
Community
Living
Program
is
our
sort
of
in-home
services.
They
help
this
program.
Is
we
work
with
two
vendors
Home
Care
Partners
and
the
medical
team?
We
serve
close
to
470
individuals
annually
by
this
program.
They
provide
home
health
aids,
provide
in-home
services
with
Lighthouse
housekeeping
laundry
grocery
shopping
meal
prep,
but
due
to
the
increasing
volume,
the
cost
of
the
services
and
then
increases
required
increases
for
our
contracts.
M
M
We
try
to
use
an
equity
lens
when
we
evaluated
reductions.
It
will
be
a
budget
request
in
2025,
but
we
know
that
this
is
you
know
it's
a
program.
That
really
is
a
great
need
and
we
are
sending
letters
out
to
all
participants
in
the
program,
but
there
will
be
reductions
to
the
the
Community
Living
Program
I
do
want
to
thank
everyone,
I
think
Cindy,
Audrey,
Helen,
shandia,
Michelle
Thomas.
M
Everyone
who
attended
some
of
the
recent
housing
and
homelessness
Community
lit
listening
sessions.
We
had
a
chance
to
attend
at
least
two
of
the
sessions
that
were
hosted
recently
by
the
housing
Continuum
of
Care,
we're
continuing
to
see
an
increase
in
homelessness
among
our
older
adults.
Some
of
the
challenges
that
we're
facing,
as
we
were
at
one
of
the
sessions
on
Thursday,
is
that
there
really
is
a
fluid
definition
of
who
an
older
adult
is
the
shelter
considers
at
55,
HUD
and
housing
considers
it
62..
M
We
serve
individuals,
age,
60
and
above,
and
we
don't
have
data
on
this.
So
what
we
do
know
is
that
our
aging
and
disability
Resource
Center,
that
shandia
oversees
is
seeing
between
14
and
16
requests
and
referrals
for
shelter
every
month
that
we
have
a
high
volume
of
requests
for
financial
assistance
for
renters
we're
seeing
an
increase
in
condo
fees,
we're
seeing
an
increase
in
needs
for
deep
cleaning
services.
M
A
lot
of
individuals
who
have
lived
in
their
homes
for
a
long
time
may
have
some
issues
with
clutter
or
need
deep
cleaning,
and
sometimes
these
can
escalate
to
being
an
issue
of
safety
and
code
violations
which
which
we
are
looking
at
partnering
with
code,
some
of
our
housing
Partners
to
relaunch
a
hoarding
task
force,
our
Mental
Health
Partners
as
well.
So
if
anyone
is
interested
in
that,
we
already
have
some
Partners
from
Culpepper
Garden
or
our
housing,
one
of
our
housing
Partners
interested.
But
we
really
want
to
have
broad
representation.
M
And
then
the
final
thing
I
want
to
mention
is
that
Michelle,
Thomas
and
Link
have
been
been
doing.
Some
really
great
work
and
advancing
some
of
the
Strategic
goals
of
the
path
session
that
we
completed
late
last
year,
and
so
of
that.
Looking
and
possibly
relaunching
an
organization
that
was
in
Arlington
years
ago,
called
Triad.
This
is
a
partnership
with
our
law
enforcement
and
police
in
really
identifying
fraud,
scams,
preventing
exploitation
and
so
more
to
come
with
that
I
know.
M
J
Hey
Rachel,
thanks
for
the
update
for
the
Community
Living
Program
has
there
been?
Has
anyone
looked
at
an
alternative
or
any
alternative
options
to
kind
of
fill
that
Gap
that
those
reduction
hours?
Perhaps
you
know,
implementing
technology
or
some
some
other
methods?
Has
anyone
looking
at
that
or
taking
a
look
at
that?
Excuse
me.
Yes,.
M
So
a
few
of
the
options,
one
of
the
the
benefits
that
you
know
the
the
AAA
and
Helen's
advocacy
we
did.
We
did
receive
some
under
some
of
the
covid
funds,
the
federal
funds
funding
to
expand
the
public
Workforce,
and
so
we
will
be
trying
to
offset
some
of
those
reductions
with
bringing
on
a
temporary
staff
person
as
a
Human
Service
Aid,
to
assist
with
that.
M
M
Other
services
like
Adult
Services
for
ongoing
case
management
and
then,
but
if
you
have
any
suggestions
or
ideas
for
technology,
please
do
share,
would
be
happy
to
share
that
with
individuals.
We
know
that
you
know.
Kate
has
some
great
information
about
the
the
Life
Life
Alert
programs
and
some
grants
for
individuals
so
providing
those
safeguards
for
for
our
older
adults
and
for
caregivers
as
well.
M
Q
Yeah
thanks
Rachel
I'm,
just
thinking
I
know,
we've
had
a
lot
of
recent
changes
on
budgets
and
costs.
So
just
seeing
a
recap
on
the
impact
for
the
older
adults,
so
I
remember,
we
have
some
Transportation
changes
and
Helen
mentioned
the
food
contract,
and
then
we
had
the
state
formula
changes.
Is
that
any
having
any
impact
on
older
adults
getting
to
the
senior
centers
and
getting
the
meals?
So
I
appreciate
any
thoughts
on
that.
Thank
you.
B
Yeah
so
I
can
comment
and
then
I
see
Jennifer's
online.
She
may
be
able
to
add
additional
information.
So,
yes,
the
increasing
cost
of
transportation
is
affecting
the
ability
to
transport
older
adults
to
the
senior
centers.
The
community
centers
Jennifer
did
some
creative
thinking
to
ensure
that
those
who
are
part
of
the
congregate,
the
cafes,
were
still
able
to
get
to
the
cafes
to
get
their
meals.
