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Human Services Advisory Commission — Minutes — July 16, 2001 Page 4 of 5 PROPOSED AGENDA FOR 2001 HUMAN SERVICES FORUM TOPIC: POVERTY IN ORANGE COUNTY: THE CHALLENGES THAT REMAIN 8:00 a.m. Registration (Refreshments will be provided) (Staff mans the Registration Table; H.S.A. Commission Members need to be present also in case someone doesn't show up or if we need to make any changes.) 8:45 a.m. Welcome - Commissioner Barry Jacobs 9:00 a.m. Keynote (Part I) Implications of Poverty- Effects 9:30 a.m. Keynote (Part II) - (Ms. Hinton asked if it was necessary to have two keynote speakers? Ms. Bowe explained that the reason more than one name had been put forward was to have an alternate in case one of them could not accept the invitation to speak.) (There was discussion about the length of time for the Keynote Speech, and it was the consensus that this could be less than one hour and fifteen minutes; it could be 45 minutes in length. It was mentioned, however, that the schedule needs a cushion of time in it, because "we are never ahead, " Ms. Echols commented. Therefore, the Keynote Speech time is OK as presented. It was also mentioned that question and answer session after the Keynote Speech will take up some of this time.) 10:15 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Panel - Local Perspective (Ms. Hinton asked for clarification concerning which geographic area will be discussed at this Forum? It was the consensus that it will be "Poverty in Orange County. " She also asked if the discussion would revolve around poverty in Orange County as compared to the State? It was the consensus that the Keynote Speaker wouldprobably discuss poverty not only in Orange County, but also statewide. Ms. Hinton mentioned that the panel discussion would focus more on poverty in the County. Moderator: (Possibly someone from N.C. Justice and Equity) Panel Members: (Proposed) 1) Rosemary Summers, Orange County Health Department 2) Nancy Coston, Orange County DSS 3) Consumer /citizen familiar with the system 4) Affordable Housing (Ms. Hinton asked if the preference was for someone from Continuum of Care Committee or from Housing and Community Development? The consensus was that it would be good to have someone from the Continuum of Care Committee, such as Mr. Chris Moran, and someone from OCIM, who could represent the Northern part of Orange County.) 5) Transportation 11:45 a.m. Working Lunch/Strategy/Break Out Sessions (Vegetarian dishes will be made available.) (Facilitator Training was discussed. Mr. Thompson said that Ms. Gamble, who will do this training, does a ve7 y good job, and an important point is that the Facilitators don't allow any one person to dominate the discussion. Ms. Gamble will show us ways we can do that) Protecting and Preserving — People, Resources, Quality of Life Orange County, North Carolina — You Count! AREA CODE (919) 245 -2125: FAX (919) 644 -0246: EMAIL: npacigaRmco.oran e.nc.us : WEB: tivww.co.orange.nc.us