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Mid-Carolina

Council of Governments

Annual Report

MCCOG Annual Report 1

Annual Report 2007-2008

Gerald Darden

Chairman

James E. Caldwell

Executive Director

2007-2008 MID-CAROLINA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

130 Gillespie Street

Fayetteville, NC

www.mccog.org

Board of Directors

Mr. Gerald Darden Chairman Mr. Dan Andrews County Rep Mr. Huell Aekins Municipal Rep Mr. John A. Blanton County Rep Ms. R.H. Ellington Municipal Rep Ms. Diane Wheatley County Rep

Full Council

Ms. Diane Wheatley Cumberland Mr. John Gipson Falcon Ms. Deborah Tew Godwin Mr. Terry W. Smith Hope Mills Mr. C. Leo Kelly Linden Ms. Ethel Clark Spring Lake Mr. Billy D. Horne Stedman Mr. Huell Aekins Wade

Mr. Dan B. Andrews Harnett Ms. R.H. Ellington Angier Mr. Marshall L. Miller Coats Mr. Donnie Olds Dunn Mr. Patsy M. Carson Erwin Mr. Glen McFadden Lillington Mr. John A. Blanton Sampson Ms. Jean N. Cooper Autryville Mr. Lew D. Starling Jr. Clinton Mr. Anthony Johnson Garland Mr. Charles S. Moore Harrells Mr. Gerald Darden Newton Grove Mr. William McLemore Roseboro Mr. Bobby Strickland Salemburg Mr. Leon T. Clifton Turkey

MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN &

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The regional boards and committees are recognized for their advocacy role in their programs, especially in these tough economic times. The members of the committees are listed under each department in this report and should be thanked for their service. The Mid-Carolina staff has worked diligently to provide services in their areas. Member governments are recognized for their participation and support during the past year.

In the fiscal area, Mid-Carolina received a “clean” audit report with no recommendations for financial changes or improvements to this complex system of accounts. The Federal and State grants, which we administer, have all been accepted by their respective agencies.

Mid-Carolina has continued to serve as fiscal agent for the Cape Fear River Assembly, Inc., the Regional Land Use Advisory Commission, the BRAC Regional Task Force and the Middle Cape Fear River Basin Association, Inc.

The Board of Directors has provided valuable direction and oversight to the operation of our Council of Governments and its service to this area of eastern North Carolina.


2007 Budget Summary

State Grants,

6%

Local

Contracts, 4%Local Per

Capita, 6%

Federal

Grants, 77%

Misc

Income/Fund

Balance, 7%

Federal Grants

State Grants

Local Per Capita

Local Contracts

Misc Income/FundBalance

Aging: Planning & Administration ................................$199,840 Ombudsman .......................................................$127,762 Care Management...............................................$166,800 State Planning & Administration...........................$45,424 Elder Abuse............................................................$7,837 Health Promotion .................................................$64,506

Coordination & Services.................................. $2,755,459

Family Caregiver Support Services .....................$208,332 CC/Fay Needs Survey.............................................$2,280 Planning Model ....................................................... $600 Senior Center General Purpose .............................$54,673 Sub-Total................................................... $3,633,513

Local Technical Assistance: General ..............................................................$503,976 Regional Land Use ...............................................$62,025 RLUAC/BRAC ................................................... $93,350

Mid-Cape Fear River Basin Association..............$248,724 Rural Planning Organization...............................$121,945 Sustainable Sandhills..........................................$290,697 BRAC Regional Task Force............................. $1,911,644 All American Trail ...............................................$50,398

Sub-Total.................................................... $3,282,759

Workforce Development: Workforce Investment Act............................... $1,302,411 Capacity Building/Accountability .........................$58,457 JobLink Enhancement ........................................$168,882 Youth Enhancement .............................................$42,748 Incumbent Worker................................................$13,125 Business Liaison...................................................$71,877 Disability Program Navigator .............................$474,000 Dislocated Worker Supplement...........................$277,322

Sub-Total.............................................................. $2,408,822

Cape Fear River Assembly: Planning/Operational ..........................................$137,197 EPA ...................................................................$593,519 Annual Conference...............................................$18,986 Sub-Total .......................................................$749,702

TOTAL................................$10,074,796

Local Technical Assistance

32%

Aging36%

Cape Fear River Assembly

8%

Workforce Development

24%

EXPENDITURES

REVENUE � Federal Grants .........................$7,760,371 � State Grants ............................... $580,991 � Local Per Capita ........................ $643,968 � Local Contracts.......................... $434,245 � Misc Income/Fund Balance........ $655,221 Total ..................................$10,074,796


