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5 1 Chair Jacobs said this has been one of the most chronic issues in the County with 2 regard to an inability to cooperate. He noted that David Stancil has worked on this for quite a 3 while. 4 Chair Jacobs noted that terms were extended for several of the council members, in 5 order to allow for completion of the master parks plan. He asked when an update would be 6 given. 7 Dave Stancil said this process is in the middle of focus groups and is scheduled to 8 report to the Board in May. 9 Chair Jacobs asked Dave Stancil to send dates and times of information sessions. 10 Chair Jacobs said the last item of the PARC is the possibility of a working farm 11 component park site. He noted that there is a judge in the county who would like to have a 12 working farm for misdemeanants to work off some of their debt to society. He gave an example 13 of this, from a similar farm in Oregon, in which the workers pay per hour was given as 14 restitution to the victims of their crimes. He said that perhaps, with a partnership between the 15 judicial system, the agricultural preservation community and the parks community, there could 16 be a creative solution. 17 18 • Advisory Board on Aging - Heather Altman, Chair (with Department on Aging 19 Director Janice Tyler) 20 Advisory Board on Aging Chair Heather Altman said the board tries to have engaging 21 meetings and she is representing her 12 member board, as well as 19,000 senior citizens. She 22 thanked Commissioner Pelissier for serving on the Master Aging Plan steering committee. She 23 said that the Commissioners presence is missed, and she gave an open invitation for the 24 Commissioners to join the board meetings in future. She said this is an extremely active board, 25 and many members work on sub-committees and are working hard on the Master Aging Plan. 26 She said there is usually a waitlist to join the board. 27 She said the board is so inspired by Janice Tyler and her staff and their commitment to 28 Orange County and its senior citizens. 29 She referenced the Master Aging Plan and said the board is actively working on 32 of 41 year 30 one implementation strategies and is moving forward toward Phase 2. She said this plan 31 outlines a variety of objectives and strategies looking at health and wellness for seniors in 32 Orange County. 33 She listed some examples of implementations as follows: 34 • Creation of a Chinese language service capacity 35 • Provision of educational seminars at the Senior Centers 36 • Development of a Department on Aging Information Dissemination Plan 37 • Development of an Emergency Medical Services falls prevention program 38 • Application submission for funding of a Mobility Manager/transportation 39 assistance program 40 • Expanded advocacy for use of transit tax 41 • Expansion of Low cost mental health counseling at the Seymour Center 42 • Creation of a Long Term Care Learning Collaborative 43 44 Commissioner Rich asked about Heather Altman's career life as it relates to her 45 volunteer life. 46 Heather Altman said she is the Director of Community Connections at Carol Woods 47 Retirement Community. 48 Chair Jacobs noted that he and Commissioner Gordon both served on the first two 49 iterations of the Master Aging Plan.