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3 1 Commissioner Jacobs supported Commissioner Dorosin's concern about public 2 comment for the bond. He asked that the public be clearly informed about their opportunities to 3 give comment at the meetings on September 15th and October 6th 4 Commissioner Jacobs petitioned that he would like the Board to revisit their naming 5 policy for facilities. He said he would support Commissioner Price's petition to be able to name 6 rooms at facilities, and also to name a facility after someone who raises or contributes the 7 money to construct a building, including living persons. 8 Commissioner Jacobs petitioned about protocol regarding developments in the 9 municipalities that affect Orange County, such as Obey Creek, and a development in 10 Hillsborough on the Collins Ridge property. Commissioner Jacobs said there are many impacts 11 on County services with these developments, and the Board needs to express their concerns. 12 Chair McKee asked if Commissioner Jacobs' petition seeks to develop a protocol. 13 Commissioner Jacobs said yes. 14 Commissioner Price said the Community Home Trust is having their annual fundraiser 15 on Friday, September 25th at the Carolina Inn. 16 Commissioner Price said she attended the National Association of Counties (NACo) 17 conference, and Orange County was in the spotlight at one of their workshops on workforce 18 development and economic development. 19 Commissioner Price said at the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners 20 (NCACC) there was a 4-H student representing the Orange County 4-H. She said the NCACC 21 distributed a 2015 County Snapshot, which she would share with the Board. 22 Commissioner Price petitioned to have the Fairview ballpark dedicated to and named for 23 James "Junebug" Stewart, a person responsible for getting young people in that area involved 24 in sports. 25 Commissioner Jacobs petitioned in support of Commissioner Price's petition for Mr. 26 Stewart. 27 Chair McKee said he has been approached by a former Commissioner to adopt a 28 resolution in support of small solar arrays, and he would bring this to Chair/Vice Chair. 29 30 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 31 32 a. Orange County Long Term Care Quality Service Awards 33 The Board considered recognizing the winners of the 2015 Orange County Long Term 34 Care Quality Service Awards. 35 Janice Tyler, Department on Aging Director, introduced Alex Castro as their newly 36 elected Advisory Board on Aging Board Chair. 37 Dr. Donna Prather, Advisory Board on Aging member, gave the following background on 38 the award, as well as some information on each award winner: 39 As part of the Orange County 2012-17 Master Aging Plan, the Department on Aging 40 was asked to develop a mechanism to help increase the quality of care provided in Orange 41 County's long-term care facilities and home care organizations. In 2013, the Advisory Board on 42 Aging created the Orange County Long Term Care (LTC) Learning Collaborative to bring 43 administrators and direct-care staff together to learn about and share successful approaches to 44 quality care. This is the second year that the Orange County Advisory Board on Aging and the 45 Long Term Care Learning Collaborative have offered to long term care organizations the 46 opportunity to apply for a Long Term Care Quality Service Award. 47 Each year the Advisory Board selects an evidence-based or promising quality program 48 for long term care providers to learn about and implement within the year. This past year the 49 focus was on implementation of the Music and Memory program which helps persons with 50 dementia regain touch with music that they love, provide avenues for memory recall, and