B
S
B
Just
going
to
keep
seeing
this
that
you
know
we're
going
to
have
to
cut
services
or
you
know,
start
up,
you
know
prioritizing
people
for
for
our
services,
which
is
something
that
we've
never
had
to
do
before.
So
you
know
any
any
advocacy
that
any
of
you
can
do
to.
B
Q
But
for
now
are
are
the
users
and
you
know
beneficiaries?
Are
they
still
remaining
about
the
same
at
the
senior
centers
and
the
the
food
program.
O
That
yeah,
yes,
so
far,
it
really
does
look
like
it.
We've
actually
had
a
few
new
people
join
I.
Think
recently
too,
with
that
we're
trying
to
make
sure
they're
going
to
the
center
that
is
closest
to
their
houses,
because
we've
had
some
of
that
where
we've
had
to
rearrange
people,
but
our
numbers
have
not
dropped
any
we're
a
month
in.
O
Unfortunately,
it
has
taken
more
time
to
get
people
through
the
shuttle
services,
but
it's
really
starting
to
settle
in
and
well
I
think.
Overall,
the
participants
are
enjoying
it's
kind
of
a
social
time
too
everybody
on
the
bus.
They
like
the
transportation
and
it's
more
reliable
than
it
was
the
previous
trans
taxis.
So
that
is
good.
O
B
O
Itv
ITV
I
used
to
work
with
head
injury,
so
I
always
want
to
say
TBI,
sorry
and
to
get
a
Contractor
on
full
full
time
for
this.
That
may
help,
but
hopefully
it'll
be
the
one.
We're
currently
using
they've,
been
fabulous
to
work
with
and
really
good
sending
us
the
same
driver
every
day
who
has
learned
the
routes.
We've
still
got
staff
on
it.
O
We've
have
been
able
to
pull
staff
off
in
the
afternoon
because
they've
learned
the
routes,
the
driver
enough
that
they
can
drop
off
the
participants
pretty
easily
now
the
morning
problem
is
we
have
so
many
changes,
so
one
wakes
up,
sick
or
forgot.
They
had
a
doctor
appointment,
so
the
schedule
changes
every
day.
That's
the
biggest
challenge
too.
O
So
we,
unfortunately
it
does
look
like
it's
going
to
cost
more
than
we
had
in
our
budget,
but
it's
still
a
lot
less
than
the
new
vendor
would
have
cost
so
we're
still
working
through
it
and
hopefully
it's
gonna
within
another
month.
I
think
we'll
settle
in
and
really
see
how
how
well
this
is
gonna
work.
Q
O
S
Yeah
I,
just
we've
talked
a
lot
about
the
funding
formula
and
the
fact
that
you
know
we
were
advocating
for
the
the
state
to
make
up
the
difference
in
that
funding
formula
for
for
Arlington,
Alexandria
and
other
counties.
That
would
lose
money.
S
B
M
And
the
challenge
I
think
with
that
still
is
that
it's
that's
level
funding
and
with
the
cost
of
many
of
the
services
increasing,
you
know
it's
still
again
having
a
negative
impact
on
our
older
adults,
but
but
thank
you
all
for
your
advocacy
as
well
as
the
northern
Virginia
aging
network
of
nvn
at
the
state
level.
It's
greatly
appreciated
and
chair
Kelleher,
your
hand
is
up.
A
You
I
I
think
that
that
I
see
a
note
that
Anthony
put
in
the
chat
and
I
think
as
we
approach
the
County
board
members
having.
If
you
can
put
some
statistics
behind
what
you're
you
reported
today
and
share
it
with
us,
so
that
we
can
show
year
over
year,
change
and
increase.
It
is
obviously
dramatized
by
the
fact
that
we've
got
more
older
adults
here
over
here,
but
I
think
it's
really
important
for
the
county
to
see
how
these
numbers
are
changing.
So,
if
Helen
and
Jennifer
and
Rachel.
A
If
some
of
this
of
these
data
points
of
the
that
the
number
of
housing
requests,
the
food
issues
and
so
on.
If
you
can
just
share
some
of
those
with
me
so
that
we
can
put
them
in
the
introductory
part
of
our
slides
for
the
county
board,
members
I
think
that'll
be
very
telling
and
I'd
appreciate
that
and
Anthony
particularly
noted
the
community
living
program
and
I.
A
Think
you
know
that's
again
an
example
of
where
we're
individuals
are
we're
providing
opportunities
to
age
in
place
so
which
normally
is
a
much
less
expensive
option
than
moving
into
a
nursing,
home
or
assisted
living
facility.
So
if
we
can
have
some
of
that
data,
that'd
be
really
terrific.
Thank
you.
A
Right
all
right,
so
now
we're
on
committee
reports.
It's
a
long
day
today,
the
housing
and
Supportive
Services.
You
are
first.
L
Linda,
this
is
where
we
get
to
our
work
plan
for
next
year.
Yes,.
A
L
L
The
commit
the
housing
committee,
because
we've
been
so
involved
in
our
discussion
on
enhanced
housing
options,
has
has
not
had
an
opportunity
to
discuss
what
we
what
we're
going
to
be
doing
this
year.
Also,
there
will
be
a
change
in
leadership
in
the
housing
committee
and
Audrey
who's
gonna
take
over
as
chairs
the
housing
committee
and
I
have
not
had
an
opportunity
yet
to
talk
about
work
plans,
but
I
can
say
the
current
work
that
is
going
to
continue
next
year.