Local Technical Assistance REGIONAL DATA CENTER - The Council of Governments maintains a Regional Data Center through affiliation with the North Carolina State Data Center. Now that the 2000 Census data has been posted to the Census Bureau’s Web Site, data requests have been replaced with requests for assistance in using the NC State Data Center Web Site and locating other sources of demographic and economic projections for the region and state. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW - The intergovernmental review process involves coordinating the review by Mid-Carolina Council member governments of various federal and state funded projects and environmental reviews which have the potential for significant impact within the region. Forty-one projects were reviewed and processed for the NC State Clearinghouse. COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Municipal Zoning and Subdivision Administration services were continued through contracts with the Towns of Harrells, Newton Grove, Roseboro and Turkey. Administration of Zoning and Subdivision Regulations for these towns and Salemburg continued with the RPO Planning Staff. Planning and grant preparation assistance was provided to all three counties during the year as well as the cities and towns as requested. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING - Mid-Carolina staff actively participated in regional transportation planning, with the Executive Director serving on the Transportation Coordinating Committee of the Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO).

THE VISION of the

MID-CAROLINA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

To enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Chatham, Harnett, Lee and Sampson Counties.

The Board intends to affect the following in the

Mid-Carolina area:

(1) There is an adequate employment base.

(2) Employer needs are met.

(3) Employees are well trained and ready for work.

(4) Employees and employers have ready access to all required and/or desired workforce information, data and services.

The result should be a highly skilled, productive, self-sufficient workforce in the Mid-Carolina Local Area at a reasonable cost.

The Mid-Carolina Local Workforce Investment Area is governed by the

Mid-Carolina Workforce Development Board.


The Mid-Carolina Local Workforce Investment Area is governed by

the Mid-Carolina Workforce Development Board.

2007 Board Members

CHATHAM COUNTY

John Jabbusch Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. Lenore Guidoni NC Vocational Rehabilitation Jeffery Starkweather Chatham Together Randy Voller Voller Realty and Construction Dianne Reid Chatham County Economic Development

HARNETT COUNTY

Russell S. Hieb Management Consultant Truett Underhill Dunn JobLink/Employment Security Commission Brenda Moody Harnett County Schools Avis Watkins-Smith Harnett County Department of Public Health Angie Stewart Harnett County Economic Development

LEE COUNTY

Richard Schlademan RAS Sales, Inc. Tony Lett Lee Builder Mart, Inc. Dr. Syvilla Pristell Faith Based Organization Dr. Matthew Garrett Central Carolina Community College Gregory Hall Labor Consultant Don Trabold John Deere Turf Care

SAMPSON COUNTY

John Blanton, Chair Blanton’s Bail Bonding Agency Minnie Bryant D. E. Bryant Trucking Diane Nelms D. Nelms, Inc. Dr. William Aiken Sampson Community College Dale Autry Tarheel Challenge


2007 Workforce Investment Act Program Summary

The intent of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) is to ensure that

Americans have the training and support they need to qualify for good jobs and to successfully manage their careers. Listed below are the various WIA

funding streams that flowed through the Mid-Carolina Workforce

Development Board during the 2007 Program Year.

FUNDING

SOURCE

PURPOSE RESULTS

WIA ADULT Provide employment services to individuals 18+. Priority for these services is given to low income individuals and Veterans.

225 Adults were served in PY 2007. 74% of those who exited WIA Adult services entered employment. 79% of those employed have retained employment for at least six months with an average earnings change of $9,966.57.

WIA YOUTH Provide employment and youth development services to low-income youth (with at least 1 barrier), ages 14-21

131 Youth were served in PY 2007. 84% of the youth who exited the program entered employment. 52% of those also obtained a credential. 70.5% of the youth who were skills deficient and not enrolled in school increased at least one educational functioning level on their TABE scores.

WIA DISLOCATED WORKER

Provide re-training and re-employment services to displaced workers.

123 Dislocated Workers were served in PY 2007. Of those who exited, 75% entered employment. 90% of those exited retained employment for at least six months with an average earnings change of $12,817.19.

WIA ADMIN. Administration funds for WIA programs

Funds were used for Local Area staffing, training, programmatic and fiscal support, Workforce Development Board activities, etc.

INCUMBENT WORKER GRANTS

Provide worker training at local companies to upgrade skills of incumbent workers in various skill areas

95 incumbent workers were served in PY 2007. Grants were used to train employees at Nationwide Custom Homes.

INCENTIVE Funds awarded as a result of achieving performance goals

Funds were used for board and staff development, to upgrade technology and purchase equipment and supplies to enhance services to WIA participants.

JOBLINK ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

Equipment purchases; furniture; technology staff support; staff training; marketing; etc.

Funds have been used to upgrade Career Resource Rooms and to make JobLink Career Centers more user-friendly.


Success Story Vinson McNeill Recipient of the 2008 Governor’s Award for Excellence Nominated by Lee County JobLink Career Center and Mid-Carolina Workforce Development Board.

