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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING <br /> <br />Minutes <br />March 6, 2018 <br /> <br />PRESENT: Heather Altman, Mary Altpeter, Alex Castro, Peggy Cohn, Keith Cook, Lorenzo Mejia, Donna <br />Prather, Vibeke Talley, Dick White <br /> <br />EXCUSED: Colin Austin, Winston Liao <br /> <br />STAFF: Mary Fraser, Kathie Kearns, Yvette Missri, Janice Tyler <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order at the Seymour Center by Chair Peggy Cohn. Heather Altman <br />announced that Carol Woods will be hosting an Eden At Home conference on April 24-26. The minutes <br />of the February 13 meeting were approved as distributed. <br /> <br />DIRECTORS REPORT <br />Janice Tyler updated the Advisory Board on the implementation of the new Senior Center computerized <br />check-in system. More than 900 key fobs have been issued to participants to date. Issues are being <br />addressed by the vendor to make the system more ‘user-friendly’. <br />A representative of Wellcare Medicare Advantage has approached the Department about sponsoring <br />health-related activities. Staff will present funding opportunities at the second meeting this Friday. <br />Renovations have begun at the Passmore Center and the entrance has been temporarily relocated to <br />the back door. The project is scheduled to be completed by August, adding drop-in space and <br />redesigning the Front Desk area. <br />Triangle J Area Agency on Aging will conduct its annual audit of Orange County’s Home & Community <br />Care Block Grant (HCCBG) and Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) services during the second <br />week of April. <br />The next Brain Health Academy series will be held Thursday evenings from April 5 through May 10 at the <br />Passmore Center. <br />The first Orange County Citizens Academy participants will tour the Passmore Center and staff will <br />provide an overview of Department on Aging services. <br />A Latino Outreach event will be held on March 8 at the Seymour Center to inform community leaders <br />about the resources and opportunities available. Heather Altman cited the low numbers of Latino elders <br />reflected in Orange County demographics. <br />The Faith-Based Outreach breakfast held at the UNC Hillsborough Hospital earlier in the day had several <br />new persons in attendance. <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />Janice Tyler reviewed the list of Advisory Board members’ terms that are expiring in June: Keith Cook, <br />Lorenzo Mejia, Donna Prather, Dick White. Both Mr. Cook and Mr. White will continue to represent <br />Orange County on the Senior Tar Heel Legislature. Those present offered suggestions to fill the <br />upcoming vacancies. <br />The Department on Aging staff will meet with the County Manager to review the FY18-19 budget <br />proposal later in the month; outside agency budget meetings begin this week. Department Directors <br />have been asked to identify areas of their budgets that could be reduced.