L
I
I
will
report
on
that,
and
it
all
goes
to
our
objective
under
our
work
plan
of
working
on
issues
that
affect
affordability
and
accessibility
of
housing,
currently
we're
very
much
involved
in
continuing
to
monitor
any
multi-affordable
multi-family
developments
in
Arlington
and
when
it's
appropriate,
we
take
action
to
make
our
voice
heard
on
the
need
for
setting
aside
some
units
in
those
buildings
to
be
designated
as
senior
units.
L
We
we
did
this
this
past
year
with
the
development
of
the
Marbella
Apartments,
which
is
right
off
of
Arlington
Boulevard
close
to
Roslyn,
and
we
will,
as
I
said,
we'll
continue
that
work.
Also,
we
will
continue
to
pressure
in
any
way
we
can
St
Charles
Church
on
Washington
Boulevard.
They
are
planning
to
redevelop
their
site,
it's
close
to
Clarendon
Metro,
they
planning
to
build
Apartments,
and
we
would
very
much
like
to
see
some
affordable
units
in
that
development.
L
L
We
are
on
the
site
plan
review
committee
for
the
the
development
of
the
new
building
on
for
Sunrise
Assisted
Living
on
North
Glebe
Road,
and
that
goes
to
the
our
work
plan
issue
of
trying
to
get
some
affordable,
Assisted
Living
units
in
these
in
this
building.
So
that's
we're
on
the
site.
Plan
review
of
sunrise
on
North,
Glebe
and
sunrise
is
planning
a
new
facility
in
South
Arlington,
and
we
continue
to
work
with
the
developer
there
to
get
on
the
site
plan
review
committee
for
that
project.
L
So
those
are
some
of
the
things
we
will
continue
to
do
that
focus
on
our
goals
of
affordable
housing
and
affordable,
assisted
living.
And,
finally,
we
we'll
hopefully
end
our
work
on
on
Universal
Design,
where
our
goal
is
to
get
the
site
plan
review
committee
for
multi-family
housing
to
consider
Universal
Design
in
approving
on
any
project.
L
Our
work
so
far
has
determined
that
the
county
does
take
into
consideration
a
lot
of
the
features
of
Universal
Design,
but
there
are
some
that
they're
they
they
do
not
consider
and
we
will
continue
to
work
with
them
to
get
hopefully
move
them
to
to
do
this
so
we're
we
hopefully
will
finish
up
that
project
in
2023
and
again,
as
for
new
projects,
the
committee
hasn't
had
a
chance
to
discuss
Annie.
A
Great
do
does
anyone
have
questions
for
Cindy?
On
kind
of,
you
have
a
lot
of
work
with
the
developments
that
are
moving
forward
and
I
appreciate
that
you're
able
to
articulate
these
because
I
know
that
you
have
been
working
so
much
on
on
the
issue
regarding
housing
options.
Any
questions
for
Cindy,
yes,.
K
Andrea
Cindy,
where
is
sunrise,
locating
its
development
in
South
Arlington.
L
It's
on
South
7th,
it's
a
former
site
of
a
church,
possibly
a
Methodist
Church
yeah,
okay,.
A
Okay,
all
right
moving
on
Hershel
legislative
committee
and
nvan
I.
Think
again,
probably
what
your
plans
are
for
next
year
have
a
lot
to
do
with
what
the
nvan
priorities
are.
But
do
you
want
to
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
those
as
well
as
we
have
kind
of
built
into
our
calendar,
systematic
meetings
with
our
legislators
and
the
breakfast
and
so
on?
If
you
want
to
talk
about
those
logistical
meetings
as
well
as
issues.
P
Okay,
the
first
of
all
I
have
something
at
the
top
of
mind
that
says
five
minutes
left
in
your
meeting.
I,
don't
know.
A
R
P
Okay,
the
the
the
breakfast
the
legislative
breakfast
date
has
been
set.
I,
don't
have
it
in
front
of
me,
I
think
it's.
A
P
The
end
van
legislative
breakfast,
we
really
haven't
done
our
planning
for
for
the
legislative
Forum,
but
I
think
the
consensus
was
to
leave
that
as
as
remote
and
and
do
roughly
the
same
thing
we
did
last
year,
but
I
well,
I
won't
be
the
chair,
but
the
chair
we
that
we
should
be
more
careful
about
conflicts
with
with
the
legislators
and
try
to
get
more
than
two
legislators
to
show
up.
P
Although
it
worked
out
very
well
with
with
two
so
the
other
than
that
I
I
presume
that
we'll
want
to
do
as
the
main
body
of
work,
the
the
envan
legislative
program.
So
for
the
immediate
future,
we
want
to
see
whether
one
once
we
know
what's
happened.
Whether
Arlington
in
particular,
has
any
preferences
for
what
ought
to
be
in
the
legislative
program.
P
Next
week,
the
the
the
legislation
to
allow
more
liberal
use
of
remote
meetings
was
killed
in
the
house
unless
Eric
as
any
any
additional
information
that
somehow
might
have
been
revived.
But
Elizabeth
mounted
Parker
turned
out
this
year
was
actually
more
successful
in
getting
the
Senate
as
a
delegate
was
more
successful
in
getting
the
Senate
to
pay.
Us
it
than
she
was
the
house
and
I.
P
Don't
know
whether
the
house
leadership
decided
that
that
this
freshman
Democrat
shouldn't
have
a
a
victory
in
this
area
or
or
whether
they
just
don't
don't
want
to
liberalize
the
law,
but
it
did
pass
in
the
Senate,
which
was
kind
of
a
surprise,
so
I
presume
that
would
be
one
one
thing
we
would
want
to
pursue
next
year.
P
Let's
see
well,
okay,
the
and
we
do
have
to
I
guess
start
working
on
the
on
the
Forum
and
in
the
next
couple
months
and
and
get
that
pinned
down
other
than
that
I.