Vinson McNeill, winner of the 2008 Outstanding Adult Governor’s Award, was

born 5 ½ months premature weighing only 1lb and 3 ounces. He was pronounced stillborn at birth. The family had already purchased a plot, made funeral arrangements and a death certificate was placed on file at the hospital. However, there was a plan for Vinson’s life. At the age of 15, he moved out of his mother’s house and stole his stepfather’s vehicle. During the same evening, Vinson was involved in a severe car accident which resulted in neck fractures, disfigurement of his head, and temporary paralysis for several weeks. Vinson returned to high school only four days after the accident. His legs were numb and had to walk on crutches and undergo physical therapy. Despite all the odds, Vinson graduated in 1989. He worked in manufacturing for several years. At the age of 20, Vinson decided to get married. The marriage lasted for less than one year and ended in a bitter divorce. He made the decision to return to school to obtain his CDL. In 2002, Vinson’s leg was crushed in a horrific on-the-job accident. This caused him to be out of work for several months. In 2003, he was arrested for DWI and was ordered to enroll in a mandated recovery program. When he thought things could not get any worse, his second marriage came to a screeching halt. Upon release from the treatment center, Vinson had no place to go. He was forced to live in a homeless shelter. Vinson returned to his previous job as a diesel mechanic. He suddenly began having problems with his arms. The diagnosis was due to an old neck injury he suffered from the car accident as a teenager. Vinson enrolled in Central Carolina Community College in the Motorcycle Mechanic Diploma program. He had depleted his savings account in order to purchase a scooter as a means of transportation. He was referred to the WIA program at the Lee County Joblink Career Center for support and guidance. With the help of his case manager, Vinson was more determined than ever to succeed. He maintained a G.P.A. of at least 3.5 and never missed a day of class. On May 9, 2008, Vinson graduated from Central Carolina Community College with a Motorcycle On May 9, 2008, Vinson graduated from Central Carolina Community College with a Motorcycle On May 9, 2008, Vinson graduated from Central Carolina Community College with a Motorcycle On May 9, 2008, Vinson graduated from Central Carolina Community College with a Motorcycle Mechanics Diploma with Honors. He is now employed fulltime with Sandhills Harley Davidson.Mechanics Diploma with Honors. He is now employed fulltime with Sandhills Harley Davidson.Mechanics Diploma with Honors. He is now employed fulltime with Sandhills Harley Davidson.Mechanics Diploma with Honors. He is now employed fulltime with Sandhills Harley Davidson.


JOBLINK CAREER CENTERS OPERATED BY MID-CAROLINA

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

� Offer labor market information

� Provide access to career training and job placement services

� Serve as the connection between employers and qualified workers

The Mid-Carolina Local Workforce Investment Area operates four JobLink

Career Centers and has four Workforce Investment Act Program Operators.

Harnett County JobLink Career Center

Contact: Addie McLean 1137 E. Cornelius Harnett Blvd Lillington, NC 27546 Phone: 910-814-4042 Fax: 910-814-4011 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hcjoblink.org

Harnett County JobLink Career Center Affiliate-Dunn

Contact: C. Truett Underhill, Manager 101 Hunt Valley Drive Dunn, NC 28334 Phone: 910-891-2915 Fax: 910-891-2918 Email: [email protected]

Lee County JobLink Career Center

Contact: Edith Edmond 1909 Lee Avenue Sanford, NC 27330 Phone: 919-775-2241 Fax: 919-775-2243 Email: [email protected]

Sampson County JobLink Career Center

Contact: Peggy H. Davis 115 North Boulevard Clinton, NC 28328 Phone: 910-592-5756 Fax: 910-592-1502 Email: [email protected]


2007 Workforce Investment Act Service Providers

COUNTY CONTRACTOR SERVICES CONTACT

Employment Security Commission of Sanford

WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker

Edith Edmond, Manager

CHATHAM GTC Services

WIA Youth Services Callie Northern, Director

HARNETT Harnett County Department of Workforce Development

WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Services

Addie McLean, Director

Employment Security Commission of Sanford

WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Services

Edith Edmond, Manager

LEE

GTC Services WIA Youth Services Callie Northern, Director

SAMPSON Sampson County Office of Employment and Training

WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Services

Jerry Bryant, Director

INCUMBENT WORKER PROJECTS

Three employers received grants to provide training to current employees. The projects benefited the businesses by enhancing the skills of employees, thereby increasing employee productivity and the potential for company growth.

