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ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING Minutes August 14, 2012 PRESENT: Alex Castro, Peggy Cohn, Keith Cook, Ed Flowers, Donna Prather, Jeane Suddarth, Janice Wells STAFF: Myra Austin, Mary Fraser, Kathie Kearns, Janice Tyler GUESTS: Terry Buckner, Dan Hatley, Roger Waldon, Richard White, Michael Young The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Alex Castro at the Seymour Center. Ed Flowers asked to add an agenda item related to the Master Aging Plan update. The minutes of the June 12 meeting were approved as distributed following the motion made by Ed Flowers and the second by Keith Cook. In her Director’s Report Janice Tyler announced that last academic year’s UNC Capstone students had been awarded the American Planning Association NC Chapter Student Planning Award for their work with the Master Aging Plan Update process. The Award presentation will be held on September 27 in Wilmington. Alex Castro asked that an email be sent to Advisory Board members sharing the details for those who might like to attend. Ms. Tyler reported that she also presented the Master Aging Plan to the NC Aging Liaisons group, formed by Executive Order #54 to assess North Carolina’s readiness for its aging population. She will also join Orange County Commissioners’ Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Aging Board Chair Heather Altman in their presentation at the NC Association of County Commissioners Conference on August 17. Myra Austin briefed the Advisory Board on the recent transition from Senior Net Learning Center to Seymour Technology Center. The name change reflects the Seymour Center’s independence from the national Senior Net organization after 15 years. All other program aspects will remain the same. Ms. Tyler concluded her report by announcing that interviews for a new Wellness Coordinator had been completed and that the Department will be participating in the Emergency Management Department’s Disaster Preparedness Exercise on August 22.