Don't
have
anything
else
except
I.
Just
realized
this
morning
that
that
the
meeting
that
we
have
scheduled
for
March,
6th,
I,
can't
attend
and
and
I
may
want
to
put
off
our
next
committee
meeting
to
the
following
month.
P
Since
we
won't
know
what
the
legislature
has
done
on
the
budget
until
by
by
the
beginning
of
March
and
I'm,
not
sure
in
the
schedule,
if
we'll
even
know
in
in
the
beginning
of
April
Erica
do
you
know
so
anyway,.
P
And
the
this
year
the
the
weekly
meetings
and
Van
meetings
on
legislation,
every
Tuesday
have
actually
allowed
us
to
keep
up
in
a
way
that
that
we
haven't
well
those
meetings
and
Erica's
reports,
I
guess
so
that
we
we
kept
up
on
what
was
going
on
and
the
schedule
and
I
guess
more
people
got
their
weigh
in
on
on
legislation
this
year.
So
I
presume
we'd
want
to
do
the
same
thing
next
year
and
I.
P
Don't
know
if
there
are
any
additional
things
that
that
a
new
chair
would
want
to
pursue
other
than
the
the
end
van
program.
Okay,.
A
Herschel,
how
how
are
you
doing
in
recruiting
your
replacement
or
do
you
need
some
help.
P
A
I
hope
I
hope
that
those
conversations
become
more
fruitful
and
you
can
report
to
us.
I
do
have
one
question
for
you.
We
have
designated
the
April
17th
commission
meeting
for
an
update
from
Alfonso
as
well
as
to
talk
about
the
nvan
platform.
Do
you
have
any
word
back
from
Alfonso.
P
No
I
I
will
send
another
email
to
both.
He
and
his
his
aide.
As
I
said,
I
I
didn't
realize,
as
they
had
turned
over
and
the
person
that
I
knew
was
no
longer
his
Aid
so
and
the
new
Aid
may
not
be
as
familiar
with.
In
fact,
I
guess
I
tried
to
explain,
I,
think
in
the
email
or
maybe
I
just
addressed
it
directly
to
Alfonso.
P
I
can't
remember,
but
and
I
will
try
to
pursue
that
and
I
suspect
at
some
point
in
the
next
couple
weeks,
I'll
probably
see
Alfonso
just
because
the
the
legislators
seem
to
be
appearing
and
Reporting
and
all
kinds
of.
A
A
Right,
if
you
would
follow
up
on
that,
so
that
we
can
make
plans
if
in
fact
he
cannot
participate,
we
could
invite
one
of
our
other
delegates
to
provide
the
summary
yeah.
P
As
you
said,
putting
that
Patrick
seems
to
and
and
fact
Patrick
is
more
familiar
actually
with
with
our
issues
than
than
Alfonso
right,
and
you
know
in
the
in
the
invitation.
I
did
say
that
he
could
either
attend
in
person
or
or
remotely
and
I.
Don't
know
whether
the
place
for
our
April
meeting
has
been
pinned
down
or
not.
Is
that.
A
P
Okay,
back
back
where
we
used
to
be
yep
in
April,
okay,
okay,
that
was
not
one
of
the
two
places
I
mentioned
in
the
email.
Okay,
but
it's
it's
still
a
little
bit
uncertain.
Is
that
it
or
it's
certain
that
we
will
be
back.
P
I
will
I
will
send
that
correction
to
them.
I
suspect
he's
going
to
want
to
appear
remotely
anyway,
but
yeah
Linda.
If
you
want
to
separately,
urge
him
giving
his
membership
in
the
commission
to
appear
once
in
a
while.
You
could
do
that,
but.
A
Other
Commissioners
who've
been
involved
and
legislative
are
interested
in
assisting
or
sharing
or
or
working
with
Herschel
to
please
contact
him
or
Helen
or
me
directly.
A
F
A
A
A
I
see
no
hands
up
so
I'm
going
to
move
on
to
do.
We
have
any
report
from
maimuna
on
long-term
care.
M
I
I
know
the
committee
met
recently
and
I
I
don't
have
a
report
at
this
time.
I'll
have
to
go
back
and
remember
what
we've
discussed
at
the
most
recent
meeting.
Okay.
H
Okay,
our
activities
for
this
year
is
exciting
and
different.
In
addition
to
instigating
older
adults,
participation
and
involvement,
we're
looking
at
several
new
activities,
one
is
the
scabs
and
elder
abuse
in
conjunction
with
Michelle
Thomas
bcap
coordinator,
we're
developing
a
model,
scam
and
elder
abuse
prevention
program
to
include
resource
sharing
for
colleagues,
commission,
members
and
constituents
alike.
H
We're
hoping
to
involve
a
number
of
act
entities
short
articles,
odd
scabs
and
elder
abuse.
I
was
reading
the
other
day
that
ate
at
just
for
Medicare
alone.
85
billion
dollars
are
lost
to
fraud
and
it
probably
is
happening
here
we're
working
on
getting
approval
to
get
a
small
piece
in
the
Arlington
County
Police
Department's
monthly
newsletter.
H
We
heard
at
our
our
last
committee
meeting
Corporal
one
antoia
Arlington
County,
Police,
Department's
senior
and
Latino
Outreach
officer,
we're
hoping
he
and
some
of
his
colleagues
will
establish
fraud,
prevention,
pop-ups
awareness
trading
throughout
the
community
at
such
residential
venues
as
the
Jefferson
Hunter's
Park,
Culpepper
garden
and
senior
community
centers
Securities
Exchange
Commission
fraud.
