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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />January 27, 2005 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 1 January 27, 2005 <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, <br />promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County community. <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON January 27, 2005 at the Government <br />Services Center, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Alan Rimer, Chair; Jessica Lee, Vice-Chair; Tim Carey; <br />Sharon Freeland; Chris Harlan; Matt Vizithum; Sharon Van Horn <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Moses Carey; Kate Wilder due to illness; Alice White, <br />out of town <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Angela Cooke, Dental Health Services <br />Division Director; Ron Holdway, Environmental Health Services Division Director; Donna King, <br />Health Promotion and Education Division Director; Wayne Sherman, Personal Health Services <br />Division Director; Anne Miles Cassell, Administrative Assistant; Candice Watkins, Volunteer <br />Coordinator; Matt Streng, Senior Public Health Educator; Tracy Hamilton, Personal Health <br />Division Intern <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Department Director; Paul Johnson, Allison West, <br />Courtney Holloway, students and TRU members <br /> <br />I. Welcome and Introductions <br /> <br />Jessica Lee, Vice Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:10 P.M. due to delayed arrival of the <br />Board chair. <br /> <br />II. Approval of January 27, 2005 Agenda <br /> <br />Item VI.A., Board Vacancies was withdrawn from the Agenda, and was replaced by <br />“Comprehensive Land Use Comments.” <br /> <br />The motion to approve the revised Agenda of January 27, 2005 was made by Matt <br />Vizithum, seconded by Chris Harlan, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />III. Board Discussion - Draft State of the Environment Report 2005 <br /> <br />The Board of Health will be meeting with the Commission for the Environment on February <br />24, 2005 at 5:30 pm at SHSC to discuss various items of joint interest. The Commission has <br />indicated that it would like to discuss: <br /> <br />• The role of open space and mental health <br />• Importance of designing healthy communities <br />• Air Quality strategies and Greenhouse Gas Emissions study <br />• Proposed Water Resources Initiative <br />