CHATHAM Nationwide Custom Homes, Inc. Lean Manufacturing Andrew Snuggs

HARNETT Esterline Defense Group Lean Manufacturing Rosa Harris

LEE Central Carolina Hospital Lean Healthcare Kevin Zachary


Vision Statement of the

Area Agency on Aging

The vision of Mid-Carolina AAA reflects the shared vision of NC4A:

� Advocate effectively for policies, programs and services that benefit older adults and their families; increase their opportunities and option for leading independent, meaningful lives

� Understand our consumers' needs and respond with exemplary programs and services

� Ensure simplified, coordinated and easily identifiable access to programs and services

� Provide skilled staff who help consumers make informed choices

� Develop and maintain beneficial partnerships and alliances beyond the aging network

� Achieve credibility, recognition and respect within and outside the aging network by honoring our commitment to excellence

Aging Advisory CouncilAging Advisory CouncilAging Advisory CouncilAging Advisory Council

Mayor Huell Aekins Teddy Byrd Mary Brown Carolyn Owens Lee McLean Malachi Faison Patty McArdle Annie McNeill Jean Pope David V. McMillan Patricia Pearce Dutton Donna Landes Eleanor Ayers Mary Hardison Garrett Strickland Daniel DeCriscio Jerry Bryant


Area Agency on Aging

The Mid-Carolina Area Agency on Aging is designated for planning, administration, and advocacy of services for persons aged 60 and older and their spouses who need assistance in order to remain as independent as possible. Area Agency on Aging programs are a product of The Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended-federal legislation which states that federal, state, and local dollars will be available to fund services for older adults.

Home and Community Care Block Grant Services & Community Service Providers for FY 07/08 Community Service Providers continue to be monitored for Program, Unit Verification and Fiscal compliance. Mid-Carolina

also provided technical assistance to the Providers. Community Service Providers access the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services’ Resource Management System (ARMS), which is a client tracking system for demographic data and a reimbursement system that ties reimbursement to performance. Access to this system empowers providers with direct control over their data, flexibility with reporting and the ability to create a variety of reports as needed. Adult Day Health Care Provides an organized program of services during the day in a community group setting for the purpose of supporting older adults' personal independence, and promoting social, physical, and emotional well being. Services must include health care services and a variety of program activities designed to meet the individual needs and interests of the participants, and referral to and assistance in using appropriate community resources. Also included are food and food services to provide a nutritional meal and snacks as appropriate to the program. Transportation to and from the service facility is provided or arranged for when needed and not otherwise available within the geographical area specified by the Adult Day Health Program.

A unit is one day (6 hours) Units

Bethel Adult Day Health Care 1,081

Cape Fear Day Health Care Center 1,098

Sampson Adult Day Health Care Center 1,863

Southern Hospitality Adult Day Care 770 Congregate Nutrition

The provision of one hot or other appropriate meal in a group setting that provides 1/3 of the Recommended Daily Dietary Allowance. In the congregate setting a range of social and supporting services are available. Nutrition activities must include outreach, screening, nutrition education, activity programming and volunteer management.

A unit is one meal (1/3 RDA) Units

CCCCOA, Inc., Cumberland 14,734

Harnett County Department of Aging 26,076

Sampson County Department of Aging 28,651 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention The provision of allowable services that promote the health and wellness of eligible older adults.

Spring Lake Senior Center

Clinton Recreation & Parks Department

Mid-Carolina Area Agency on Aging Home Delivered Meals The provision of a home delivered meal that provides 1/3 of the Recommended Daily Dietary Allowance to an older adult who is homebound by reason of illness, incapacitating disability or is otherwise isolated. The meal may be hot, cold, frozen, dried, canned or supplemental foods. The meal service must be accompanied by nutrition activities such as outreach, screening, nutrition education and volunteer management.

A unit is one meal (1/3 RDA) Units



Sampson County Department of Aging 31,218

Supplemental meals consist of 2 cans of Ensure Plus Units



Sampson County Department of Aging 2,518


Housing and Home Improvement A service that assists older adults with obtaining or retaining adequate housing and basic furnishings. Types of assistance provided may include: providing information regarding housing/housing with services options available; methods of financing alternative housing/housing with services options; helping to improve landlord-tenant relations; identifying substandard housing; securing correction of housing code violations; assisting with finding and relocating to alternative housing; and providing labor and/or materials for minor renovations and/or repair of dwellings to remedy conditions which create a risk to the personal health and safety of older adults.

CCCCOA, Inc., Cumberland

Harnett County Department of Aging

Sampson County Department of Aging Information and Case Assistance A service that assists older adults, their families and others acting on behalf of older adults, in their efforts to acquire information about programs and services and to assist older persons with obtaining appropriate services to meet their needs.

Sampson County Department of Aging In-Home Aide The provision of paraprofessional services which assist functionally impaired older adults and/or their families with essential home management, personal care and/or supervision necessary to enable the older adult to remain at home as long as possible.

A unit is one hour Units

Cumberland County Department of Social Services 19,856



Harnett County Department of Social Services 15,204

Sampson County Department of Aging 9,022 Senior Center Operations Operation of a multipurpose senior center includes the provision of a broad spectrum of services and activities for older adults. The primary objectives of a multipurpose senior center are: the centralized provision of services which address the special needs of older adults; opportunities for older adults to become more involved in the community; and the prevention of loneliness and premature institutionalization by promoting personal independence and wellness.

Fayetteville Senior Center

Hope Mills Sunshine Senior Center

Spring Lake Senior Center

Anderson Creek Senior Center

Coats Senior Center

Dunn Senior Center

Garland Senior Center Transportation A service which provides travel to and/or from community resources such as medical appointments and nutrition sites or other designated areas for older adults needing access to services and activities necessary for daily living.