Education
programs
will
motivate
to
come
back
into
the
county.
I
K
We
keep
getting
a
lot
of
kids,
we
got
now
five
more
children.
You
know
in.
K
Weeks,
yes,
and
that
and
the
website
is
almost
live,
I
can't
tell
you
how
really
it's
in
an
interactive
website,
that's
going
to
be
on
the
alliances
platform
and
the
whole
notion
of
having
a
combo,
55
plus
Commission
on
Aging
age
friendly.
An
alliance
website
to
me
is
just
you
know:
Wonderful,
it's
anyway,
I,
look
forward
to
going
and
sending
that
out
to
you
soon
and.
H
Let
me
just
interrupt
that
that
Andrea
has
been
incredibly
involved,
an
exciting
developing
Partnerships
with
other
organizations.
The
alliance
also
is
a
vehicle
for
funding
all.
K
Right,
thanks
and
so
and
quite
frankly,
all
of
this
was
very
much
thanks
to
the
Arlington
Community
Foundation
Grant.
As
far
as
on
the
website.
So
we
were
able
to
go
ahead.
You
know
and
to
pay
the
alliances
webmaster
for
for
this,
but
I
know
that
we
don't
have
much
time
so
I
will
go
ahead.
You
know
and
defer
to
Cheryl
and
Carlos.
I
A
Thank
you
so
much.
Let
me
ask
one
question:
I.
Think
p-a-I-e-c
is
also
going
to
be
bringing
Holly
hartel
to
talk
about
the
digital
divide,
on
May
15th
at
our
meeting,
and
if
there
are
any
changes
in
that,
if
you
could
just
let
us,
Helen
and
and
Rachel
and
I
know,
that
would
be
wonderful
and
we
look
forward
to
that.
They've
been
very
patient
with
us,
as
we
have
taken
a
little
extra
time
to
do
some
other
things.
Okay,.
H
It
is
probably
worthwhile,
though,
that
we
delayed
to
have
that
they
have
a
contract.
That's
working
and
they're
going
to
be
able
to
share
their
results
from
that
contract.
H
At
May,
15.
excellent.
A
Excellent
great:
that's,
terrific,
okay,
Cheryl
public
information
and
Outreach.
U
So
I'll
just
remind
folks
again
that
you
know
the
two
committee
goals
for
in
the
age
friendly
plan
are,
you
know,
continuing
to
sustain
opportunities
to
engage
our
older
adults
and
their
families
and
caregivers
and
adults
with
disabilities
to
build
relationships
and
linkages
with
not
only
the
Agency
on
Aging
but
other
community
groups
as
well
and
other
County
agencies,
and
we
continue
to
do
that
and
so
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
that
I
think
probably
the
most
important
activity
right
now
is
the
work
with
the
second
goal,
which
is
establishing
a
senior
ambassador
program
and
been
very
exciting
that
Arlington
neighborhood
Village
is
taking
the
lead
on
this
activity
and
has
gotten
funding
to
get
it
started
and
Michelle
McMahon
was
on
the
for
at
the
meeting
earlier.
U
So
I
asked
Wendy
to
give
an
update.
Wendy
is
much
more
closely
aligned
and
has
been
working
with
Michelle
and
can
talk
about
funding
as
well
as
activities
and
looking
ahead.
So
Wendy
are
you
there
yeah.
T
Thanks
Cheryl
and
I'll,
be
as
fast
as
I
can,
as
you
say,
we're
taking
the
lead,
but
we're
working
in
partnership
with
all
the
senior
serving
organizations
and
County.
We
had
a
great
opportunity
to
meet
with
Rachel
and
Helen
about
two
weeks
ago,
we'll
be
putting
together
a
work
plan
sometime
next
week,
which
will
lay
out
the
schedule
for
how
we're
going
to
get
this
done.
Cheryl
mentioned
the
fact
that
we
were
lucky
to
get
Arlington
Community
Foundation
funding.
T
We
also
put
in
a
proposal
and
received
funding
for
an
additional
six
thousand
dollars.
That's
yes
done
and
we're
included
in
the
County's
2024
budget
in
the
housing
program
to
put
some
support
into
this
program.
If
it's
approved
and
moves
forward,
I
was
going
to
make
sure
that
Linda
had
that
information
for
her
conversation
with
the
county.
So
she
can
sit
there
and
say
thank
you
for
including
it
and
please
don't
take
it
out.
A
Okay,
Wendy,
if
you
can
shoot
me
a
little
email.
T
U
Wendy,
did
you
want
to
talk
also
in
terms
of
the
commit,
the
Center
for
Optimal,
aging
and.
T
N
I'm
hanging
on
okay
and
and
we're
continuing
to
focus
on
safety,
accessibility,
affordability
and
Clarity,
with
the
emphasis
on
safety.
Of
course,
we
have
compiled
a
whole
lot
of
statistical
inputs
from
both
the
Outreach
and
studies
that
we've
reviewed
on
the
perception
of
older
adults
on
Transportation
Systems
in
Arlington.
I
won't
go
through
the
specific
comments
today,
but
I
I
would
like
to
sometime
I
I
guess.
N
The
bottom
line
is
that
transportation
in
Arlington
stands
pretty
high,
we're
very
fortunate
in
being
able
to
have
a
lot
of
Transportation
options,
many
of
which,
of
course,
are
supplied
by
from
outside
of
the
of
the
county,
while
art
for
for
furnishes,
13
of
Transit
Ramada,
a
Metro
Bus
furnaces
27
and
as
an
Inc
as
a
indication
of
the
the
wealth
of
the
of
the
county,
Metro
Rail
supplies
about
60
percent
of
the
transportation
Metro
Rail
is
much
more
expensive
than
the
other
two
County
Transportation
programs
are
popular
volunteer.
