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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING <br /> <br />Minutes <br />January 18, 2011 <br /> <br />PRESENT: Leo Allison, Heather Altman, Alex Castro, Peggy Cohn, Ed Flowers, Mary <br />Fraser, Steve Lackey, Haryo Marsosudiro, Mike Symons, Janice Wells <br /> <br />STAFF: Kathie Kearns, Janice Tyler <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Mary Fraser at the Central Orange Senior <br />Center. A motion was made by Janice Wells and seconded by Leo Allison that the minutes <br />of the November 9 meeting be approved as distributed. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Interim Director Janice Tyler reported that interviews for the Department on Aging <br />Director position have not yet been scheduled. She has notified the Assistant County <br />Manager that the Advisory Board is interested in having a representative participate in this <br />process. <br /> <br />Ms. Tyler informed the Advisory Board that the County Manager and Financial Services <br />Director are not recommending any reductions in departmental operating budgets for fiscal <br />year 2011-12. Triangle J Area Agency on Aging is not anticipating news about the status <br />of Home and Community Care Block Grant funds in the near future. She also announced <br />that the recommendation for Alex Castro and Ed Flowers’ appointments to this Advisory <br />Board will be considered at the Board of County Commissioners meeting this Thursday <br />night. <br /> <br />Kathie Kearns distributed a summary of the Senior Lunch Program performance for the <br />first half of fiscal year 2011. She stated that the present level of participation will allow for <br />accommodation of the twelve persons currently on the waiting list. Ed Flowers shared his <br />observation that there is some confusion at the lunch reservation desk at the Central Orange <br />Senior Center. Janice Tyler added that the reservation system also is confusing to some <br />Seymour Center participants. Staff continues to make adjustments to the process in an <br />effort to make it efficient, fair and as user-friendly as possible. <br /> <br />After Chair Heather Altman arrived Mary Fraser summarized the activities of the Long <br />Term Care Task Force. She stated that the consensus of the group is that the Task Force <br />should evolve into a subcommittee of the Advisory Board and become a part of the larger <br />Master Aging Plan for Orange County. The Task Force identified three initiatives to <br />pursue; <br /> <br />• Apply to become a UNC School of Public Health Capstone Project to <br />evaluate the long term care system in Orange County, focusing on service <br />gaps