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2 Mary Fraser reported that two UNC Masters of Public Health students who are part of next year’s Capstone Team are interning at the Department on Aging this summer. These students will accompany Janice Tyler as she interviews the members of the MAP Steering Committee whose agencies have specific roles in its implementation. In these conversations the goal is to identify activities that can be undertaken without additional resources in this first year and those for which additional resources will be needed in Year Two. She proposed that a MAP Management Team meeting be held in July. Ms. Fraser will electronically survey the Team members to select the date. She also reviewed the grid she had developed to align the implementation strategies with the Department on Aging’s program divisions or the Aging Advisory Board. The Management Team meeting will be used to prioritize those items assigned to the Board for implementation during the next two years. The MAP Steering Committee will reconvene in September and an initial progress report is planned for the County Commissioners in the fall. Jan Wells requested that links to other County Departments’ strategic plans be provided to the Committee, where available. Leo Allison reported on behalf of the Friends of the Central Orange Senior Center that proceeds from their fundraising efforts were used to buy additional dishes and a storage barn as well as pay for staffing at the Senior Center two evenings per week. The Friends’ planning meeting for next fiscal year will be held the following Monday. Janice Tyler reported that Walter Mack was elected the president of the Friends of the Seymour Center at their recent annual meeting. Staff is currently meeting with that Board to determine the level of support for FY2013. Heather Altman announced that the Administration for Community Living, which includes the Administration on Aging, has made $50 million available for Community Resources Connections (CRC’s) nationwide. This funding could continue the support for the part-time Chatham-Orange CRC Project Manager. Discussion followed on the challenges with measuring the impact that CRC’s have made in service delivery. Keith Cook requested a list of the 24 agencies that are currently members of the Chatham-Orange CRC. Ed Flowers informed the Advisory Board that Britthaven of Chapel Hill has discharged its last patient. No announcement has been made about the facility’s future. Jeane Suddarth stated that the Senior Tar Heel Legislature is developing a resolution that supports insurance discounts for defensive driving class graduates. The State Employees Credit Union is working with the NC Division of Aging on this issue. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Janice Tyler, Secretary