A unit is 1 - one-way trip Units

Community Transportation Program (CTP) (Medical) 3,853 (General) 4,345

Hope Mills Sunshine Senior Center (General) 6,546

Harnett Area Rural Transit System (H.A.R.T.S.) (Medical) 3,940 (General 2,868

Sampson County Department of Aging (General) 10,520 Legal Assistance A service intended to provide legal advice and representation, appropriate referrals to human services agencies or pro-bono services, as well as community education.

A unit is one hour Units

Legal Aide of North Carolina, Smithfield - Harnett & Sampson 105/123

Legal Aide of North Carolina, Fayetteville – Cumberland 134


Information and Referral System

Information and Referral – Information and referral system (IRis) is continually being revised and updated to make it user friendly and provide the most current information. In the 2007-2008 fiscal year we received hundreds of general information calls. The bulk of the calls are in reference to home health care, Medicare Part D enrollment and other insurance information, transportation, home improvement/ramps, senior housing, legal services, and crisis/energy assistance. Tracy Davis, serves as Secretary of the North Carolina Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (NCAIRS). NCAIRS is our states affiliate to National Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS).

Our agency was represented at five (5) different senior health and information fairs giving outreach to an estimated 2, 356 senior adults. Senior informational brochures and agency promotional materials are purchased and kept on hand to distribute at health fairs or through phone requests. Mid-Carolina also has a loan library in order to help educate the general public on aging issues. The loan library includes videos, audiotapes, books, guides and journals relevant to issues that concern the elderly and their caregivers. Many of the materials focus on health, housing, finances, fitness, caregiving, fraud, and disaster preparedness.

Senior Games Senior Games – One hundred thirty six (136) regional participants qualified, registered and competed in the 2007 North Carolina Senior Games State Finals.

The 22nd Annual Mid-Carolina Senior Games were held at Pope Air Force Base and other regional facilities April 9-24, 2008. Four hundred eighty five (485) local participants from Cumberland, Harnett and Sampson Counties participated in our local games. Regional participants aged 55 and over competed in sports, field events and SilverArts to win medals and qualify for the North Carolina Senior Games State Finals. Volunteers for the games come from personnel stationed at Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg and residents from the Mid-Carolina communities. Over 20 agencies come together in a coordinated effort to plan, implement and evaluate the regional Mid-Carolina Senior Games. 2008 sponsors

included, Prime Life Magazine, Humana MarketPoint, Carolina Rehab Center of Cumberland, Carolina Specialties, Forest Trail of Clinton Assisted Living, John D. Fuller Recreation Center, Secure Horizons, Woodman of the World Lodge 894 Dunn Woodman of the World Lodge 924 Clinton, and the Town of Spring Lake. Three hundred seventeen (317) of our regional participants did qualify to participate in the 2008 State Finals.


In addition to Senior Games activities for the region, Health Promotion activities are provided by the Clinton Recreation Department and the Spring Lake Senior Center. Tracy Davis also served as secretary and past chair for the Cumberland County Council for Healthy Lifestyles, which is an interagency health promotion initiative.

Regional Ombudsman RLTCO Program Highlights: January 2008 Conducted Training with new SWs @ Highland House Nursing Home on proper paperwork and procedure for T/D. February 2008 Resident Rights In-service at Haymount Rehabilitation with members of Resident Council on Economic Stimulus Information. March 2008 Attended Cumberland County DSS workshop on “Residents w/ Alz.” Coordinated “Scam Jam” in collaboration with AARP held in Harnett County – 62 in attendance April 2008 Residents Rights In-service @ Harnett Manor with members of Resident Council. on Economic Stimulus issues and Voter Rights. Participated in Senior Games and Silver Arts. May 2008 “Cultural Diversity Workshop Part I” with speakers from UNCP with 16 in attendance. Met with VA Rep for Community Based Programs Coordinator on LTC issues in region. Mailed out memo to regional LTC facilities on Economic Stimulus Information for LTC Residents.


Family Caregiver Support Program

The Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) continues to provide services to family caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren in our region. Through partnering with local agencies in our area we provided the following standard services: Information and referral, community outreach, support groups for caregivers and grandparents, educational opportunities for caregivers, many forms of respite to include: adult day care, in home, and summer camp, as well as supplemental services which included: liquid nutritional supplements, home modifications for safety, medical equipment, incontinent supplies, and emergency response systems. Our fiscal year highlights included:

• Partnership with Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Pilot Club of Fayetteville for startup of Project Lifesaver • Attended Project Lifesaver International Conference and sponsored 3 individuals from Cumberland County Sheriff’s

Office • Community seminar with internationally known grief counselor, Dr. Alan Wolfelt. • Alzheimer’s Conference in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association of Eastern North Carolina • 2 Respecting Choices Advance Care Planning Course for Facilitators taught at Cape Fear Valley Hospital • Older Americans Months activities in May 2008. • Working with the NC DEEM committee (Disabled and Elderly Emergency Management) • Numerous events coordinated and hosted by county caregiver specialists.

