Aging Advisory Board Minutes 010918

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ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING Minutes January 9, 2018 PRESENT: Heather Altman, Alex Castro, Peggy Cohn, Keith Cook, Winston Liao, Alicia Nelson, Donna Prather, Vibeke Talley, Dick White Excused: Mary Altpeter, Colin Austin, Lorenzo Mejia, Yvonne Mendenhall Staff: Myra Austin, Mary Fraser, Kathie Kearns, Yvette Missri, Janice Tyler The meeting was called to order at the Seymour Center. The minutes of the December 12, 2017 meeting were approved as corrected following the motion offered by Alex Castro and the second by Winston Liao. DIRECTORS REPORT Yvette Missri invited the Advisory Board to attend the January 11 Project EngAGE graduation. The eleven graduates will announce five new Senior Resource Team initiatives at the Passmore Center ceremony. Myra Austin described the Pass Management check-in system that will be implemented at each Senior Center in late January. Individualized key fobs will be issued to all participants and volunteers to use at the kiosks located near the Center entrances. Heather Altman inquired if this system might be capable of linking with the tele-health project piloted in Orange County several years ago. Discussion followed on how the new system will operate. Janice Tyler announced that the Orange County annual budget process has begun with a February 15 submittal deadline. The County Manager has stated that any new position or other budget increase requests must be fully supported by outside revenues. Questions were raised about the development of a five year financial plan in conjunction with the MAP for the Department. Keith Cook asked if the current building improvement projects will be affected by this budget restriction. Ms. Tyler responded that the improvement projects at Passmore and Seymour will continue. She added that she has submitted a request that the Seymour expansion be included in the future the Capital Improvement Plan and stated that a master plan needs to be developed for the Passmore Center campus. The contract for the current year’s renovations at Passmore will be considered by the County Commissioners at the January 23 meeting. The role of the Friends organizations in funding Center equipment and furniture was discussed. Ms. Tyler informed the Advisory Board that a Johnson Intern will not be requested for Seymour next year due to a reduction in the financial support from its Friends organization. Heather Altman suggested that an ad-hoc committee be formed to discuss other resource options and other ways that we might be able to support the Friends. Alex Castro volunteered to join this group. NEW PROJECTS Longtime Senior Tar Heel delegate Jean Suddarth has retired and alternate Dick White will now represent Orange County. Alex Castro made the motion and Heather Altman provided the second that Keith Cook be recommended to the TJCOG-AAA as the new alternate. Motion carried.