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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown; County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Phillip J. Matson, AICP; Community Development Director <br />FROM: John Stoll; Chief Long Range Planning <br />DATE: September 13, 2022 <br />SUBJECT: Consideration of the Livable Indian River County Action Plan <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On June 18, 2019, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) directed <br />staff to work with the Senior Collaborative of Indian River County (SCIRC) in order to attain the <br />designation of an American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Livable Communities / Age <br />Friendly Community. <br />The Livable Communities Network was created to engage and mobilize communities to work <br />within their geographical areas and to find support in their state in order to make communities <br />more age friendly. Age -friendly communities foster economic growth and make for happier, <br />healthier residents of all ages. <br />Once AARP Florida accepted Indian River County into the network, a group of advocates and <br />SCIRC representatives came together as a Core team. The Core Team included members of twenty <br />organizations representing older advocates, nonprofits, businesses, and governmental <br />organizations. The group developed a mission to guide the Livable IRC's work: <br />To expand livabilityfor all ages in IRC by promoting and advocating for a community that is safe <br />and secure, has affordable housing and transportation options, and offers supportive community <br />features and services that enhance the quality of life of residents. <br />Livable Indian River County was launched February 19, 2020. Covid-19 presented a unique <br />challenge for receiving public input. Team members disseminated the survey through a variety of <br />methods including providing the survey at vaccine sites. The final survey count was 1913, with <br />1866 suitable responses for analysis. <br />In Spring of 2021, SCIRC members joined workgroup meetings facilitated by the Florida <br />Department of Health Indian River (FDOH-IR) to develop FDOH-IR's new 2022-2026 <br />Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The 2022-2026 CHIP priority areas and associated <br />action plans were adopted for the Livable Indian River plan, with a few minor additions and <br />modifications. <br />19 <br />