Care Management for Cumberland County Only Care Management provides professional assistance for older adults with complex care needs and/or their families in

accessing, arranging and coordinating the package of services needed to enable the older adult to remain at home. Mid-Carolina Area Agency on Aging provides Care Management Services to Cumberland County residents who are over age 60, need help with at least three activities of daily living, and have no other resources available to meet those needs. It is designed to use an interdisciplinary approach to identify client needs, along with their eligibility for assistance, and find ways to meet those needs as fully as possible.

Additional Events/Workshops

Additional events and workshops coordinated and/or sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging during Fiscal Year 2007 – 2008 were: • In-service trainings for long-term care facilities • Older Americans Month in partnership with the

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center

• Medicare Part D counseling • Support for Senior Tar Heel Legislators • Senior Day at the Fair planning committee members • Volunteered as staff for N.C. Senior Games State

Finals • Senior Games Casting Call • Heath Fairs • Community Advisory Committee training/workshops • Alzheimer's Memory Walk • Walk with Ease national study pilot exercise program • Computer Training for Regional Service Providers • Centers for Lifelong Learning planning with

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center

Representation on Community Boards/Committees

• Cumberland County Disabled & Elderly Emergency Management (DEEM)

• RSVP of Cumberland County • Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee • Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s

Citizen Advisory Committee • LIVE North Carolina End of Life Steering Committee • Cumberland County Transportation Advisory Board • Justus Warren Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention

Task Force • Joint Fayetteville-Cumberland County Senior Citizens

Advisory Commission • Sampson County Aging Advisory Board • Medicaid Uniform Screening Program (MUST)

committee • Communication and Automated Resources Committee

(CAAR) • Immigrant Elders Task Force with Carolina Geriatric

Education Center • NCAIRS Board (North Carolina Alliance of Information

and Referral Systems Board)


Cape Fear River Assembly EPA Targeted Watershed Grant The Mid-Carolina Council of Governments and the Cape Fear River Assembly were awarded a multi-year targeted watershed grant from EPA in the amount of $933,000 to evaluate water quality credit trading within the Jordan lake Watershed. The goal of the project has been to develop, demonstrate, and evaluate a water quality credit trading program for the Jordan Lake Watershed that will build on work conducted to date and provide an innovative, incentive-based framework to implement the upcoming TMDL for the area and support cost-effective water quality management strategies. This study was completed during 2008. Copies of the final products for the project may be obtained at the Mid-Carolina Council of Governments or the Cape Fear River Assembly. Cape Fear River Lock and Dam Activities CFRA Board of Directors and staff have had extensive engagement with the US Army Corps of Engineer project involving the future of the Lock and Dam operations located on the Cape Fear River in Bladen County. Activities included participation as a member of a Corps-sponsored stakeholders group which met regularly in Wilmington, NC. Additionally, CFRA staff played a lead role in the development of legislation that was passed into law during 2008 by the North Carolina General Assembly under the leadership of Representative Margaret Dickson and Senator Tony Rand. There was a significant level of advocacy and community education that accompanied the success on this project this year. CFRA staff met with NCDOT officials as they began their efforts to construct a plan of action to implement the legislation at some point in the future. Annual Meeting and Scholarship Golf Tournament CFRA Board of Directors held its 35th Annual Meeting in High Point (Upper Basin) during the Spring of 2008 with a theme related to the connectedness of our natural resource base including water, land wildlife, habitat, and others. Approximately 100 were registered for the conference to hear a collection of national, State, Regional, and local speakers on topics related to the theme. The Second Annual CFRA Scholarship Golf Tournament was held during the annual conference week. Over $3600 dollars was raised for scholarships from a field of thirty-six golfers and tournament sponsors. EnviroScape@ Demonstrations CFRA Board of Directors and staff reintroduced EnviroScape@ as part of their water quality educational agenda during 2008. Work began in Cumberland County and is planned to expand throughout the Basin during coming years. A teachers’ group of about twenty-five individuals from Cumberland-area elementary, middle and high schools was used to re-establish the initiative. A group of approximately twenty-five high school students from around Cumberland County participated in a demonstration of the lessons offered through the EnviroScape@. Teacher comments and student pictures, as well as a brief overview of the EnviroScape@, can be found on the CFRA web page. Networking CFRA continues its association and coordination with the Cape Fear River Upper Basin Association, the Cape Fear River Middle Basin Association, the Lower Cape Fear River Program, Cape Fear River Watch, Haw River Assembly, Friends of the Sampson County Waterways, Sustainable Sandhills, Sandhills Area Land Trust, Southeast Watershed Forum, American Rivers, and River Network. Please visit the Cape Fear River Assembly website at www.cfra-nc.org or contact the CFRA office at 910-223-4601 or 910-223-4089.

