Aging Advisory Board Minutes 060915

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ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING Minutes June 9, 2015 PRESENT: Heather Altman, Mary Altpeter, Virginia Brown, Peggy Cohn, Keith Cook, Teri Driscoll, Ed Flowers, Katherine Leith, Lorenzo Mejia, Donna Prather EXCUSED: Alex Castro, Winston Liao, Dick White STAFF: Sarah Edwards, Mary Fraser, Kathie Kearns, Janice Tyler The meeting was called to order at the Seymour Center by Chair Heather Altman. Following introductions the Chair asked for additional agenda items. Lorenzo Mejia inquired about the information fair being held Thursday at the Chapel Hill Library. Janice Tyler announced a fair for public housing residents at the Chapel Hill library next Thursday. Peggy Cohn stated that a Carrboro activist group is sponsoring a rally at 54 East Plaza for a disabled resident being forced to relocate due to the landlord no longer accepting housing vouchers. The minutes of the May 12 meeting were approved following the motion made by Peggy Cohn and the second by Ed Flowers. In her Director’s Report Janice Tyler announced that the OC Planning Department has convened a focus group of persons interested in the ‘tiny houses’ movement. Keith Cook asked to be notified of future meetings. The White House Conference on Aging has been announced for July 13. Most of the activities will be conducted virtually. Ms. Tyler plans to have the event streamed into the Seymour Theater. The new UNC Hospital in Hillsborough will be opened on June 18. The Volunteer Connect 55+ Assistant Director position has been posted with hopes of filling the vacancy before Vicki Hill’s retirement on June 30. Janice Tyler summarized the future plans for the Seymour Center campus as outlined in the Orange County Space Study that was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 2. The first phase includes improving the access road and adding parking spaces. These improvements are scheduled to begin in the next fiscal year. The proposed Seymour facility expansion will be 15,000 sq ft. Advisory Board member reappointment and retirement was the next item on the agenda. Janice Tyler recognized Heather Altman and Virginia Brown for their years of service as they complete their terms on the Advisory Board on Aging. She reported that Winston Liao, Lorenzo Mejia and Dick White have been recommended to the County Commissioners for reappointment. Teri Driscoll has been nominated to fill one of the Advisory Board vacancies. A motion was made by Keith Cook and seconded by Ed Flowers to approve Alex Castro as the new Chair and Peggy Cohn as Vice-Chair. Motion carried. Mary Fraser began her Master Aging Plan update by stating that the Year 4 initiatives will be presented to the MAP Steering Committee on July 23. The list will be a compilation of the