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The Chair asked for a report on the upcoming Legislative Forum, scheduled for February 23. Jerry Passmore stated that the Legislative Workgroup met the previous Monday and are recommending the Forum be postponed to a later date. Alice Gordon asks for clarification on the purpose of the Forum. She suggested that the issues be divided into two categories: critical services for continued funding and expansion items. In considering changing the date it was noted that no publicity has been arranged for the event outside of the notice placed in the Senior Times. The alternate date suggested by the Legislative Work Group for the Forum is March 23. A motion was made by the Leo Allison to ask the Work Group to set a new date. The second was made by Fred Schroeder. Motion carried. Thelma Perkins announced that the Friends of the Seymour Center are sponsoring a Valentine party this Saturday featuring the Savoyards. The Prime Time Players are also scheduled to perform. An interest survey is being developed for Center participants. The Chair added that the Friends have submitted an application to the Outside Agency Funding process for continued funding for Seymour Center programming. Leo Allison raised a question about the possibility of obtaining automatic doors for the Central Orange Senior Center. Alice Gordon informed the Advisory Board that funding is uncertain. Mr. Passmore announced that OPT has proposed cutting its current operations budget by $16,800 to provide the local match for two new NCDOT vehicles. The Board voiced its support of obtaining the new vehicles by providing 10% match from existing OPT budget funds. Jerry Passmore reported on the opening of the Central Orange Adult Day Health Program in its new location next to the Central Orange Senior Center. He informed the Advisory Board that there are some changes that need to be made to the kitchen in order to receive a license for 29 participants. He also shared his plans for using electronic tracking devises to allow appropriate day care participants to take advantage of Senior Center programming in the future. The Chair announced that the next meeting of the Food Service Innovations Committee will be held on February 18. Mr. Passmore distributed the Senior Tar Heel Legislature priority listing, the Governor’s Advisory Council’s priority listing, the Long Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman listing, the Friends of Residents of LTC priority issues, and a listing from AARP. The Division of Aging prepared a comparative chart representing all of these special interest groups that he also distributed. The Legislative Work Group reviewed all of these documents and created a priority list of Orange County issues. The Workgroup endorsed all of the Senior Tar Heel Legislative priorities except the homeowner tax exemption. Mr. Passmore recommended that the Board review the distributed information and the Legislative Work Group’s priority list and take action at the March meeting. He will also distribute the information to other relevant Orange County organizations such as the Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Advisory Committees.