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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES October 7 , 2019 1 THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: October 7, 2019 at the Hillsborough Commons, Hillsborough, North Carolina. BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Tamara Dempsey-Tanner, Pat Garavaglia, Ann Wilkerson, and Jamezetta Bedford. GUEST: None. BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: Susie Enoch. STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Sharron Hinton, Human Services Manager; Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services Manager ; and Crystal Mitchell, Human Services Manager. I. Call to Order and Introductions DSS Chair, Tamara Dempsey-Tanner , called the meeting to order at 4:05 pm. II. Board Comments None. III. Public Comments None. IV. Agenda Changes None. V. Action Items On a motion by Pat Garavaglia, the Board approved the minutes of September 2019. Anne Wilkerson seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision 1. Building Update Nancy Coston updated the Board on the current building plan. The warehouse will not be emptied prior to the holidays but it will need to be cleaned out and closed off after the holidays are over. The children’s playground in the large atrium has been torn down. Some of the larger, more expensive pieces were kept and will be cleaned. Several offices have been sealed off. In the meantime there are issues at the Skills Development Center and several areas have been sealed off there due to environmental findings related to leaks and an HVAC failure. More testing is slated to occur. 2. Child Care Funding Nancy Cos ton informed the Board that there is a waiting list for child care subsidy funding. The County Manager has asked for an update to the Board of County Commissioners. There are