N
Driving
programs
are
very
effective
and
valued
and,
although
there's
some
gaps
in
obstruction
obstructions
in
the
sidewalk
systems,
particularly
in
neighborhoods,
there
is
a
good
sidewalk
system
here,
and
it's
certainly
well
used.
N
The
plans
for
the
rest
of
the
the
year
is.
We
will
continue
our
Liaisons
with
Transportation
Commission,
the
Vision,
zero
pedestrian
committee,
bike,
Arlington,
Transit
advisory
committees
and
Regional
Transportation
entities
and
we'll
from
all
of
this,
will
continue
to
re
report,
significant
events
and
decisions
and
recommend
actions.
N
We
will
we're
still
trying
to
obtain
statistics
for
current
older,
adult
ridership
and
traffic
accidents.
We've
got
some
of
that.
We
we
really
need
more.
We
need
to
focus
on
older
adults
and
we're
expanding
our
Outreach,
the
of
course.
The
community
Forum
is
always
a
good
data
for
us.
N
We
will
be
in
involved
with
that.
Obviously,
we're
going
to
meet
with
Mary
Marshall
on
an
Outreach
on
the
23rd
of
March
at
six
Galleria
is
setting
up
a
meeting
with
the
Carlin
senior
apartment,
complex
and
and
the
one
the
one
group
that
we
find
is
so
difficult
to
reach.
Are
the
Aging
in
place
category
and
if
you
have
any
ideas
about
that,
we're
looking
at
55
plus
we're
also
looking
at.
Of
course,
the
new
shuttle
initiative
of
Jennifer,
Collins
and
and
I
think
that's
about
all
any
any
questions.
J
So
I'm
not
on
a
transportation
committee,
I,
don't
have
a
question
but
Jim.
You
may
recall
recall
that
I
was
working
with
vision,
zero
on
the
trust
but
verify
campaign
regarding
elderly
pedestrian
deaths.
We
now
have
the
the
flyer
back
from
Vision,
zero
and
so
I
guess
the
this
is
kind
of
to
Helen
and
Rachel.
J
Do
I
have
permission
to
start,
sending
it
to
Jennifer
Collins
to
have
them
posted
or
do
we
need
to
kind
of
talk,
Helen
and
Rachel
on
on
that
procedure
they
developed
a
flyer
a
day
being
Vision
zero,
developed
a
flyer
and
I'd
like
to
start
getting
the
word
out.
I
just
want
the
commissions
permission,
I
believe
that's
the
right
route
to
go
so
I'm
eager
to
start
Distributing
it
and
get
the
word
out.
M
Can
you
share
a
copy
of
the
flyer,
Anthony
I'm,
not
sure
if
Helen
or
I
have
seen
it
and
then
same
with
with
Jim
and
William
and
Linda
probably
would
be
nice
to
see
the
flyer.
So
if
you
could
share
that
as
as
well,
that
would
be
helpful.
J
Yeah,
absolutely
it
was
developed.
You
know,
by
the
vision,
zero
Graphics
team,
so
yeah
I'll
share
it
for
sure,
and
then
I'll
look
for
the
email
for
a
kind
of
next
steps
on
when
I
can
get
it
to
Jennifer
to
start
getting
a
post
in
community,
centers
and
and
other
efforts.
I
have
some
ideas
as
well
that
I'll
I'll
share
yeah.
M
No
and
that's
if
it's
created
by
Vision,
zero,
I,
I
know
Jim
and
William,
and
the
transportation
committee
have
been
great
advocates
for
outreach
and
so
I
think
Distributing
that
and
sharing
that
with
our
networks.
It
would
be
a
great
opportunity
for
everyone
on
on
this
call,
and
you
know
we
can
share
that
as
a
as
a
follow-up
to
this
meeting
as
well.
So
it'd
be
great
if
you
could
send
a
copy
of
that.
Thank
you.
You.
A
The
Aging
in
place
population
enough
to
provide
some
means
of
gym
accessing
information
from
them.
T
Yeah
I
mean
you
know
I'm
a
member
of
that
committee,
so
he
does
hear
from
me
if
it's
a
matter
of
figuring
out
how
to
do
some
kind
of
focus
group
getting
people
together
to
share
their
comments.
Much
like
he's
doing
at
some
of
the
facilities.
We
can
definitely
do
that.
A
D
A
Okay,
any
questions
of
Jim,
all
right
that
completes
our
committee
reports
and
I'm
very
grateful
and
I
apologize
for
having
you
had
to
make
them
so
brief.
Do
we
have
any
liaison
reports
that
we
need
to
cover
at
this
time?
I
think
the
first
one
I
have
is
from
Cynthia
Davis
and
Cynthia.
You've
been
very
impatient
and
you've
done
a
lot
of
work
on
the
annual
report
already
so
can
you
bring
us
up
to
speed.
W
I
did
it:
okay,
we're
working
on
the
five-year
-old
Europe
and
following
that
we
will
start
the
next
Five-Year
Plan
I
attracted
a
format
for
the
report
along
the
lines.
The
outline
that
AARP
gives
us
and
the
age
friendly
task
force
is
looking
at
that
now
and
I'm.
Taking
that
format
and
just
plugging
in
every
bit
of
information,
I
can
find
from
the
committee
reports
and
and
other
kinds
of
information,
because
of
course
we
don't
report
only
on
what
the
Committees
did.
W
We
would
include
in
transformation
in
transportation,
for
example,
that
we
have
a
vision,
zero
project
and
put
some
of
the
information
from
that
as
well.