Cape Fear River Assembly Board of Directors

Chris May Tim Barefoot Herbert Strickler George Upton Jeff Musselwhite Don Cooke Doug Springer Don Betz Greg Taylor James Merritt Kenneth L. Vogt Jr. Roger Sheats Rodney Tart Manhar Patel Bob McLeod Carolyn Underwood Michael Johnson Jon Parsons John Naylor Edwin Deaver Dan Andrews John Blanton Sid Gautam Steven Blanchard Richard Thomas Everett Billingsley Bryan Hagood Sharon Drescher Ron Singleton Sam Powell Gerald Featherstone Randall Billings Alice Bordsen Kirk Perkins Janet MacFall Martie Groome


Transportation Improvement Program

The 2008 year was unique for the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). First, the final 2009-2015 TIP was released in the summer and included a total of 81 projects from the Mid-Carolina Area ranging from major highway projects to bridge replacements and public transportation funding.

Meanwhile, information was gathered from the counties in the region to begin the process on the 2011-2017 TIP. The RPO staff, with guidance from the RTCC and RTAC, once again used the approved list of criteria for project prioritization, in developing the 2011-2017 TIP Project List and emphasized projects that have major Safety, Mobility & Linkage implications. The prioritized list of projects were approved at the December RTCC and RTAC meetings and then submitted to NCDOT. Comprehensive Transportation Plans Comprehensive Transportation Plans (CTP) continue to be a key to selecting future transportation projects for an area and assisting an area as to what their transportation needs may be. Mid-Carolina is fortunate to have several Comprehensive Transportation Plans in the works. The Roseboro Comprehensive Transportation Plan began in 2006. However, it hit a snag when the North Carolina Department of Transportation started requiring any area receiving a CTP to have an existing Land Use Plan no more than five years old. Roseboro, unfortunately, was outdated. Through cooperation with the town and the North Carolina Division of Community Assistance, the land use plan in Roseboro continues to progress and is now in the final stages. The completion of the land use plan will enable the CTP to resume. Meanwhile, the Harnett County Comprehensive Transportation Plan continues progressing. Harnett County is very unique in that it has three agencies conducting transportation planning on its behalf. The Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization or FAMPO, does transportation planning in the southwestern corner of Harnett County including the Anderson Creek area. To the northeastern corner of the county, you will find the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization or CAMPO, based out of Raleigh. The CAMPO transportation planning area includes the Town of Angier. Then basically everything in between is planned for by the Mid-Carolina RPO.


While this can be a positive for Harnett County, it also presents a challenge in the CTP process. However, all three agencies as well as NCDOT, have come together and worked diligently and cooperatively on this plan for Harnett County. The Goals and Objectives survey has been completed, high growth areas have been determined, and the level of service for the projects in the plan has been decided amongst many other things. The data is now being put together and modeled to see where the biggest transportation needs are in the county. The plan will be finished middle to late 2009. More good news coming down the loop is that a Comprehensive Transportation Plan for Sampson County is on its way. An exact time frame has yet to be determined, but the plan has been assigned and will begin soon. Major Highway Projects Despite the major budget crunch being experienced by NCDOT, Mid-Carolina was very fortunate to see several projects continue to progress. The Highway 24 project (R-2303) is getting closer to its actual beginning. This past year saw the approval of the Final Environmental Impact Statement. The next step in the process will be the Record of Decision, which will come in 2009. Meanwhile, Right of Way Acquisition is scheduled to start on the first leg of the project in June 2009 with construction on that same leg beginning in June 2011. A new project which was very important to the people of Harnett County and Dunn was added to the 2009-2015 TIP with construction slated for 2009. Project I-5010 is the reconfiguring of the interchange at NC 55 and I-95. The interchange will be rerouted to be less confusing and more easily accessible. Improvements have also been made to I-95 in Cumberland and Harnett Counties. Project I-4906 called for pavement repair to the existing roadway. Construction began earlier this year and continues. Central Area Parking Inventory The RPO continues to work on the Central Area Parking Inventory plan. To date, Sampson County has been fully completed and Cumberland and Harnett Counties are in progress. Work on Bladen County will begin in 2009. The plan will identify public and private parking lots and spaces in the Central Business Districts of the municipalities. That data will then be analyzed to determine how many parking spaces are available in the town’s Central Business Districts and recommendations will be made on how the towns’ could increase that number or plan for future parking needs. The plan will be completed in 2009.


Air Travel Plan Preliminary data collection has begun on the Mid-Carolina Regional Air Travel Plan.

This plan will analyze air travel options in the four county region and build upon that for future growth possibilities. To date, existing conditions and information such as runway data, airport operations and data, location, and travel statistics have already been gathered. Staff plans to meet with each airport

director and explore the future plans that may already be in place for the airports in the region. Currently, the Fayetteville Regional Airport is the only airport in the region offering commercial flights.

