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Advisory Board on Aging Chair Florence Soltys announced that Vice-Chair Jack Chestnut would be the Chair as of July 15t. She said that they remain very concerned about the quality of long-term care and they are moving to establish the roundtable. They will have this committee put together as of February 5t". One of the areas they would like to see return is Friend to Friend. The part- time employee for this program was cut out of the budget last year. This program matches seniors with individuals who are not leaving their home. They would like to see this program re- implemented. Advisory Board on Aging Vice-Chair Jack Chestnut gave an update of the Needs Assessment for the Elderly Housing. This is going out next week and they are going to start making phone calls. They hope to open the adult day care center at Meadowlands this month. Regarding this center, there is a draft of the bylaws where they are hoping to set up a new not-for-profit that this could fall under. He asked for feedback from the County Commissioners. He reported that they have set up a meeting between the Advisory Board on Aging and The United Way where they can work on issues with seniors. Florence Soltys stated the priority list for 2003-2004 as follows: Ta establish and carry out the Senior Center planning for both senior centers, establish the non-profit (might ask County for funds at first), develop the Long Term Care Roundtable this year and have it very functional, and the report on the survey on senior housing. Commissioner Jacobs asked how much was involved in the County's portion of the Friend to Friend program and Florence Soltys answered $13,000. He recalled that the Board decided to defer the appropriation until it was determined what the Social Safety Net money was to be spent on. The Board just got a report on the Social Safety Net, and it was not included. He would like to bring it up again since it is only $13,000. John Link said that they could enfold this into the options. Commissioner Carey thanked them for sending the draft survey to the Board. He asked about the phone survey that required calculations and how to deal with Spanish-speaking people. Jack Chestnut said that the Latino population would not be surveyed at this time. The surveyors are going to have to help some of the people with the calculations. Arts Commission: Vice Chair of the Orange County Arts Commission Leah Rade thanked the Board for allowing them to hire the new director, Martha Shannon. The commission has been much more motivated and excited and has accomplished a lot more with heron board. They just completed their 5t" artists' salon and they have just completed the fall grant cycle. They are very excited about the 250tH Orange County Anniversary and they would like to place a piece of art (quilt) using many artists in the community and have this artwork be placed in the Government Services building as part of the celebration. They would like to see many artists contribute to this quilt pattern. They would like support from the Board of County Commissioners and the community for this project. They do have some money available to start this project. Commissioner Halkiotis asked if this artwork could be enjoyed outside. Leah Rade said that they are looking for this to be inside and are looking at a place to hang it. Commissioner Jacobs said that there has been talk about displaying art in the Southern Human Services Center but then there were objections, and he asked if the Arts Commission has talked about that. Leah Rade said that she is aware of the objections but the subcommittee will look at possible sites.