Aging Advisory Board Minutes 090815

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ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING Minutes September 8, 2015 PRESENT: Mary Altpeter, Alex Castro, Peggy Cohn, Teri Driscoll, Ed Flowers, Winston Liao, Lorenzo Mejia, Donna Prather, Dick White STAFF: Mary Fraser, Kathie Kearns, Yvette Missri, Janice Tyler The meeting was called to order at the Seymour Center by Chair Alex Castro. He expressed appreciation to Donna Prather for her presentation of the Long Term Care Quality Service Awards at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on September 1. The minutes of the August 11 meeting were approved as distributed following the motion made by Ed Flowers and the second by Winston Liao. Janice Tyler began her Director’s Report by announcing that Central Orange Senior Center Facility Manager Lisa Berley has been promoted to the Mobility Manager position vacated by Eileen Nilsen. Applications are now been accepted for a new position established in the FY15-16 budget to work jointly with the Aging, Health, Housing and Social Services Departments on informatics projects and analyzing h demographic data. Ms. Tyler stated that the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Inter-Faith Council’s transitional housing facility will be September 21. She also listed upcoming staff training opportunities and the formation of County functional leadership teams. Under New Business the first topic for discussion was the $125 million bond being considered by the Orange County Commissioners for 2016 for public school improvements. The Advisory Board agreed that a letter should be presented at the September 15 Board of County Commissioners meeting questioning the process for determining the use of the bond funds and requesting consideration of bond funding for senior center expansion. Advisory Board members were invited to stand with the Chair as he presents the letter at the County Commissioners meeting. The Project Engage Senior Resource Teams will be notified of this opportunity to make public comment. Volunteer Connect Manager Yvette Missri announced that Project EngAGE will begin its third training class of 13 senior leaders on September 10. The Chair encouraged Advisory Board members to review the course schedule and attend any session that might be of interest. A Senior Resource Team subcommittee is sponsoring a Falls Prevention outreach session at the Hillsborough Wal-Mart on September 22. Mary Fraser promoted a new resource book compiled by the Aging In Community series co-sponsor Bolton Anthony, who will be the featured speaker at the forum on September 17. The focus of the next Aging In Community semester will be long term care. Long Term Care Quality Service Awards were presented on September 1 to six community agencies based upon their achievements in implementing the Music In My Mind program in Orange County. Year Three of the Awards will target palliative care training.