So
we're
doing
that
and
the
Liaisons
are
going
to
work
with
the
chair
of
the
committee
to
which
they
are
liaison
and
and
identify
what
seemed
like
the
most
important
achievements
over
the
last
five
years
and
what
we
want
to
say
about
moving
forward
places
where
we
may
have
rethought
the
goal
Etc.
But
it
will
all
be
pegged
to
the
goals
and
objectives
in
the
plan.
W
So
you'll
be
seeing
that
pretty
soon
the
Liaisons
are
going
to
send
me
their
initial
thoughts
on
this
by
March
17th,
and
then
we
meet
on
the
24th.
So
we'll
be
kind
of
talking
about
where
we
are,
then
our
goal
is
to
have
the
report
done
in
June
by
the
end
of
June
at
the
latest,
so
that
we
can
get
it
to
AARP,
which
would
be
our
five-year
timetable.
A
And
that,
and
that
reminds
me
I
presume,
every
committee
has
provided
their
annual
report
to
Helen
and
Rachel
and
Helen
and
Rachel.
If
you'll
share
those
with
me
I'm
going
to
use
what
Cynthia
has
put
together,
it's
wonderful,
but
also
if
you
could
share
those
reports
with
me,
as
I,
put
together
this
little
briefing
for
the
County
Board.
That
would
be
helpful.
Okay,
absolutely.
B
A
Thank
you
any
questions
of
Cynthia.
Thank
you
for
all
the
work
you
do.
I
really
really
appreciate
you
and
your
your
task
force.
55,
plus
Andrea,.
K
Okay
I'll
be
quick
is
that
the
spring
guide
is
out
in
class
registration
started,
February
15th,
and
this
Sunday
at
wnl
is
Arlington
Philharmonic.
You
know
free
concert,
which
is
you
know,
sponsored
by
55
plus
on
corn
learning
and,
of
course,
the
Philharmonic.
It's
Sunday
at
four
o'clock
at
w
and
L,
and
there
is
a
pre-concept
reception
at
three
o'clock,
and
if
you
want
to
hear
more
about
the
concert
itself,
there's
a
talk.
K
You
know
with
Scott
Woods
there
on
March,
2nd
from
one
to
two
really
important
is
the
alliance
as
far
as
hosting
an
affordable
connectivity
program
Fair
on
March
30th,
and
this
is
going
to
be
with
vendors.
K
This
is
computer.
This
is
all
part
of
the
free
internet
program,
and
this
was
held
last
fall
and
again
now
this
spring,
where
disadvantaged
seniors
are,
have
an
opportunity
to
get
free
internet
access
as
well
as
computers.
So
this
is
March
30th
at
Walter
Reed
anyway.
So
that's.
It.
A
That's
great:
that's
wonderful
about
the
connectivity!
Terrific,
okay
link,
any
update
on
the
Alexandria
Commission
on
Aging.
H
I
serve
as
the
layers
out
to
to
the
Alexandria
COA
they're
meeting
in
various
places
throughout
this
city
as
they're
redeveloping
their
the
building
that
they've
been
using
for
a
long
time.
This
month's
meeting
was
held
in
the
dash
bus
facility
with
a
CEO
presenting
Transportation
enhancements.
H
A
That's
really
pretty
impressive,
I,
don't
know
if
Jim
you
can
take
any
of
that
back
to
some
of
the
transportation
Folks
At
Art
might
be
interesting
to
know
why
we
are
not
doing
that.
You
could
certainly
do
it
if
you've
got
a
senior
a
ridership
card.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
that
link.
A
Any
questions
before
I
move
on
I'm
gonna
try
to
get
here
quickly
as
possible.
Wendy
Arlington,
neighborhood
Village
right.
T
Two
things
I
wanted
to
talk
about:
one
were
22
statistics
and
two
is
the
community
Forum.
Let
me
do
the
easy
one.
First
talk
to
Helen
and
we're
going
to
try
to
help
promote
the
community
Forum
on
Nextdoor
we're
going
to
do
a
post
that
talks
about
the
community.
Forum
tries
to
drive
more
traffic
to
it
and
we'll
do
it
probably
twice.
You
know
today
tomorrow
and
then
again
about
a
week
before
the
Forum.
T
That's
number
one
number
two
just
you
know
and
I
will
send
these
statistics
to
Helen,
so
she
doesn't
have
to
write
them
down
right
now,
but
just
looking
back
at
22
I
wanted
to
say
to
people.
You
know:
we've
got
about
330
members
in
a
b
right
now:
one-third
of
those
are
low
income
and
that's
108
of
our
333
or
so
members.
So
you
know
that's
an
important
change
in
direction
for
us
over
the
last
two
years
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
I'll
say
it
time
and
time
again
and
I'll.
T
You
know
I'll
bang
on
your
heads
just
so
that
you
hear
it
I,
don't
think
I
have
a
problem
with
the
commission,
but
just
broadly
you
know
we
are
helping
people
from
all
economic
strata
across
the
county
and
a
very
strong
Partnerships
with
Culpepper
and
APA
and
others
matter
of
fact,
at
Culpepper
we're
doing
open,
Tech
coaching
hours.
T
You
know
people
can
just
sign
up
and
come
down
talk
to
a
Tech
coach
or
something
like
that.
So
overall
we've
provided
32
3300
Services
last
year.
42
percent
of
those
were
transportation.
25
percent
were
for
Aaron.
So
that's
one
of
the
changes
of
the
pandemic
before
the
pandemic.
It
used
to
be
three
quarters
Transportation,
so
we're
doing
less
Transportation,
but
more
doing
things
for
people
going
to
the
store
for
them,
delivering
groceries
from
afac
picking
up
prescriptions.
