RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2014/15 honoring Ben Pettersson, for receiving an Ilene Lubkin Volunteer Award in Senior Transportation as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Advisory Council on Aging recognizes that transportation access to both essential services and quality of life destinations is a key component of the independence that older adults need to successfully “age in place”. Since mobility does equal independence, particularly for frail seniors, the Advisory Council on Aging in 2005 decided to sponsor two annual awards in senior transportation: the Volunteer Award and the Transportation Provider Award. Both of these awards have been named in honor of the late Ilene Lubkin, whose vision led the Advisory Council on Aging’s efforts to improve transportation for seniors in Contra Costa County.
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