Rural Transportation Advisory Committee

John Blanton, Chairman Larry Simmons, Vice Chairman

Dan Andrews D. Mac Campbell Jr. Roland Hall Billy Horne Billy King Glenn McFadden Greg Taylor Diane Wheatley

Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee

Brenda Clark, Chairman

Cindy Burchett, Vice Chair

Diane Autry Amanda Beatty Perry Blanks Tommy Burns Marie Butler Pate Butler Jim Caldwell Willie Dixon Pansy Druzak Greg Elkins Terry Gibson Jennifer Kersh Delane Jackson Joseph Jeffries Tom Lloyd Todd Lyden Greg Martin Charles Moore Steve Neuschafer Arnold Page Juanita Pilgrim Patrick Riddle Mack Royal Scott Sauer Jeffrey Smith Lora Stephenson Joel Strickland Bryan Thompson Timothy Tibbs Carolyn Tracy Theresa Vaught Jeff Vreugdenhil Kristine Wagner Arthur Whedbee Janet Whetstone Belinda White Sarah White Charles Young


M.H. “JACK” BROCK MEMORIAL

AWARD 2007 Mr. Malachi Faison Sampson County Commissioner 2006 Mr. Timothy McNeill Harnett County Commissioner 2005 Mr. Billy R. King Cumberland County Commissioner 2004 Mr. John A. Blanton Sampson County Commissioner 2003 Mr. Breeden Blackwell Cumberland County Commissioner 2002 Mr. Quincy Edgerton Sampson County Commissioner 2001 Mr. Dan Andrews

Harnett County Commissioner 2000 Mr. Norman Wayne Naylor

Sampson County Commissioner 1999 Mr. Thomas Bacote

Cumberland County Commissioner 1998 Mr. Joseph T. Bowden Harnett County Commissioner 1997 Mr. Raeford Daughtry Sampson County Commissioner

M.H. “JACK” BROCK MEMORIAL

AWARD (CONT.) 1995-96 Mr. H.L. Sorrell Harnett County Commissioner 1994 Dr. Larry Bell Sampson County Commissioner 1993 Mr. Bobby Strickland Salemburg Mayor 1992 Mr. Kermit D. Williamson Sampson County Commissioner 1991 Mr. Bill Shaw Harnett County Commissioner 1990 Mr. Oscar Harris Dunn Mayor 1989 Mr. Jesse Lindsay Sampson County Commissioner 1988 Mr. William Cranford Fann Sampson County Commissioner 1987 Mr. N.B. Waters Roseboro Mayor 1986 Mr. Emsley Kennedy, Jr. Clinton Mayor


EMSLEY KENNEDY JR. AWARD

2007 Mr. Donnie Olds Dunn Mayor Pro Tem 2006 Mr. William McLemore Roseboro Mayor 2005 Mr. Edwin Deaver Spring Lake Mayor 2004 Mr. Dallas H. Pope Lillington Town Board 2003 Mr. Connie Burch Angier Commissioner 2002 Mr. Roland Hall Roseboro Commissioner 2001 Mr. Billy Horne

Stedman Mayor 2000 Mr. William Wilson Newton Grove Mayor 1999 Mr. Edwin Deaver Hope Mills Mayor 1998 Ms. Ethel Clark Spring Lake Alderman 1997 Mr. Frank Lewis Lillington Mayor 1995-96 Ms. Velma A. Davis Linden Mayor


PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AWARD

2006 Pentair Pool Products “Workforce Development”

2005 Moen Inc. “Workforce Development”

2004 Gold Kist, Inc. “Workforce Development”

2002 Carolina Specialties

“Senior Games”

2001 Branch Banking & Trust Company, Inc.

“CFRA/MCCOG”

2000 Almanac Knit Fabrics Inc. “Workforce Development”

1998 Carolina Power & Light Company “Cape Fear River Assembly”

1997 Carolina Food Processors “Cape Fear River Assembly”

1996 Sprint “Local Technical Assistance”


COG StaffCOG StaffCOG StaffCOG Staff

Mr. James Caldwell Ms. Tracy Davis Ms. Denise Day Ms. Sherri Dees Executive Director Regional Ombudsman Workforce Development Family Caregiver Support Senior Games Coordinator Director Program Specialist

Ms. Glenda Dye Ms. Yvette German Ms. Faye Lewis Ms. Jennifer Jones Aging Contracts Manager Workforce Development RPO Technician Workforce Development AP/Payroll Coordinator Program Manager Accountability Specialist

Ms. Deborah Nunnery Ms. Tami Wohlrab Smale Mr. Joel Strickland Ms. Suzanne Tindol Aging, Care Manager Executive Secretary RPO Transportation Finance Officer Director

Ms. Carolyn Tracy Ms. Andrea Wright-Valdez Ms. Carol Zia Aging Administrator Regional Ombudsman CFRA Administrative Assistant

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