T
That's
Contin!
That's
going
to
be
a
post-pandemic
continuing
activity.
Our
volunteers
drove
35
000
miles
last
year
at
their
own
expense,
and
you
know
when
we
watch
gas
prices
go
up
to
five
or
six
dollars.
That's
a
big
hit
on
their
pocket.
Drive
miles
driven,
didn't
go
down.
It
went
up
during
the
challenges
we
had
last
year,
so
that's
just
a
little
bit
of
the
information
I'll
give
more
to
Helen,
but
it's
those
are
the
high
points
that
we
wanted
to
make
thanks.
So
much.
A
S
I
am
indeed
still
here
hanging
in
there.
I
have
really
no
report,
because
the
council
doesn't
next
meet
until
the
middle
of
April.
However,
just
to
reiterate
and
I'm
sure
you've
seen
announcements
of
this
that
the
best
practice
award
proposals
are
due
this
week
and
that's
always
a
very
positive
thing
to
make
those
Awards.
S
The
other
thing
that
I
wanted
to
mention
is
that
there
there
is
a
bill
that
pass
past,
both
the
house
and
the
Senate
that
would
significantly
restructure
the
Commonwealth
Council
on
Aging
over
not
immediately
but
over
the
next
few
years,
and
it
would
be
based,
it
would
no
longer
be
based
on
congressional
districts,
but
would
instead
be
based
on
demographic
regions.
So
that's
just
something
to
watch
in
the
in
the
in
the
upcoming
years.
That's
it.
S
F
A
Right
any
questions
of
Erica.
Thank
you!
Erica
dementia
friendly
is
Jessica
with
us
today,
no
okay.
Moving
on
to
the
steering
committee
for
older
persons.
U
Yeah,
that's
the
next
meeting
is
in
March
March
17th,
and
that's
also
going
to
be
the
traditional
legislative
update.
I
can't
remember
who
was
supposed
to
be
presenting,
but
that's
on
March
17th
and
it
may
be
the
same
person
who
is
going
to
be
at
our
Commission
on
Aging
in
April.
So
if
you
want
to
learn
all
about
legislation
twice,
you
can
do
it
once
in
March
and
once
in
April,
depending
on
where
you
are
so
that's
all.
I
have.
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Any
questions
do
Let
us
know.
If
we,
if
Alfonso
says
no,
we
might
need
your
help
with
recruiting
someone
else
to
give
us
that
that
legislative
update,
okay,
any
old
business
or
new
business,
any
announcements
right
well,
I.
P
Just
I
I
sent
you
a
letter
also
to
Rachel
and
Helen,
with
the
proposal
that
I
invite
Alfonso
to
if
he
wants
to
speak
near
the
end
of
the
meeting
and
or
the
the
facility,
and
if
you
all
think,
that's
a
good
idea
or
not,
but
that
I
don't
know
if
that
will
make
it
more
or
less
inviting
for
him
to
come
to
the
meeting.
But
if
he
hasn't
been
through
your
your
facility
before.
P
Maybe
that
would
be
something
if
you
think
it's
a
good
idea.
I'll
send
that.
Okay,
you
can
send
me
feedback
on
I.
A
U
Yeah
I
just
wanted
to
also
kind
of
a
follow-up
from
the
Pio,
so
some
of
you
did
attend
and
the
deputy
Montoya
talked
about
how
the
Arlington
County
Police
Department
is
involved
with
Community,
aging
and
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
you
know
that
in
March
I'm
going
to
have
the
Deputy
Chief
from
the
Arlington
County
Police,
whose
name
is
Wayne
Vincent,
so
I
just
think
that's
kind
of
cool.
U
How
much
the
Arlington
County
Police
Department
wants
to
reach
out,
and
let
folks
know
that
they're
out
there
to
help
older
adults
as
well,
so
I'll
get
more
information
out
to
everybody.
I
think
everybody
is
on
the
e-newsletter
for
aging
matters,
but
I
think
it's
kind
of
cool
that
he's
going
to
be
on
the
show.
A
That's
excellent.
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
and
I
do
agree
with
you.
I
have
one
more
comment
to
make
and
then
I'll,
let
you
go
I
know
we
have
a
number
of
people
who
have
put
their
name
in
the
Hat
to
run
for
the
County,
Board
and
I.
Think
Anthony
mentioned
previously.
Are
we
meeting
with
them?
Are
we
talking
to
them?
A
Are
we
doing
whatever
and
so
Herschel
I
would
ask
that
you
think
about
with
your
legislative
committee
and
if
you
want
to
do
an
Outreach
to
the
whole
commission,
we
can
do
that.
A
Perhaps
we
put
together
a
questionnaire
that
has
to
do
with
older
adults
and
not
be
exhaustive,
but
try
to
make
it
pithy
and
see
what
kind
of
response
we
get
from
those
who
have
expressed
their
interest
in
running
for
the
County
Board
I
believe
the
election
is
June
the
20th,
so
we
would
want
to
do
it
probably
in
April,
if
possible,
does
that
make
sense
and
if
anyone
would
like
to
help
Herschel
or
Anthony
with
that
I'm
sure
he
they'd
love
suggestions
for
questions,
but
I
think
that
it's
very
important.
A
All
right
and
I'll
be
happy
to
help
you
with
that
too.
Her
show,
if
you
need
some
help.
Okay,
phew,
you
all
are
wonderful.
Thank
you
for
not
taking
in
exercise
or
other
kind
of
break
during
our
long
meeting
today,
and
we
will
see
you
in
March
really
appreciate.
Roland
welcome
aboard
sir.