Aging Advisory Board Minutes 011315

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ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING Minutes January 13, 2015 PRESENT: Heather Altman, Mary Altpeter, Alex Castro, Peggy Cohn, Keith Cook, Ed Flowers, Winston Liao, Lorenzo Mejia, Donna Prather, Richard White EXCUSED: Virginia Brown STAFF: Mary Fraser, Kathie Kearns, Janice Tyler The meeting was called to order at the Central Orange Senior Center by Chair Heather Altman. Following introductions the minutes of the December 9 meeting were approved on the motion provided by Keith Cook and the second made by Peggy Cohn. In the Director’s Report Janice Tyler announced that the second Project EngAGE graduation had been held the previous week. The number of graduates now totals 28. She stated that Aging Transitions social worker Carla Allison will retire January 31. Orange County Financial Services Director Clarence Grier has accepted a position with Guilford County. Audrey Spencer-Horsley has been hired as the Housing, Human Rights and Community Development Director. She was recruited from the Maryland area. It was suggested that she should be invited to a future Advisory Board meeting to become familiar with the housing emphasis in the Master Aging Plan. The Orange County budget process for FY15-16 has begun and the Department on Aging’s request will be presented at the February Advisory Board meeting. The Orange County Space Study is continuing with on-site surveys of space utilization. Ms. Tyler added that the Department has submitted a request to Asset Management for a golf cart to shuttle participants from the Southern Human Services Building parking lot when needed as an interim solution to the parking problem at the Seymour Center. She concluded her report by announcing that Triangle J Area Agency on Aging will be conducting its annual monitoring of Block Grant- funded services on February 19 and 20. Mary Fraser distributed the Year 3 Master Aging Plan Goal Implementation Status Report. In reviewing she made the following comments regarding recent achievements: • Plans are underway to disseminate information about community resources to UNC physicians and patients; another Project EngAGE class will begin in September. Discussion followed on the benefits and drawbacks of waiting until the Fall and the value of measuring outcomes. • The Latino outreach activities have increased; the budget request will include increasing the bilingual social worker position to full-time; a Latino geriatric clinic is being established by UNC; the Saturday Zumba class for Spanish speakers continues at the Seymour Center. • The October 2014 Senior Housing Fair at Seymour was very successful; the next Aging In Community session, Tiny Houses, will be held on March 25 at the Seymour Center.