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ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT ON AGING Minutes October 11, 2016 PRESENT: Heather Altman, Colin Austin, Peggy Cohn, Keith Cook, Winston Liao, Lorenzo Mejia, Yvonne Mendenhall, Donna Prather, Dick White EXCUSED: Mary Altpeter, Teri Driscoll STAFF: Mary Fraser, Kathie Kearns, Yvette Missri, Janice Tyler The meeting was called to order by Chair Peggy Cohn. The minutes of the September 13 meeting were approved following the motion by Dick White and the second by Yvonne Mendenhall. Director’s Report Janice Tyler has been elected Vice-Chair of the NC Coalition on Aging. Retired NC Division of Aging and AARP staffer Mary Bethel will continue as the organization’s Chair. VC Connect staff person Judy Mathias will be retiring in mid-December and a ceremony will be planned for the near future. Tierra Daniels has been hired to fill the DSS/DoA social work position. Her previous experience includes Vance County DSS and Durham Urban Ministries. The temporary Group Respite Coordinator position is vacant. Construction of the Homestead Road sidewalk to Weaver Dairy Extension will begin soon and completion is planned by the end of this calendar year. Visioning sessions with the architect for the Passmore and Seymour Center expansions have been held. Ms. Tyler listed some of the planned improvements for each facility. She is advocating for a master plan for the Triangle Sportsplex property that will include Passmore expansion. She also outlined plans for services at the Cedar Grove, Efland-Cheeks, and Rogers Road Community Centers. Ms. Tyler has been invited to attend the World Health Organization/AARP Age Friendly Communities Conference next week in Chicago. Orange County Government is developing Business Continuity Plans for each department in response to the recent Register of Deeds office fire. The Department on Aging and Project EngAGE will hold a Caregiver Support Symposium as part of the Faith and Aging Series on October 13 at the Passmore Center. New Business Board Orientation will be provided to new Advisory Board member Colin Austin. 2012-2017 Master Aging Plan Yvette Missri distributed the Faith-Based Community Senior Resource Team’s newsletter and an estimated 20 Orange County congregations are affiliated with this Team. The SRT newsletter gives examples of resources the Aging Transitions division can make available as the congregations’ membership ages. These resources are also important for community center participants. Mary Fraser reported that the Public Health Policy Capstone Team gave a meaningful presentation at the September 21 MAP Steering Committee meeting about aging in community in Orange County. Community Planning events are scheduled at both Senior Centers in late October to share the results of