Agenda - 11-01-2018 8-a - Minutes

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21 1 Dr. Day said that is why he thinks the mobile van is the better choice, as it would go in a 2 completely different direction. He said children cannot make it to the dental clinic, but many of 3 them need to be seen. He said Piedmont has a different model, and thus there would be little 4 competition. 5 Commissioner McKee referred to the comment that the mobile unit visiting the schools 6 would take the "parents out of the equation", and he asked if more clarification could be given 7 regarding this comment. 8 Dr. Day said in Durham a packet of information was given to the schools to distribute to 9 the parents, and the parents could decide if they wanted their child to be seen. He said if a 10 parent agrees, the staff would see the child, send a treatment plan home with the child, and the 11 parent can then agree/disagree to the plan. He said this process allows for a parent to not miss 12 work in order to take a child to the dentist, but keeps the parent involved in the treatment plan. 13 Commissioner Jacobs said this is an interesting adaption and a good idea. He said the 14 BOCC has previously debated the merits of two dental services sites versus one, and the 15 decision was made to have it in Hillsborough because the BOCC made a specific commitment 16 to bring back dental services to the southern part of the County at some point. He said it would 17 be nice to have this information shared at the joint meeting with Carrboro next week, to show 18 that the BOCC has stuck to its commitment to bring services back. 19 Commissioner Jacobs said he understands why there is a lot of discussion about 20 schools, but the elderly are in equal need of services. He said it would be wise for the Health 21 Department to talk the Department on Aging to hopefully offer a better balance of services 22 Commissioner Rich said she was on the Chapel Hill Town Council during the 23 discussions about closing the clinic years ago, and she did make comments about the closing. 24 She said it is a good idea to make sure the towns know that it was a commitment from a prior 25 Board of County Commissioners to bring dental services back to the southern part of the 26 County. She said she also agreed with providing services for assisted livings and group 27 homes. 28 Commissioner Burroughs said this is exciting, and she appreciated this item being 29 brought forward. She thinks it is a nimble solution that will serve many, as well as meet past 30 commitments made by the BOCC. 31 Commissioner Price appreciated this as well, and would encourage them to work with 32 the schools, in case the mobile unit needs to stay longer than 2:30 p.m. 33 Chair Dorosin said this is a great idea. He said there seems to be general Board 34 consensus to move forward, and asked if doing so would make more space available to the 35 Department of Social Services (DSS) in the SHSC. 36 Bonnie Hammersley said DSS has indicated it would like more space, and staff would 37 have to reevaluate the available space for all the departments. 38 39 c. Hurricane Florence Operations Review and Debriefing 40 The Board received a presentation and discussed the County's preparedness, 41 response, recovery, and mitigation strategies during and following Hurricane Florence. 42 43 BACKGROUND: 44 The response to Hurricane Florence involved a multijurisdictional and interdepartmental effort to 45 ensure the safety of residents in Orange County. Although Orange County avoided widespread, 46 devastating impacts, the storm had significant localized impacts and tested the County's 47 emergency response and recovery operations. Attachment 1 details the timeline of the storm 48 and the County's response to it. 49 50 Preparedness