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Chair Jacobs said that the opening of the Little River Regional Park is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, December Stn Chair Jacobs said that he represented the Board of County Commissioners at an event hosted by Duke Forest, at which they announced formally that they had dedicated 1,200 acres to be put into the North Carolina Heritage Program. Of the twelve sites, nine were in Orange County. He said that he had asked Dave Stancil to print the draft memorandum of understanding that the Board has been trying to negotiate with Duke, and he happened to see the person there that has been the holdup. He saw this person in the parking lot at the event and handed the MOU to him. Hopefully this can move forward. Chair Jacobs said that he represented the Board of County Commissioners at the 25tH anniversary of Carol Woods, which has 460 residents. He also talked with one of the Administrators from UNC and mentioned what Duke had just done (preserving areage), and the person was actually embarrassed that Duke had been willing to do this and UNC had done nothing and has even resisted protecting permanently any of its acreage. Chair Jacobs said that at the Duke event, Becky Heron, the County Commissioner from Durham, pleaded with Duke to let them know when properties are for sale in Durham County so that they may acquire them. Chair Jacobs said that he represented the Board of County Commissioners at the North Carolina Conference on Aging and Orange County won an award for its Master Aging Plan. This is considered a model in North Carolina and beyond and it is a testament to the seniors and staff. He recognized Department on Aging Director Jerry Passmore and gave him the award. Chair Jacobs said that he represented the Board of County Commissioners at the celebration of the 35th anniversary of EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program). He said that he pointed out to the group that the Orange County Commissioners have maintained a social safety net and were able to put money toward maintaining three positions in the EFNEP program because of the social safety net. Commissioner Carey asked about a time for the Little River Park dedication on the Stn and Chair Jacobs said that it has not been set, but it will be post-church time. 4. County Manager's Report John Link asked Health Director Rosemary Summers to come forward to give an update about the flu vaccine. He has heard conflicting reports. Rosemary Summers said that it is confusing because they get conflicting messages. It is a very unstable situation at this time. She said that the Health Department has received this week, 1,700 dosages that have been previously committed for high-risk groups. Most of these are previously scheduled appointments. They now have enough to honor the high-risk patients. In a normal year, the Health Department alone will provide between 4,000-5,000 flu shots. The normal high-risk population is about 55%. Nationally, the country only received about 50% of the expected doses. Not all of this has been distributed. She said that Chapel Hill Pediatrics received all of their privately purchased vaccine in a single shipment, and has opened their doors to provide high-risk vaccinations to all populations in Orange County. The last two Saturdays, they have had walk-in clinics. The Health Department sent four nurses to help with the vaccinations. Other providers have not received the full amount of dosage. The Health Department is in conference calls with the State on a daily basis to get updates on the national situation. The next level of distribution at the national level is going to be to long-term care providers, hospitals, and all of the pediatric and other groups that ordered federal vaccine. Beyond that, they will look at redistributing any remaining Aventis doses to cover some of the practices and populations that only ordered from Chiron.