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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING <br /> <br />Minutes <br />October 8, 2013 <br /> <br />PRESENT: Leo Allison, Heather Altman, Virginia Brown, Alex Castro, Ed Flowers, Dan Hatley, Lorenzo <br />Mejia, Donna Prather, Jeane Suddarth, Richard White <br /> <br />STAFF: Mary Fraser, Kathie Kearns, Janice Tyler <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order at the Central Orange Senior Center by Chair Heather Altman. <br />Corrections were made to the September 10 minutes regarding the number of charter members in <br />Carolina Villages (15) and the attendance at its outreach sessions (75-100). A motion was made by Alex <br />Castro and seconded by Dan Hatley that the minutes be approved as revised. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Two items were added to the agenda under New Business: changes in State voting regulations and the <br />Department on Aging website. <br /> <br />Janice Tyler summarized the recent MAP public input sessions held at the Seymour and Central Orange <br />Senior Centers. The sessions were beneficial to both community residents and service providers. <br />Several persons expressed interest in becoming involved in the MAP process. <br /> <br />Ms. Tyler announced that the Department on Aging has formally agreed to serve as a site for Affordable <br />Care Act information. Some agencies have received funding to promote enrollment in the new health <br />care system. Mary Fraser stated that the Department on Aging’s focus will be persons 55-65 years of <br />age. <br /> <br />Ms. Tyler informed the Advisory Board that staff from Triangle Transit Authority, Department on Aging <br />and the Planning Department recently met to discuss the transportation needs of rural Orange County <br />seniors that might be addressed with services expanded by the new ½¢ sales tax revenues. Heather <br />Altman referenced the Planning staff’s input during the recent MAP Year 1 Assessment meeting. <br />Discussion followed on the complex planning and delivery networks for Orange County transportation <br />services. A visit to the new Chapel Hill Transit director was recommended to discuss underserved areas <br />and frequency of service. <br /> <br />A letter from NC Division of Aging and Adult Services Director Dennis Streets was distributed confirming <br />the availability of service delivery funding through October despite the federal government shutdown. <br />State employees’ furloughs, however, are delaying the NC Department of Transportation’s issuance of <br />the contract for the recently-funded Mobility Management project in Orange County. Donna Prather <br />asked if any other Department on Aging positions had been suspended. Ms. Tyler stated that some <br />State funds are being withheld pending the outcome of the Federal shutdown but no existing <br />permanent employees has been impacted. <br /> <br />1