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I the prospects for the residents still looking for housing. He would like to know if support or 2 advice is being offered to these people. 3 Commissioner Price said she has been getting emails from the Human Relations 4 Commission and department staff about moving forward with Women and Equity. She 5 petitioned the Board to allow this to happen. 6 Chair Jacobs said he would like to petition the Board to honor Judson Edeburn, who has 7 served for 35 years as the manager of Duke Forest. He said, thanks to Judson Edeburn's 8 efforts, the Board was able to form a partnership with Duke and purchase property from Duke. 9 Chair Jacobs said he wanted to make sure that the Board is comfortable with the 10 proposed dais and screen for the new Whitted Building meeting room. He said the mock -up 11 indicated that it would be very large, and it would be an impediment to the public's ability to see. 12 He suggested the possibility of moving this to the side. He would like for all Board members 13 who have not toured the facility to take a look at it before the technology equipment is ordered. 14 15 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 16 17 a. Recognition of Project EngAGE Graduates 18 The Board recognized the inaugural class of Project EngAGE, a senior leadership 19 program sponsored by the Department on Aging. 20 Department on Aging Direction Janice Tyler said the graduates have completed a 12 21 week training and have been organized into community resource teams. She outlined some of 22 the projects, such as working with 4 -H groups to develop service projects that serve older 23 adults. She said the purpose of tonight is to recognize the 15 graduates for their achievement 24 and the impact of their future service in the community. 25 Chair Jacobs said several Board members had the opportunity to attend some of the 26 group functions over the past 4 months. He said this is a dedicated group of people who want 27 to do good for the community. 28 Chair Jacobs recognized the following graduates, who received their graduation 29 plaques: 30 31 Gail Alberti 32 Bill Barrows, 33 Jaki Shelton Green 34 Sue Heckman 35 Cliff Leath 36 Dee Lowdermilk 37 Rod Magson 38 Lenore Martin 39 Betty Melanson 40 Yvonne Mandenhall 41 Delores Ramsey 42 Donna Scandlin 43 Tana Hartman 44 Norma White 45 46 b. Older Americans Month Proclamation 47 The Board considered approving a proclamation joining Federal and State governments 48 in designating the month of May as Older Americans Month and a time to honor older adults for 49 their contributions to society and to Orange County and authorizing the Chair to sign.